Son of James Heath (b. 1800 Berkeley Co VA d. 3 Nov 1864 Platte Co MO) and wife Chloe McComas (b. 1808 d. 1864) who moved from Cabell County, WV into early Platte County Missouri in 1839.
Israel Love HEATH m.1 Dec 1865 Louisa Jane BALDWIN .
He served as a Justice of the Peace.
In 1870 census, Louisa (BALDWIN) HEATH is living at her widowed mother's house in Lee Twp, Platte Co with her children Minnie and William. Louisa Baldwin's mother was Sarah BALDWIN. A curious article appeared in an 1870 newspaper, called the Platte City Reveille, which mentions Israel HEATH and is dated the year he does ‘not' appear living with his wife: Jul 22, 1870:
The Platte City Reveille.
Corpse of a man found dead in a log.
On last Sunday morning a little boy named BALDWIN made a horrible discovery near the house of Mr. Humphrey, at Danielís branch, on the road leading from Platte City to Farley. Near the road the boy was attracted by the curious actions of his dog; upon making an examination, the head and arm of a man were seen protruding from a hollow log. Of course, the boy gave the alarm, and soon a number of persons had collected upon the spot.
The inquest held by Coroner Wilkinson the next day revealed the following facts:
The deceased person was James T. Clardy, aged twenty-seven years, son of Mr. Clardy, who resides near Smithville. A post mortem examination of the body showed a bullet hole through the center of the forehead, no other wounds being observed. Near the body lay a pistol (a Remington navy), which was identified as belonging to the deceased. Two of the chambers were empty and the guard was bent. Underneath the body in the tree was found the pocket-book of the deceased, open and empty, although it is said that he had money on his person when last seen by his friends. A few paces distant down the branch was found the hat of the murdered man. The body was dressed in heavy clothes. The pantaloons were pushed up nearly to the top of the boots, evidently by the effort to put the body in the log, and the right hand was off and missing. In the pockets of the clothes were found a watch, and various letters and papers, which served to identify the deceased. One of the letters was addressed to his wife, stating that he expected to have a difficulty with Israel, and that when they met one or the other would be killed. In anticipation of death, he bade her an affectionate farewell.
It seems impossible that any one man could have thus stuffed the body into the log, and it is evident that death was not the result of suicide. Israel HEATH, who would seem to be implicated by the letter referred to , is well known as an honorable and highly respected citizen who lately removed to some point in Kansas. Those who know him will be loath to think him guilty of such a crime.
Clardy disappeared about the last of March or the first of April. The last seen of him alive being when he left the residence of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Prior, about that time, with the intention of going to see his father near Smithville. Being involved in debt, when his disappearance first created concern, it was thought that he had fled the country.
The Coroners jury returned a verdict that the deceased came to his death by a pistol shot, at the hands of person to them unknown. such simply are the facts as obtained from the Coroner, and other persons who were present at the inquest. The murder is veiled in mystery, and presents features of the coolest atrocity. We might draw a thousand inferences from the thousand reports in circulation in regard to the probable cause and the murderer, but for the present and until further developments are made, we must satisfy our readers with only the simple facts of the affair.
A second incident involving Israel Heath occurred April 5, 1879. According to the Annals of Platte County Missouri by Paxton, one Thomas J. Morgan, son of Elijah Morgan and Permelia Tribble was 'killed in a row' by Constable Ben Fulcher of Lee Twp. Israel Heath was charged by the coroners jury as an 'accessory' in the death of Thomas Morgan. Both men were tried, found not guilty, and acquitted.
Israel Love HEATH m.1 Dec 1865 Louisa Jane BALDWIN .
He served as a Justice of the Peace.
In 1870 census, Louisa (BALDWIN) HEATH is living at her widowed mother's house in Lee Twp, Platte Co with her children Minnie and William. Louisa Baldwin's mother was Sarah BALDWIN. A curious article appeared in an 1870 newspaper, called the Platte City Reveille, which mentions Israel HEATH and is dated the year he does ‘not' appear living with his wife: Jul 22, 1870:
The Platte City Reveille.
Corpse of a man found dead in a log.
On last Sunday morning a little boy named BALDWIN made a horrible discovery near the house of Mr. Humphrey, at Danielís branch, on the road leading from Platte City to Farley. Near the road the boy was attracted by the curious actions of his dog; upon making an examination, the head and arm of a man were seen protruding from a hollow log. Of course, the boy gave the alarm, and soon a number of persons had collected upon the spot.
The inquest held by Coroner Wilkinson the next day revealed the following facts:
The deceased person was James T. Clardy, aged twenty-seven years, son of Mr. Clardy, who resides near Smithville. A post mortem examination of the body showed a bullet hole through the center of the forehead, no other wounds being observed. Near the body lay a pistol (a Remington navy), which was identified as belonging to the deceased. Two of the chambers were empty and the guard was bent. Underneath the body in the tree was found the pocket-book of the deceased, open and empty, although it is said that he had money on his person when last seen by his friends. A few paces distant down the branch was found the hat of the murdered man. The body was dressed in heavy clothes. The pantaloons were pushed up nearly to the top of the boots, evidently by the effort to put the body in the log, and the right hand was off and missing. In the pockets of the clothes were found a watch, and various letters and papers, which served to identify the deceased. One of the letters was addressed to his wife, stating that he expected to have a difficulty with Israel, and that when they met one or the other would be killed. In anticipation of death, he bade her an affectionate farewell.
It seems impossible that any one man could have thus stuffed the body into the log, and it is evident that death was not the result of suicide. Israel HEATH, who would seem to be implicated by the letter referred to , is well known as an honorable and highly respected citizen who lately removed to some point in Kansas. Those who know him will be loath to think him guilty of such a crime.
Clardy disappeared about the last of March or the first of April. The last seen of him alive being when he left the residence of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Prior, about that time, with the intention of going to see his father near Smithville. Being involved in debt, when his disappearance first created concern, it was thought that he had fled the country.
The Coroners jury returned a verdict that the deceased came to his death by a pistol shot, at the hands of person to them unknown. such simply are the facts as obtained from the Coroner, and other persons who were present at the inquest. The murder is veiled in mystery, and presents features of the coolest atrocity. We might draw a thousand inferences from the thousand reports in circulation in regard to the probable cause and the murderer, but for the present and until further developments are made, we must satisfy our readers with only the simple facts of the affair.
A second incident involving Israel Heath occurred April 5, 1879. According to the Annals of Platte County Missouri by Paxton, one Thomas J. Morgan, son of Elijah Morgan and Permelia Tribble was 'killed in a row' by Constable Ben Fulcher of Lee Twp. Israel Heath was charged by the coroners jury as an 'accessory' in the death of Thomas Morgan. Both men were tried, found not guilty, and acquitted.
Son of James Heath (b. 1800 Berkeley Co VA d. 3 Nov 1864 Platte Co MO) and wife Chloe McComas (b. 1808 d. 1864) who moved from Cabell County, WV into early Platte County Missouri in 1839.
Israel Love HEATH m.1 Dec 1865 Louisa Jane BALDWIN .
He served as a Justice of the Peace.
In 1870 census, Louisa (BALDWIN) HEATH is living at her widowed mother's house in Lee Twp, Platte Co with her children Minnie and William. Louisa Baldwin's mother was Sarah BALDWIN. A curious article appeared in an 1870 newspaper, called the Platte City Reveille, which mentions Israel HEATH and is dated the year he does ‘not' appear living with his wife: Jul 22, 1870:
The Platte City Reveille.
Corpse of a man found dead in a log.
On last Sunday morning a little boy named BALDWIN made a horrible discovery near the house of Mr. Humphrey, at Danielís branch, on the road leading from Platte City to Farley. Near the road the boy was attracted by the curious actions of his dog; upon making an examination, the head and arm of a man were seen protruding from a hollow log. Of course, the boy gave the alarm, and soon a number of persons had collected upon the spot.
The inquest held by Coroner Wilkinson the next day revealed the following facts:
The deceased person was James T. Clardy, aged twenty-seven years, son of Mr. Clardy, who resides near Smithville. A post mortem examination of the body showed a bullet hole through the center of the forehead, no other wounds being observed. Near the body lay a pistol (a Remington navy), which was identified as belonging to the deceased. Two of the chambers were empty and the guard was bent. Underneath the body in the tree was found the pocket-book of the deceased, open and empty, although it is said that he had money on his person when last seen by his friends. A few paces distant down the branch was found the hat of the murdered man. The body was dressed in heavy clothes. The pantaloons were pushed up nearly to the top of the boots, evidently by the effort to put the body in the log, and the right hand was off and missing. In the pockets of the clothes were found a watch, and various letters and papers, which served to identify the deceased. One of the letters was addressed to his wife, stating that he expected to have a difficulty with Israel, and that when they met one or the other would be killed. In anticipation of death, he bade her an affectionate farewell.
It seems impossible that any one man could have thus stuffed the body into the log, and it is evident that death was not the result of suicide. Israel HEATH, who would seem to be implicated by the letter referred to , is well known as an honorable and highly respected citizen who lately removed to some point in Kansas. Those who know him will be loath to think him guilty of such a crime.
Clardy disappeared about the last of March or the first of April. The last seen of him alive being when he left the residence of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Prior, about that time, with the intention of going to see his father near Smithville. Being involved in debt, when his disappearance first created concern, it was thought that he had fled the country.
The Coroners jury returned a verdict that the deceased came to his death by a pistol shot, at the hands of person to them unknown. such simply are the facts as obtained from the Coroner, and other persons who were present at the inquest. The murder is veiled in mystery, and presents features of the coolest atrocity. We might draw a thousand inferences from the thousand reports in circulation in regard to the probable cause and the murderer, but for the present and until further developments are made, we must satisfy our readers with only the simple facts of the affair.
A second incident involving Israel Heath occurred April 5, 1879. According to the Annals of Platte County Missouri by Paxton, one Thomas J. Morgan, son of Elijah Morgan and Permelia Tribble was 'killed in a row' by Constable Ben Fulcher of Lee Twp. Israel Heath was charged by the coroners jury as an 'accessory' in the death of Thomas Morgan. Both men were tried, found not guilty, and acquitted.
Israel Love HEATH m.1 Dec 1865 Louisa Jane BALDWIN .
He served as a Justice of the Peace.
In 1870 census, Louisa (BALDWIN) HEATH is living at her widowed mother's house in Lee Twp, Platte Co with her children Minnie and William. Louisa Baldwin's mother was Sarah BALDWIN. A curious article appeared in an 1870 newspaper, called the Platte City Reveille, which mentions Israel HEATH and is dated the year he does ‘not' appear living with his wife: Jul 22, 1870:
The Platte City Reveille.
Corpse of a man found dead in a log.
On last Sunday morning a little boy named BALDWIN made a horrible discovery near the house of Mr. Humphrey, at Danielís branch, on the road leading from Platte City to Farley. Near the road the boy was attracted by the curious actions of his dog; upon making an examination, the head and arm of a man were seen protruding from a hollow log. Of course, the boy gave the alarm, and soon a number of persons had collected upon the spot.
The inquest held by Coroner Wilkinson the next day revealed the following facts:
The deceased person was James T. Clardy, aged twenty-seven years, son of Mr. Clardy, who resides near Smithville. A post mortem examination of the body showed a bullet hole through the center of the forehead, no other wounds being observed. Near the body lay a pistol (a Remington navy), which was identified as belonging to the deceased. Two of the chambers were empty and the guard was bent. Underneath the body in the tree was found the pocket-book of the deceased, open and empty, although it is said that he had money on his person when last seen by his friends. A few paces distant down the branch was found the hat of the murdered man. The body was dressed in heavy clothes. The pantaloons were pushed up nearly to the top of the boots, evidently by the effort to put the body in the log, and the right hand was off and missing. In the pockets of the clothes were found a watch, and various letters and papers, which served to identify the deceased. One of the letters was addressed to his wife, stating that he expected to have a difficulty with Israel, and that when they met one or the other would be killed. In anticipation of death, he bade her an affectionate farewell.
It seems impossible that any one man could have thus stuffed the body into the log, and it is evident that death was not the result of suicide. Israel HEATH, who would seem to be implicated by the letter referred to , is well known as an honorable and highly respected citizen who lately removed to some point in Kansas. Those who know him will be loath to think him guilty of such a crime.
Clardy disappeared about the last of March or the first of April. The last seen of him alive being when he left the residence of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Prior, about that time, with the intention of going to see his father near Smithville. Being involved in debt, when his disappearance first created concern, it was thought that he had fled the country.
The Coroners jury returned a verdict that the deceased came to his death by a pistol shot, at the hands of person to them unknown. such simply are the facts as obtained from the Coroner, and other persons who were present at the inquest. The murder is veiled in mystery, and presents features of the coolest atrocity. We might draw a thousand inferences from the thousand reports in circulation in regard to the probable cause and the murderer, but for the present and until further developments are made, we must satisfy our readers with only the simple facts of the affair.
A second incident involving Israel Heath occurred April 5, 1879. According to the Annals of Platte County Missouri by Paxton, one Thomas J. Morgan, son of Elijah Morgan and Permelia Tribble was 'killed in a row' by Constable Ben Fulcher of Lee Twp. Israel Heath was charged by the coroners jury as an 'accessory' in the death of Thomas Morgan. Both men were tried, found not guilty, and acquitted.
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