Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-24

hours before she was found-at least lively.
hours. And for the matter of that, these
hours could be stretched even beyond such s
limit.
After this, the funeral.
Death coming in such a manner as it visited
Mrs. McAIasters, has with it the shadow OF
mystery. At night and alone abe met the
dread messenger. But how?
From hasty examination, both by friends
and the physicians, Mrs. McMasters was de.
clared to have died natural death.
HORRIBLE SUSPICION OF MURDER.
But no sooner had the earth closed over the
face of the dead, than the whisper became
prevalent that the suspicion attached that death
! had come to her in a violent form. To be
accurate, this suspicion found an abiding place
in the thoughts of more than one, even before
the corpse was laid to it's final rest. 1t came in
such strength, and to those near the
deceased, that they insisted upon another and
more careful examination of the corpse.
Again the declaration was made that she died
natural death, and from apoplexy.
BuS the physicians made no autopsy.
With this assurance the body was committed
to the earth, but the suspicion of violent death
survived the iuterment. What relatives sur
missed before the funeral others suspected after
the burial. Thus to the mystery of the lonely
death at night was added the new mystery of
probable violence. To awaken the suspicion
in the first place, and to give it continuance
for several days, there must have been some at
tending circumstances, which the GLOBE un-
dertook to fathom yesterday.
WAS IT MURDER:
Sudden death was visited upon Mrs. Nc
Masters.
Was she murdered?
The physicians, DIR. Davenport first sum
moned, anH DR.. Hand declared she died from
apoplexy. At subsequent examination Drs.
Hand, Brisbine and Davenport reiterated the
first declaration.
From what did they judge:
They made no post nao1tens examination, or
autopsy.
There were signs of blood about her mouth
and nose, and two small pools of coagulated
blood were found in the front room on the
foor-from these appearances it was judged
that she had bursted blood vessel and so died.
When the friends, who had been summoned
to the death bed of Mrs. McMasters had recov-
cred from the shock and grief of the surprise,
the premises were examined. Every door was
found locked; there seemed to be no appear
ances or marks of an intruder, who might have
done murder.
Yet an examination of the corpse discovered
the impress of fingers upoa the throat, and the
marks of violence on the forehead. On the
left side Of the throat bruise was plainly
visible, which was pronounced the impress of
thumb. On the right side the deep inden-
lures of finger nail vas descernible. On
the forehead an abrasion was found
which became more visibly Disagreement as
death settled down to dissolution. How &C
count for these marks of violence?
Two pools of blood were found on the floor
of the front room. How account for these in
dications of violence? The body was found
on the bed in the bed room back of the parlor,
where the blood stains We're found on the car
pet.
1t reclined upon the bed as if laid out and
pre- pared for q funeral. The drapery about her
person was smoothed about the limbs, the
hands folded, and around her should ers a
shawl was carefully wrapped. She looked and
was dressed, even to the brooch at her throat,
as she appeared daily to her friends Beside
the corpse, as if it might have fallen from her
hand when palsied by the stroke Of death, was
found clean and spotless handkerchief.
The marks on the throat.
The bruise on the forehead.
The blood stains the carpet in the front
room.
The body on the bed in the back room-be-
side it the clean white handkerchief.
THE LAST TINE SEEN ALIVE.
Mrs. McMasters attended service at
Christ church Sunday night.
From that time until Tuesday, when
her body was found, for u time, it was believed
no one had seen her alive. But this belief was
soon dispelled, for Mrs. Albert Eddy, residing
| at the corner Of franklin and Fifth, had been
favored with call from her on Monday. She
came in about o'clock and remained for one
hour, or more. She must then have left Mrs
Eddy and returned home, as she announced hel
intention, somewhere about 6 clock, or $50
She entered the rectory of Christ church
| her death. How?
THEORIES OF DOCTORS AND RELATIVES.
To explain the blood spots on the carpet, tn,
! finger marks on the throat, and the bruise o,
the forehead and the body on the bed, the doc
tors and her friends say:
Mrs McMasters died of apoplexy. Sh
was subjected to throat affection, which
| at times, almost caused strangu
| lation. When seized with thes
attacks she would place her hand to her throat
press it and thus afford herself temporary re
lief. She doubtless had one of these attack
Monday morning after returning home from
Mrs. Eddy. She seized her throat. The attacl
caused strangulation and she fell to the floor
striking her forehead heavily. This caused
| How of blood from her nostrils and mouth
At this she revived. was able to find her way t.
the bed, and placing herself on it to recove
| from the illness, she died.
| COUNTER THEORIES,
But the white handkerchief found besid
her?
1t is natural to suppose that if afflicted will
bleeding from the mouth and nose she woulc
have applied the handkerchief to staunch til,
How. But it is unspecked with even a drop Of
crimson, and no other handkerchief or towe
has been found crimsoned with her life tide.
She was found lying on her bed with no
even an article or part of her clothing disar
ranged, it is said.
Suffering from dizziness caused by the at
tack and fall, would she have taken such car,
of her person in her bedroom, when seekin,
relief by throwing or placing herself on he
bed? ...
After the funeral, perhaps before it, the dis
covery vas made that Mrs. McMasters' watcl
was missing. The watch was her husbands
the late DIR. McMasters, and was a priced son