Grave Stone Cleaning Murder revealed!
Here is the video of the results of the cleaning
I recently cleaned up some of my relatives headstones at Oak Hill Cemetery in Butler, MO. While I was there and had my equipment that I usually clean cars with, I decided to clean a few of the older graves. I have never seen a headstone that said Murdered on it, so one of the most interesting was:
A.J. Aleshire
Aleshire, a night watchman, tragically lost his life in a dispute with Summer Holcomb. While Holcomb was acquitted of murder, this outcome was not uncommon during the Wild West era. In those days, heated arguments often escalated into deadly confrontations, and the legal system was less likely to convict a killer unless the act was premeditated.
Son of Isaac & Sarah Ann (Lakin) Aleshire. Husband of Eliza Catherine (Judd) Aleshire. Father of Victoria Charlott, Oscar, Frederick, Clora, Arthur and Abraham Jr. who was just two weeks old when his father was shot to death.
He was preceded in death by two infant children: Chlora and Arthur.
He was a night watchman for the city of Butler and shot during a robbery attempt by Sumner Holcomb. He died later at his home of his injuries.
