The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-03-23

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Probably the most interesting locali
ty at present in the pretty little city
af MANSFIELD, s-that Just east of ths
Atlantic Hotel, nea the line of the
4uAtiantics& Great WestsrnS Railway,
upon the ground of which stands 9
small story and halt frame house.
20 much of peculiar interest attached
to this house, that a special reporter
was sent from the Stfteskan I office
Yesterday with instructions, to gather
all the facts within reach, and spread
fttfem before our readers.
|, On. arriving at Mansfield, the first
item of ATTRACTION was the little house
taboYe referred to- There was nothipg
Ein.the appearance of the house itself
apparently, that called for tue assem-.
blage ofthe crowds around il. Plain,
u~nattractive, quiet, with no signs OF
life within its. walls, one not cesnizant
of its. late~bloody history would won
der what the strange gathering of peo-
pie meant, and why they talked in low
tones, and why their faces wore an
expression of commingled deep SORROW
and terror. r Gr51 "a - =
The Statesman announced in its col
umns OF Monday, that a fearful muir
der had been committed in thishOuse.
IA woman had b en- brutally murdered
by an unknown assassin, and. hence
| fI.a ooo4n,llInn ~ the nn-n.,a nrn,u1
to Jexamite localities, to interchange
Eopinions, to advance, theories, to ex-
press doubts, and to suggestive name
or names of guilty parties. 5
| There was but one course, how
ever, for the terrified people to pursue,
and that was to call a jury and en-
deavor, by the statements OF witnesses
before the jury, TO gain a clue to the
perpetrator OF the horrid deed.
b. The mutilated hedytof the murder
ed woman had1sbeen disc overed, eN-
amined lily surgeons, : washed, dressed,
!coffined and lturied..i ii isr H5t-
/ The next step was to call up the
witness and make efforts to discover
thetrue ass ssin.Ii Following isthe testi-
meny. OF witnesses before the Coroh-
er's jury which met ifgtbe Mayors
Office: - ess.-g 1i5i.iR Y,ns!st5 fE.r
j. The first witness, called before the
Coroner's JUICY yasiA. L.. Robinson,
whot being daily sworn, said that he
was n resident of I. Mansfield. Knew
+ MarylJ. Luusford. She .haSlived in
Mansfield since lastrAugust. Former
yglived in Cincinnati. Though. she
had a husband living somewhere in
Kentucky. She Lore his name.
Never saw.the husband. Do not think
she wassin the habit of receiving the
company of men. Knew she had
made arrangements TO marry n, mar
named EberSoll. who lives in Shelby.
Do MT think she bore Il good name.
for c!iastityrbeforc coming to Mans
held i@..a ..r: ..,
- He knew nothing of the circuI
stances attendinr the murder, and
was not aware that she had an enemy
inIthe world. He knew that she had
a daughter aboht.sseven years old liv-
ing near Lima. Did not think that
her husband had e been about
here or. that she had. ever seen him
since he left her: Which vas abolt the
commencement Of the war. He last
saw deceased between T and 8 o'clock
on Friday evening. Did not know of
anybody else paying his RESPECTS to
her, besides EbersoA. Was 1.-The hrs,
man to see her in. her room On satur-
day morning. She was lying on the
bed with her head under the ihead-l
board. She was dead and very stiff.
q. William Brady being sworn testified
hat on returning from Il ball a little
before one O'Clock, he saw Il man iun-
ming out from the cUrner,oi the Attain
tic Hotel, and crossing the street at
that point. Watched him running
and saw him go up Main street. Il,
dark and he could not describe
the man, but thought he had dark
on. 80.
James Barton being sworn, testified
Mr. Casey went to his house on
Saturday morning and referred ito the
murder as IL shocking affair. He said
he was afraid to go up Iwent'to
Mr. Robinson, and together we went
to the house where the dead woman
was lying. Sawa letter lying on the
with some blood OIL it, also
blood on the table down stairs Found
The dead roman lying on her bed with
her head hanging down near theafoor
Robinson and ! pulled her up on TO
the bed, and lowered her I'VE and
eft. / found her threat eutand l,ek
and eve icut.,, There was
great deal of tlcody on the hOur. Tiief
bed was rumpfed as thought
she had struggled very mueh.1!fPhere
was not much clothingron herr She
also. had n cut across the stomach, Jay
ing it open. 1 also saw prints of.teeth
On herlarm Her thimble and sother
things were on the table as Thoughts she
nad been using them while at work.
William Hefiefinger being sworn,
testified that when he hears of the
of the woman, he proceeded
the house and saw her lyingadead
the bed. On the inner side of the
window sill a-large drop 'of blood
was observed, and blondy marks on
the sill as though a bloody hand had
srasped it. Other blood marks were
On the Notwithstanding outside the
sill
Marshal, John F. Mckinley, being.
testified tiat h. first saw
diseased on Saturday morning, about
3 O'Clock Mr.. Robinson went, to his
house after him; saw the deceased ly-
on the led with her throat cut a
.ady present called his attention to
olood-marked letters lying on the