Iroquois County IL Archives News.....Smith, Oscar Met With Foul Play June 26, 1915
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Nebraska State Journal Sat Jun 26, 1915 June 26, 1915
      Smith Met With Foul Play
Knife Wounds Found In Lungs of Charred Body

Purse With $200 Missing - Rancher Robbed and
Then Murdered by Thieves

North Platte, Neb., June 25.-- Cuts resembling
knife wounds were found in the lungs of Oscar
Smith, whose dead body was found in a burned
condition at his ranch house near Arthur, Neb.
Other circumstances point toward foul play.
   A few days ago Smith cashed a draft for 200
at the Arthur, Neb. bank. This he had carried 
away in a money belt with a steel buckle. The
belt was gone and no buckle was found in the
ashes. Beside the body was an empty gasoline
can. This fact together with the fact that
the extremeties of the body were completely
consumed while the torso was scarcely touched
lead the authorities to believe the man was
dead before the fire touched him. No ashes were
found in the stove. The only wood in the sod
house where the body was found was the roof. 
This was partially burned.
   The coroner's jury at Arthur brought a verdict
that the man came to his death by violence from
unknown parties. Smith was a man of fifty-six.
He had separated from his second wife whose 
relatives live near here. Nine children by his 
first wife survive him. The remains were taken
to Anarga, Ill., by relatives today. Further
investigation will be carried on by Arthur 
county authorities.

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