The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-22
MOST HORRIBLE.

Hrs. Hannah Casteiioe Outraged Nea,
| Easton and Then Murdered TO Con
ceai the Crime-The Evidence as
Yesterday.
In yesterday mornings TIMES was a briei
account OF a horrible murder which had been
committed near EastUn, a small town about
fourteen miles from here. The circumstance
as detailed IN tina; issue are substantiated by
the testimony given before the CoToneT's in-
quest which was held yesterday, the full pro-
ceedings OF which are herewith appended
and it appears that the surmises that were
made that
MORE TERRIBLE CRIME
had been committed upon her person before
the murder was committed, and that her life
was taken TO forever seal her lips as TO the
perpetrator, have proved horrible reality.
Yesterday morning TINES reporter left
with Sheriff +. q. Lowe, for the scene of the
atrocious crime; but the latest reports re-
ceived indicate that he had Joined a body of
men in the search for the fiend who did the
deed and our Information in regard TO the
affair is based upon the testimony given be-
fore Coroner Lynch and a conversation had
with him. He stated that there were
two parties under surveillance who Were
suspected OF the crime, but that it was scarce
ly thought that these were the right parties
that the Sheriff had received Information
from Winchester, a station on the Kansas
Centrai railway still farther up the read that
a strange man
WITH A TERRIBLY LACERATED FACE
had passed through that city and he was
thought to be the right party. having re-
celved the wounds in the desperate struggle
of his victim TO project her life and honor
from his british lust. \ posse had been or
ganized by the sheriff and were in pursuit
OF this party and IL was thought that his cap
ture was only question OF very short
time.
THE MOST INTENSE FEELING
prevails among the people there, and the
scoundrel stands little chance of ever reoeiv
ing trial from the courts if discovered.
The deceased was lady about forty-two
years old, and Ieayes six children, now faith
erless and motherIess. She stood high
among her neighbors as an exemplary
mother and good woman, and those having
Of citizens, are terribly incensed over the
afialr' and the men OF the neighborhood, for
miles around, are engaged in the search,
THE INQUEST.
The following is the testimony presented |
before the cOroner's inquest
Memorandum of dispositions held at an in
l2est on the body of Hannah COSteIioe, in
E9>ton township, on the 18th day OF MAY,
Ie7y:
Mary CoStelIoe being duly sworn. deposes
and says: / am the daughter of the deceased
saw her last alive about IL O'Clock of the
I4th inst, when she was then up stairs in |
)ur house, and she was getting ready TO 90 |
with ms. Woodward a part OF the way TO the |
own OF Easton: Mrs. WOODWARD cal ed here |
ind they lett. saw her dead next about . |
Dr. O'Clock, in the creek, two or three hun-
tired yards from tue house. NV sister was |
with me .named Msggie). We went to look |
Tor her, for she was too long gone and sbe
was then absent about four hours We tirst
heard from Mrs. Woodward, who called here
Dn her return, that mother did not 90 To town
with her, but left her on her return home
about one mi and a half from here. Then
md sis,e er All | went to look for her amer
brother said, who went TO LOOK for her. he
couit not find her We sister ana l. tOund
her in the creek lying on her face, with her
1ngerS fo ded together. There was water in |
The creek, about two feet deep. She was w. |
ing against the current and her head deeply
min"rSed In the water. My sister waded in
', thu Drought her 70 the bank. Sister Annie |
.hen came and we brought her TO the house
We informed Mrs. Woodward we-found her.
and she again told us where they parted in
he afternoon. My mother was aged I2-she
was widow, and We are six chlltren now
without a father or mother. We observed |
here her outside calIcp skirt all torn when
)n the bank We also saw two gashes or the
Dack ana top OF her head, but l observed no |
'nd We took them of on the bank
her