The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-11-26
REMARKABLE TRIAL.
A Father Convicted Of Murder on his Own
Daughters Testimony.

a Father Convicted of Murder on his Own
Daughters Testimony.
Ore of the mort remarkable cases in the
annals of crime in this State has Just closed
in this place. Munroe Linden and wife had
been living on their farm In the township
OF Sheridan, in this county, for several wears
prior TO the 18th day of iast Nav, where
they raised family consisting of two chill
dren, the eldest, Mary Lindon, a girl of
about II or Is years OF age. MrF. Linhon
had other children living in the neighbor-
hood, by a former marriage.
Ga the evening Of the date above name
Mrs. Lincoln and the children retired all
sleeping in the same bed, leaving the father
ard husbind sitting by the fire smoking
In she morning Mary was awakened by
hearing her little brother asking for his
mother. When she arose, her father seemed
to be yerv anxious about Mrs. Lindon. say
ing, In substance, that something awful had
happened. Soon all wss commotion about
the house, and Mr.. Lindon looked where he
usually kept his razor, hding it gone. He
Immediately began searching the premis.
Tor his wife. but soon gave up TIE search.
goi' g to call his neighbors to unite in the
search, SAY Ing that his wife was mi sing, and
he feared that che bad made away vi h ter
eel. Tie neghb RS focked TO bis place,
ard dIlgent arch was made. Finsllv.
be vent 10 pile of iog-, and there, living
In a depression OF The ground, be found her
lying dead. wi b her throat cut. H. DID
MT go near the toiy, hut gave the al,rm
y'ng mat she was dead, and that she locked
az thungh Re. throat hah been cut.
a sub-equeat examiniitsa showed tl,.
from where b. stood when ne made IN. d..
coveryc he could not possibly tell wh.,,h.r
her throat rad been cut or not. m Or. Flora
test fies that her hair Law over Tho wou,Ss
which we're nine In number. go that he
could not see them until he had removed
il A jury was inn aneled by the Oss,ne,
and, alter examining. rs ihev confessed
very hastiIydn tie msIt., n verdi, Of en-,
eide was rendered i, va. swo.n =, T.
r. Ger and daughter ,b,, sbe 80 - -
herself prey,ou. 10 thi. Tim. rna,,... e
ted until the Iuesdav tolIow;,. - A.
Lindon va. arrested q, tho c,.r,o 80 III
irs murdered his wifi. $50 nv
tion Of the snr-o,,d;na, s.S-.ina
large pool of blood about s;,ht,,s;n g..
from wher. the boiv wa, found 49, r
drops of blood were found on sor,a 80 Nv
Lindon's clo,biny We. ,be ii,
there wa. bu li,ls HOOD. tic
partially closed. and Law unaer tho shnr,Sa.
and tn re was 70 blood ON e;,hsr hanJ 49,"
cep, where the left hand l.v o. .La - =.
ard the blood had nm down ~ 1917 LILY
upderi,. nor was the c,o,h;n, S;s,. n;
IN, Law nicely S;snossS .hnn,, ~ u 10
the pool of blood tbere ~, ~. .a uoes; Al
broken of from tho s,r,onn,;S sigs
and the ,es,;monv Of 80 ~" push.s
va that ther Looked a. ,h,r.L y" ,ne ,I1s,
used them ~ v;na ~, ~ mn nao
Srorn.S ,hsn, % ,ha n mns' ana nan then
the rrarnJ "Aes were 'oaha on
RI, nov c,,s
in cnnnsc,;on ";.t .n .t mo. maTsao,e fact
come. ON N. 80 . ne .Ai: Mary Lindon
trn,h Of her ON ,.. s"u usn',s IN toto the
oner'. inv. sts,ios thu. Y. o e !ns Cor
f,,r of6.r f,rher' .nS ,h.s snaer