| Show A STRANGE STRANDE STORY OF SUICIDE AND MURDER Cottage throve Or March 10 In the time mall mail of ot tho tIme city of ot this pla IIII ilace J yesterday v was nn Rf a Il letter lettel purporting lo to lobo tobe be bo by John Fletcher I lethe stating that the tho writer was WM tired 11 of or life lite mid find lint had de decided to commit telling fIlling tho the marshal whole where to flail find time the body OIly l er was vas found HH ma with a bullet bullot wound In his lute head but hut Huh t de do developments show that he lie aims shot by John Hanton who It h is I soul said wrote the time letter the tho crime being for the pur purpose pose It Is IB alleged ot of getting life lite In Insurance of o payable to at lit death deuth Fletcher made mAlle n mm declaring shot eliot him rma arrested Fletcher Pletcher lund had been living with ursa ton for or fomo omo time tI 11 0 Last hast night the tho two men IMn attended tho tue Woodmen of or the Ih World convention In hum Grove drove anti about 1130 started home When a n part of ot tho thin distance had butt been covered cocrell claimed ho saw cow nw sonic conic thin hoar tho the road roal that looked n a nto dog to or panther Fletcher having n it rn rim roo vOlver shot hot twice In lii time the direction Indi Indicated by nothing ro On Ongoing Ongoing going a n little further claimed to have havo a 1 violent attack of ot cramps ay city lag Ing ho he It from eating n a 1 into lato supper Ruppel They went a Il little further Fletcher building a 1 tire for or Iran ton to tn warm himself by h ns as ho he still of ot pains In Imi his imis stomach They remained there them about an no hour While here too tOil suddenly exclaimed that he lie nw saw a n nl l near neRr anti eked asked Fletcher Flelcher for tor his hlA revolver to take i 1 shot eliot lie III took the Iho weapon walked a Il short distance iway fired The ball struck truck Fletch Fletcher er em In III the time head and III HI ho he foil fell ell over My ity I God are you hurt John ton lon exclaimed Ho trim to help holp Fletcher 1 hone home hilt but billowing owing to the darkness darl t HII loft him on omi the tho road and amid An 1 went ahead saying he ime woe Willi going for help Ho lie reached tIme tho house hou e and started to return rot urn with help when they time tho met mot Fletcher lie He hit had hl tied tte a mm hand handkerchief kerchief about his bis hi head and this Will was soaked lont with blood Fletcher asked ashes fora for tor a doctor anti and while tho thu man mali wont went for n a approached the both bell whereon Fletcher Flitcher I lay hey and amid said John It If anyone asks you who did It say cay SO you on did dil It yourself our or they thoI will bo after litter mo imie Fletcher 1 replied that he did not shoot olt and would never say allY eo so When Dr nr who wiio hind had been called nr fir Fletcher declared that iou hurl shot hot him The hl foregoing note he heIn Incorporated In n II statement II Fletcher 1 IlIr wn Willi taken to lo this hits Ihl place lilacs where his hl eye Oio was wn as removed amid hll hh IH wounds dressed lie He made hue his statement here hIre and Inel Immediately afterward Will was arrested and amid charged with whim at lit attempting tempting to 10 kill Fletcher |
