, 1860-06-11
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MYSTERIOUS MURDER.


From the Cincinnati Commercial, eth.1
The materiai facts concerning the assasslna~
ton of Prof. Henry T. Crawley, Of Mount Au-
burn Female Seminary early yesterday morn-
iup.-wt ict shocked this community,-vere
correctly stated in yesterday'a Commercial.
o'clock, and entered into long investigation
at the Bremen street Station house, with the
hope Of obtaining some clue to the assassin;
but we regret to say his efforts were unsuc-
cessful. We will restate the facts comprehen-
sively, and publish portion of the testimony,
to satisfy public inquiry.
Prof. Henry r. Crawley escorted Miss Carrie
Men1ies and Miss Sarah Vallette- daughters of
old and respected citiztns-from the Mt. Au-
burn Seminary to the concert 1t Pixies Opera
House, Wednesday evening. Afterwards they
stopped at Mrs: Johnson's ice cream saloon ad-
Joining this office, FIR Refreshments. At fire
minutes before II O'Clock, deceased. accompa
MED by the ladies, met tbs writer Of this in the
door Of The Office, and stated their deslre to see
the press in operation. They were escorted
through the several departments Of the estab-
1ishmeut, and little alter bals:past II o'clock,
they proceeded up Fourth street, intending to
visit Mrs Louderback's saloon, but at the cor
ner of Fourth and S. camore they perceived that
estab1i. hment was closed, and the two parties
separated, deceased, with Misses Menzies and
Val'ette, going up Sycamore, en- route for Ut.
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tragedy, police officer SEM them croFs the
canal bridge on Main street. On the east side
of Main. when ubout to cross over Hunt
street, the young ladies' walking step or two
in advance Of their attendant, saw tour men
standing at the corner, near Squire Rowe.
kamp's Office. Prof. Crawley told them not
to he afraid.
When nearly opposite the Eowdies, the latter
insulted them with disgusting noises with their
lips, when Prof. Crawiey, st4p or two in the
rear, smoking a cigar, turned and confronted
them, the ladies' proceeding. Miss 'a'lette
but moment or two afterwards he staggered
toward them perhaps fire OF six steps, and fell
headloup into the street. The terrified ladies'
supposed he had fallen in a d. produced b. pal
piiatiou Of the heart-a disease with which he
had been at1lic,ed. Soon after, Ar. A. q. kest-
ner, who had been at ba1-room opp'eite
Twelfth street, arrived ut the Ecene aud discov-
cred the appalling state Of the case.
Others 10 th =. number of twenty or thirty soon
after collected around the body, and after some
time several police officers, assisted BY citizens,
placed the body in an express wagon and con-
veYed it TO the Bremen street station house,
where it remained until ten o'clock. The police
also detained seve: al persons for Witnesses, no.
tifying others to be present at the Coroner's in
quest.
horror stricken. Thair lonely and unprotected
condition at that hour Of the night, and in that
wretched locality, under such tearfu! circuu.
stances, will suggest to the mind O the reader
the agon5zing shock they felt. And strange as
| it appears, no one offered them assistance, md
they braved the perils Of midnight walk alone,
through all that solitary part Of the city up the
! foot Of the bill leading TO Mt. Auburn, when
| they found friends and sent them to protect the
body Of their dead friend.
This is succinctly the history Of this awful
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