The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-31
REVIEW Of
VI THE BURNS
KILL HOAX


Pulls Valley, Okla, Dec 3i--Ar
cordlrg to Deputy Sheriff Geor- (,
WEIGH Of aryin county, It is the be-
lief OF the o.ilacrs OF that couney
that the reported murder. Of Dr, X, ~
pmns al Honcpin on Thursday night
last, Is a clever hoax, prepared and
executed by the physician himself.
This statement was made after the
authorities OF Gary-n county had
spent the entire day in an inyesti-
cation of the surroundings or the Dr.
Burns home at Henepin.
Saturday night the state was
startled by the announcement that
DR. Burns was believed to nave been
murdered at his home. Reports stat
cd that blood had been spattered
about the house and that portions of
flesh were found scattered about mo
lplace. The first results OF an inyes-
tigation disclosed evidences that a
brutal murder had pcen committed
and that the victim s. body had been
carried away Wagon tracks werc
discerned IN the roadways about tho
Burns place and The officials cam"
TO the conclusion that the murder
ers had made off With the mutilatcd
corpse In a wagon.
Immediately after The circulation
of the reports the officials Of the
county commenced an extended in-
vcstigation. The house and premises
were gone over In detail with the re-
suit that the announcement was
made that the physicians lives ana
that the murder story is the result
OF plan Of his to escape answering
TO charge OF assault with intent to
kill upon the person OF Robert Mayes
q Henepin blacksmith Dr. Burns
was released on bond after an arr
laignment on the assault charge and
was to appear in court for trial last
Saturday. When the case was CALI
ed in the circuit district court here
the doctor failed to appear. an I'M
I'vestigation started which resulted in
the discovery of the. evidences of mur-
der
Scattered about thu bedroom ,si
which Dr. Burns slept were pieces
OF flesh which were at first thought
TO be portions of a human body. In
some instances locks Of hair were
found These pieces OF flesh, togetn-
or with a quantity of coagulatcd
blood were placed In glass by the
sheriff and are being closely guarded
until an examination can be made by
chemists.
II is the belief of the officers here
that Dr. Burns deciding that convic-
tion was probable on the assault
charge planned to hoax the author.
tiles. Accordingly he slaughtered
some animal. probably sat or do =
stripDed flesh from the carcass, OBJ
I aimed quantity OF blood, and scat
s,tc.eu the remnants about the house.
lie then made his escape from the
..lage, q is said. Ia which direction
DR. Burns fled. the authorities have
70 idea. They have commenced all
extended search, however, and furth-
er developments arc expected within
n few days
A telegram purporting to come rom
DR.. Burns, and dated Sellingmon,
Mo-, states that he is alive, but the
authorities here are not INCLINED 10
believe that 1t Is from Burns, ana
isays.-Aat il is only part, of thE
scheme 70 them off -
/ Burns brother also Tefdses~'to be-
| llieve 1t is from the physician and
will continue the search for his body.
A will made by DR.. Burns, December
1. contains one significant sentence.
II is Some one VIII be kill,d.
A telegram arrived this afternoon,
dated Harrison, Ark, from friend OF
the doctor, stating that he had mar
ried former sweetheart there.
Blood which was clotted over the
pillow in Doctor Burns bed has been
sent to the state chemist at Norman
With q request for analysis.