The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-11-28

a Fresh Chicago nIyStery-A
Lady Abuut to he maFried Re
CeiVcs the Dead Body OF an
Infant by Express
From the Chicago Times Novembe- Il. ]
On Thursday forrnnun an express wagon
wound its way leisu-ely down South CLARK
street and came to a halt IN frnnt of the
Morrison ] uildiug. situated on the east side
ni the said street. between Washington aud
Madison streets. The diver as lrisurry
dismuuntcd from his seat and taking a
small fourteen by sixteen inch box from the
hicle he mounted two flights of steps and
stopped hcinre M. 81. tie Knocked, ant.
gained adlmittance. The lady knew him
not, anu he knew not the lady, but that
MA ie un difference hr bad reccived orders
to deliver the properly to Mrs james,
room 3S, Morrison Building, and all hr
wanted Na> his charge amounting to seventy
five cents, which were paid, and bnwing his
adieu he came down stairs, mounted hi
vehicle, and drove away as leisureiy as he
came.
Mrs james was of course isgreat desire
tn know the contents of the box 81 mysIe.
rouSly delivered. For moment she could
not surmise who could have sent the same
but all of Il sudden tue mystery was appar-
emily ,xphirtd Was She not to be- mar
rird in few days, and who but lover
would pretend TO use such caution? 1t was
M douut intended4F surprise. and mag
nitccnt wedding trOusssduS dancing before
her sparkling eyes. She procured hachct
and, with trembling hands pried open the
top The sight that was presented spead
blush over her fair features 1t, was a,steel
plated engraving, representing some rude
goddess, IN an au,oruUS attitude nn the back
Of noble swan, toying in the waters of II
b, au Iful lake. That was surely strange
present fer aI0vcr- but. she could not ex
cuse il IN him in their degenerate davS
and she quietly put it to one side. Next
there rame layer Of straw, which, on being
EN- vel, reveal, a glass jar. A Jar?
What co;d thar contain to rcdr ire such
ezra culinary caution She cnnl lhink of
no u,able weding PRESENT that required Il
jar, ara her wonder increased. But hold,
there was piece of white paper pinned to
the toy, and something was written thereon
il n,a1. female hand. She read, and a
| sick ulng sensation overcome her; she lifted
| the glass jar from the box, and had barely
time to place it on the inhlr, before she fell
tantmg on the floor. The noise nccasunrd
by the fall attracted rh3 attention of some
ladies .iyiug ~ the >aIne portion of the
, building. who, Oh entering the room. found
Mrs James IN deep sWoun. They attelnN
Jcl 90 revive her, but before this, wa ac-
ruii.plj>hcd, they also observed the cpntpnt.,
u the iIr auu were har 'ly able 10 take
care Of then4rIyes. Bht, IN The cours. ol
time Air,. jane revived and the ladies',
aiior rcgaiuns their cHnposule to Somg ex
tnnt, attempted more Careful examination
@, the contents at thu j2} bu, the object w,s
SO shocking ;b2G tnes ttul scarcely believe
thc;r nwn. n>e5. "fb5 Extraordinary dis
tulhur oi female c0lnp0auic wds the ftefaS
OF a male child, about seven month, old
preserved in ac"hnl, and on the slip ot
paper, were these words, written in Il neat
fpmar hand:
Il am ii search of p. CLARK. VIII my
Futnre step nlotheg tell ne where | can find
him:
The lceHnGsof Mrs James can be im1ei.
ncl when it is stated this ''P. Clark is her
atiAncoI husband, Alter at length consid
eration of the suljrct, as to what they
should do with the strange unnatun1 object
the lac les conclnle'i to notify the coroner,
whe subsequently took the contents of the
jar in his charge.
The matter is undergoing a careful in.
vestigation by tn authorities, bat as yet
tho perpetrator of this disgusting and terri
hlc outrage has been ti>covcred
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