Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-04-05
TRAGEDY IN LAKE
COUNTY.
A Woman Murdered by her HIS
band, who afterwards Com
mlts Suicide.

From tho Crown Point Register, March %
A most brutal murder was committed at Lake
Station, in this County, on "Wednesday evening
of last week, the victim being Mrs Caro- me Nor
ley, a sister Of Mr.. Thom,s Bowers, in whose Ho-
tel the fiendish act perpstrated. and the Wur-
derer her own husband, to whom she hid been mar
red thirty three years. but who for many years had
been addicted to the excessive use oil ardent spir
its and subjected his wife to such itreatment that
she Was compelled, on the 18th OF December last
TO leave him, and seek home with her friends.-
She had been at her brs,her's only about two
weeks when her prosecutor traced cut her where
akouts. On Tuesday evening OF last week she
was surprised and Mortified at observing among the
arrivals at thehotel the dreaded figure OF her hus-
band, whcreupon she fled 10 her room and locekd
the door. Morley learned where she was, and M
sisted upon being allowed TO see her, but was reiu-
sed. After several attempts to obtain an inter
view with his wife that night, during which time
he was drinking freely and treating all who would
drink at his expense. showing them his money,
which was estimated by some to amount 10 nearly
al 900, he request ed TO be shown TO room, which
was done He however, did not rem ,in III II more
than an hour, bu. came again into the bar room
and passed out doors, aul the clerk says ne aid
not return TO the house that night, but came again
in the morning, and repeated his request for an '
terview with his wife which again refused.
He then took the first train for Chicago, arriving
there at noon. He remained in tho city during
tho afternoon, until about 5 o'clock, when he a
gain took the cara for Lake Station, where he ar
rived at about o'clock, AM went directly to the
hotel. Entering at the hall door. he passed up
stairs to his wiie'srcom unobserved by any OF the
inmates Of the house. Mrs. Morley, supposiny
that her husband had disappeared forever, had dis
missed all her fears and was quietly reclining up
on lounge, when he entered the room. He first
attempted to shoot her, but missed the mvrk, when
he rushed forward and putting his arm around
her neck, thrust large butchertniie. ground sharp
on both ed ges, into her thoat from one side OF the
neck to the other, and xfiggling the handle, sew
cred both the windpipe and iugular vein, and even
in this condition she managed to get to the bottom
OF the stairs, where she fell ard Immediately ex-
PRED.
The terrible tragedy over. the murderer passed
down stairs aud rushed pass the crowd. who had
been attracted ththcr BY the confusion. (the cause
of which they had not yes learnel.) out of the
house. Assoon as the facts became known. squads
OF men started out and secured the adjacent coun-
try, and searched the woods, and almost every
spot where MN could conceal himself, while
Others placed ha2d-cars upon the railroad track
and impelled them with great speed 10 the near
stations and railroad crossings for the purpose
OF interceptng the fight Of the villain, whom II
Was supposed would probably endeavor TO make
his escape by getting on Of the passing trains
while Others informed the Chicago police by tele-
graph.
Notwithstanding the thorough search made, the
murderer was found dead the next morning, not
more than twenty rods from the house, with cut
in his throat about four inches long and half an
inch deep. From the trace ofblood on the ground
he must have given himself the fatal cut immedi.
ately after leaving the house. his body was stiff
and cold when found, and the blood frozen under
meath him. When found there was but S4,2o IN
hi, sockcts and the following note written in a
steady hand. which rl,nly shows that the horrible
deed was premeditated:
"Bury both in grave. side by side.
could not live without her, 50 | concluded both oil
US should de-"
"RoBrRr MoRLFv."
Coroner Pratt, to whom we are indebted foi
many ofthe above particulars, held an inquest or
the two bodies on Thursday es ening, when the in
~ broughtna verdict of murder in the o.
Mrs. Morley, and Of suicide in that Of her husband