Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-11-06
A MYSTERY.

We repubiish from the icavcnworth
Times more full account of the beau,i
full hoatcr found near that place, Il notice
of which appeared i'll our last:
Yesterday morning about half past
ten o'clock boatman discovered the
body OF woman lodged in Il pile "i
driitwood. about three miles below the
city, = short distance north OF the june
ton. The corpse was wedged tight,
between the bodies of COW and Il horse.
which had been caught in the DRIFT, and
from all appearances had been i'll The
wafer some ten ortwelve days, alth"u-h
the features were still prcsery an,!
the hair. by which the body was towr.i
in to the shore by the boatman, still re-
manned. II was evidently the body OF :,
woman about twcntv-siA years OF age.
and who had been, before her death.
very beautiful. The only visible marx
of violence WAS Il slight abrasion upon
the side of the head, which was, in the
minds of the gentlemen composing the
cor0ner's Jury. the cause Of her death.
The hair, which WAS long and luAu-
riant, WAS of Jet black color and fins.
texture, having clearly been the rrcip-
lent OF great care and attention from it
posseSsOr. The corpse was dressed
richly in purple silk dress, and had
upon the breast jet breaSt-pin, while
dependent from the ears were pair ni
costly earrings. In the pocket OF the
dress WAS found 4 lady's porte-mOnaie,
containing 81 IS and a brass check for
her baggage to this city. \ card ease
was also found in the same pocket, con-
tanning Il number of cards, with the
name Of M. n. BLACKWELL printed up
on them; also Il scrap cut from a news
paper, containing an account Of =
marriage which took place in the Con-
gregation1 church. Boston, and a pass
tor Miss Blackwell" from Chicago t.
Kansas City. Three Of the upper teeth
of the corpse were filled with gold.
The coroner took the check found up
on the body, and upon presenting it NJ
l the baggage room Of the Union depm
| received her trunk. Upon being opened
1 it was found to contain various articles
Of Il lady's wearing apparel together
with toothbrush. comb. Il copy "i
Jane Eyre" and .SclectionS from tn.
/ Life nf the Apostle Paul"
| There is Il dark mystery connected
with this affair. which perhaps ma,
never be unraveled. The general opiu-
ion seems to bc that she came to her
death through foul means. 1t is pos
sible that She may have committed
| suicide, and thst the abrasion upon her
head was the result Of -trikin- some
floating object us she threw herself IN
| the water. Time alone can unr:,vcl the
| mystery.
| A suspicion nf foul play filed the
4
4 verdict that the deceased came to her
death from 4 blow on the right temple
bone and eye. both being badly bruised.
by parties unknown. The case WAS
given to the detectives. and they suc-
ceeded in finding :, hackman who stated
that he took 4 lady of her description
irn,,n 4 noted ha,'''o ut prostitution Oh
| Main street to the depot in cumpan,
with another woman. 1t is supposed
that being stranger in the city size wa>
enticed into this den and robbed. ;,n,
then taken to the depot on the lr>cc.
and she becoming troublesome. Wa
struck on the head and killed and her
body thrown into the river. Several
parties are suspected Of being implicated
of time.
The other evening Detroit joker
! slipped 4 little pink love-lctter into the
pocket Ola ,taid old citizen rs they were
riding on the street ear. OF course the
old citizens wife made Il dive for hi>
ovcrco;lt pockets rs he passed through
the hall, and when she had diSestcd ths-
love letter, she determined to commit
suicide. While going up stairs I" get
her bonnet, she got mad aud changed
her mind. Walking into the room. .whrs,
he WAS sitting before :, cheerful fire, ,h.
cNclaimed: Loves you better than her
own life, ch?' "Who-what?" he i'll
| q,.irrd. And >h. wants to know how
that bald-hcadcd wife OF YOURS gets
along, ch' Il reallv--I cant" And
she wants fifty dollars To buy her Il set
OF i"r>. does she?" why, Mary why,
what ;,rc You talking about" ':Oh. il,
come out-Ive got the pront e She
shouted, making dive for his hair
The worthy man has sworn the most
solemn oaths to his innocence; offered
tn let her employ detective to shadow
him: accounted for every hour OF his ah-
Seucc the last year. aud furnished fit,
theories in regard To the letter, and Vet
the wife coldlv remarked that she is
staying there solely on the cl.idrrn'- ac-
count. Detroit Free Press.
JERsErvILLE. ILL.,, October 29.-The
failure OF Clarence N. Hamilton, pro-
duce merchant of this city,is announced.
His liabilities are $40, 600; assets un-
known. Several failures of merchants
| here 1t an early day are predicted