Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-04-13

lmgtOn Hdsckeye some particulars Of dia-
bolical murtler perpctrat'd at Ottumwa, on
Thursday night, 29th inst A day OF two
pcvious two men arrived at Ottumwa with a
team, and put up at the j fftrson HOUSE,
They were accompanied by ayoupg and fine
looking girl, whom one of the men claimed to
be his sister. Tn v occupied the same room
ut the hotel, and nothing occurred to excite sus-
picion. On Friday morning the party and the
team were missing, and short time thereafter
the body of the girl was found in the Des
Moines river, lodged on some rocks about
twenty feet below the ford at Ottumwa. On
taking the body from the water it was found
that the skull was broken, one eye very much
bruised and finger marks upon her throat
A person who lives near the ford states that
about eleven o'clock on Thursday night he
saw wagon pass tn. ford, and soon thereafter
return, and. which he supposed contained
the parties in question, since which time the
men have not been seen or heard Of The
name Of the murdered girl and that Of the
men are unknown, as is also the case as to
where they came from or where they belong.
Circumstances indicate that the girl was from
Rockford Ill.,, or had lived there. She was
known BY the name of Dora, was five feet
two or three inches high, fair complexion,
auburn hair, good looking, and Is or 10 years
old.
On Friday evening, man was arrested ut
Burlington who was supposed to be one of
the men in company with the murdered girl.
H. is an. ERglishman, and about twenty-five
years Old. J. ~
The same paper Of April 9th reports that
ex-Sheriff Lewis, of Wapello county, passed
through town OH Saturday on his return from
pursuit ef the murderers He pursued them
into the State of Missouri, nearly two hum
bred miles from the placeQf murder, and f.
nally lost track of them nat far from st.
Joseph. Full information has feSp given to
the authorities in st. Joseph and along the
Missouri river regarding the fugatives, and
which may result in til ir capturs.. Mr.. Louis
goes back to Ottumwa, with tn intention Of
raising means for more extended search, and
il successful viii pursue the villains to Pixies
Peak, whittier they are, without doubt,
bound.
The Revenue Bill that has just passed the
Legislature will make stir among delinquent
Taxpayers. Its provisions are Of the most
stringent character. There will be no room
under this bill for complaint about the worth
lessness of-tax titles On the contrary, every
guarantee is given that can be asked for by
those who desire to invest ut tax sales. And
the redemption Of property thus sold, is made
more difficulty than at any previous time
the penalty being doubled the day after the
sale.
The necessity for more stringent law t.
enforce the collection Of taxes has long beer
obvious Non-rcsidents and spectators with
in the limits Of the STATE, have regarded with
indifference the claims Of tn State, upon them
! suffering their properly 70 remain delinquent
year after year, because men doubted tn
value Of tax titles and would not bid Of
property advertised by the County Treasurer
Honest tax-paye are amply protected by
tho billxDa NoinN RA9isssr.