Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 245, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1911 — Former Jasper County Man Murdered Near Omaha, Neb. [ARTICLE]

Former Jasper County Man Murdered Near Omaha, Neb.

James Cfcerton has just received word from his brother Cebe in Nebraska, informing him of the murder of their cousin, Willjam Overton, near Omaha, Neb. He is believed to have been murdered about a month ago, but the body was found only recently. William Overton formerly lived in Jasper county but left here about forty years ago and had for many years lived on a farm about 25 miles from Omaha. He was a bachelor, about 65 years of age, and his Rensselaer relatives are informed that he always carried large sums of money with him. Shortly before his death he had 35,000 with him and it is presumed that it was for this money that he- was murdered. No clew is left as to whom his murderer could have been. Deceased was also a cousin of Squire C. W. Bussell, of Hanging Grove township, and of Mrs. Mary E. Lowe and Mrs. William Jacks, of this city.