Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-06-09
A DOUBLE CRIME.
Outrage and MuTder-The Dark A fall
EnVelOped in Mystery.

From the Chicago Republican Of Monday.
The result of terrible and most mystic
rious crime was brought to light on Satur-
day last by the discovery of the murdered
form of young girl upon small island
in the river just north of the city limits. -
1t is another "horror" to be added to that
fearfully long list for which Chicago is no
torious. The circumstances connected
with the dark affair are peculiarly appall-
ing, ms the victim is beautiful and inno-
cent young girl, and it is probable that a
most brutal outrage preceded the greater
crime that extinguished the vital spark.
The place where the fiendish act was per-
petrated is an island in the North Branch,
formed bya bayou setting back from the
river. The island is located north of the
city limits, near what is known as "Snows
Tavern"
Three young men, named respectively
Joseph Freeman, George Pieifer and John
Lightbody, We're passing by the place on
Saturday evening when their attention was
attracted by what appeared to be female
kneelng upon the river bank. The figure
was still and mOtionless and closer in
spection showed that it was no longer the
body of living person. A leathern strap
was found tightly bound about her neck,
producing strangulation, which was with
out doubt the immediate cause of her death
The posture in.which the body was found
clearly denoted the pain and anguish pre-
cedng death. When discovered the IMAM
innate form was resting upon the knees and
face, which was covered by her hands, as if
supplicating to her merciless murderers to
save her life. These appeals were unheed-
ed, the only response being the tightening
strap in the hands of the unrelenting ruff
fans The unfortunate lady appeared to
10 of Norwegian nativity, of more than
ordinary intelligence, and was neatly
dressed but the means of identity
ing the body are few, and her name and
the secret of the foul crime will most likely
ever be recorded in the two words of terri
ble meaning found dead" Upon her
fingers were found two gold rings, one of
which was engraved with the enitials, 30.
NJ w." the other ring and the under
clothing were marked with the initials,
'M. W." Her purse contained some small
change, but no address by which any clue
to her identity could be ascertained.
The blackened and distorted features ex-
hibited the marks of stangulation, pro-
duced probably by the strap above referred
to, and that the murderer or murderers had
taken improper liberties with the person
of the helpless girl, there can hardly remain
doubt
The remains were yesterday conveyed to
the dead house in the old city cemetery
for identification, but mp to n late hour
last night her identity was not learned. -
A post morten examination was held yester-
day afternoon, but beyond the facts above
alluded to, nothing further was ascertained.
An inquest on the remains will be held by
Coroner Cleaves, to-day.
The fact that the criminal and the vic.
tim are alike both unknown adds much TO
the horrible nature Of the crime, and what
could have been the object of visiting the
shafts of death upon one 10 helpless and
harmless il almost beyond comprehension.
Can it be that the young girl was decoyed
to the place and outraged, and then mur-
dored by the demons in human form to
conceal the crimep Yet, this is the most
plausible explanation of the hidden mys-
terry. rIa
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