HOME OF CHIEF KILLBUCK 

 crime, the body had been sunken to the body of 

 the Kankakee River. The friends of the de- 

 ceased soon went to work to solve the mystery 

 and bring the murderer to justice. Strong sus- 

 picion led to the arrest of a Bohemian named 

 V/eberon Warteno, who lived near the island. 

 Circumstantial evidence was strong against him. 

 lie finally confessed that he committed ihe 

 crim.e and was tried in tiie Circuit Court, found 

 guilty and was sentenced to be hung. On Feb- 

 ruary 26, 1886, in the court-yard at Rensse- 

 laer. Jasper County, Indiana, he paid the pen- 

 alty of the crime, thus endi-ng the life career of 

 vVeberon Warteno, ihe murderer of John Drago. 

 About a mile and a half up the river from 

 French Island and on the opposite side of the 

 river is a big Knob, too small to be called an 

 island, that has more history to the square foot 

 than any island on the river. Having an area 

 of about 150 square feet and is in a dense 

 sv/amp forest about 150 yards back from the 

 river. It was a hard place to find for one who 



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