Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1909 — PETER DEITER MURDERED IN COLORADO. [ARTICLE]

PETER DEITER MURDERED IN COLORADO.

Stephen Kohley returned Thursday night from Naperville, 111., where he was called to attend the funeral of his nephew, Peter Deiter, who was murdered by Day Gordon, a broncho-buster, near Pueblo, Colo., Nov. 12> 1908. The murdered man visited Mr. Kohley’s here for a couple of weeks some three years ago, before going to Pueblo, and several readers of The Democrat met him at that time. We have not the full details of the murder at present, but it seems Deiter was murdered for his money and propeyt*'. Gordon forged a check and drew 3500 of Deiter’s money from the -bank Nov. 12. That night he shot and killed Deiter and put his body under a straw stack, piling all the dead man’s clothing over the body and tipping the stack of stfaw over it. He gave out word that Deiter had come back home or had gone away and had given him a bill of sale to all his property, including the stock and lease to the ranch. Frequent letters froni the young man’s friends in Illinois remained unanswered, and recently a cousin went out to investigate. The body was not found until last Sunday. We are promised more details of the matter and will publish same when secured.