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THE DOUBLE MURDER CASEIt i* now n well known fact that I bore ; WftH It great ,|(.}|| ,,f had fading »H‘tNVtO»n | Fmnk Jones him! his half brother, In-1 | diun Joqnny Buster. because Buster alienated the affections of Jonea* wife.It ran be easily proven tliat on account | 1 of the squaw Frank Jones threatened to 1 kill Buster if Buster «liI not t’i.H'oiitinue I his attentions to Jones' wife. At tin* ! I time Jones ma le the threats he was en- k gaged to go to work at Limho. Spanish t Frank and Join's w?re murdered ni u bimbo on Th lira* I ay, the *2M of Novem- u her. On Tuesday, tlie UUh, Johnny Buster whh met at the Lower Spring*-by Hank Kook an I Turn Blundell, va | qucroJi at that time in the employ of | Lee Fraser, and at the present writing in ti»4* employ oi K. H. Cowles. 1i his tor stopjMNl to talk ami asked Kook for some match os, which worn given him. Blister said lie was going to |.Nklor (ifteen head of horses that belonged to him and was going to atop at Honest John's place. Buster was riding a shod home, known as Comanche and was leading another borne that was barefooted. He luul a roll of blanket**, probably two pair, in front of him and Roqk and Blundell say a rifle could have Ih“c*ii bidden in the blankets very ea-ily. .Shortly after the murder Kook and BluAdell went to work on the Linda* range for R. H. Cowles. Hank Rook is well known as an expert vaqnero and an } experience 1 tracker. Rook and Blqndwll looked oyer the ground At the scene of the murder very carefully and followed the tracks ail around that vicinity. The Indian trailers at the beginning topk the grounds that the murderer had two horses, one shol and one batyfooted, one was ridden and the otl*er led. The horse Comanche, riJ-deq by Buster, in a vaqnero horse that has loen in the country for years an*I is knywn to vaqueros and stockmen all ovqr the State, as well an to the Indians. The Indian trailers mid at once that ihe murderer rode Comanche. Hank K«k says that ^Comanche is easy to i rack because lie swings bis hind leg* ami plants his hind fioofs in a peculiar way. The tracks went from Limbo to the lake in the directiou of Santa Meta and were followed until they were obliterated by the tracks made by a hand of Olinglmuse cattle which were being driven to VValsworth. The question arias*: If tlie Indians were so sure why .did they suspicion Kcheverria? and the answer is on account of factions among themselves and their belief in the superior smartness of the white men interested. Nevertheless Buster has been under surveillance by the In* diaiiH from the day of the umrder to date. He had his choice of two rides to do the killing. Frank Jones’ father died a short time ago and according to Indian custom his ride was buried in the shallow grave with him. It could have been taken, used, and replaced. At Frank Jones’ home was a ride lie-lodging to Jones. It was locked up hut might have kieen taken and.useil. Buster says he . wax at the Nugents at 3 o’clock the day of the murder and arrived at the Reservation at dusk. He could leav$ Limbo at 10:30 and reach Nugents at 3. It is claimed lie did not reqeh the Reservation till some lime in the,night. On his downward journeysiho said he was going to stop at Honest |John’s. He did not do 40. Foi.everriu, it is believed, knows about the murder | if .he did not comp»it it. The solution may lie that he met Buster on his return and the secret is between them in that way. It is confidently believe*I that if Buster und Frank Join*’ widow are separated and placed in durance vile for awhile the mystery will 1© revealed und the murderer apprehended. Buster was with the trailing party hut he watched the others and gave them no aid. The Himpatcii can support all of its statements by good evidence and Mieves that the Humboldt County authorities should arrest Blister ut once.
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Wadsworth Dispatch
Wadsworth, Nevada, US
Sat, Dec 21, 1895
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