The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-12-21
TIE DOUBLE MURDER CASE.

1t is now we'll known fact that there
was great deal of bad feeling between
Frank Jones and his half brother, In
dian Joqnny Buster, because Buster
alienated the affections OF Jones' wife.
1t can be easily proven that on account
of the squaw Frank Jones threatened to
kill Buster If Buster did not discontinue
his attentions to Jones wife. At the
time Jones made the threats ne Was en-
gagged to go TO work at Limbo. Spanish
Frank and Jones ware murdered NJ
Limbo on Thursday, the 2lst OF Novem-
ber- On Tuesday, the 10Th, Johnny
Buster WAS met at the Lower Springs
by Hank Rook and Tom Blundell, va
queros at that time in the employ OF
Lee K Frazer, and at the present writ
ing in the employ of r. II. Cowles.
Buster stopped to talk and asked Rook
for some matches, which were given
him. Buster said he WAS going to look
for fifteen head of horses that belonged
to him and was going to stop at Honest
Johns place. Buster was riding shod
horse, known as Comanche and was
leading another horse that was bare
footed. He had a roll OF blankets, prob
ably two pair, in front OF him and Rook
and Blundell say rifle could have been
hidden in the blankets very easily.
Shortly after the murder Rook and
Bluhdell went to work on the Limbo
range for r. q. Cowles. Hank Rock is
well known as an expert vaquero and
an experienced tracker. Rock and
Blpndell looked oyer the ground at the
seeneof the murder very carefully and
followed the tracks all around that vi
cinity. The Indian trailers at the be-
ginning took the grounds that the muir
derer had two horses, one shoi and one
bafcfQoted, one WAS ridden and the
other led. The horse Comanche, rid
den by Buster, is vaquero horse that
has been in the country for years and is
known TO vaqneros and stockmen all
over the State, as well AS to the Indians.
The Indian trailers said at once that
the murderer rode Comanche. Hank
|. ReQk says that ,Cpmanche IL easy to
track because he swings bis hind legs
and plants his hind hoofs in a peculiar
way. The tracks went from Limbo to
the lake in the direction of Santa Meta
and were followed until they were OBJ
liberated by the tracks made by band
of Olinghouse cattle which were being
driven to Walsworth. The question
arises: Ii the Indians were SO sure
why did they suspicion Echeverria? :?
and the answer is on account of factions
the superior smartness Of the white
men interested. Nevertheless Buster
has been under surveillance by the In.
dians from the day of the murder to
date. He had his choice Of two rifles to
do the killing. Frank Jones' father
died short time ago and according to
Indian custom his rifle was buried in
the shallow grave with him. 1t could
have been taken, used, and replaced.
At Frank, Jones' home was a rifle be-
longing to Jones. 1t was locked up but
might have been taken and used. Bus
ter says he was at the Nugents. at 3
o'clock the day of the murder and ar
rived at the Reservation at dusk. He
could leave Limbo at 10 30 and reach
Nugents at B.. 1t is claimed he did not
reach the Reservation till some time in
the night. On his downward journey
he said he was going to stop at Honest
Johns. He did not do SO. Echeverria,
it is believed, knows about the murder
if he did not commit it. The solution
may, be that he met Buster on his re-
turn and the secret is between them in
that way. 1t is confidently believed
that if Buster and Frank Jones' widow
are separated and placed in durance
vile for awhile the mystery will be re-
vealed and the murderer apprehended
Buster was with the trailing party but
he watched the others and gave them
no aid. The DIsPATCH can support all
of its statements by good evidence and
believes that the Humboldt County
authorities should arrest Buster al
once.