12/06/1883: Captured Heigle Murderers.

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NP.0619

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Newspaper Articles

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The Leavenworth police have finally captured the Heigle murderers. Since the confession of Robert Davis, who is now in the penitentiary, they have been untiring in their efforts, which were suddenly brought to a close the other day by the arrest of a colored man named John T. Brown, who confirmed the officers in their suspicions against another man, also colored, named Love, who was in jail at Platte City, Missouri. The police believe that there is no doubt about these being the 3 men who murdered Heigle and nearly severed his head from his body one night last February at his store in that city (Leavenworth, Kansas).

Date(s) of Creation

12/6/1883

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Free Blacks

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Brown, John T.

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The Eureka Herald (Eureka, KS): 12/06/1883, p. 2

Copyright

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Research Notes

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Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

8/19/2026

General Notes

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Leavenworth, Kansas

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1883.12.06 Heigle The_Eureka_Herald_1883_12_06_Page_2.pdf

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BAAC workbook: 1839-(open) Newspaper Articles CatalogIt version.xlsx [Newspapers begun 04.16.26]

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September 2, 2026

Update Date

September 16, 2026

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12/06/1883: Captured Heigle Murderers.