Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-08-18

A Mysterious Death.--h nust singular
and mysterious death occurred 10 a lumber
wagon in Bowling Green at late hour on Mon
day night last. The victim was young lady
by the name Of MATILDA WILLIAMS, daughter
Of DANIEL WILLIAMS who lives on the Belvill
Ridge, about six miles out the McCutchenvIle
road. She was accompanied In the wagon by
d. ]. SHOEMAKER, young man who had been
waiting on her for the past two years, also NJ,
PARKER,a "a married man, both residing near the
girls father. II is alleged that they took the
young lady to Bowling Green with the view Of
getting medica; aid, aud on arriving at the res
ideuce Of a pysicsn il was discovered that she
was dead, wherenpon the two men drove hastily
home taking the corpse with them.
Al noen on Tuesday Sheriff BRowHsBER0 ER
and DR.. MANvILLE arrived at the residence MIR.
Of WILLIAMS, and found that preparations were
already being made for burial. They at once
stopped all proceedings and sent to this place for
Coroner BAIRD and DR.. RuEINPRANK. A Coro-
ners Jury was empanneled and on Wednesday
apod mortem examination was had, resulting in
verdict of death from causes unknown to the
jury also that she would have became a moth
er in about four months. The stomach was ta-
ken charge ofby the coroner and physicaus and
will undergo chemical analysis.
1t is believed that the girls death was the re-
suit OF medicine taken, but whether administer
ed by the two men or taken voluntarily, is not
known.
PARKER and SroEMAKBR'have' been arrested
and are now in Jail at Bowling Green awaiting
trial.
We give below PARKER's version of the affair
as related to Sheriff BRowNsBERGER and the ed
itor of the Sentinel:
81 am near neighbor to williams, also Shoe
maker lives near by. Last Friday night Shoe
maker camo to me- and wanted me to take nv
horses and take him 70 Bowling Green to see
Tilda who had been there two weeks and sent
for him. We went on horseback. Went to a
house where there is high board fence, Tilda
came out and then learned her condition, that
she had been taking medicine. | at once told
her she must 90 home. Shoemaker lost his pock-
ct book coming up, and waited below town un
oil next morning TO 90 down early on foot. | took
Tilda home on horse back. Monday night as
was coming over to Hiram Craw's abou; halt
way 10 wiling Green, for potatoes. Shoema
ker aud Tilda came out to the road and wanted
to ride over to Craw's. When we got there the
folks were in bed, and we came on to Bowling
Green.
Tilda complained of headache, we stopped in
front of the drug store, and went to look for a
doctor This was about bilf past nine O'Clock;
! was gone from the wagon half or three
quarters Of an hour; Shoemaker and Tilda were
10 the wagon when | came back. We drove up
street toward the bakery, Tilda complaining
that everything was growing dark to her. Shoe
maker went in and got glass of beer. We
then drove up street further and turned round
Tilda grew worse, Shoemaker held her head in
his lap. ,ney both sat in the bottom Of the wag.
| on. He wanted me to drive home but | was
bound t. have a doctor. | found where DR.
Manvlle was, and drove up to his place. He
C me out, and then ordered lantern brought
and at once pronounced Tilda dead. We thea
drove home as fast as we cOuld."