Mchenry County ND Archives Obituaries.....Richards, Charley July 1887
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The Villard Leader ; Villard, McHenry Co., Dakota ; Saturday, April 21, 1888 ; Vol. 3, No. 8
FOUND AT LAST
(Towner News and Stockman)
Thursday afternoon, just nine months and twelve days after the disappearance 
of Charley Richards, F. A. Power's herder, Coutts Marjoribanks, while riding 
on the range about six miles south of town, came upon the remains of a man. A 
hat and a bottle lay beside the bleaching bones, and these Mr. Marjoribanks 
secured and sent into town Thursday evening, with a statement of where and how 
he found them. The hat was at once identified as the one worn by Charley when 
last seen. The coroner was notified, a jury sworn in, and Friday morning the 
jury and coroner, accompanied by a number of citizens, left to view the 
remains and bring them in for burial. Wild animals had badly scattered the 
bones, but enough of the clothing remained for identification, and the 
testimony of numerous witnesses made it perfectly clear that the remains were 
undoubtedly those of the missing Charley Richards.

Additional Comments:
For the article, "Charley Richards Mysteriously Disappears", see The Villard 
Leader, Villard, McHenry Co., Dakota ; Saturday, July 23, 1887 ; Vol. 2, 
No.21, Pg. 1

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