Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1886-02-26
Burned Bones.

The Monroe Citv News tells a
story, Eve never saw it in any other
paper) with the above caption. 1t
gives the account of the elopement
from Maryville, Mo-, ten years since
of Frank Brown and Minnie Max
well, the bride was a daughter of
Judge Maxwell, the richest farmer
in Nodaway county. The runaway
couple went to Chillicothe and set up
to housekeeping and shortly after
wards the irate father also arrived in
Chillicothe In search of his runaway
daughter He put up at the hotel
and that night the house in which the
young couple lived was burned to-
gether with It's contents and occu-
pants, as was supposed-at least the
charred remnants of two persons
were drawn from the embers Of the
burnt building These facts being
communicated to Judge Maxwell, g,
while at breakfast, he tainted as he
had no doubt that his daughter had
been burned. He had the remains
If the burned bodies gathered and
taken home for interment and here
the matter rested till recently when a
young msn from Maryville, met a
gentleman named Brown, a large mine
owner IN Aspen, Col, and in conver-
saton revealed the fact thatBrown and
wifi formerly lived in Maryville and
that she was daughter of Judge Max
well. Since then explanations were
made and a happy reunion of parents
and daughter followed The parents on
learning that their daughter w'.s liv-
ing started to hunt her up in her
western home. They went as far as
| Denver, when the mother was taken
sick and unable to prosecute her
journey further, they wrote the facts
TO Brown and made further inquiry
as to whether his wife was their
daughter. In response letter came
signed by both Brown aud his VINE
informing them that they would be
in Denver as soon as possible wher
they could ascertain for themselves
in reference to who Brown and his
wife were. The meeting took place
as per announcement, the father anC
mother recognized their daughter
whom they had long since given uI
for dead Mrs. Brown and her foul
children accompanied her parents
back to her old home. Brown say:
the house he rented at Chillicotht
had been vacant for some time anC
that some young doctors in the towI
had appropriated one of the rooms
to their own use for purpose of dis
section. The doctors were not awar'
that Brown had rented the house. Oh
retiring Brown had not locked tn
front door. In the night he heard
noise in the front room and opene'
the door to ascertain the cause whel
several men ran away as fast as thei
legs could carry them. He struck
light and was Mortified to find tw
dead bodies, one of man and tn
other of a woman. His wife refuse
to remain in the house moment long
er so they dressed and left. Befor
leaving Brown lit a cigar and think
he musthave thrown the match anon
rubbish as they had scarcely reachc
the depot when the building was
flames. They had intended going
a hotel and staying all night, but b
wife saw her father get off the trai
at which she became frightened
they then determined to 60 to 5
Louis, and there they read the a
count in the papers of their trIglc
death. They then concluded to r
main silent till the whole thing BILE
over, then surprise the old folk
They went west and Brown forbat
his wife to open up correspo
dence with her parents. She obey
him. He intended going back VIII