The New York herald., 1875-11-08
MARIA BLACKWELL's MURDER.
From the Kansas City Times. !

From the Kansas City Times,
Waterman rowing his boat along the shore about
half mile above the Missouri Pacific and Kansas Pa
ciac junction, discovered a body, face downward
wedged in between the putrid of horse and
a The COW had leg pressed against the corpse
as though embracing it. Above the body was a large
drift log which required the united strength OF three
men to it. The corpse had its head pressed
beneath OF tho putrid and its back reached
up out Of the wacr the legs also pressed under
water which gave the corpse the appearance OF being
IN kneeling attitude at the time OF death An exam
inaton OF the body showed that violence had been
offered II other than
THE FATAL BLOW
which broke in the forehead and knocked the right
eye, which was found hanging upon the check Those
who supposed at first that Miss Blackwell had com
mittcd suicide, have had their suppositions dspoled
by the presence OF blood upon the face and the swollen
condition Of tho wound. Tho corpse was in
good state Of preservation Her wearing
apparel was not disarranged pair OF kid gloves upon
her hands intact and showed signs Of having
been damaged in death struggle There were no
rings upon her fingers jewelry upon her person.
except plain set OF jet horn Tho pockctbook was
an od-iashioncd cheap one and contained only 81 IS
IN money II seems evident that neither robbery or
violence TO her person was intended by the murderer
II must have been dono for revenge 10 cover up
wrong done Miss Blackwell before the murder.
NOT SUICIDE
Everything discovered by the reporter in his nves-
legations goes TO show that Miss Blackwell did not
destroy herself She eft her brother laws house at
Louisville, Kansas in good spirits She informed him
that she was going to Leavenworth and would write to
him When she applied 70 Madden the proprietor OF
the Mansion House. she appeared to be in the best
fpHits She was not in want OF shelter, for Mr.
Madden rendered her homo until she could pro.
work She returned to the Mansion House
after calling upon the sewing machine Office
and Abernathy Brothers. and deposited in her satche
the card OF directions given her by Mr.. Madden she
appeared TO be cheerful at each of the places she called
at TO seek work-and left no letter or note for her
friends stating her intention TO destroy herself
There Is existing evidence OF MISS Blackwell being
FOLLOWED PROM KANSAS
by worthless fellow who arrived from n town near
Miss BackwelPs home about the time OF her disappear
ance He IS known to tho police as an agent for noo-
rious den OF infamy in Leavenworth lie was arrested
by tho police on suspicion but released as nothing
but crcumstantal evidence could be obtained against
him. The police are watching him very closely and
have some hope of making further important discov-
cries II this fellow followed Miss Blackwell from Pot
tawatomie county ho must have endeavored induce
ner 10 enter one OF these dens Of vice for which he Is
agent She may have been entced into this den, and,
on her refusal TO remain may have put out OF the
way, and silenced and thrown into the river Tho
porter devoted some time to this suspected person. but
could discover nnthtng satisfactorily.