Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-16
MYSTERY UNSOLVED.
Partial Remains of Perhaps
Three Human Beings
DISCOVERED NEAR DENIS0N.
As Yet There is But Slight Glow to Iden-
tity-EvidentIy Murdered, But by
Whom and How is - Dark
Mystery-HOw Found.
Special to the Gazette,

DENISON, GRAYSON COUNTY. ZEN, June
15-At an early hour this morning courier
arrived in this city in search of an officer,
and reported the finding of two, and per
haps three, dead bodies in she woods about
four miles southeast of this city. He
stated that man named jim Jacks and one
Ector had been out hunting wild bees yes
terday evening. and as it was getting late
they took Il short cut across the woods
Jacks was somewhat in advance. He
descended into a deep ravine and was
going down sort of a dry branch when he
saw lying before him a human skull and
some bones, from which the flesh had de-
cayed. and some old clothing which had
been worn by the unfortunate victim He
called to his associate Ector. to come on at
once While they were searching about
for some clew to the mystery. they STUN
bled onto the remains of another unfortn-
nate. This so frightened them that they
came away, ard early this morn
ing came to the city for of
ficers Justice Hughes went to
the scene early this morning. The
scene of the CHASTITY discovery IS wild,
rocky branch breaking away from the hills
and leading down to d waterway, u con-
fluent of Iron Ore creek. The first body
was found near the head of the branch, w.
ing under heap of leaves and trash, and
was apparently the remains of a man about
twenty years of age. The clothing was
still ON the skeleton and The
pockets of the coat were turned
wrong side out In the hip
pocket of the pantaloons was song book,
while in the side pocket was Il pocket
book with steel frame, and of knit material,
which contained 4 button and two bones,
plates taken from the head OF drum fish.
The vest pocket contained some matches,
a fishing line and package of cigarette
papers The clothing was of a fair quality,
the coat and vest being checked
plaid. and had not been worn
long. The pantaloons were of
striped pattern, and We're rolled up at the
bottom. Nothing was found near the body
to indicate that he committed suicide;
neither was there anything visible to sus-
pect foul play.
Just about forty yards below where the
first body was found, the remains of a boy
about twelve years of age was lying. 1t, too,
was covered over with leaves and rocks,
while from under the mass protruded
the right foot. The skull of the boy could
not be found it evidently having been car
ried off by hogs or dogs. The body was
lying on its face with the head up stream,
and was very badly decayed, the stencil
arising from it making the parties exhum-
ing it sick The bones were still in the
clothing. and fell out of them when lifted
up. The clothing found here was of cheap
material and consisted of coat, bodice and
pantaloons.
About twenty feet from where the boys
remains We're found was another skull.
The skull was that of a middle-aged man,
the teeth being worn off and several gone.
The foot found here was the best preserved
part of the remains. No body was found
to which this skull belonged, and its size
and other indications are evidence that 1t
did not belong to the boys remains.
rho IF la bn1ips Snch n c tn
clearly convince one that the bodies We're
thrown there after death. But one thing
found to indicate foul play was half dozen
hickory withes which We're evidently used
to tie the victims Other than that there
was nothing to give a clew to their identity
or how they met their death.
The remains We're brought to this city,
and an inquest will be begun tomorrow,
and physicians will examine them to deter
mine whether there are two or three vic
tins.
This evening it is learned that about five
weeks ago Louis Barbrick, aged seventeen,
and small boy, son of MIR. Derrick, both
living in the southeastern portion of
Denison, disappeared. They started
for Perry's brickyard, about one
mile southeast of the city. where they said
they would find work. That was the last
heard of them After the remains We're
brought to Denison Mr.. Barbrick and his
daughter called to see them. thinking they
could possibly identify the clothing. Miss
Barbrick gave an accurate description of
the clothing worn by the boys at the time
of their disappearance, and it
tailed exactly with those found
on the bodies Other facts point
in the direction that the bodies are those
of Louis Barbrick and young Derrick
How they met their death will probably
never be known. 1t is evident they were
murdered, but how and by whom is mys-
terry unsolved.