Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 125, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1904 — BURTON NEVER GOT THE LETTER. [ARTICLE]

BURTON NEVER GOT THE LETTER.

Coroner Wright resumed his hearing of the Fred Trnssetl inquest at Fair Oaks, Tuesday afternoon, One of the witnesses waa Neil W. Burton, superintendent of the Daffy ranoh, some milee west of Fair Oaks. It was he to whom the envelope was addressed whioh was found on Fred’s body, and on which was a letter to his father signed Fred T, This envelope was mailed to Mr. Barton from Great Falls, Mont, and was from his brother, as shown by a return sard written on the envelope. How young Trussell ever came to have tbe envolope is a great mystery, as Mr. Barton says he never received the letter oontained in it. Nor was he ever in Rensselaer at a time when he oonid have had the letter and lost it, The only eolation yet suggested is that Fred mast have wandered about the osuntry for some time, 4n a more or less distracted condition, and ooming to a rural route mail box whioh Mr. Burton has west of Fair Oaks, be wanted something to write on and opened the box and found and took ont this letter, and afterwards lost or threw away tbe letter, retaining only the envelope. Coroner Wright will oontinne his investigation in an effort to solve this envelope mystery.