The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-10
THE Y0CKEY MYSTERY,
Story Of Young Girls Outrageous
Treatment.
Trying 70 Drown HerssIi, but Rescued
for Davkss Fate-Midnigha Dissp-
pesRance and Gravo In
she Thicket.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, Feb. 9.-The
excitement At Blue Springs over the disap.
pesrance Of Ellen e. Jockey and the find.
ing Of a newly made grave near her faith.
er's house is on the increase. To get at
the true facts In the case correspondent
visited the scene and learned the following
story:
Lite In the far Of 1882 Ellen, daughter Of
John j. Yoekey, a farmer three miles
southeast Of Blue Springs, went to work In
the family Of Mrs. Mary Z. Gore, who
resided in the south west ern part
Of that village. Ellen was
described as very handsome
brunette of fifteen, accom-.
plished and educated in the common
branches, but unused to the wiles Of this
wicked world. Being Of q trusting dis.
position she. easily became the victim Of
Oliver P. Underwood, o farmer living
three. quarters OF mile northeast OF town.
Underwood is 80 years Of age, and the faith.
or OF family. A short time aftsrward
1t was discovered that Ellen would soon
become mother. She returned to her
fathers house, and Mrs. Gore moved to
Kansas City.
1t Is alleged that Underwood, fearing the
consequences, invoked the aid OF j. p.
Erwin to help him spirit the girl from her
home and induce her to enter a house Of
il-reputs In Kansas City. Accordingly
Erwin obtained buggy, brought the girl
to Independence and went to Kansas City
by rail. There the attempt was made to
persuade Ellen to have an abortion per.
formed. This she refused TO do, but was
finally Induced TO take some medicine, and
while under its influence
SHE BECAME A MANIAC,
escaped from her keepers and jumped into
the Missouri river at the wharf In Kansas
City. She was secured W police man and
taken to the City Hospital, where she gave
birth to stil.born child. As soon as she
was able TO leave the hospital she was re.
moved to her fathers house In Blue
Springs. A suit was Immediately institut.
ed by her brother against Underwood for
seduction. At the preliminary examina.
ton the above facts were brought out and
Underwood and Erwin were bound over to
appear at the July term Of the Criminal
| court Of this county.
On the evening Of July 0, 1888, Ellen re.
| tired to her room at her home as usual.
| This was the last ever seen Of her by her
father and mother. When they went to
her room next morning her things were
Just a. she had left them on retiring the
night before. Search was Instituted and
| all available clues followed to the end, but
no trace Of the missing girl was found.
| The parents finally came to the conclusion
that Ellen was dead.
| On Iast Saturday two farmers, N. T.
Burns and j. w. Smith, while out hunt.
ing discovered what appeared to be q grave
10 q dense thickst little north Of the
Yockey homestead. They reported their
discovery on their arrival In town and
an investigating party headed BY Yockey
| went
INTO THE THICKET,
but found that the grave Ia d recently been
disturbed. It was empty, but the broken
twigs and prints Of horses feet told the
tale Of eXhumstion. The authorities were
notified Immediately, and are doing every.
thing possible 10 discover the meaning OF
the grave and the cause Of It's recent dis.
turbance. The friends Of MISS Yockey are
Arm In the belief that she has been muir.
dered aud that her body repo sed In the
/ grave In The thicket.