Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13
Was Placed on Train at Kansas
City by a Negro Who Gave Him
A Purse and Ticket
APPARENTLY He WAS DRUCCED
Asleep when Conductor First Game
Rouod, Dead on sceoad Turn
Foul Play Possible,

Kansas CITY, May l2--lIcrbort V,
Croker, n son OF Richard Croker the
New York political leader was found
dead oh n south-bound Atchlson, To-
peka 4 Santa Fo train between Kan.
sas CITY and Newton, Kaa,, today lie
had died during the nlght, evidently
from the effects OF some drug admins
tered az Kansas CITY, whore he took
the train last night for Bliss Okla,
Tho frat news Of the dcnth Of young
Croker WAS received In Kansas Cl,y at
o'clock this afternoon, when tho local
police were requested to hunt for n ne.
gro who IN said 10 have placed Gro.
kcr on the train at Kansas city.
According 10 telephone message
from Newton, Croker was found dead
IN u car seat Just before the train
reached Newton early today, The
body was taken from the train AT
Newton. His Identity did not become
known until message was received
from Richard Croker AT New YORK
several hours later asking the authors
ties 20 hold the remains ana stating
that he would leave the east lmmc'
diaiely for Newton
The nrst clue TO crookor'B Identity
was letter Il und IN the dead mans
pocket address Il TO Zach Mulhnlh for.
merly OF Okl0l omn, who N now hold.
ing Wild west show N New YORK city,
TO Joseph <, Miller, manager OF the
famous nor ranch az Hiss, okla, In
curry by telephone elected the lnfor-
Ian. sl...N H.. az Al
the Bliss ranch, Evidently he was on
the way 10 the ranch for an outing,
Following message Of inquiry pont
20 New York city, the coroner took
charge Of the body and ompanolled n
jury An inquest was begun this az.
ternoon
According TO stories Of passengers
and tho conductor on the train upon
which Crockor died, the young New
Yorker, was placed on the train at
Kansas CITY shortly after 10 o'clock
last night by "A negro, Crocker 0p.
pearod 10 be under tho Influence OF
somc drug Tho negro was seen TO
hand him n sum OF money ANA n rnil-
road ticket Just before the train start.
cd when no Jumped IN and dlsAp-
penrcd. when the conductor came
around 10 collect Crookors fare the lat.
Ter was asleep and he did not disturb
the passenger.
Crocker was left 10 himself NIL night
until nearly d o'clock this morning,
%hen tho conductor made another at
tempt 10 collect hls ticket. lilo was
unable 10 arouse crookor and upon cS-
animation found that hc was dead,
Tho coroner ~ Newton was notified
by wire and when tho train reached
that city tho body was removed TO an
undertaking Embellishments II was
several hours later before the young
mans Identity was suspected,
"A far M learned Croker arrived ~
Kansas city early on Thursday ana
spent the afternoon at the Elmbridgc
race track lie IN known To have been
In tho company ~ several patrons of
the rnco track before he boarded the
train for tho south,
Passengers on the train took par.
tloular notice when young crockcr was
insisted into n chair ear NJ the Union
station IN Kansas CITY, by q young
negro, because the white man was help
less, M II from liquor, The negro as
stated Crocker into n seat ana thon
gave him purse containing II railroad
ticket and $40, counting the money out
20 Crocker,
Tho messengers heard Croker say,
"Now want You 20 send mo the rest
Of a."
Tho negro asked Croker to write his
address, but Croker refused, and finally
tho negro wrote while Croker dictated,
Tho address was Bliss, oklahoma,
care iOl Ranch"
Immediately nfter the train started
Croker fell into n deep sleep snoring
loudly, Later he grow luletor, AZ
the train neNrcd Newton, the con'
ductor who wished 10 take M Croker
Ticket, shook him 10 arouse him, and
found him dead, There are no marks
81 violence on the young mans body
and the officers here do not believe he
died ~ heart trouble, AZ no was Of fine
physical development
Beside tho letter from Zach Mulhnl
Introducing Croker 10 Joe Miller OF
10l Ranch, Crokcr's papers contained
n letter of Introduction from j, u, Car
roll, Of New York, TO Miller letter
signed Garter" from Now York, and
al offectionntc letter from u woman on
West Twenty second street, New York
Tho two latter letters were not made
public,
AZ the rnco track Crokcrs manner
WIS not such ns TO excite notice, Tod
flo0n, tho Jockey who rode for Rich