, 1860-04-12

Tie horrible murder Of d young aad beauti-
tul girl at Ottumwa, iu this St1te. still remains
my stery. so far Us tie discovery of the mo-
tive for tue act is concerned. The girl WAS un-
quessionab'y from Kockforl, Ill. she was from
sixteen to eighteen years old: the daughter of u
wido" woman-probab'y g,ddy md in,prudent,
She wrote some articles fortee Rockford pa-
Pers-was thought to have ta!eBts, and aas
somewhat inflated By notice and fattery. She
put matrimonial advertisement in the papers.
which was answered by Wm Moore, then IN
Wisconsin. but originally from Rockford, where
his family iyes, which j. said to be highly re.
spectacle. Moore went TO Pixies Peak last year.
aud contemplated going there the present sea.
son. This William Moore, who is said to bu q
gambler, is un4uestionab1y the person in
company with the girl at 0skaloosa, 0ttuu,wa
and Eidyvilie. lie gave bis name ~ Muura nj
Ottumwa. The description corresponds exac1.
" with that Of the man seen as ADORE. Hr con-
templated going to the mines in spring wagon
ana proposed taking Aiong m extra horse to
ride ut lis pleasure. This Is exactly the way
the p+,tE was travelling when the murder was
Tue Ill, stery is, why-havipg scduced M car
ried Of an accomplisned and very handsome
etrl-Aoore should murder her before he had
travelled half the distance to Pixies Peak
E"rtiagtoa {lopa) H1~t~ye, dp+iz6th.
The Rockford (lil) Ntus, from letters of iu-
quiry received from Ottumwa, inclines to The
opinion that the unfortunate. victim OF this
d'Sbo!ical Outrage was a J1ung lady named
Laura Haryey, daughter 6f respectable fun,ily
OF that place, who fed from her huale On ,he
li;h uf March with IN uDptincipled fellow
named Heorge Lawrence, with whom, bv one
OF those inexpllc4ble freaks Of .wo1nan's tature
which so olteu result in her ruin. she bec,me
infatuated, abandoning dear friends and dot;nv
parents to Share the desperate fortunes of de-
s';4n1ng Errtch. Tits LawFtnce, it il thought.
was On MS way to Pike's Peak, viii .oE,c s'Ejn.
dred sp,rits, aud, under p7un,ise of marriage
WHICH lie, Ut course. never intend i to luiti1.
ne prevailed npon the girl 10 accompany him in
hts adventure, and, after proceeding a. far as
oaumwa on their journey, mud finding her an
iucumbrance and an anoYarre, they murdered
her 10 get rid Of her.
Tic 1act appears to be we'll established that
the ynnng woman was from Rockford, she har-
'ng informed the postmaster at 0!tumwa to that
elect. and reque ted him to send for certain
copies Of Rockford papers. to ascertain prola.
bly,, whether any mention lad been made OF her
c!opempnt; and the aniy iaiy answering The
description glren Of tue murdered, who had dis
appeared from Rockford, w.s the Miss Harvey
aborc referred 10, WHO appears TO have t..e: q
handsome but u romantic y youcg latIr
T.. S-Tuesday's Burlington M1rftue says:
:" 4 public meeting was bald at 0ttumwa on
Saturday evening las, 1T which resolutions
were passed, cullinE iii the County Ju1ee Of
Wapeio county to otler n reward Of 81, 900 for
tue apprehension OF the mcrderers Of the yuunx
girl at that place, ard also uuou the Governor
Of the State to offer like sum tor the same uur.
pose 1t is now thought TT Ottnmwa that tic
officers hure been On the wrong scent and that
the villains have gone either east ur NORTH"