The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-02

Word was brought to Butler Sun
day evening that the dead body OF
a man had been found in Mulberry
creek in Homer township. The body
was wrapped in gunny sacks and the
head was incased in oil cloth tied
around the throat with a string, and
appearances indicated that it had
been in the water three or four weeks.
Coroner DR.. o. +. Renick and Prose-
cutting Attorney, NJ. S. Horn, went
out to view the body on Monday. A
coroner's Jury was summoned and
an inquest held over the body.
Several witnesses were examined
the substance of their testimony be-
ing that three men with team had
camped in Il pasture near by over
night in the latter part of Marh. The
next morning an old man and a
young man came out with the team
and asked neighborhood boy to
open the gate. They drove down
the creek.
The substance of the Jury
is that the deceased came to his
death from a blow on the left side of
the head with a sharp instrument
delivered by party or parties to the
jury unknown, and the body placed
in the creek.
{. l. Baker, living near Nyhart.
said that in the forenoon of March
20 an old nan and Young man
drove up to his house and wanted to
leave the team in his possession for
a few days. They represented that |
they had been to Oklahoma and their |
home was near Warrensburg. That |
the old mans health was poor and |
they wanted to take the train home. |
Several parties about Nyhart noticed |
them before they boarded the north |
bound train. Mr. Baker said they
left bundle of clothing tied up in
blanket with instructions for him not
to open the bundle. They threw out
on the ground a black stiff hat.
which he noticed had slit along the
left side This hat was left in the
road and the school children kicked
it and threw rocks at it, but the slit
along the side is plainly discernable
Mr.. Baker after keeping the team
about ) weeks came to town and
told Sheriff Smith the circumstances.
The sheriff told him to bring the
team to Butler and turn them over
to him for investigation In the
meantime Sheriff Smith received a
letter from Chief of Police Hayes, OF
Kansas City describing the team and
owner, expressing the belief that he
had been killed aud advising the
sheriff to try and locate the body.
Baker started with the team for
Butler, but met boy with an order
for the team and turned it over to
him.
The following from the Kansas
City Times of 30th throws much light
sn the case:
Detectives Haldemau and kenney
overheard conversation in north
end saloon one month ago that has
resulted in the solution of mysteri-
Gus disappearance and the arrest OF
two men. father and son. who are
now at police headquarters, held for
but suspected for muir
der
On March 30, the detectives over
heard John Kirby, proprietor OF the
'Dinkv" horse market. talking of
curious incident, Kirby stated that
on March 16, one d. Il. Douegan. a
miner from Victor, Col, had purchas-
ed team of horses from man
named Clifford at his market. March
%. man who was with Donegan at
the time OF the purchase came TO the
market and asked Kirby to send a
man to Nyhart. Mo, for the team,
which he wished 70 have sold at the
market. Kirby noticed that this
man wore Il diamond stud which the
horse trader thought looked like one I
he had noticed Donegan wearing
when the miner bought the horses.
From this Zip the detectives started
on the ease and have worked night |