The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-10
A MYSTERY STILL.
The Way zura Burns Met Death
Remains a Mystery.
A letter whose Writer Cannot be
Found or LOeatea---The Testf-
nOny for the Defense
The Alibi.

1. ~, "a a.. a., -. p |
I nI, III; wy ~ 'uo
o. 19ii ui'e Loilo"t5 ie'Oei was ''S
OF E'ino ~ was 'ifClen IN lie'V lTiiiiii'
n Ia anu was poS1-lilaa mar Oiue'so'
W ' e7V DiViSiolL oct. % Ioo 91 90 ~,
,, hIcAGo' u u, oel, i3rl %. MI 49,, 49,
It,. 81 Oh 1T $50 a. band 10 d,,e time
Won must FORGIVE me for not Writing
to YOU lone before this time, bat Won
know just how it is with me | have
but very little time to myself, 1t does reahy
seem loiiie iiAe 70 near rom L. onoe nr'lo
iiiy &c, 81 an mo- fiot ou
fo,. Won, INIT what coz, do fo,. Won that ,yond
he az any consequences r. is ali can do To
make descent tiveIng for myself have looked
some for place for you, but thus far have
seen nothing for less than Sl,OO per week az
those could not recommend 10 you, thefe
VIII pe no Ghahce TOT You where was very
soG oe' mtt nea va Jle 10 tiie 80 =
Vii tba r,o,,o 40 NJ Nv Daa,. ryrj wb,y
did Won not tel, me about This when met
YOU on the train that day if You had would
have tried to assist you in some way if you
are Wiling to sew Tor your Board can get
you iiicS Pi'ee 70 DO tltI q remain al VINE
Int couiS nat ,o,,o 50 ." "tn now 40
IN fiG
self Justice n also vhai is tn, write thing to
do you need not think any less of
the baby the father beeing mar
fled man you will bee the mother and
VIII bee the one to love it, even it no else
o"es put you had petter hot GET
t,7I ~ W. "a a.e 1ut oi your Iloapie
therefore Won had better e9ne here and stay
until YOU are through with this and find a
home for your child if you think You cannot
GaSe ca"S OF 1t youfseH pnt You GU 5ht TO Hy'
u'i .. tel' ny lotl l,'1,tis u 80 - na9G pe
int. 81 rhiogs would liz 70 sa, h,,t Il NAV
NOT be safe 20 saw any more now You must
burn this as soon as you read it
aug sp II no cue u2hC lilli 10 write me soon
:t,,7 80 w ia. % ~
III, t;,,I. - IN :.
viii Won want to get, away from there don't
see as Won can do any better now, when You
write copy the ad lress gave you now viii
close hoping 10 hear from you soon this leaves
me n wei fanhles 5apy dled SINCE come back
o,'' va ~ . +h uay a.
suy th;,.s to ahapt me- now To,st Say
GOOD by.
from your friend B e II Entleto
Several DAVIS have been spent in an endeavor
10 locate the writer III CHICAGO but without
avail tt is sunDosei that fine autbor has the
letter of Oct , from Xura BURNS to which
reference is made in tba aboye e,,istIa ana
this is believed tosbe important.
Another. letter. STAMPED with tbe stsmn of
the Clinton & A,posa railway mail AGENT. has
been received. in which the writer addressed
Mr. Forrest AZ thonqh he tbouoht hin, ona. ~
the counsel for the defense and hints of mat
tiers which are s,1spicious He writes abo,,t
the valise. which he saws CARPENTER can have
for $500, ami signs himself Jno. W. Hunter,
desiring his letters to be sent to VIII county.
Search has been made fer this man. but ma
trace of him discovered
Most of the testimony for the defense il,
Che Carpenter case has been submitted
Their strong point was the slibi established
timonv nressntaJ s y, no de,o,,, al ,,,o,, a.
reliahla nrs ra,as ana NTiIlor ~ M, a.
tho nast.p,o,.to,, CHA 1oro pr,,,s nroI1o.
bly died about - o,,.,oc,, tb,nab Il
might have hoo, soo,,o,. M -
has testified that Che dol nrahahlx,
ofto,. tbot tin,o on5 m, Nor,.aa -, go az
orin;on that sba dia1 ,,aa,,,. 20 49,, NJ.
dav n,o,ni,,c, tboT, - oIo,l. >c,,,,1o,
The aafnTso int,,olno.5 tbis tastir,,r,9,- e.
show that daotb oo,,,,.,,oJ Of 10 oI,1o.,- ~
after and foln,va1 y NJ, t, st,.,,.;,o. ~ a.
nornIars If C,oYrarto,,r fa,,,;I,, t,at ~ -
ot boro Of +bat TN WI, hofo-o +ho 80.
oner,s iur,. his dgnobta,., ixs1 thc tina ~
his arrival home at near II ,ieIocl,. INIT he
sides these interested witnesses vouno Stein
suora tbo+ no boorJ q mo-, co,,a il, III
house at not later than ESQ that NIGHT
o,,,i,,aJ a q, 10 ti,,,, -. - 80.
'','iie 40 - ln' ~ 90 hiii'ls Vlsui.y
o;,,ht 49,, lt-.'i az I'm s'N y
st &C., ~, ,i, ~ > ',ii "a Wa
- :. - 90 49, -'s' ',''' ~
the time rigor norris usually sets in, the
same as the preceding witnesses
The defense then produced a number oil