Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-25
Friends Certain That Body
Dragged From Arkansas
River Is VIM. Moore.
MISSING SINCE JUNE 9
Had Been Threatened Then
Assaulted Before; Foul
Play Is Theory.

With the almost positive Identified
tior of the body found floating in the
muddy waters of the Arkansas river
as that of William Moore, apostolic
preacher of Broken Arrow, 1t is be-
Heyed that consi lerable light will be
tbrovn on circuu stances surrounding
The mysterious disappearance of the
divine or the night of June 9. after
he had reCSiVcd threatening letters
and had been assaulted by several
members of raid faction there The
body was identified by Edward Roger
of Broken Arrow, who Knew Moore
well The mother Of the missing man
also gave description Oh her son
over the telephone which tailed in
every detail with every mark on the
body Of the man.
Tho body was IN Il bad state of de-
composition when taken from the
water and the features merred badly.
II was prepared for burial Yesterday
and many people called at the morgue
during the Gay to establish the mans
identity.
4 coroner'S Jury viewed the body
md later an iluuest was held in the
court of Justice Lee Daniel when a
verdict of death by drowning superin-
duced by unknown causes vas brought
In.
SIRE of IndcntifiCation.
Berger declared, after viewing the
body. that he was positive 1t was that
of William Moore. Marshal Moore. a
brother, will come to Tulsa this morn
ing to make the identification certain
About three weeks ago Moore re-
ceived anonymous letters telling MN
To ouit preaching or he would be
tolic church at Broken Arrow was
burned to the ground, and while
Moore was on his way home he was
met hy several men in an automobile
who opened fire on him
one of the bullets pierced his nat
and inflicted bad scalp wound ana
another tore its way through his col
lar Moore was left lying insensible
on the railroad track where he was
found some time later
Started for Tulsa.
ON tn, night he disappeared his
mother declared he left his home and
stortcd for Tulsa to employ a private
detective to investigate the burning
Of the church, and the assault made
on him. That was the last that was
ever seen or heard of him.
Moore had only recently finished a
series of sermons in jerks ana hau
l
2S years old He wore "A blue serge
suit end blue shirt with a soft collar
when last seen. -
Just below the right knee there Is
n long scar resulting from an old IN
jury. and a scar appears on the rlSht
lower limb of the body. There was
n hruise on the dead mans head. but
IL was said that the skull was not
fractured. There were no papers IN
the pockets. lodge or fratcrnal en-
blcms. or laundry marks by which
Identification could be made.
Sheriff Wooley was informed or
the identity of the man and the attair
will be investigated at once.
Mystery In Case.
There is a great deal of mystery TO
the case. In the mans pockets was
found nearly $40 in money, and the
Officers are certain that robbery ana
suicide theories are not to be consid-
cred. The body had been In the
water for three days before 1t was
found
The officers are working on the
presumption that Moore met up with
the men who had assaulted him ana
thu leatened him. and that he was
struck over the head and thrown into