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New Smyrna Daily News
New Smyrna, Florida
June 18, 1915
Lay in Morgue Seven Years-
Body of Texas Ranchman at Last Identified by Little Nephew
Muskogee, Okla.- After lying for seven years in a local morgue,the body of Charles Williams, a ranchman of San Antonio, Tex. has just been identified by his sister, Mrs. Henry Mills of Caddo, Ok.
Mrs. Mills, who had been trying to find her brother for seven years, went to the undertaking establishment with her ten-year-old son on a forlorn hope. At once the boy exclaimed, "Mamma, that's Uncle Charlie." A careful examination of the body proved that the boy was right.
The body was found in the Katy stockyards at Muskogee on the night of March 22, 1908. There was a discharged revolver lying in his belt and a bullet had pierced his groin.
Williams' wife and daughter live in San Antonio.
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