, 1877-10-14
BELL---GLADDEN.
Coroner's Inquest on the Victims
Of the North Side
Tragedy.
No New Facts ELECTED, and Verdict
in Accordance Herewith.

DcpuIy-ColoueF hoff nclu au inquest ycster-
day morning at II O'clock on the bodies of j.
W. GLADDEN. and Maud D. Bell, at the old
County Hospital. A small crowd of idle look
ers-on was present. 4 jury was soon chosen, Of
which S1r. Gerhard Decker WAS made foreman.
After the jury had viewed the two cold, stiff
bodies in the Morguc, Robert S. Bell, husband
Of the murdered woman was first called and
testified that he llyed at Marshalltown, H..
aud was employed OIL the Iowa Central
Railroad. The body in the Nor.uc
was that OF Maud D. Bell, his wife. He had.
seen her last about three weeks ago at her
letter from her within the last two weeks
dated at Chicago askin. him to send her $40.
In reply be wrote that he would be in the city
about the end OF this week, lie arrived here
Sunday morning, and first went to look for her
ut No. lou North Water street, where she had
written to him to call. but lid not find her. lie
was finally directed to No. 100 North Wells
street, where hc got track Of i woman named
scrip1ion, must be his wife. Bell then
rccountcd how he had gone out with Scott to
hunt lor her. As to GLADDEN., he never had any
suspicion Of any undue attachment between
him aud Maud. Nnen he met Gladdcn at the
hotel Friday morni,lg, GLADDEN. 1Old him that
his {t;laddcu's) wife had been here, but hal gone
to Indianapolis. GLADDEN. denied that he knew
ANYTHING OF the whereabouts Of Mrs. Bell.
GLADDEN. WAS married. Ills wife living III Oska-
luusa. They had unc boy.
DR.. Alexander Mckay was then called and
sworn, anti repeated his statement us given III
yesterdays TRIBUNE with ITO material varia-
tiuu. He idcnti'icd the bloody razor as thu one
brought to him by Mcknight, who said that was
what had done the deed.
james C. Mcknight. Il shoemaker boarding ut
the hotel, gave his story lie had Just COME
home to dinner, and had gone 10 his room, No.
II, opposite No. II, where the murderer and his
victim, were. The first he knew Of any trouble
was when the screams OF woman filled
the house. He rushed to the room
from which the screams came, but
the room was empty, aud the
man GLADDEN. was going around the corner of
the hail al,eau OF him. Going out into the hall,
Mcknight saw Dr. Mckay bending over the
woman aud GLADDEN. pushing him away. Aic-
Knight also testified to having found the razor
LYING open ol. the floor Of No. 10. The bloody
razor was produced aud identified as tue one lc
had found aud shown to DR.. Mckay
MARY HICKS, CuAMBEKMAlD
at Mrs. O OBren's, testified to going into Room
u to take some towels ill., The deceased man
said he didn't need any towels, and Asked her to
~ cut. She went out but came back again,
and again asked if they wanted some towels.
The man wIs trembling and the woman crylns.
lie told her tu go away, saying they would bc
through. in j few minutes. long into another
room, she soon afterwards heard the "o1nan's
Sareans. aud immediately the woman rushed
out INTO the hall. She saw that the woulan's
throat was cut. Soon afterwards the 1nin came
ont with his throat cut and threw himself on
the woman, who had fallen to the door anti was
about dead. She described the position Of the
parties in the room By saying that the woman
was behind the door, crying, and the man stood
with one hand on the dooT-kuob aud with the
other han.l OH tho Wonan's shoulder. Witness
knew nothing OF what they sad
3,.,- fof11 11Fy.a Nt7S4 Hf n
100 North Wells street, was next sworn. lie
testified that his business was that OF cook
The two deceased persons came to the house Ill
company u week aeo last Thursday morning,
and the woman left last Thursday night i'll com,
papy with the man. The latter represented
that lie was the woman's husband, and the
woman did not deny it. When she left
the house she represented tlat she was
going to Bloomington, Ii. The man had
never told witness Of his business i'll Chicago.
During her stay, she received ''visit - from Il
country.lan. ln witness conversation with
her, she admitted that she had kcpta sporting
house III the city where GLADDEN. WAS once Mar
shal, and some Of witness " boardcrs saw 4
letter writtyn by the woman to the POSTMASTER
at U>kaloosa, asking him if she could get her
old house, and stating that she already had
three girls ready to 20 out. Witness
then Went into wordy explanation o.
| had nothu= new to add. The woman, while ut
| his ho,lsr. was moody, and the idea hc formed
| vi thu 1nun was that hc was 4 whlsky-bloat-
| When the woman LETT his house she owed $3ao,
| fUr which she left 4 revolver as security Lie
| revolver was produced.
Billy U:Brie14. boardcr at Mrs: O'Bren's,
testified TO leaving Glaldcl in the saloon before
dinner Friday. just after dinner he heard the
sere:lins, went upstairs, and SAW tue woman
lying on tie t!o,r il lie: blcod and
tiIaIden lyin. ayruss her breast. Witness
first met Gladden. 1T Multcr's. stable perA
six weeks ago, ard ne met The woman perhaps
three weeks afterwards. Gladden went away
| from Mrs. OsBTicn's awhile, Anl then cln,e
back Willie away from Mrs O'Brien's Glad
den said his woman had come to town and
He WAS LIVING WITH HER.
Mr.. Bell was recalled and asked ii 1t was tf1lf
that his vile had kept sportlng-tousc in Oska
ioosa. In response he saul he Was AVA,
last winter in New York, and he did not knp"
| What his Wife was doing all that time. IL
| stated. however, tnat he sent her money W1ll
~ Thc deputy Coroner explained about the
chcrks-onc for package at tile Massasn'
! House and the other cvJcntIy for trunk ut tn
Illinois Central depot-tound on tut "omaa'
body. A.. .,,o
had ascertained Friday night that Mrs bcE
had stoned at the Metropolitan Hotel, mex
door to Nrs. O'Brie1l's, Thursday night:
The iury then retired to make up their yer
dirt BELL showed souc emotion as ise PAU ta
costs and received from the Deputy Co:one
his wifc.s icwciry and trinkcts. The jury wa
out hut a lew minutes, and returned Feralc
tt,ar the woman cau1c to her death from i cll
in the throat by Il rlzur in the hands Of Glaodet
anu that Gla,ldcn came to his death by razor
cut in his throat inflicted by his own hand.
RcIl took possession OF his wltc's pody 10
burial, and the expense OF putting Gladden IN
| der the sod lvll UPON tue County ol LOOK.
Bible found among Gladdcn's ELECTS con
tanned an entry on the cover and iy-lraf statla;
that James W. GLADDEN. married Susan Bran
March Is, 1856, and that three children had pcc'
| born to them.
| DExTER'5 DENIAL.
| T. Dexter, the "ex-ulyorce lawyer" catie'
| at this oi}lcr last evening and requested III
nubIjcation Of the following, which may po5s
| biz explain itself:
| ~ To fht Editor Of The Tribune.
! f>r,c.Go Oct i}-ln this mornings paper notlc
an article accusing OF arranging 70 l'roehle w
| d,ynrcr. for S;.5-now tia: Is think ncfct u
and never could even though lct l5!cinGd ~ po'
,nr divorce business into 1namfnoth nal'oon SUI m
NV for the express purpose Of exp'oalnS ~ 1 ~
nnt aware that ever offered fn procure oisofGG ~
for any rucl persons are rc1crftd 10 III =;
aTtiri. mon the bill, ,-tladden murder ana Sulclu
1norcoycr / have not been engaged IN tns alsoFc
| !usincs5 for over q month. A. o. DEA1h4
EDWIN ADAMS.