The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-20
ARRESTED FOR
FEASEL MURDER

Charles was arrested
last Friday at Dave Kaley's farm, six
miles southeast of Red Cloud, charged
with the murder of Eli Feasel of
Nuckolls county, and circumstances
point strongly to his guilt.
Last fall Eli Feasel disappeared
from his home southwest of Bostwick,
about fifteen miles east Ut Red Clond,
and it was given out by his house
keeper that he had gone to Kansas
| City to visit his son. A brother of
Mr.. Feasel became suspicious of foul
play and instituted inquiries Notrace
of Mr.. Feasel could be found, and sub
sequent investigation led to the arrest
of his house, eeper, Mrs. Hutchinson,
her son Charles, aged 81, and Harley
Feasel, a nephew. They were given a
hearing and discharged from custody,
there being no evidence to show that
a crime had been committed.
This year the Feasel place is being
farmed by man named Stanley, and
one day last week, while blowing in
a field he discovered what appeared to
have been a newly opened grave. Lying
in and about the grave were found
a human hand, some hair from a mans
head, part of a coat with an empty
whisky bottle in a pocket, and other
pieces of clothing, The authorities
we're at once notified.
The circumstances which led to the
arrest of Charles Hutchinson last Fri
Up to about the 4th of May Hutchin-
son had been working for the Henry
brothers, whose place is near the Fea-
sci farm. When he say Stanley plow-
ing in the field where the grave was
| afterward found, Hutchinson pleaded
| sickness, quit work and came to Red
Cloud. On the evening of May . he
went to Johnston's livery stable and
ordered Il rig, but later changed his
mind, saying he would take the rig
next day.
The following day, Friday, May 6,
he appeared at the barn about G:3O in
the evening and hired a rig, saying he
was going to the Starke ranch at Am
boy. Henry Bayless saw him starting
out with the team and asked him if he
was going AS far as Guide Rock,
Hutchinson replying that he was. Mr..
Bayless had been summoned to Red
Cloud as "A juror, and wanted to go to
Guide Rock that night and return in
time for court next morning. Hutch
inson assured Bayless that he would
bring him back in time, but Bayless
was afraid to take the risk and Hutch
inson drove away alone. Saturday
morning about $50 he returned the
rig to the stable, paid the regular fee
for a trip to Amboy and Immediately
left the barn.
/ The team had the appearance OF
having a long drive, and when the EN-.
ployes Of the barn began to unhitch
they noticed a terrible stencil ema.
mating from the body of the buggy and
the cushions. Little attention was
paid to the matter, however, until
word came of the finding of the newly
opened grave and the rearrest of Mrs
Hutchinson and Harley Feasel in
Nuckolls county.
Charley Hutchinson spent Sunday
in Guide Rock and on Monday and
Tuesday he attended the Barker trial
in Red Cloud. On Wednesday he
went to work for Dave Haley, about
six miles southeast of Red Cloud
where he was arrested last Friday
evening at milking time by Sheriff
Macarthur, on information furnished
by the sheriff of Nuckolls county. He
was taken to Nelson on the early train
/, Saturday morning
The night Hutchinson hired the RIG
he told Bayless that he would spend
the night at the Henrys'. Investiga,
ton showed that he was not seen
there that night, but a new spade be.
longing on the place was missing the
next day. Hutchinson knew where
the spade was kept.
: There were footprints of a man and
a woman about the newly opened
grave, the larger ones correspondents