Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-12-01
CITY & NEWS ITEMS
WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC. 1, Is5s.

THE LAKE STREET MYsTERY.-The mysterious
death of Mrs Rosanna Ready on Lake street last
Friday, which has been before the Coroner's jury
for two days is exciting much Interest and being
discussed freely From J.DufIey. Esq, who has had
opportunities to be well acquainted with all the
circumstances, we obtain the following recapitula.
ton of the facts up to TIE time of calling the COro-
ner's Jury. Mr.. Duhey was told, on Saturday that
a woman had died in his neighborhood on Lake
street, having had in her possession considerable
sum of money. Going TO the family with whom
she was stopping when she died, he was told that
she had been taken away to be buried by Mr.. How
land, Undertaken He then proceeded to MIR.
Howland's and made inquiries in regard to the
body, and was told by Joseph Kennedy, teamster
for Mr. H. that the body had been inferred in
Woodland Cemetery. Mr.. Duhey then went in
search of Coroner Hartmann 10 institute an invest
igaton Not finding the Coroner here turned to his
side and seeing Dr. Storey requested him TO see that
the Doctors at the College should not procure the
body for medical purposes He then proceeded, at
she suggestion of DR.. Story, to the Cemetery,
torequest the Sexton to watch the grave. He was
here told that no ntermenthad taken place for two
davs Returning TO Mr.. Howlands, Mr. Dufey told
Kennedy that the body had not gone to the Gem
etry. and that he must have it before the Coroner
the next morning or he would get into trouble.
The man replied, 1t will be all right sir" There
are now several contradictory statements to be rec
onciled On coming to Mr.. Howland's IN the
morning (Sunday,) Mr.. Dufey was told the body
was buried early that morning. The Sexton says
it was not taken there until one O'Clock in the
afternoon. Kennedy in his testimony says that
when he in company with Mr.. Rowland took
the body from Mrs. Baldwius, it was dressed in
dark blue dress; that they put it into box and
took it to Mr. Howlands barn where it was locked
I'D for the night that he is in the habit OF sleeping
in the barn, but that night he went home and
STAYED with his wife; that when he came back,
early in the morning. he found the door of the
barn open the lid of the box slightly raised, and
the body within, entirely Naked that he put a
cloth about it, nailed up the box and took it to the
Cemetery accompanied by Mr.. Rowland.
Kennely's wife md her sister testify that he is
at home almost every night, and isnot in the habit
of sleeping in Mr.. Howland's barn.
The Sexton testifies that when the body was
brought to be buried, he looked into the box and
the body was naked, there being no dress or cloth
about it.
The questions now arise, where was the body on
Saturday night! Who stripped the bOdy9 How
the intruders obtained an entrance into the barn,
the doors being fastened on the inside Where are
now the clothes which belonged to the body and
where is the money which, it has been testified,
was seWed into the dress
From the testimony ELECTED and from all cir
cumstances known, it seems probable to US that
the money was take from the womans dress be-
fore she was taken away. The inquest will be re-
sumed this morning.