, 1879-07-25

aueI,tiy, urging tie sato, and cspccially wtnn
tic past two months, and finally thtGatehen ~" W
lcss SOLD il soon, giving as reason t',Hs tnsy
wikhcd Ihe!r property converted into lntGies.
bearing securities, in order TINT hcy mient htcS
te city 9n account o. f1mS ,Sn y ,foI tser prop
fory ythe 5' propery a. III aod i4S nalssea street.
which they told INC wns the price. aHey ,,nt ho
quenty ASKED nc L tl.tas1n,,o tue 49, sf Of etoooo,
ns ;hev t,l not wish thcir relatives 70 kp1w .,'
they Ind solti Il for less. Ihc5 y, n9M ,,"rc ;he
money kept at interest," cEnn nra ont Of tho con-
srart ,os thr " rrsson that II It was paid before
Nh ua i Of tie note It would not draw
ieh rato Of Interest foffsee for te eonpeton s ot
aud paid wafsraad T,',,1sd.1 III lat was notified by
aan s1ocMo 1nmss iIIat they Ind withdrawn tle'r
orencv frort, Inv hands, on asconnt ol uaJn.ensS
me- e. tnsy ss'd; Ind lucy seknosesed
i,,"s IN" v;'at j Ind done was c9Ercet. W.. % St
shts sn. tme inc tint discovered that their minds
wera Affected They appoa.ca 70 t pG WY :, tHrir
rcIntiyee md upon tic question Of property. a.
anc lima mhilo in my o[llce Anna became very
mich excited, and walked herself into nervous
treor eayo hst Eiasi; 10 o. w, Z, .arnr a that
.ho hnd been Ia Ill health, and Gat shn hau
rood deal to bother her. had .talk wlth
them Thursday night, and they rei9sfeu 20 IN !nS
81 ,hS .na ,asy anncared saod Tu
They reverted To IL three tttnee unr.lg 'e so"'
yersation, seeming 10 havo forgotten H."
"Are you satisfied In vow, y, , o%n ',no IN. nn tnat
they were not perfectly snfe'' s'h'o lno eos'
ion tboee aublcc.s think they were insane;
1-ev aafii ti1nv expctted suit to bo commenced
aeanst them by sir father ana tut y ~as enc 3ho
property. told tho Eeu.lonsn vino had con.
trnctctl for The property thnt tl1era was no iso
al totI,crnr about It any moro, that tile parties
who rnndc 7 were out OF ls'elf noaos' ah' 40 10
Eavo It up"
var svorn: HMonlay evcnlng, bstwean Y and
| o o'clock, WINS informed by smat1 nor ti'at
| there wns trouble In the house No. l6 Langley
I rot to thu house hu informed mo TINT two
i.fiics had hinged !.oulsttves-com'nttteh sui
ctde. Wien got to the place Hns conducted
to tia next house: | saw Miss ,., Mona ~ Ir1w ,v.
to tpt tho Doctor previous to mr coming. asked
har for ths key, and s,e replied that aho Thought
It ss was ~ not re6t TO go In yet willis. ! told her
soaa not aor get tue ksX foaiv aSe 10 assed the
koY S''t, over G to Alr. Hanson. Mr. Ilnnscn, Dr.;
Reading, ard another nnn By the nasns , Of
Ford, and mYsolf were The on'y parties Hs
, ta.t TSnt re- i = e. g. 'fas passusn! ' doof %:
,S@f We fouu{, lamp IN tha kehou, lighted, an,,
csnr m1 IN tbc bpscncnt stairway. was tho drst
| lin the etnisway. On the sta1r.!anuinR NY ~.
totto wy d5ayn e M aug ca,a te tat u wv ~ . and
nohscd around where she was, and say the otnef
ono Ia this (parlor) doorway. The DoetoI a. e.
anined hoth Of tlic laics anl pronoanIMea &c sacm
% nero and adyiscd what WIS hest to do " With Ar.
item. Finally the ladies wore cut down. They
wera cut down BY sergt. Howard, Capt.
4qyas,r sad stl.ss ss staon nsse Miss Nona @
seemed 10 safror aaony for some time otteF, K
wards. The bodies wrro cut down bct~cen ~
and II O'Clock All the outside doors Hnu WIN
dows as far % could ssc 1--WE we're ns liz onl,
door that had not been nallcd up. in's one was
locked merely"
MONA 7nowpn.naE.
WIN haa bccn staylng with her sister, Mrs
swan Tor soyera! auys wSs @ bIoagt 9gef y s LI .'s
Gosd fren yt'ttu Il tss family discussion took plact
na tn ina nroprietY of calling the gill hcforo sht
iury. The Doctor in attendance STATE!
TINT sho was 10 very ,.t}tns Mcrso"e - suv snv
thing calculated to disturb, her mental condltio''
mirht bo extrrucly injurious TO hof' somo o
Tic Jurors appeared to DO anxious to gee her 10
themselves 50 10 to 20 better nn!c 70 h's 3uGu et
; Unn. Mann suggested that IL might tc specie
81 cruelty to excite the GIRL or to subjact her !
: anythns like q critical esosa.exasn'n"toan. II
into the patlors whcre they wcro sitting. :, sh
, .y enmo. leaning On tio shoulder OF Mrs. Hall
looking very pale and worn worn. .,n on,.,,on, y,
Gen. Mann asked het low questlo"S' Ill
; leading ones being as follows;
ted the euteidol"
"Ycs, saw them." ...
"Dld you know whcro they purchasea tncm
HThey had been III tho house for some time
; "ilad u!ey adjusted! them before Jou "cu
! upstairs TINT eycnir'Et'
ayes, SIR" 49, ,,...u.o, n,
( "llad they ever trted the diktnnccss ;M II
! they try The ropes upon tller nnc!ssW
!. Ono; they had not done that when went W
9 1D!d YOU brcak out Of the llttle room u
stairs where ySu ad oecn en- na1e sooe t n,s
They told mo not to cotuo down for an lot
after they took tho nails OUT"
+ tiIlow long after they took the mills out OF
u loft you before you heard the chairs la,lf'
y "Whon YOU ea.uo down did you pass dow
J. into tho kttchcns"
ayes, sir"
IL snw my sister Annn wllcn | can,e down."
'e uBofore Tho lady saw you ut The window X
7 had neo" ~ thc'o rooms had you'"
"Asd i had felt of their l'anas'
II. uYou wcro satisfied they wnre lcnd1''
10 "Ycs, sir; J think they ,!Iod instaptly."
m nWns It over understood Tint you were
It "Vyc did speak ii It,"
o. "Yuu arc protty sllre IL was week hcfo
ID this hnppcned they first began to discuss Il
l,c question:"
ia ~ think 1t was on the Saturday before
nd bappunclW
10 hTlioy Ind not discussed 1t many days |
or forc,"
"No.n .... ..
H. avn you state tho Cause Of their reachi
as tic conclusion TINT they mtist di0f'
"Wcll, II WIS because 1t waa casa wt
their property was going 10 be taken fr'
r. them. Tllcy lad rontFletcl 10 soil tller pr
~ erty. They found afterwards they had signc
contract to a man Of straw. Thcru MAS nh 81
- nun. Ills namo was not In the tiirccto
,n- When they tirst wont 10 the Office OF Steele
:" Jones, Mr.. Jonee told item tint they co
ero break the contract by paying SIS. Ilo did
ia. think tic Court would award them more Il
M. tlmt much. They found when they got ho
Ied they had given Mr.. Jonea puwcr Of Attorl
nv over all their property, an1 iIat It was aniir
biz @ ~ .,.,,o w. ues t.a'ub; ley "en. ~ M. ~
so rso money"