Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-02-28


Death and Thrown Into Ravin
The Story as Told by the Mui
derer,s wife.
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Inc ioho"ihg Is .ne STORY Oh Tue hiu'
der of Mrs. May c. O'Brian, nee Nc
Curdy, an outline of which was give
10 Tho re,ae,s of N. uvp.,n vos,ardo,
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morning, as toid 10 1ne ooroners Jur,
at San Bernardino by Rosa Mcdowell
wife of VIM. r. Mcdowell. the mur
darer In n. horr;h,o aa,a;,s 8, wss A.
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mos. dastardiy' cola pioooed murder o
which there is any record in this sec
ton. Here is the sickeniue story n
ra,or,o5 l., ,ho ta,,.a - .ha oc,h.
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Inc murder occurred IN ravine abou
three miles east OF riverside, ana apou
nine miles from san bernardino. Th'
raVihe follows from tne pase OF the low
mountains 10 the Y. o.. X. II. track
from which 1t Is distant about one mile
leaving the nam raVine' q nranch OF II
ram mere mad formed 2 deep fnrrow II
the hiiiside, ana IN TINS lonely spot
where Inc sun propaoiy never shone,
was discovered the pody OF young
woman, lying IN cramped position, and
the mead covered by the dress beng
thrown up over u. Or. hene drew the
uress rom over tne lace, ana aisciosed
tne aiscoiored features: Inc nair was
niat'ed win piood, wnicn leii also down
over tne poor creatures lace. a heavy
Druise on the lett temple showed where
.ne assassin struck the iatai blow, and
tnen coolly and with deiberation last
eneo q common oaiing rope around ms
vicums neck and strangled the remain
ine NE from her. But we anticipate
sne ,eslimohy. Inc poay was removed
py KIND hands 10 the lever ground
below, and Dr. Rene removed a portion
OF the clothing, without discovering any
further wounds. de found on the body
2 small nickei-Piated watch and gold
preast.pin' goia ring on tne lett hand,
WIN the name may y. " Brian. Inc
nose ana mouth were badly decomposed
ana nad the appearance OF having re-
ceivea heavy blows.
me coroner Jury was now sworn,
ana the only witness oil tne fearful deed,
eestihed as follows; am ~ years OF age;
nave resided In San bernardino since
last december. me name OF the de-
ceased was MIS-. .. .. brian; nave
known ner since iast oe1ooef; knew her
IN Los angeles; got acquainted at Mrs.
a. beirs, my huspands motner; my
husbands name Is WIN. n. McDowei,
ana we were married az oan LUIS ooispo
July o, 1857. saw deceased awe iast
on OF ABOUT tuesday, the oiss OF 1anu-
ary, 1888. deceased came from Los
a Angeles on local Tram .. CLOCK r. N.
l. was near Coiton on horseback; went
there In buggy with Mcdowell; ne
rode a morse part OF the way; this SIDE
o. Cotton he said 20 me TO get out Of
tne buggy ana rae the horse' ooeyed;
ne SAID be mad some business to
attend 10 At Cotton. ana ne told
me II l qua anything out Oh tne way
ne wouid Tx me as ne was gong 10
nk ner-.ne giti coming up from LOS
Ahgeies-Mrs. v brian. ne toiu me
Two or three Gays before tnat ne was
going 10 NIX her; ne SAD ne was gong 10
croak her' Us ne uiuho1Put commence
IN ner; asked MN why, ana ne said that
IL was MS own business; ne mad peen
corresponding WIN nef' ana think had
peen twice 10 Los Angeles 70 see her;
Don Know what Inducements were neid
out 10 ner TO come; couidnt see the TWO
In the dark, but heard them talk ing;
rode from Cotton on horseback. part OF
tne way IN front, ana then remembered
Una. ne said 70 go oehind. lie next
spoke 10 me mere wnere ne committed
tile murder; wnen he ilrst spoke TO me
ne mad leit the buggy; ne said--f GU
son OF b., We good mind to Tx you
before You give the whole thing away;
now 60 away and don't come I'LL |
whistle Tor you. rms was about 5oo
yards from where the BODY lay.I De-
ceased was IN the buggy or where the
BODY was. From there rode OH up In
the Mountains got on 10 NIX the bride,
and heard the woman scream; l was
AFRAID to come back, but heard his
wmstie and was AFRAID he might come
aiter me- SO came pack where ne was,
we words; ne saio to mold the morse
while ne put the corpse on; ne put the
corpse on the horse and placed my
hands on the two reins near the bit, and
directed me where TO go. l started and
ied the morse, ne using we words.
W men got opposite the place where
you found the woman, he told me to
stop; then ne TOOK IL on without say
ing WORD 10 me ana threw u IN the
Cullen. DE ]erked and pulled the body
so that the horse nearly fell over; pulled
the corpse on to MS shoulder and
threw u INTO the mole; Know
'ne place from the mountains
anu trees, ana know tnat ne look the
BODY on Just beyond the trees: 1t was
very dark, about o'clock. we were
up mere on the piains three or Tour Gays
before the murder but did not come
ms lar. AT different places along the
road ne would say that was very good
place to nix her; l think he did 1t to
worry me; DID not know there was any
rope around ner neck. Going BACK to
cotton was crying and SAID was SICK;
nc SAID there was no game IN me--he
mad experienced It before, and ne didn't
feel SICK; ne SAID ne mad done the bust
ness IN good style, he had struck her
with rock and then shut her wind on;
got morse at Coles stable; morse dark
gray; DO not know where ne got the
buggy; night gray morse IN buggy; didn't
tell OF the murder because was afraid