Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-10-10
MAN FOUND MURDERED.
Can Anyone Tell us Who he is or Where
From!


At Cabool, Texas county, Mo-, two
weeks ago, the dead body of man
was found in his wagon and from
letters and memoranda it would
seem that he must have been in
or from this country, perhaps from
the vicinity of Spavinaw. The
following account is from the Ca
bool News of Oct. 2:
Last Thursday Bud Barnes pass
ed a closely covered wagon at the
side Of an old abandoned road
through the thick brush and again
passed it Saturday, and not only
noticed everything in the same
condition, even to a savage dog,
but noticed flies swarming about.
This is the substance of what Mr..
Barnes told on our streets Satur-
day, and that night a crowd gath
cred and went out. On investiga-
ton they found the cover to the
wagon securely fastened down, the
straw bed on the inside was on top,
then the slat frame that was used
to sleep on. BY hard work the
frame was removed and man who
had been dead for several days
was revealed. Part of the crowd
remained out there and the rest
returned ana reported to the con-
stable who went out and took
charge of the affairs, and dispatch
ed man TO Houston for the cor
oner.
Sunday morning as the news
spread over town crowds gathered
and went to the scene of the muir
der. This being the first case of
the kind that ever happened in
this part of the country great ex-
citement was created, many theo-
ries were advanced as to the way
he came 10 his death, the cause for
numbering him, his family circle,
etc.
The coroner arrived about hall
pas: twelve o'clock, a jury was i'm
panneled and the investigation at
once begun. The man is supposed
to be about forty years old, about
5 feet 10 inches tall, and weighed
about 160 or l70 pounds, dark
complexioned, len black tache,
thin black hair, high receding fore
head and it is supposed he was
blind in the right eye, had deep
scar on left hip, and when found
had on only his night clothes. In
the wagon was found a brown and
black small checked coat and pair
of pants, two pair of number 1C
boots and one pair of shoes, an old
fashioned cap and ball pistol which
had. not been fired for some time
and a..general campers outfit. Two
mules and three horses were found
in the woods near and identified
as being with the wagon when seen
Wednesday by the Mills boys.
The wagon was sold by Smith &
Seabourn of Southwest City, Mo :
bottle of turpentine was found
that came from McWilliams and
Gregory's drug store at Miami
Ind. er.
Three letters were found in the
clothes written by r J. Isaacs at
Villas, n. c one to Ellen Isaac,
his daughter, one TO Mrs. Isaacs
his wife, and a third to John Isaacs
who, it is supposed, is the murd,
cred man.
The jury decided that the de-
ceased came to his death by gun
shot and a blow administered by
the hand of some unknown person.
After the body was washed aud
given as near as possible the APP
pearance of lite his picture was
taken.
The corpse was buried Sunday
evening in the city cemetery, and
dispatches sent to the place he was
supposed TO have started from.
LATER.
A day book containing a note
for s13. drawn at Vinita, |. T.,
drawn by Stone Miller, a small
picture from which a large one
found in the wagon had been made,
and a contract made by John
Isaacs, with H. T. Hazelwood and
Eli Bond as witnesses, were found
concealed under a railroad cross
ing in j. Z. Miller's field.