Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-26
MURDERED FOR MONEY
Frank Allen Cruelty AssassInated BY
Two Unknown Men.
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TAYLOR, Arlz., Aug. 10, 1885,
About two weeks ago light was thrown
upon one Of tho most shocking trag.
cdies that was ever psfpetrated. Near
the last Of May, Flank Alien, one OF
our most promising young men, left
home on h5rso back 10 20 10 Durango,
Col, TO obtain work. A moath later
worJ came that on the 2lst Of June,
Flank mad campsd NJ n certain water
Ing place on the Navajo reservation,
hnd that bis loose horses had returned
10 the water tho following day.
VIII Walker, the young man who
furnished this information, was travel.
Jug through the reservation with bis
mother aod her family, ami hearing
nothing more OF Flank, fearei that
there had been foul play ana wrote
here Of the circumstances, and LEFT s.
with tho Indian agency, with the re-
quetl that n search be made fof min.
When the news reached here It caused
aome unsasinesF. AMI Inquiries were
made all over the surrounding coun-
Try.
Time went by, several false reports
were received. fhe Indian agency 10.
turned tho money 10 VIII with the
word that nothing could be- learned 10
u his whereabouts.
When nothing definite could DO %.
clttnined, the uneasiness grew 10 fear
snd suspicion. The people feared that
ho had met with ill.tIeAtmont nj the
hands VI the indiana, and Charles
\ lien, younger brother, aud Bishop
| Decker Of this place, started out on
| the 9Th Of July In quest Of the missing
boy. with the aid OF Mr.. James Ash.
croft OF Ramah rs interpreter, they
learned from the Indiana that no was
last seen on tho 2lst OF June, al the
watering place mentioned. COntinu.
| log the search, most hoTfifying sight
| was discovered. on one side VI the
ROAD a few hundred yards, at the baso
| Of . clifl, bif. Ashcroft found the place
| where the unfortunate young man had
been cruelty aHsasslnatsd while quietly
eating his noon.dAy meal. A eau Of
tomatoes partly eaten was there Just ~
be had left them.
on examination II was found that
death was caused by blows with y
blunt instrument, ON the skull, the
back oi which was crushed. A cham.
payne bottle found near by smeafed
| with blood, with lock OF hair adher-
Ing 10 H., was probably tho weapon
| used.
Alter this foul deed had been accom-,
| plished ana the pockets OF the victim
nad boon turned inside out and con.
tents taken, the BODY was covered with
mis- clothing, bedding anu q wag on
cover ana rocks placed on top OF that,
Hut this ooverlng, whatever had been
| ~ purpote, was not sufficient to pto-
| vent Wild boasts from tearing tho body
10 pieces and scattering II over tho
| plain, some Of the bones being found
Two hundred yards away.
The ground showed evidences OF a
struggle anu tue foot prints revealed
| the TACT That there were two mufueToTa
not Indians, az had been supposed,
but white meu.
The horses had been uut loose and
sel iree. None OF his effects had been
| taken except few small articles, ami
ahht money he had.
The bones were careiully galherei
up and brought home by the brother
| Chafles, while Hishop Decker, accom-.
painted by Mr.. Walter Ashcroft, went
ON to appreheud tho murders II possl.