The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-27
WAS He MURDERED2
Charles Bigger May Have
Been Put Away by AlgOOd.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Mortgage Figures in Case
SaidtO be a Forgery.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

IN connection with the many develop
ments brought TO light through the .nde-
fatigable efforts Of Officer ". P. Fleeman
and Sheriff Simmons, new and startling
evidence has been gathered, through the
tips given the officers by Alvin Ballard,
that viii help to show 10 the people Of
Kansas that more than one man has been
sent TO his grave by members Of the All
good gang who have been connected by
evidence in the hands Of the officers with
crimes more numerous than that OF any
other notorious gang known in the his
tory Of the stage OF elsewhere.
Officer FIeeman returned yesterday from
Greenwood county, where he mas been for
several days, and when seen yesterday
he was burdened down with volumes OF
evidence and details which he says viii
prove very damaging against some Of the
members when the time comes 10 produce
il in d court Of justice. Officer FIeeman
left on a searching trip several days ago
for the purpose of connecting up several
links in the AlIgood murder case, and be
fore leaving Alvin Ballard, who Of course
knew something Of the officers intended
trip, he was called 10 one side by Bal
lard, VINO said: when you 90 TO Green
wood county ask AIlg0od where Charlie
Bigger is" Ths officers had known Of the
mysterious disappearance Of Charlie Big
ger some four years ago, and from whom
nothing had ever been heard since the
day he and AIlgood had ridden away to
gether from the Bigger farm in 1895, ex-
cept what Allgood had told 20 Charlie
Btgger's family and friends when he re
turned 10 Eureka, some two weeks later,
driving into town the same horses and
carriage that he and Bigger had left with,
which was the own property Of the miss
ing man. When AlgoOd was asked where
Charlie was, he said: What do I know
about him? I do not keep track Of MIN.
When We parted I purchased the team
and buggy paying him $40 for the horses
and $50 for the buggy and harness"
Augood a few days afterward recorded
a deed transferring a piece Of property
owned by Charlie Bigger. which consisted
Of a one-eighth part Of the east half Of
the southwest quarter OF section % in
Greenwood county 10 T. AHg0od in con-
sideratI0n OF 1906 This transaction and
the mysterious disappearance Of Charlie
Bigger brought up a great deal Of discus
sion, and when Augood was hard pressed
for an explanation he finally said that
Bigger had told him he was going 70 Ok
lahoma 10 visit his sister, a place he
has never reached TO this day. Upon fur
Their investigation 1t was limited at one
day by a young man who was a close
friend Of Charlie Bigger. that he believed
that Allgood had done away with Char
lie. This came to the ears Of Allgood,
who rode out to the place where the
young man was at work building d fence,
and It has been discovered that AusoOd
approached him and threatened him with
death If he ever said any more about
Bigger's disappearance in connection with
Augood, and at the same time pulling out
his gun 20 make the threat more demon
strarive. A few words were spoken be-
tween the men and AIigOod, II is said,
began to beat the young man over the
head with his revolver. His Outcries
were heard some distance away by Judge
Ryder's two boys, Who FASTENED 10 the
scene and, It is claimed, pulled Augood OF
the young man, who was by this time
beaten almost into insensibiLty. and in
their presence It IS claimed that Allgood
made another threat, that If ever the
young man made any more remarks about
him. he would Kill him
Officer Fleeman has been working on
the information he has received from
Ballard and others for A week past, and
during his absence he visited the former
h0U.a Of the BigEers. where sister is
now living the wife Of Abe Keller and
also a brother William Bigger. While at
their house F'Ieeman secured the deed
that AuE0od brought back with him af-
ter the disappearance Of Charlie Bigger,
and which was placed on file January II.
.Se5. in the register Of deeds Office in
Greenwood county. He also secured a
photograph Of Charlie when ne was q
years old. William Bigger, the brother,
said - Officer FIeeman when ne was ar
their home last week that he believed that
Frank AuEood killed his brother. but he
had always been afraid to say so except
n confidential friends. He also told the
officer th7t the deed came into their pos
session again through purchase OF AttCr-
ney Helm q Wichita. who received IL as
fee from AuEood for his defense OF
himself and pal who were arrested on
a charge Of counte-feid0g. the pals name
being Henry I-ararEle. Who was convicted
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