The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-10
KILLED and Burned

LOUISVILLE, KY, April l0.-The
tragedy committed six miles back
Of Louisville, iD Wet Woods, on
Monday, a short time before day
break, was one Of the most iendish
on kentucky's calendar Of dark and
bloody deeds Mr.. and Mrs. NARROW
came TO the Wet Woods locality
four years ago. The husband at the
time Of bis death, was ffiy-fOur years
old; the wife sixty. They were a
harmless aged pair, and lived 10 a
log cabin neal the liae Of the Louis
vile and Nashville rail-. I'D. Last
fall, in The dead Of night, TWO men
broke into their cabin, and while one
beat the old man the other choked
the old lady. They anne for money,
but could find none. Subsequently
these two men were identified as
Charles Cook and William Bracket
by The Marlows 10 open court.
Cook had been in custody before
this arrest tor arson and murder, the
supposition being that ia the former
case be had burned q negro family
Who resided in a ropewalk near the
city. Lack of evidence caused bis
acquittsl, but while Charles Cook
was still in jail his brother Tom kill
ed his mother-in-law, stabbed his
wife six times and cut bis own throat
after firing their dwelling. HIS
wife recovered and Cook is in the
p~enitentiary. Charles Cook and
Bracket were convicted several
weeks ago for highway robbery, and
sentenced to three years apiece.
They were to have been tried for
robbing the Marlows yesterday.
The old couple were afraid their
lives would be taken, and lived in
constant dread of assassination at
the hands of Cooks and Brackets
friends. Sunday their son-inlay left
them, and they could find no one to
remain over night. At two O'Clock
three horsemen were noticed riding
away from their cabin by a switch
man. Later, fire broke out, though
seer by several, the evil reputation
Of the surrounding country, intimida-
ted them from approaching IT,
When t3e spot was visited, it was
by no means certain that the two
bodies we're there. The woman's
was, because 5 knife sue a. ways ear
ried could be seen just below Der bip
Her two arms. charred aud black
rested over her breast and u long,
gbOstly stem remained 20 remind one
" the neck TIE bead was gone.
aud 50 were both legs: where, no one
could tell No evidence was 10 be
bad that the bead was cot Oh, yet
there were no signs Of the skull save
gbastly. gri1ning teeth a bOr.
ri6ed urcbin poked out Of the aches
Coroner MOOe scFsptd for other
signs Bits Of white bones continu-
ed 20 be picked up. Some were DO
larger than q thimble aud others
thei. original length, ~shrunken a tri-
lie. perhaps, by their exposure to the
beat No odor Was then noticeable,
not even when the ashes were stir
red. The stomach and other intern
a. parts ofthe poor woman were to be
seen. The undertaken assisting the
Coroner turned oyer the body. The
surface crumbled into dust as the
hesdless trunk was lifted into the
cohu, the fine parcels being blown
up by the wind in The faces Of those
present. Search fer the man was
made. 0nly bones, and those so
broken and so small as to repder it
impossible tos determine certainly
whether they were the mans or the
woman's, were pulled out of
the ashes. The mUrderers have not
been identified.