Show lIGHT TO THROWN BE ON MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY OF THIRTY EIGHT YEARS AGO Murder in Oil Regions of Pennsylvania in Dark Days Following War May Yet Be Avenged PHILADELPHIA Pa Dec 11 iL-At- iL A fter f- f ter a lapse of or thirty eight years a murder murder mur- mur der mystery which once stirred th the oil country to its center and was vas then for for- forgotten gotten Jotten as lime time sped on is nearing FOU- FOU tion and In a n. fashion thus far rat as ns mysterious mysterious mys mys- as ns the beginning Oh the night of oC December 20 O. O John McFate member of oC a a. well known family of prospectors was ns found dead dendon on the banks of or Oil creek In Oil City his throat cut from ear eu ar to ear car The motive moll of oC the crime was robb robbery r. r A v fo days before ef rc McFate's l S 'S family had sold valuable oil property In Sugar SugarCreek SugarCreek Creek to township and John received cd a large sum sura uri of r money as ns his share shar of ot the proceeds HIs Jis clothing had been rifled l. l and even hie his boots taken oft In the search arch for of aI valuables s Those Were Vero Strenuous Times At that time the oil country courtry was prosperous prosperous pros pro de deserters from the army flocked eU there and robberies were of everyday occurrence The Coroners Coroner's Jury lurY failed to obtain a clue In th the McFate case but feeling over It was KO so strong that a vigIlance vigilance vig viS' ilance committee was form formed d to rid the I territory of oC bad characters I In the meantime the best detectives In Pennsyl Pennsylvania were put on the case I hut but not one succeeded In finding the slightest lIghtest trace of evidence M. M L. L Bagg ss of Oil City at the tho instigation of the McFate family then offered a reward reward-of of 1001 for the apprehension of or the murderer r but even en this failed Called of or I effect Nothing w was ws s learned Jel and as the years ears I passed the tho crime ST gradually faded from memory Startling Message From Prom Indiana It It was revived In a n. most surprising manner The Venan o County Count Commissioners Commissioners Commis Commis- received a letter tetter from R. R J. J Morris deputy deput sheriff of Floyd Flod county c Indiana Indana which merely said aId I 1 have e Information that will iiI lead to conviction for the murder of oC John McFate McFate Mc- Mc Fate In 1864 antI and If IC your county still wants to clear this his mn matter up secure conviction an and pay the reward it can be done The revelation was so o unexpected that the count county officers agree agreed not nM to give an ant t Immediate decision but to hold It unI under under un un- un- un I der consideration atlon for a few W days dars while the they e atle attempt t to obtain further details details- Ballards Ballard's Horehound Syrup Immediately relieves hoarse croupy crOUp cough oppressed ed rattling rasping and difficult breathing Henry C C. Stearns Stearn druggist Shullsburg Wis 15 writes May Ia 20 O. O 1901 I r 1 have ha been selling Ballards Ballard's Horehound Syrup for or two years and have never had a preparation that ha has hM given better satisfaction I 1 notice that when I sell sen a bottle the they come back for Cor more I can hon honestly recommend It ft 2 c. c and Jl 1 I at Z C. C M. M I. I |