The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-24
Slayer of George Neptune Sus'
pected of Other Murders.
May Have Killed Companion
in Ksnsas City.
TOLD OF ONE CRIME
Money of Murdered Man Myster-
iously Disappeared.
Clyde Charles Is Serving Life
Sentence in Penitentiary.

Dalhar1, lex, Lee. A1.-A oiio 'A--o
fast upon the heels of the confession
of Clyde Charles of the murder OF
George B. Neptune Of Larned, Kan,
and his quick trial and sentence TO
life imprisonment, comes new story
This was brought to attention by the
meeting of Alfus H. Moffett of the
Moffett National bank and Jake Gar
mater of Larned, administrators OF
Neptune's estate, who are here recov-
ering the stolen property brought
here and sold by Charles. most OF the
horses having been bought by David
Fausch of Kansas City, who owns a
ranch near Dalhart, and the loss must
necessarily be sustained by him.
About a month after George Nep-
tunes disappearance, and consequent
ly a month after he had been MUIR
dered by Clyde Charles, the latter and
two other men were known to have
been in Kansas City. There Charles
met an old Dalhart man named Nc
Clintock Dunlap. Dunlap had peen
employed for a year or two in Dal-
hart restaurant. He was quiet, in
property except $1,000 life insurance
| in the Yeoman Insurance society
Mysterious Kansas City Murder.
When Dunlap left Dalhart he was
with a train of cattle and the mans
| employer says he had $50 or 500 on
! his person. While in Kansas City, in
company with Clyde Charles and two
Dalhart companions, Dunlap was
killed. The story told by Clyde
| Charles was that the four men were
passing dark alley, when some un-
known and unseen assailant darted
from the mouth of the alley and
struck Dunlap with blunt instru-
ment. crushing the old mans skull
and killing him instantly. This was
| on October IS.
Returning to Da1hart. Charles told
the story of how Dunlap had been
murdered, affirming that the old man
had not a cent on his person. This
statement of Charles is corroborated
| by Charles sister, who has repeated
| ly been heard to say that the old man
| left Dalhart without a dollar. not
i withstanding the restaurant owner
| asserts positively he went away with
| $50 or 500. The story told by Charles
was accepted as the truth, inasmuch
as the Kansas City police department
seemed unable to unwind the Skein.
| Dunlap had been for long time an
intimate inmate of the Charles home.
Now, however. it is believed Clyde
Charles is the man who can tell if he
will the secret of McClintock Dunlap's
murder The $1,000 due from the
/ Yeoman order has not yet been paid,
though all the papers have been sent
to the grand lodge headquarters at
Des Moines.
One theory of Dunlap's death at
/ first was that his daughter had mar
ried some worthless fellow who had
| followed and murdered the old man
| to get the life insurance. Now, how
| ever, the latest development disproves
that theory, as the daughter is an
unmarried woman, Charlotte Dunlap
living at Hot Springs or at Bentonville
Ark, and Dr. Bartlett, keeper of the
E1ocal records of the Yeoman order
states that the daughter did not even
know her father had any insurance.
This brings the theory of murder
back to the original point, and indi-
Gates strongly that Clyde Charles and
his companions could tell all about it
that the old man was murdered by
them for his few dollars within less
than a month after the three hae
killed George Neptune. in his hay lof
at Larned. Kan
1t is reported here that Clyde
Charles since his confession and con
viction, shows unmistakable signs o.
insanity and unless he is reached ane
the story secured from him before HI
loses his mind, the mystery of old Nc
Clintock Dunlap's murder will prob
ably never be solved.