, 1880-09-27
THE PRAIRIE. MYSTERY.
Strengthening Of the. Conviction
that n. A. Conant Was
Murdered,
Yesterdays Investigations by tho
Police Tend 10 Confirm That
Theory.


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A"'so 'e"n ~ e't'
1hcory'
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A n, ca,,;,o far +1,o r,chora IF the
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Ab1ase Oetect1Ves.
Tho farther tho polIcu Investigate tho
Cutla,t mystery the more satisfied nre tl,cy
thut lie died Il violent Heath. Tho loilely
fucnt,on IN which liu was found, completely
,l.ldcn bv tult wectis nml urnsscs, lin
.t''eH 'N "Ss 's Wv
tact thas no had oniy stockings
llen,l, tosutlor witt, the fnct that one Of his
,,artnluons uockcts was turned Inside ont,
u: ana 7'u. roesevot a,. "ta' ,sas y" ..,o
,Ment In favor Of tic murder theory. It
Is certain at t e aet dscsasea ~, would n never '
-, to,o - sr,,ot,o mor Il n ~ i'm ,vlih nnv
10 'ako smoke, nor Isl !" lug wa.n NY
port'oh oi tne surrounding nei'l Wtich tne
deceased s %oa!'l caro- to 2 vlst, H. nest,!es; y
'hct,n tl,nronai1v ransackuti. Tile bed
Ill.,, .'.a .,:x,a,, ...,t ,,,,',,, ~,
WING WIS lIfheu out upon NV
bo used rs receptacle WIS turned
,,nst,lc tlnvu a,d the contents scattercd upon
u s,',.,,sc,,o,,,. t,,"t al
~ noo -. .''. .ts,,s ~ n,,'os
this wis ao'le by tfaihps Or otnef Way1afelA
WHO happened to find tho body 1T tho weeds
shnrt]y nftcr lIrnt| pl,Bt,ptl, Reason ny ono
mov viii tI,e facts, lin witt ultimately be
y e"so, ~. - NM an,ana,, MT tha MS, ia = vcrv
mysterious one, md we'll worthy of lnvestl.
cation, A little, Just little, was done i''>
.'s uleecuoM n a' ,xi, W 1nr.I pyIe ocanmt
ct the atfair one @ I'm think Put hundred
Work, hard work, Is wilat IS neeasd @ 70 gottMs ta
S o,o ," .ho ~ SSS ~. sars n @ or,ms M si Il
ouh 49, 4.,.. :. ,... =. mn.
j., The scelle OF the tragedy, Y stlch u Ghn
thns early pG ealist!&s & VIZ F,saGa sfnehy hr.';t
ny SIios m tha tao Sra p t ~ '} ~ 1S S,ynv 5t
So!etIimg; Ino poieo ioatla u1p goos @ II Hug ao
HOUSE, f4plAlS ussanpeaslhg. ny NOON thete
WIS 'otlilns ielt t!sat Wns WTlaaI earsyihH a
N" ,ay II ciFenlatnr nblt I aog spt t
employees as =, the eaF M smsps, -, m.a .,,! n
Ilckihg up smS1 sefnEs OF lniorlmalioli US lneS
Gould !na. Lnoy n no 9lGHt sueeGSs, e moW-
Sss' ,sys T'uSs III s;sfs ee1cs2s Sa'sf s e auarie b.
SeSsnt axsE ~ sEs Si Py o ts If. y Was
stsy Enray se1'iste faa aong fs e acn
%t SC'a ~ tSet aS ts !nsss m Ill., Ill.,
nq ~ Wms .s nv pHssin.1 .t a,a ~ ~ tMuf
hs hnu Incurred tiio halrsa aaai resentment et s
OF ihis .elaht t % s,,f| ueEtge 'net Lucy @d
wG yoS i bid IL ii tiis teant asked tile re-
porter OF Detective Thorpe. Il a,,o, ,.un,
'Nt, w tlit! not;' lle replied: @ ".N1 9no
knew the name, ahd rs uley Wcle t snia ll, 10
searrhes! that locality theEough!y'but without
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ile further state,l TINT he aad tHikea VIII VIII
Henry Crews, sAloo1IKeopeI nns tHeIG, VINO
5utcller. named Drett, who foT!nerly I.nsl Z
lenso Of tile premises, ni,d WIFI scores or
3t!ers wne wel9 inil'Ias Wat Goaaats oa IT,.
l!abits OF hlo. NotaihE sienaac'sl.s wIn e'ie, e.
know anything n1oit CollntlGs @ , siStgf Or t nef
husband, who were sasd to hve with MN last
Sprlhi;, Ihe woh,ftil may or h'ny I9I a,Ave
s fstsG y ,fral1 A. NJ essts s er 1t Urfy
md }o?cp!' keTr, s,np!oSes @ " uie eMssnnis
were closcEy ll,terr0satea: ine as3 former Was @
on tIor9 intillinte tefhi3 .thall any, gig ,
Efsssa fnsssr + t ,a wnom M a't saprsinssNea @
I,t,tlc scnt to connnts house t, sse why, he
~ not RETURN to MS wGrk a,l MerT IT,, s.9tS tnt
he found things IN nia a09hs 3t LIZ @ monSe "
by Officers II: 1,.:arssn ai,d Gro;y, H., : a. \;
lit 1Iyfs Iyiass !ai's apsn q chsfr viii. rs
lanakerclief ~ Tug er2w ~ ~. " IT, t1rllsd nx t fls
lie wont to tue house II It's p!sition haa Dee!
Il tho snnlc postio'l, aal tl,en l.o reali7etl M
t'at something hnd eltner, a.1 no1allea
leave town suddenly. rhe disappsarancs
crcntcd considerable tatk II tlle vicin!ty, nt!e
no ono appears to ,l!lvs Thought Ut institute
NJ Eens aS 'asss'sst ~as E's% to be 50 very peculiar
Ills ilsappearnilce, thinking It was merely