Following story from the Greensburg newspaper dated 3/27/1903.
On the 12th of Feb last a strange letter was published in the leading papers of the State purporting to emanate from Gresham, Green County, to the effect that there had been strange disappearances of men in Green County in the past and particulars would be given by addressing Box 2 of the post office at that place. The report was looked upon as disdain even when it was learned that the writer had become known and was willing to go before the grand jury with his story.
At the present session of that body, Luther Blakeman, an old citizen of the county made his statements even citing his brother, a member of the body, as a witness, together with other old citizen. Both these gentlemen declared they knew nothing of such occurrences as the murder and burial of strangers as Mr. Blakeman stated, nor ever heard of the same but through said Blakeman. To quit the story for all time Elisor McGinnis was instructed to investigate fully and a posse composed of Pilson Smith, Dr. W.B. Helm and Creed Paxton accompanied by Blakeman went to the places indicated by Blakeman and thoroughly dug up every place he pointed out, and found nothing. They dug open the ground in a tobacco barn and stable on Aaron Moss farm and a tobacco barn on a adjoining farm recently bought by Ed Blakeman with the above results. Mr. Blakeman insists the remains were removed while the posse are confident the ground had never been disturbed.
Mr. Blakeman was then thought to be suffering from a hallucination and was examined in court and pronounced sane. The matter is still in suspense and the grand jury, it is thought, will investigate still further.
Following story from the Greensburg newspaper dated 3/27/1903.
On the 12th of Feb last a strange letter was published in the leading papers of the State purporting to emanate from Gresham, Green County, to the effect that there had been strange disappearances of men in Green County in the past and particulars would be given by addressing Box 2 of the post office at that place. The report was looked upon as disdain even when it was learned that the writer had become known and was willing to go before the grand jury with his story.
At the present session of that body, Luther Blakeman, an old citizen of the county made his statements even citing his brother, a member of the body, as a witness, together with other old citizen. Both these gentlemen declared they knew nothing of such occurrences as the murder and burial of strangers as Mr. Blakeman stated, nor ever heard of the same but through said Blakeman. To quit the story for all time Elisor McGinnis was instructed to investigate fully and a posse composed of Pilson Smith, Dr. W.B. Helm and Creed Paxton accompanied by Blakeman went to the places indicated by Blakeman and thoroughly dug up every place he pointed out, and found nothing. They dug open the ground in a tobacco barn and stable on Aaron Moss farm and a tobacco barn on a adjoining farm recently bought by Ed Blakeman with the above results. Mr. Blakeman insists the remains were removed while the posse are confident the ground had never been disturbed.
Mr. Blakeman was then thought to be suffering from a hallucination and was examined in court and pronounced sane. The matter is still in suspense and the grand jury, it is thought, will investigate still further.
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