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:o:- IArrested After Long Chase.After a chase that led them through the roughest and wildest sections ot Elk county, Game Warden Hogarth and County Detective Jones arrested Ben Prouty, Tuesday on a charge of beating William Wagner to death at Betula, McKean county. The body of the murdered man was buried in the Smethport cemetery Tuesday at the expense of the county. The Bradford Star says: “Prouty disappearedSaturday morning alter it was known that the injured man’s condition was growing dangerous. As W agner did not regain consciousness befort dyingnothing was learned from him as to the identity of his assailant. It is j said that Prouty told an old man at Betula, Saturday morning that he had beaten Wagner. At Smethport, Wednesday morning an autopsy wras performed on Wagner’s body before a jury by Drs. Ostrander and Cum-mings. It was found that several t clots of blood had gathered on the brain owing to the beating. J he jury dec: led that ‘Wagner came to his death as result of injuries to the head inflicted by some blunt instrument inthe hands of an known party.’ It 1. believed ;he injury that caused the man’s death was within the ear, theweapon penetrating to *dv a--'* of thebrain. Oo Saturday me - ii «•’ Wagnc-was found in Prouty’s three-roomed shack a. Bet■ 'a. He was lying in the bp'1- aom. Blood was on nearly every
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Warren Mail
Warren, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Nov 06, 1913
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