The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-05-04
FOUND ~ TIE MISSOURI.
Parents UnkroEH-SupYosei to Have
Been Murdered.

Pareuts UnkroEH-Sup2osed TO Eave
Been Murdered.
Yesterday morning about half past SIX
o'clock the body OF a newborn child "a:
found cead lying between a sand-boat and
the lsvee, near the Union Depot. !; was 2
male child, and Of premature birth, being q
but seven months conception at the time Of
its delivery. The child was taken TO the
office of Justice Mckee, where an inquest
will be held in the afternoon. The child's
mother is thought 10 be a well-known pros
titute Of this city, and its father promi-
nent business man. The police are hard at
work on the case, and some startling devel-
opments are looked Tor.
The following is the evidence OF witness
e and the verdict Of the Jury empane!ied 10
view the BODY:
William wills, being first duly sworn,
makes oath and saws: | found this body
living by Mr.. McCionigle's sand boat, be
tween Delaware and Cherokee streets, on
the levee, in the water, lying among the
driftyood. His
WILLIAM u WILLS.
mark.
Dr. u. ". Thomas, Icing first duly
sworn, makes oath and SAYS: This child
was born at full term Of CESSATION; was
born alive. There are no external marks Of
violence a. far As can be ascer;ained. From
the appearance it WAS drowned immediate
ly after birth. 1t is r child Of white pa
rents. IL Is a male child. Ii has probably
been dead about week.
d. ". THOMAS.
jeremiah Haley, being first duly sworn
according to law, makes oath and SAYS:
work on George McGonigle's fiat boat;
xent down there about quarter before :
this morning. When i came 20 the river
bank Mr.. Wills was there We walked
down TO the river eide, and saw this body
ailoat between the shore and the boat, its
face downward in the water, the head TO-
ward the boat, and the feet toward the
shore. The boat was lying at the levee
between Delaware and Cherokee streets, in
the city OF Leayenworth, in the Missouri
river. J. HALEY.
Barney Cunningham, being first duly
sworn according to law, makes oath and
says: i was notified by Mr.. Wills this
morning of the presence Of this dead body,
and | reported the matter TO Mr. Franks.
We both went down to the river where Mr..
McGonigle's hat-boat lies, and saw this
body lying there in the water among the
driftwood between the boat and the shore
Mr.. lanes Franks took charge of the body.
BARNEY CUNSINGHAM
Joseph Rossiter, being first duly sworn
according TO law, makes oath and saws: /
was at Mr.. McCrystal's saloon. when Mr.
Wills came and stated that there was a
dead body in the river down by the fiat
boat, about foot and half long went
down with the rest of the folks there, and
took stick and turned the child over and
dragged it upon the shore.
JOSEPH ROSTER.
STATE OF KANSAS,
LEAvESwoRTH COUNTY. -.
An inquisition holden at the City of
Leavenworth, county and State aforesaid,
on the second day Of May, A. d., 1876,
before me, John Mckee, a Justice OF the
Peace, and acting Coroner of said county,
on the body OF a male infant, there lying
dead, by the jurors whose names are here
to subscribed. The said jurors upon their
oaths do say, that said infant came to its
death by being feloniously thrown into the
river and drowned, by some person IN
known to the jurors.
In testimony whereof the said jurors
have hereunto set their hands, the day and
year aforesaid.
JOHN JOSEPH,
:. SYBREsKI,
PHILIP SCHUsTER,
(his)
7. (ND CoULAN,
mark
GEO. F. AIKEN,
T. L. KELLY.