, 1870-08-26
THE KENIE TRAGEDY,
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Yesterday at , 4. Ill. the Investigation Of t:ic
Of tho late trinic drowning, 81
Airs. nunis and hsr two children Eds resumed
h. l.rb tls, totun-ts ju.y, VIA. ar:uEl1t, 10
l,s;f: r.ttlo.,s OF Dr. ta.a-ott. t"rnuar. El.t II
Lie County .Iail, The CJroaas'a Coar: T-s
held III the su,llh room OF o:i:. OF tao priaou.
There wcr. prcscl.; Dr.. Yonss.. Csc lar; ;
Ness,s. Til :nus Ee!:tlar.!t a1..i {itoot. Cosu-
ner's jury, Deputy Sheriff Fe!l. representa-
tivcs Of tue city press, aud some dozcn citi-
z.t:s, come OF whom hal known k'rniY ID the
old ccnntrr. About $3.50 t,,p proceedings we're
Commenced, AMI h,rais WAS brought from tug
Jail He IL 4 nzu anout "a years Of age.
rather good looking, light con p!exiua, sandy
ha1r aud HA!ekeru allA tluustachc, hru:iau
nosc. lightStay eyes. high iutellsa'i. and
rather I'M clltct1sl EAST .,f c't:truaucr lie IL
about fcrt :. ii,1i,ca high, won't, weigh prob.-
.tula nuets- netvc c1.oug., tc d:awi: 1uyans,
rr cumruit lnnr>c., II, .ras stS->ed III ..4ca
-.tlnet, or heavy clnth, ct'at and vest. S.av
sasin.t parts. and leather slippers. lie a;,-
lea.ei tnr'e .sllat s:cI'cssel. Jet a1,seetsI
l.romltiy III ties1naE any question asked him.
t.o;, I,1- taaius his scat uear tho jury, thu
Cnrnner tolI him. through Dir. L. Eel. .r1t.
.tr n.:eEI. Ls..r a,i one U! the jats, tia: they
..ni,r III lin t., tell li1c ci1caul..auess VI hlz
wife And chi1lren'r death.
$1A1 tAt-sl tF hfEAl4.
Ii aisa'ytr ID G,l,.+ti,Is, tlie prts 1nor said.
''s!y wI;c Ea- not ID ms hsoi; ot 4 .it.., latu
tf"sad; iL-,l tn 7s.s1S In th sar,l with ,,"r II
evenings: 'a'e 1asf time vas about week a,:u:
af!s1 snr..er. We wa!stri IN the ya:ts: We usually
uallti iu t.lc .arl iwo VI three ti:t'3 we.S: t:
;:as Ktznr4:t .ttNsat tsl17E ah'n We walked: ny
V.,e hell sore tsr*: hcfotr her errs En1 naf s7e
'ssed u 50 for watcr n the wrtl; whcu Invent
LuN satcll wsleT N.s In the huNSe: rsJ rite aaI
,ur Two c,ii;i.en were in thv tioht r,'o:
s9e rite ,s(;; IN G % II ' n.y. fa'~ er ~aStrsi n,s
.utll MAS up; va. .,hput =, M. WHEN
III * tie slt7tr~ara aad went Up ii ait s'.Ess
l.tu5heL hoi'!s ae.'t O'clock: tae cl.s!'lr.! we're
teth"nl: ne Nil III .; III .he lt1n losul; III tue
d4Juu,c put ss1c VI ice le'ls III W back ruom.
Of TIC s.lsrrwasc VIC had MS Essen Us By ,ny
tathcr: some was ours togctaer;n "i;.s NY "iira
suggestion to sell The sl!sc, VAR: -nen Irctcsuct
tsrk: lit d csi,ic an,s INV s'ir 'cst chilli t7i:,r
1eal nf,0n TIT Euuf Ut the ted-Ffosnt our little
t:uy WAS l,EaE wifi lis hcii in me
.a1,i and -sw ny VIII. II ii,- ~el1: rent 10 mr.:
e,r tod what sae hnd done: ! u,k,-l slrr 10 r,ne
f,u tic hnEsc: lal The chi lsu. on the be4 and
rsktt. my vile low 81. cou' do 50; We snrn
Ilb',c,t tncm arh rlI..i I. hrn. :l:.:n to life;
when they ct.nid not be 'hru'lgh: slSe my vile
raid Nj belief Ioa'o~ Inc rhsreu aMt strWtt MR.
tcsts IN ll,e we'll: thought should tp 81. for
r.uil not think Of su!uE to rho 'clce Cart aa'i
telling MY NIic hat tf,wft-t our ri,i1dtcn: We
aSed AFT ,.s to sI' ou5e1F; nn' ~; s9of hsns
ever the curb and together lu1.p:I III nac veil
,s 81 tuctt, II Ala!. trr. l6 trt ,irr'h, with "
!snss IT y %s,s, u, T. T., rs;';1, ny wa ~ ;r
ferts high, ucsuss tn. scltrc IL TIE st:,t'ass .sso
st.ch y us The lrl.e hucKtt and clsa1L} Nheu
E.tis ,l1r wa,rr an'I ,''ci: ir1.d =. 7:t1- as.:
;:.tltr. Ut t:i;A IT,; ..:t ii SOMA d..
lAc as.r elt.Sc' tz: rst:el up afi,1 fus:l nj
| ss,le was, de1!: Vim / was .sIwn II, ne
! ~ ,oo; ;"a,=s.. NJ mga. on' e"ae!::a..1
tic VII ali weot into ai The q house us' u L.
fscti t>ef: wf.a sa1 ~ no i1:;lr .'I!;ta
In: !. ess ssaa:s ,asas.s saa,A aos 10 i: !
r get ii dowu from rtei the deer and l,al It:
had t'oW!tct. shnt autt r,ps IN the house: thea
WV xSG. sd f. e s i ~ au
him .,'.t to- tel! ,las ha,i hu,ess until ,raaJ
;nn'n.ng: :n.sne,! to 4 ysef l,ela.t 1lssr:i-
1 re went tacl 10 the house ard cot my vic uut
OF the well, anil s',: 11ti,rI was sakcu IL Gus
| t"t1 and btoushr here ito the te31}.
The inressigati"n lassel till nonu. WHOM the
! man wae retrandol to jal, sud the COURT
room cleared o: all aafe the Corouer's jur:
ana the DEPUTY Shes.fl. Tue following ls the
,cr1tct:
ar, .naus;t,os4 ho!Seu IN p4senaost, Auxvs:
TIM ~, cnruner Vi saia coaasy. and rhs 1arofs
w',cs+' na1nes arr herrto ts,-rrste.L The said
isrs1s Epo1 Thur .sr1, do 81, taas Anna D-Ie-
| i
kGrt2 came to t:cir death Vt aeeu, the hon. or
% o.ock j. H., AuEuss %, t.s tif hand of Iteson
=, ps1s"ns, I ,,,tt t. o ne tr,t in:y saS:.owa
,'atc TO tier dtst u atsnt the ,ur uf II 9r:ock
N. OF tnc aIcts*si'i sia*, By drowning. and taas
,s'la:s ks!t fLt!lir kraiE. mr. ,us;'ai,t. aud
c"s,,t % f&c sleata IT :ls wife ty rr:n5 p.tsea,
and rot ;:.rv; ltE hrs ttn:.s c-snl:tos :1e at
Lpo.. the te:utu Of the verdtc:, DR.. fe.4san.
! CorsneI, is.uad u vaara-t to the Sheriff.
l III IN IF IL ~
| low2. IL forthwith take William Tar! Phillip
konis befnr2 Justice II. pe;-rs, 10 te dealt
! With aIctrdiisS to lsw.
! NJ. J.cob Hollis, tailor, who knew KUair' .
! f11aily in Germany. rays hs be:a:ue acla.int-
ci viii! the prisones in 1859, III S:hH1 :ct.t.
| S-.hlesxiE. He w,n then teaehiuE schoa! in
| Ksmstedt, : sutal town aboni , ul,;e iii slant
| ktprig'- fa,hcr ~as a1ao y .chunl seacler, and
! tic family wcra considered well OF b- their
| neighbour. They wetr al r,emscrs OF .ha
| mig we're At the same lime members II tbs
/ L. iacEtsfsl, = singing club OF SchHa.As.aat,
aud were very intimate.
I Mrs. knniS was ths tlanE'..er OF u >.cil.to-
do farmer, She was snill womau. Several
vesrs ago sic vas sick. and th- f.scr ettf|eJ
in her eyes. she vas ahllcsetl in hi. ',,ss was
when Ktslag u,asriea l4er, III 1866 shc hs:s
two brothers ard t~B sistErs in Getmsuv,
yefT respectable people. In 1865, Rolfs hsde
the family goodbye. snl euaigrated to Amer.
l lcA, coming direct tp pafatitprt. Abou!
two months ago k&aig AID Lis fauiJI n.
rived in Davenport. sod stepped at ,lr.
I,o]fs' for 4 fuw days, and theu went
10 housekeeping. Ths ses voyage hai Il
bad elect upon Nrs. k.'s cyes. aud abe vas
an invalid racst of the tune. being nearly
blind.
Whsn they hrf' c4n,e hero il.er employed .
5ervhut for tiltre or four a1tt.. Mr. X. uae
not tnt:,ler Ind teen> addicted to shc use OF
lqutr. or late l. was deePoudent because he
c,slld get nothing to do: ha Wa:,tej to teach
school, but cid rot unferetaaa the Euslish
!snEu1ge. lie had something o7cr hun udred
H. 1sts Hbe1s he ratne here that is nos al csne
Itis IL Al out What has been learned OF thus
singular triple murder. 1t Il 4 mystery how
Parent could ielibtratr,r hold then chitd'v
head il : t7ucket ef w,:c- till i's death -trur-
gles ceased. and then ali done so quietly that
the people liy7nc IL an adjoining tcneucnt
with oaty for,r-inch 18th and plaster 2arti-
tit1cn b.iwcen: the interview at The well be-
tween Kuuie snl his wife. ttei1 rcitsn to
the house, and, according to his 'eto.J, their
tfforts to rptto,e th:is dF1wIie]l children,
their 1esprn to and subsequent attempts 10
crown themselves. in the well thirty inetss
in diameter, with only tvcnty inches Of VA
ter, the &ife succeeds. the husband changes
lis mind. pzeEs-a shooting hluaself, chnba
out OF tie veil. goes into the hou.e.
ranuot muster plarl enough to Kill himself,
changes hi4 boots, and instead OF Calling tie
nctSIcr* on either eit1r "f h's: E,'.s ic%E