Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-16
TWO PROBLEMS FOR POLICE
One is to LOoate Knight and toe Other to
Find wifs's Body,
DETECTIVES CLOSELY FOLLOW ALL CLUES
Particular search Being Made for
Corpse in vicinity of Court
land Beach-Dusenberry's
Horse and Wagon.

The Knight mystery has resolved itself
into two searches-one for the man and the
other for the body Of the woman. The en-
deavor to collect further evidence to show
that Knight killed his wife practically has
ceased. There is not the slightest doubt
in the minds Of the police that murder was
committed, and from Chief Donahue down
the work in hand is regarded as the pro-
duction OF the principals, living and dead.
BY bungllng what might have been an
easy Job the police Of Cheyenne have let
knight slip through their hands and he is
now swallowed up in the great west with
its interminable distances and mountain
retreats. Chief Donahue's department has
not relaxed it's efforts to apprehend the
man, however, and yesterday scores Of cir
culars and photographs were sent to officers
west OF 0maha
Yesterday the police were strongly In
cllned to believe Mrs. knight was buried
after being hauled from her home in the
Dusenberry wagon on the night Of April 4
or morning Of April s. Acting on this
theory the entire force OF detectives, assisted
by a number Of curious men and boys, are
going carefully over, a big stretch of ground
along the river to the north and east Of
CORTLAND beach. After a careful consider
alton Of the many clues and theories at
hand the chief has concluded that most
probably the body is buried in this tract.
Near CORTLAND Beach.
Tuesday Detectives Drummy and Mitchell
uncovered what looks to be the best indi-
cation as to the route taken by the wagon
containing its CHASTITY burden. They found
a bunch OF three houses east of CORTLAND
beach and near to the river and the people
living in this sequestered place had not
even heard Of the Knight mystery. The
officers questioned them closely and
learned that the locality is unfrequented.
and that late one night a week or more ago,
according to the best memory of the people,
they had been awakened by a wagon being
driven through their yard.
1t is necessary to go through the premises
to reach the river bank. The presence OF
the wagon was unusual and was commented
on at the time, but no investigation made.
! Guided by the dwellers, the officers were
taken along what might serve as the out
lines OF a road to a place where a wire
had been stretched across to turn back
| trespassers. This wire had been broken
and was down, much to the surprise of the
natives. In the sandy waste beyond, the
trail of a light wagon, drawn by a single
horse, was discovered and following 1t the
detectives were brought to a clump Of will
lows on the bank where a horse had barket
the trees recently. There we're numerous
foot prints and the. wagon had been turned
sharply so as to scrape, the sand. There ID
plenty Of room to make, a large turn and
the short turn makes 1t look as though
the wagon was there at night.
Incident of the Spade.
The theory that the body was buried
rests largely on the ineident OF the spade
Just before the disappearance Knight tolt
young Dusenberry that ne had purchased
brand new spade, which Dusenberry nigh
have when Knight 'lefS 'Dusenberry neve
4 received the, s-padeEaAAslts -presentrNhere
abouts are unknown.S Knight was seen b,
the ~neighbors using It IN his garden, and |
Is therefore. considered. certain, that he hai
1t. The police for a time. yesterday though
they had this spade located, only to fin
} that the Individual who was supposed {
have 1t had an article that he had stolen
There was nothing to connect his spad
with the Knight spade.
What. lends further strength to the ide
that Knight, and probably young Dusen
berry, drove the body to the point on tn
river bank northeast Of CORTLAND beach !
the fact that the WILLOWS where the WACO
stopped are very close to the place wher
Dusenberry was arrested by Detective
Drummy and Mitchell several years age
He was fishing and was wanted on tn
charge of stealing bullion from the smelt
ing works, but escaped conviction afte
being bound over to the district court.
H~unchback is Suspected.
Although the hunchback nrmiy maintain
that he did not go with knight hen tn
latter took his wagon close to midnigh
April 4, the police are as fully convince
3 that he did. They argue that knight wa
not especially familiar with North Omahi
uhiln nusanhnrrv WIN had driven q inn