Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-05-02

Bl1 E4ls EE Dy4eu team u IL
and a wagon and started to drive u
Oklahoma With Donegzn when be
bought the team and when be drove
Out o. town we're the tw0 Gzrtgelk
the police say. To-day the body @.
D0negzn, wrapped in oil cloth, was
found in the deep waters Of Mulberry
Creek, between Wharf and AmOret
The body had been in the water
two OF three weeks but was fully
Identified.
The GartreIls were arrested 10
night
The above above published in the
St Louis Republic attracted a great
deal Of attention In MEXICO, as q Dr..
J. L. GzrtreIl and family once lived in
this city and be would be close to q
year old nov.
The Kansas City Tfa0 published q
picture Of the Dr. J. L. Gsrtrell, ar
rested, which does not look at all like
the Dr.. Gartrell who formerly lived
In this city, although the description
as published ia the TINS would leave
the impression that it was the same
Dr. J. L Gartrel, who formerly lived
south Of MEXICO and later in this city.
The TJBa0 say:
HE BAD PLESTY or MOSEY.
According 20 the detectives, on
March Is, D.. B. Donegan left Victor,
ICol., for Kansas City, intending to
purchase a team and wagon with
which 30 drive 10 Oklahoma territory.
Donsgan was a miner and had been al
EOrk several months In the mines at
Victor. He had considerable money
With him when he left Yictor-about
500, according 70 tbose who knew him
al that place.
The NEXT day Donegan appeared al
the 'Dinky' market In the company
'Of the two men whoare now prison.
erS Dr. J. L Gartrell and his 500, W.
r. Gartrell DODegan bought a team
Of horses for which be paid sl30. He
paid for the animals with two 800
bills, which he removed from the out
side Of a roll Of money. The same day
Donegan purchased a covered wagon
for s45, paying for thai with another
800.
The next dag, DOuEgan drove his
team and wagon ont q Kansas City,
accompanied, it is said, by DR.. Gar
treIi and the younger man. Nothing
more was beard from item until
March q, when Dr.. Gartren appeared
at the "Dinky market and asked for
Kirby. To the proprietor Of the mar
ket, Gartrell stated that be would
like 10 have a man aent from the mar
ket 10 Nihart for the purpose Of
bringing back a team and wagon that
we're sold to D0negan.
Hos does it happen that you own
the team noEs" Kirby asked DR.. Gar
treII.
u bought it from Donegan,'' was
the reply.
where's your bill Of saleS'' con
tinued Kirby.
90 haven't any, but here's the one
you gave Donegzn.f answered DR..
Gartrell taking the paper from his
pocket
Kirby was satisfied and sent Gideoa
Edwards 70 Nihart for the team, DR..
Gartrell having promised 70 pay all
expenses incurred on the errand. Be
fore the team arrived In Kansas City
the detectives we're on the case and
had instructed Kirby 10 sell the ami
mails and wagons. but TO withhold the
money from Gartrell until otherwise
ordered.
Haldeman and Kenney met the
wagon when Edwards came into the
city. In ii they found a bloody pill
Low, a blanket upon which were spots
Of blood and Donegan's pocketbook,
In which were papers belonging 10 the
miner, including . printed poem writ
ten by NJ B. Donegan. The pillow,
blanket and pocketbook were taken TO
headquarters and the team was left at
the market for sale. Among the papers
found In the poeketbook were Letters
Of identification and certificates Of
mining stock, all made out in the
name Of y. B. Donegan.
oARTRELL UsEs As ALIAS.
The team and wagon were sold
within a few days and Dr. GartFell,
learning Of this fact appeared at the
market demanding bis money Of Kir-
by. Kirby made rome excuse for not
the money and said that he
would settle when some little hitch
concerning the ownership Of the team
was adjusted. DIT. Gartrell left the
market apparently not satisfied with
Kirbys way Of doing business When
Gartrell signed the bin Of sale for the
team he used the name ~. II. Kane
The police department sent out let
tens 20 points on the Rad 10 Okla
homa and these included one 10 the
sheriff Of Bates county, Missouri, ask
Ing that a search be made for Done
gans body. Yesterday morning a
telephone message was received from
Bates county, the sheriff Of that dis
trict stating thata body wrapped In
1ileloth had been found In the deep