The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-12-24
AN UNMITIcATED HORROR
An Awful Pate of q Young Girl
Q Suede Eaten by Hogs.

Tuesday morning the people Of
Springs were horror stricken
by the news that portion Of the re-
mains Of q young woman had been
brought BY = dog to the piazza Of the
Glen Mitchell hotel. in Greenfield.
two miles north of that village. In-
quiries revealed the fact that the
rumor Was true. and that on further
search the mangled remains Of u
Young girl named Eta R-lyea had
been discovered on the hill in the
grove back Of the hotel. Cnroaor
Royce was notified aud went 10 the
spot and held an inquest.
An Ayes representative. learning
Of the dreadful discovery, went To-
Sars.oga Springs. Tuesday afternoon,
and on arriving ut the Glen Mitchell
hotel. learned the following facts Isou.
James n. Case. the manager. E.,a
Hrlyea, 4 girl about nineteen years
Of age. came to the hotel Jo work a.
q servant October "a. She was the
daughter Of Charles T. lselyea. car
penter, who lives at 1879 Souht Circular
street. During her hriet stay at the
hotel Mrs. Case noticed that she was
in deep trouble. and apps ren,ly not III
sound mind. About three o'clock on
The afternoon Of October 4lh she iol.i
Mrs. Case she WAS going out into the
woods Ia gather autumn leaves. On
her not returning at night, MIR. Case
and his hired man leaked AMI called
for her in ,he grove. and getting no
answer supposed she had gene home.
The next morning he went down 10
Mr.. Relyea's who told him that hi,
daughter had been improperly intimate
with a brewer living in Greenfield.
and he Was fearful she had gone Of:
with him. adding that he would
rather find her dead in the woods
than know she was worse than that.
Mr.. Case gave no more thought tn
The matter. surprising with the father
she Was lea,iing IN abandoned lie.
But ON Monday Of this week his clerk.
ON arising in the morning. found that
the dog had brought some carbon on
the piazza. which on close examlI-
alton, proved tn b- n human skull
with shreds Of fesh aud clothing
attached. Mrs. Case looked at the
cloth and was convinced that it Was a
portion Of the dress Of the missing
girl. The father was notified, aud lie
aud Mr.. Case looked through the
wuods all day Monday I'LL dark. fruit
lessly. Tuesday rorni;,c early. the
agonized father searched again nnd
again over the paths leading through,
the woods. aud at halfpas, niue he
started southwest from the piazza
over a steep knc'l. across which re-
path led. and just over lis crest there
he was horriied to find the maugle,i
remains Of his daughter lying scatter
ed about over quite large space of
ground. He cried out aloud in his
grief, and Others soon ran To him and
saw the Distressing sight. The body
had been mangled by the dogs SD that
hardly any ves,ige IFS form remain
ed. 1t Law about $50 feet from the
hotel, ut an elevation of 80 feet above
it. in an unfrequenied section Of the
grove. Near the remains was found
a pocket Derringer with an empty
barrel. which was identified by the
father as one his daughter owne,..
Coroner Boyce and DR.. Hodgman
made an examination OF me remains
and found u pistol shot through the
right temple. An inquest was held.
and q verdict that she came 10 her
death Oc.ol,er 4,h by her own hand.
was rendered by the jary. The evil
dence taken before the jury was that
If w. b. Gilbert. the hotel clerk,
Mrs. Catherine Case and Z. I. Relyea.
the father.
Mr.. Case said about two weeks
since he noticed that the Dig had
been near carrion. bat supposed he
had unearthed y dead horse buried 4
short time before. That no trace If
the body was discovered by the
ptfluvia arising from its corruption in
the long space Of two months may he
accounted for BY the frequent rains
and the closeness Of The grove in
which it Law beneath the boughs ut
pine trees.
The suicide is said to have been a
good- looking brunette. Of medium
size. Her remains were taken in
charge by the father, who is a man
10 poor circumstances. She WIS his
oldest child. The mother ATTEMPTED
suicide , few years ago, about family
but was prevented LIS &C.
Such is the sad fate
Of another unfortunate weary OF
BREATH"
A DrnDksrd's Brain.
From the 6e iuss Anne can
Hyr,i. by Jar the greatest Of the
age. used TO say that he could dis; in
yui.h. in the darkest room. by one
stroke Of scalpel. the brian Of the in
sbriaie from that Of person who lived
Now and then he could con-
sratulate his class upon the possession