Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-22
Body of DR.. Thomas B. Dick
son Of Ramona Discovered
e.
in Kansas City Room
MYSTERY IS STILL UNSOLVEO
Police Looking for Clues; Be-
lief Undoubtcd That He
Was Murdered.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. \ The bat.
tered body OF DR. Thomas II. Dick.
son. so years old, oil man and physl.
clan OF kAmonu. Okla. was found IN
hotel room here shortly before
noon today. All indications showed
the physician had been robbed and
beaten TO death a. he was preparing
TO retire.
Deputy Coroner j. s. Snider said
! DR.. Dickson had been dead 10 or IL
| hours. \ club or sandbag was the
! murdcrer's weapon, In Dr. Snyder
| opinion. The hotel is in the center
Of the retail business district. The
windows Of the room were locked and
| II IL thought the slayer locked his
/ victim An the room and then calmly
walked from the. hotel Occupants
| or the next Som said they heard n
strange, humping sound about mid
night followed hy low groans, but
owing To the street noises. were un-
/ able to locate the direction from
which the sound came.
The body was found by one Of the
hotel maids. The dead mans peck
| etbook and valise had been lifted and
scratches on his hand indicAtCi a
| ring also had been taken. Tna body,
dressed only In Undertaking., was
lying on the floor near the bed. In
his mouth a pillow case had been
| stuffed as II gag. Tho bel had not
been occupied.
According to the hoid clerk. DR..
Dickson. who had previously stop
| ped at the hotel. registered last night
about 1880 o'clock and was accom-
! panied by well dressed man wnOm
the physician see mel TO know.
Little progress apparently had
been made by the authorities tonight
In their efforts To- solve the mystery,
Although the physiclan'S effects
were rifled, the police. It was un-
derstood, were not entirely convinced
that robbery was the motive for the
killing
Late today IL was announced that
civil war veteran DR., Dickson ves-
terday accompanied to the soldiers
home In Leavenworth. Kansas. had
been questioned but had been un-
able TO throw any light upon the
case The veteran. who Is 50 years
old. II was said. was questioned par
ucularly as to any acquaintances Dr.
Dickson might have made on the trip
10 Leavenworth,
Tonight Robert Phclan, chief of
detectives. expressed the belief that
Doctor Dickson was killed by thugs
who Systematically prey upon visit
ors In Kansas city" He did not
disclose the Information upon which
he based his statement
Officers said tonight that It had
been definitely established Doctor
Dickson was accompanied 10 the ho-
tel Where he wRs killed 10y "A man
about 35 years old. smooth shaven
and OF ruddy complexion. That was
about 7;30 o'clock last night, hotel
attaches say Nbout O'Clock Doc
tor Dickson and his companion LETT,
the hotel and shortly before mid.
night the physician returned OH
'ained his key from tho clerk and
went to his room The clerk cannot
recall whether anyone accompanied
him. That was the last time, az
far as In known. that he was seen
aliv-
when the body was found by n
maid who went TO clean the room
this morning Il was clad only In
underclothinR Tho bed had not
been disturbed.
DR. j, s. snyder. deputy coroner.
said tonight he believed death may
have been caused by gag the mur-
derers used, and that the man had
not intended TO kill his victim when
he struck him down.