Stewart was found murdered in a cornfield near Dry Run Hollow on the Peoria Rd, on Saturday evening. Mr Johnson, who owns the cornfield, noticed a team of horses standing near the fence. Supposing that some one was stealing his corn, he got into the wagon with the intention of driving it to his house. He then discovered blood on the wagon and went back to where the wagon stood. There found a quantity of blood which he traced into the field, until he came to the body. The deed had been done by stabbing with a knife in the neck. Stewart had been to Peoria with wheat and was returning home. Money appears to have been the object of the murderer. Quite a few years later a man on his death bed confessed to the murder.
Stewarts middle name, McLung, came from a Tax Collector/Census Taker in Greenbrier, Virginia.
Stewarts middle name, McLung, came from a Tax Collector/Census Taker in Greenbrier, Virginia.
Stewart was found murdered in a cornfield near Dry Run Hollow on the Peoria Rd, on Saturday evening. Mr Johnson, who owns the cornfield, noticed a team of horses standing near the fence. Supposing that some one was stealing his corn, he got into the wagon with the intention of driving it to his house. He then discovered blood on the wagon and went back to where the wagon stood. There found a quantity of blood which he traced into the field, until he came to the body. The deed had been done by stabbing with a knife in the neck. Stewart had been to Peoria with wheat and was returning home. Money appears to have been the object of the murderer. Quite a few years later a man on his death bed confessed to the murder.
Stewarts middle name, McLung, came from a Tax Collector/Census Taker in Greenbrier, Virginia.
Stewarts middle name, McLung, came from a Tax Collector/Census Taker in Greenbrier, Virginia.
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