Murder Discovered - REED A discovery, which brings to light a murder committed almost 16 years ago, has been made at Kildress, county Tyrone. An old man named Alexander REED disappeared mysteriously from his home in June 1884 and although strenuous inquiries were made as to his whereabouts, search had to be abandoned. He had a son, but there was nothing whatever to connect him with the disappearance of his father, although it is stated that they were known to have frequent quarrels.
Some men were working in Kildress graveyard recently, and while sinking foundations for a wall, they discovered human remains in a hole about 3ft 9in long. The body was fully clothed. Medical examination disclosed the fact that the deceased had met with a violent death, the skull having been badly fractured by some heavy instrument. The son, against whom a warrant of arrest has been issued, left for America after the occurrence. transcribed by Teena from the Singleton Argus Jun 30 1900 _______________________________________________ [email protected] UlsterAncestry Mailing List Searchable Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ http://lists.cotyrone.com/mailman/listinfo/ulsterancestry Website: https://cotyrone.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CoTyroneIrelandGenealogy/
