Cheboygan County MI Archives News.....Tramp Killed by Blow on Head September 11, 1894
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Jackson Citizen September 11, 1894
Murder Near Cheboygan

Cheboygan, Sept. 10.-A cold-blooded murder was committed Saturday afternoon 
about three miles from this city on the track of the Mackinaw division of the 
Michigan Central railroad.

The story as told by one of the parties concerned, who gives his name as Geo. V. 
Taylor, is that he and the murdered man, whose name is "Gus", were walking north 
on the track when they were stopped by two other men who were eating a lunch. 
The latter asked them for tobacco, which was given them. Then they said:

"You must have money, you are so flush," and then grabbed up a rock and struck 
the man "Gus", his chum, on the head. While they were killing his chum he got 
away and ran into the woods, circled around and came out on the track, bailed a 
passing engine and got his dead chum aboard. They were brought here. The 
informed is in jail awaiting further developments. Officers with a crowd of men 
started out to search for the murderers. They are all tramps. It is the opinion 
of many that the informer is the culprit.

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