The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-18
HORRIBLE MURDER.
A Man Shot. stabbed and Placed CDOn
a Railroad Track-Run Over by
Train and Terribly Mangied.


From Mr.. f. W. Northcutt, a farmer living
near near Connor's station, on the Miss uri
Pacific rail way, be'ow this city, in wy"n
dOIte county, who cal ed upon The TIMES
yesterday. the pIrticul ars are cleaned ola.
SHOCKING MURDER
which occurred some time Saturday night
about half "A mile above Cpnnors. Ths par.
ticulars how that the deed tor devilshnss IS
o conception aud brutality of execution has
bu' sci ION been squtl!ei in the annals o;
crime and e cry person who loves law and
,rd-r must utter in fervent hope that IL
will not be long until justice is vindirated
and the perpetrators OF the vile deed have
Jneir just deserts
THE VICTIM
The name of the victim was unknown TO
our inform ant, and be did not think that the
coroner's jury, which sat upon The remains
sunday. had been able to establish his id.n-
ity, though he SAID tn 1t they were in posses
lou of Information which would lead to
Ultima ely disclosing this fact, as will appear
further along in this article.
THE DEED.
The victim must have evidently been
stalking siong the railroad track. When
within about half a mile Of Copnors, this
SIDE of the station, his murderers met him
md endesvJred to rob him. He resisted
sIoutly, anu II wa. then that the
MURDER WAS COMMITTED.
he had evidently been carrying
small vaIise, as one WAS found
near at hand. lying by the
IN the immediate vicinity showing tnat he
must h-ve made q hard ii sht for his lite. I
HE HaD BEEN SHOT And STABBED,
having been a pistoi-eniering his head near
the ri mt temple and passing entirely through
1hS skull. In the body. in The region o. the
tow Is, was where II knife had penetrated
the body.
TO HIDE TEE nEED
the vilIians had then dragged the body upon
The railroad track, where II WAS run over aud
horribly manRled by the train which passes
-ouih al this place about nine O'Clock. and
which must have run over the body about
en- O'Clock. he object in placing the body
npon The track Is only too easily TO re
OWNED but the marks OF the struggle in the
immediate vicinity were too great 10 accom-
..lI>h this desired end. The body had been
msngl.d almost beyond recognition, IL was
rue: but the bullet In the head showed only
100 plainly that murder had been committed;
he cruel stab in the body was the.e, too
plainly 10 be overlooked.
WHO DID THE DEED.
About midnight three trsmps called at the !
House Of Mr. Ccffey. the elton boss Of he |
r-ilro d, and notified him OF the murder.
he>e parties were the nrSt TO discover the
d. I'd; they left Immediately and have not
-ince heen seen; snd the finger of su-I lcion
"ints strongly towards Them AS the ones
who committed the deed. The suspicion
may be unfounded: but there are very stro =
-ircumst .nc-s which scamp them as the per-
petrators Of the murder. |
WHO WAS RE: |
As stated shove, the identity of the muir
d.r-d m an is unknown; buI IL Is said that
before the CO Oner's july IL was decided that 4
e Travelled for \ soap factory In st Louis; |
that he name OF a young ]. dy IN Washington
city, vii h whom he had been ia correspond
-nce as obtained nv means of a letter found l
On his -Tson which wi tend To throw light
upon the subject. In his hands, tightly
cIssped, were the leaves of y small book, and
lying u - the track a shor distance, the book |
was found, which show d that II had been
presented 10 him by the young lady in ques-
ton
Further iiEht may be thrown upon this |
terrible affair in the pext few days.
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