The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-30
Divorced Wife and Two Men
Released After Short
Examination.
CORRESPONDENT NOT
NAMED in RECORDS
Mysterious Person Added to
List Of Those Involved
III Affair.

The mystery surrounding the brutal
murder of ID. r. Cox, the Missoula
man whose body was found In the Mis-
soula river near Cyr Thursday morn
ing. yielded nothing yesterday to the
efforts Of Sheriff J. =. Green and Coun-
ty Attorney II. r. Angevine, who have
the case In charge.
The case was made even more mys-
terious than before by the addition Of
an unknown "John Doe" to the list
OF men and women connected with the
strange Cox history.
Mas Accused BY Dead Man.
John Doe" is at present only name
SO far az the records 60. In Cox's
divorce bill, filed in February, 1916,
Nrs. Cox 10 accused Of having had im-
proper relations with one "John Doe
in the Higgins block. In Mrs. Cox's
answer, not filed until January. 1913,
Cox IN virtually accused of attempting
to blackmal the same "John Doe"
y The manner In which this mysterious
person As involved In the complicated
affairs of the Cox family apparently
makes him ono OF the most important
figures in the little group connected
with the quarrel between the murdered
man and his first wife. The members
of this group are:
Mrs. Opal Cox, diveresd wife Of
the dead man and mother Of the
two ehiidren for whose custody he j
was fighting At the time Of his
death;
Mrs. D. n. Cox, the mans Sec
ond wife, whe was 10 Missouri ut
the time 81 the murder;
1hemas Melton, brother Of Mrs.
chaviss dssls. an intimate
friend ~ 4ts Msitsrs;
Puri z. Cox, trethsr Of the dsad
"Jshr pss,. shs mysterious per.
con whe either Wrensed Cox Or was
victim U ths dssd man's Islander. !
OF these men and women, three were
arrested yesterday on suspicion and
later released. They are Thomas Mel
ton, Charles Gould and Mrs. Opal
Cox. They were taken in custody
cross examined and afterward SCI
free. The authorities announced that
they could not be connected with tbs
crime. 44
lnausst 10 Dc Held Tonight.
County Attorney Angevine would
!, not say last night what evidence he
would produce at the inquest. which
viii be held by Coroner Albion Luc,
this eyeninr Ia his rooms on East PINE
street, II h probable. however, tina
Mrs. Cox, Melton and Gould will bt
called as witnesses, and possible tina
the authorities may present definite
evidence which they have not ye
made known.
Killed BY Blow On hesd.
The coroners jury was empanellet
yesterday and viewed the body OF tn
murdered man. which was brouen
here in the morning from Superior. Al
autopsy performed previously by Drr
Dodds and Fessler showed that Col
was killed by blow on the head. prop
ably before he was thrown INTO IN
river. The jurors are Fred stoddaro
T. II. Dunston. Theodore Lachambre
r. H. Herwig, Frank Long and w.
Bailey.
pemestie Affairs involved.
Cox. tangled domestic affairs vi
play an important part In the cAse
and may be considered at the inQues
tonight. Cor lived here with his firs
wife until q little more than two year
30. when he sent the woman ana ne
children east. "A little later he sued 10
divorce, naming -John Doe as core
sp6ndent,
The SUIT was not contested. and no
long aftsrward Coz married again.
cass " q rims 81 Crime
In January Of this year. hoSese
the first Ms. Cox asked to have IN
hAP hlll