Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-16


wagon for thirteen years, know a thor
oughly. Therefore, acting IS pilot to the
murderer, he conveyed him to the solitary
and desolate location where the detormed
man was caught fishing when he was wanted
by the police before. After arriving at
the willows the police think the two men
buried the corpse and that they could not
now find the grave, so utterly broken and
waste-like is the nearby territory.
Mel Du~senberry's RiE.
Mel Dusenberry. the owner Of the horse
and wagon which is supposed to have
hauled the trunk containing the body Of
the murdered woman away, was photo |
graphed yesterday at the police station.
The wagon and horse, which are now In
the hands Of the police, may also be photo
graphed. The horse is a big bay, shod all
round, and his tail has been locked. The
animal is a bony looking specimen and
seems not at all averse to his new board
ing quarters. The wagon is a rickety af-
fair with the right shaft broken and
patched. Three OF the wheels we're originally
painted white, and are in a dIlapidated
condition. The left hind wheel is Of the
sarven patent and was painted yellow and
is in a fair condition. The wagon bed has
been patched and is In a generally broken
condition.
On the wagon bed at the rear part are
two or three clots OF dried mud Of a clay
texture and the wheels are more or less
marked with mud Of the same character.
Near the mud clots in the wagon bed are
marks indicating that a heavy box or trunk
has been hauled in the wagon, the indenta-
tions apparently. showing that the box or
trunk had iron rollers on it's bottom, or
that It had been bound with iron. A num-
Der OF feathers still adhere to the sides and
bed Of the wagon, as though It had been
used for hauling poultry.
Five Dollars for Vehicle.
1t has developed that Dusenberry re-
ceived IS for the use of the wagon from
midnight until z o'clock Sunday morning,
a sum larger than the outfit ever earned
in a similar length OF time. Daily sweat
ing is gradually shaking the hunchback's
story OF ignorance Of the crime or the dis
posal Of the body, but he still refuses to
yield on the more vital points.
Chief Donahue is by no means convinced
that Mrs. Knight was either poisoned or
~drugged. 1t has not yet been discovered
that Knight purchased any poison either
in Omaha or South Omaha, and 1t is con-
sidered possible that the woman was
Strangled or buHocaJeu.
County Attorney James P. English made
a second call at the chambers OF the county
commissioners yesterday and was able
to corral Connolly and O'Keeffe for an ex-
precision as to what the board probably will
do about offering the requested $500 reward
for the finding Of the body OF Mrs. Knight.
After the conference Commissioner Con-
molly said: II think IL perfectly safe to
say that the board will offer the reward as
advised to do by Mr.. English"
Tracing the Body.
Chief of Detectives Dunn and Detective
Drummy spent a portion OF yesterday af-
ternoon in following out the wagon trail
to the river from east Of Cutoff lake,
which clue was discovered Tuesday and is
considered the most probable route taken
by the wagon. At a point about one mile
this side of the East Omaha bridge they
discovered the track Of a wagon leading
down and returning back from the extern
sive bar there, which is now under water.
At the time Of the supposed crime this
bank was uncovered, but the water has
risen since then. 1t is thought by the
y police that it is possible the body was
buried out on this bar and since covered by
the water. II this is the case 1t will be
difficult to recover It.. The water has fallen
somewhat, but II 1t does not shortly I'M
cover the sand the spring high water will
come on for good and last probably until
the latter part of June, rendering any
work impossible and perhaps changing the
channel and washing, away or adding to
the bank at this point.
a The wheel ruts, however, cannot be taker
as being certain evidence Of the visit o.
Knight, as this district is sometimes Wis
tied. by persons dumping refuse in the
river and by willow workers. These latter
would have no cause to enter the stream
and the dumping is usually done at Other
points.
The detectives had the shoes taken from
the feet Of the Dusenberry horse and httet
them to the tracks in the sand. These ma!
OF may not have been made by the horse ii
question, as while the shoes appeared t
ht the prints, these have been obliterateC
sufficiently by the rain and wind to max,
a certainty impossible. The detectives GOV
cred the river bank and considerable terri
tory back from the stream, working from
near the East Omaha bridge to much neare
the city, but found no other clue,