Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-11-16
4 MYSTERIOUS MI RDER.
4 Young Girl Outraged and KILLED on
Western tyenMe-HoTYiSie Brutality
OF the Deed.


to shock the public mind, and cali for
the utmost vigilance and cunning of
the police to unyeil the mystery which
shrouds the act. The we'll remembered
murder of the Joyce children IN the
Bussey woods was scarcely more brutal
and inexplicable than this latest work
of human fend A milkman driving
into the city Yesterday morning from
Brookiine discovered, in the marshy
grass by the right hand side OF Western
avenue, what he thought to be
human garments, and closer view,
which he obtained by stopping his
wagon, showed him the body of a wO
man lying there, frightfully mangled,
the clothing nearly all torn from the
limbs, the hair dishevelled and clothed
with the blood which had oozed from
pashes in her head, while a stone, as
big as quart measure, which had
crushed in the top Of her skull, and had
rolled over into her hat. The discover
er of the body made known the dread
ful facts as soon as he reached the pO-
lice, and Coroner Allen began an inves-
CATION. The following are the details
of the case SO far as they were develop
ed Yesterday:
Kate Lchan was a young Irish girl
capable and rather gay spirited, whose
eighteenth year found her an inmate of
Mrs. II. NJ Brown, resident mt the cor
ner of Park street and Western avenue,
in Longwood. She came from Ireland
eight years ago, and had been emplo,-
ed IN Mrs. Browns family about six
months Mrs Brown speaks OF the de-
ceased as having been an excellent ser
want and girl of remarkably cheerful
disposition. Herreputation Is not ques-
toned. She was steady and industrious
IN her habits, and had laid up about
$500 in the bank, but on the night of
the murder had not more than dollar
about her person.
Her only failing if failing she had,
was that she liked to be out o nights.
She was a tolerably good-looking girl
but not particularly attractive IN her
personal appearance, although extreme
iv neat in her dress and ways. She was
| fond of gay and lively company, and
was one of the up-and a-coming' sort,
always on hand for good time and in
nocent fun. Notwithstanding her lik
ing for evening strolls, she was never
ont very late, and she never returned
with male companions. 1t doesnot APP
pear that she had beau, even, al
though there was a young man IN
Brookhne whom it is said she used to
lann,L aLont and cali her DARLING
nnTn,. "
Tuesday evening was GATHERINGS
I u.n;gbt ant AZ seven o'clock her
l,,,,5,,,,.,,rl, u.,s dnna ana nuttiur ON
Lor =. th;,rrs " she went over to one Of
~ nn;nhhnr's bonsfs whore she
st,nnnl for nm hour Whether or not
o,,y ono inined her there does not ap
~. ~ sI,..l,,xt Won't ,var opntbar
+ -, ~, Fr,,,cis stroot which CROSSES
v.stn,., ',yenne ot rioht ANGLES and
I,,r, .l,., ,,,at bar hngt friend Fllnn
Nnr,is ,nnthar sarv,pt-nirI whose
,';.+,,s. l,.,rcl hon. i, On Ia Brool,lina
u.;tl, 81, o,r,nd third girl emuIoyed
~ ~ ,an,iiy nnar Inv Vent with them.
Wien tbny oot into the village thew
. f.,,,,,I tLo STR, which tbav wished ~
,;.;l ,dnsal and thny nj once started
4 49,, ~. r,t,rn On thsir way hazel,
4 tl,',,.',,,,,t tL,a,' ,.,,,n,, mon from Dronk-
. I,,,l.at, littIa saloon an tho left.bond
III, nf Western oveuue kent
G;,,,n Cl,,.ry y, littIa
l.;.,l.,,,r.gl,,,, az bad r,i,,ta These
'',,,',',, ,,,,,,oo y,nra 81 Nobopev
na,;t1 I.,an,rJ ,n,1nnbtadlv tho ON.
t,,ts,,,III'l La, :, 1,rl,nlr Danny -, and
- -, II, Tl;,is 10 statEn.nt ~
.,a NJ ,,,r1 ,,.bnse character and
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