The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-09-06
HOW MOTHER IDENTI-
FLED HER SONS
CLOTHING
THE CASE OF TRUADLY
Alleged Murderer Captured
and Escaped.

The Perry Republican prints a
story concerning an almost forgotten
murder as follows:
Residents of Perry and vicinity in
1899 will remember the Trumbly pond
murder, the body of young man be-
ing found floating on the pond in
October of that year The head of
the deceased was badly mutilated and
upon draining the pond an AK was
found with which evidently the crime
had been committed. The dead man
was mistaken as being one Walter
Davis and Ben Patch one eyed fel-
low who had been working with Davis
was arrested for the murder and after
a lengthy investigation and prelimi-
nary hearing was discharged Davis
afterwards turned up alive and well.
The dead man was minus one finger
which was the chief mark in following
his identity. The year passed away
and Sheriff Foster had given up the
case when a telephone girl in the
southeast part of the territory began
investigating the location OF a bro
ther who had not been heard from for
over a year. She heard of the body
found in the pond and communicated
with her mother, Mrs Isreal who lived
in Lincoln county. The mother came
to Perry and identaed some Of the
wearing apparel which had been worn
by the deceased.
She also identified the ak as be-
longing to her son and noted certain
paint spots on the ak from the paint
used on the house at home a short
time before the son, Mold lsreal, had
left home Foster tried to locate the
parties last heard Of with Isreal but
without success. So the story ended
for the time.
Along in 1900 another dastardly
murder was committed and the body
Of young man found in hay stacl
over in Garfield county Bob Martin
was arrested for this crime and upon
change of venue was convicted in this
county and sentenced to the peniten
tiary for life.
At the trial of Martin. A. &. Long
his brother, nephew and Charles
WiclNson and wife the 'etsT sister o
the Ibags. were witnesses in the case
agains, Long
The whole outfit was from CARTEL,
county and had been together fo
years in horse stealing and othe.
general criminal road work The sec
ond chapter ended in 1902 with Mar
tins conviction
Last spring while at Lansing Mar
tin had a talk with Sheriff McGehe'
and gave him details Of the long for
gotten Tlumbly pond murder He ha,
overheard the Longs telling of tn,
Isreal murder McGehee returne,
home. with ex-Sheriff Foster and to
gether they went back to Lansing an,
got the details of the story from
Martin.
During the past six months the,
have been busy locating Long. Th
shern of Garfield county was calle'
into service aud through the relative
OF Long in his county the murdere
was found 10 be in Iowa On CON
municating with tAe Officers ther'
Long was arrested a. Grinnel las
Saturday George Foster was give
commission as deputy and sen
there by sherin McGehee to bring hir
TO Porry Upon Fosters arrive
habeas corpus proceedings wer
brought and sot fer tomorrow Bu
the mTderer foilee the officials a
this morning telegram was receive
here stating that Long had broke
jail and escaped
There is a reward OF $500 offered b.
the territory for Longs arrest and
is hoped that he will be apprehende
as he is evidently the man that
wanted.