Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-07-25
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Mary Baldwin, was brutally murdered
in her sleeping apartment at Atchison
the other night. The tragedy is sur
rounded in mystery, although the officers
are making an ineligible chase and it is
probable that one arrest will be made.
The coroner's jury have been engaged
on the case for two days, and will not
probably report verdict for several
days. The greatest part of one day was
devoted to thorough examination of
the premises, resulting in the discovery
of every valuable piece of jewelry that
could not be found before and which il
was supposed the murderer carried
away. This fact and the further fact
that the wood panel in the back door,
which had been removed, was certainly
cut out by party who stood within the
house with the door ajar. This diss;-
pates the story that the house was enter
ed with burglarious intent and points
with almost unerring certainty that the
original motive was murder. It was
Miss Baldwin's regular habit to lock the
door upon retiring for the night. But
when the chastity discovery was made
that she had been murdered, the door
was unlocked and ajar, which proved al
conclusively that the murderer had en-
tered the house and concealed himself
in Miss Baldwin's room before her re-
turn from down town in the evening.
The crime was undoubtedly committed
by the use of chloroform. The cutting
out of the door panel was a stupid job,
laying bare the ruse to make believe that
the opening was made for the purpose of
gaining admission to the house. The
murderer was evidently well acquainted
with the premises and gained admission
by some other egress than the locked
door. The evidence thus far taken is
highly sensational and the community
is rife with wild rumors.
Leavenworth Standard: About two
weeks ago a young colored girl, former
resident of this city, came up from Kan
sas city. She dressed very nicely, was
quite dashing and created Juror among
he colored Deaux of North Leavenworth.
Being well acquainted with the feminine
element she was Of course subjected to
questions as to where che obtained her
inc rainment. She told her acquain-
;ances that she knew where to get nice
clothes and when she went back to Kan
,as City she would send somebody up
Who would tell them. The first of the
week madame of one of the Kansas City
lens came up and succeeded in getting q
lozen girls to 90 back with her. They |
boarded the afternoon train for Kansas
ity Thursday, except one of the girls |
named Hattie Miles, who was taken from |
heir number by a colored teamster. |
The other girls, ranging in age from Is to |
s years, are now me.lbers of Kansas |
fity house of designation.
The Leavenworth Times speaking of |
Irs. H. f. Monroe, of Atchison, says: |
he is finely educated and brilliantly |
alented woman and for the past fifteen |
ears has been the principal of the Mon
oe Educational institution at Atchison, |
which she has conducted in a remarka-
,ly able aud successful manner Now,
wing to failing health, which necessi-
ates travel and change of air and &C.
upation, she is about placing the school
n competent hands, after which she |
will leave for the east, where she will |
pend the summer among the health re-
orts and watering places; thence to |
" Washington, where she will reside prin- |
ipally for the next couple of years. |
Meanwhile, she will act as correspondent |
or several leading newspapers, among |
hem one at Pittsburg, which has al |
eady secured her services at salary of
Il 200 year.
Columbus Courier: Mrs. Harriet Cole
nan, an old lady living in the southern |
uburbs of the city, met with quite a
erious accident on last Friday night |
he was sleeping in an upstairs room
nd some time during the night got up
o get drink of water when it seems
he missed the stairs and walked over
he side of the stairway too soon, falling
o the bottom breaking her thigh, and
adly bIuising other parts of her body.
Miss Alice Stanley died very sudden
y at Hiawatha few days ago. She re-
ired in the evening in an apparently
ealthy condition but was found dead in
ed the next day. The circumstances
end to show that blood vessel on the
1T side was ruptured causing her death.
Mrs. Alice J. Whitworth is candidate
DR. the Office of register of deeds of Saline
ounty, subject to the decision of the re-
ublican county convention.
A lady in Window, McPh erson county
ave birth to child recently that had
wo fully developed teeth.
Cherryvale claims a colored woman
II years old.
There are 1881 females in the county of
'utler.
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