This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: maryachtrh Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/15353.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Appears in "The Wapanucka Press" 1 December 1904, Wapanucka, Johnston County, Indian Territory, now Oklahoma BODY WAS FOUND Remains of W. W. Slatterly Found in the Wichitas R. A. Wright Held On Murder Charge Some Indications of a Lynching - The Sheriff Summons Fifty Deputies - Body of Dead Man Bore Unmistakable Evidence of Murder Hobart: After a week's search the body of W. W. Slatterly, who is supposed to have been murdered by a companion in the Wichita mountains, was found at Little Tepee Mountain, twenty miles southwest of Hobart, in the reserve. The body bore unmistakable evidence of murder. As a result of the murder the intense feeling against R. A. Wright, the suspected murderer, has been intensified, and fears that an attempt would be made to lynch him caused the sheriff to summons fifty deputies to guard the jail where Wright is confined. Armed guards are watching the building, while several hundred men have gathered and talk of mob violence is heard on every hand. Sheriff Morrison is using every effort to induce the crowd to make no attempt at violence, and the mayor, Mr. Holland, addressed the people, pleading that the law be allowed to take its course. The finding of the body seems to confirm the theory of a brutal murder. Two weeks ago Slatterly, who was a respected farmer living six miles from Hobart, went to the mountains for a hunt, accompanied by Wright. A few days later Wright returned to Hobart alone, with the team and two or three stories in reference to the absence of his companion, all of which disapproved. Suspicion of foul play led to the arrest of Wright, and he produced what purported to be a bill of sale for the team and cotton owned by Slatterly. He was detained in custody of the offices and searching parties began a hunt for Slattery. Public feeling against Wright was so intense that he was removed to the jail at Anadarko for safe keeping, but brought back here for a preliminary trial on the charge of larceny of domestic animals, pending the result of the search for Slatterly. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.