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Bryan Morning Eagle
Bryan, Brazos County, Texas
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O. G. Owens, a young farmer en route to marry Miss Maggie Wilkerson in Nacogdoches, Texas, was murdered 15 miles from the town on Sept. 7. His body was found in the woods with skull crushed, shot in the head, and dragged by rope. Robbery suspected; marriage license found bloodied. Wilkerson grief-stricken.
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Young Man Killed on His Way After Future Wife.
Nacogdoches, Tex., Sept. 7.—Fifteen miles from here O. G. Owens, a well known young farmer, who was en route to this place to be married to Miss Maggie Wilkerson, was overtaken by some miscreant and murdered. His corpse was found in the woods about 200 yards from the roadway with the skull crushed. The marriage license, soaked with blood, was found in a pocket. It is supposed robbery was the motive.
After being shot in the head Owens' body had been dragged with a rope to where it was found.
Miss Wilkerson is prostrated with grief.
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Nacogdoches, Tex.
Event Date
Sept. 7
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o. g. owens murdered by skull crushing and head shot, body dragged to woods; robbery suspected; miss wilkerson prostrated with grief.
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Fifteen miles from Nacogdoches, O. G. Owens was overtaken and murdered while en route to marry Miss Maggie Wilkerson. Body found in woods 200 yards from roadway, skull crushed, shot in head, dragged with rope. Blood-soaked marriage license in pocket.