The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-08
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Special 10 Daily Leader.
Muskogee, Okla. Jan. s,-Buried al
%Englcwood, Kan, as N. l.. Edmisson
he man killed IL the Okmulgee ave
nue. crossing IN Muskcgee on the even
lng of Dec. IS turns out N be IRWIN
Thomas, son Of Mrs. ". d. Mackey
z4i Ross avenue. Dallas. Texas. Mrf
Mackey arrived In Muskogee thif
week, accompanied by her daughter
Matte, aud, after investigating into
.he accident here. IN which her boy
was Killed. SIZE lett TOR i~nglewood this
a%iternoon. She will have the b dy 81
her boy dlsiEterred and shipped &c
Dallas for burial.
In The death and burial OF Thomas
for Edmissnn there developed one o
the st-angest and most remarkable
stories Of the twentieth century, q
81 ry Ii which the novelist and dram
atiat would find a plot on which &
base a novel or an interesting stag
story.
Edmisson a peserter.
Eimlsson. tie man who was spl
posed 10 have been killed, Is resnoni
ible for making The fact known the
~ Their was buried IN bis stead In Ntli
Edmlsson plot IN Engle aood Bciug &
ieserter from the army. he concealed
ss.e truth for some time, expecting e
lose his identity, but remorse droY,
him to tell the truth, and he wrot,
bis brother, q. l.. Edmiss h, a prom
inent attorney at Englewood, taat h
was alive ana we'll and that the ma
who was buried was bis friend. Irwin
Thomas Of Dallas. G. !. Edmiasoi
started an investigation, although b.
knew at the start that the letter hi
Sad received was from his brother
the flesh. and Il did not take long I
verify lae fact that u was y ung Thor
Is who had been buried BY mistak
At Englewcod.
Mother Notified.
Mr. Hlmlss0n opened up G mmil
lcatinn with Mrs. Mackey, and, througl
w. M, plerson. an attorney OF thu
city, the facts we're disclosed whici
resulted IN Mrs. MICKEY ard hC.
laughter leaving that ely last nlg
to bring the b dy OF the buried ~
back to bis old home for dnai inter
ment.
Mrs Mackey arrived IN Muskoge
this morning and at once called o
Chief Klmsey ard Justice Wolfei
berger. both of whom had receives
letters frpm MIR plerson 70 PERSONAL,
assist the unfortunate and grief
stricken mother.
Mrs. Mackey had Ii her possession
letters and kilograms from Mr.. Ed
mission in which the complete story
Was unfniaed Of how her boy had beer
buried for am Their. She secured add
tlonal evidence here from CoroneI
Bloom and Postmaster Robertson, Il
which the last link was added 20 he.
chain Of grief.
AT the p%oslOaiee she secured a reg
letered lettoe coutalning a money OF
def which sae had sent To her hoy fq'
4 Christmas present and az the under
akers there was turned over to be.
i letter written BY her 70 Irving soml
time ago and sanic small memeutoel
which tine boy always carried.
hom.s a 'essman
Vi developed that Irving Thomas
vino at the tiige of his death wal
less than " ye.as Of - left Qalla.
some three months ago % accept
position with a Job printing establish
ment at Tort Smith. Ark. The snol
was an open one and after the ho.
lpinei the 1reasmane union he De
elincd IS work longer unless the print
Ing shop was unaonized. i,e was irf
alshed with transportation 70 MuskQ
gee Is the Fort Smith local and cam
acre early m December. AZ For
smith he met Edmlsson, who vas ny
lng Under che name OF Edwards. be a
| hat time being a desefter from tn
regular army. The two men lived 70
tether In Musk gee, but IN the day
sime they were .0ut. EdmiHs0n &
sscape detection in3the event that h
vas arrested for desertl0n.
He Changed 1iosaAA
with Thomas az hs Dbl not want \
be carrying any papers which nlsh
Disclose his own Identity.
The two men We're walking aefos
the Katy tracks on the evening 3
Dec is. when thomas was run dow
by the cnl OF ears and maneled heyonl
recognition, Parties Witnessing ~
accident noticed that two men wef
together when it occurred but At tn
Inquest tho second man failed 70 pa
h ne appearance.
Buried IN kansae.
ln The clothes OF the dead man wer
faund letters from the Edmlsaons .
Englewood and when these peopl
we're notified word was received hae'