Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-09
A TRAGIC LOVE AFFAIR.
An Eloping Couple Suicide to Escape the
Wrath Of Angry Parents

PAW Paw, H.. March 8.-The elopement
which threw this community into excite
ment last Monday morning has ended in a
tragedy as horrible and shocking az any
that the place can remember for years
1t was regarded as an abduction rather
than an elopement, owing to the extreme
~ tender years of the girl and the uEenvi-
able reputation of the man with whom she
fled Last Sunday night Cora Csrna-
han, the 16-year-old daughter Of the
landlord of the Detaihoe house, disap
peared from her home and II became
noised abroad that she had fed with a
young fellow named McLachin, who was
notorious for his evil conduct among
women.
Today the abductor and his child victim
are corpses, the supposition being That Nc
Lachin first took the girls life and then
his own with the same weapon, heavy
revolver.
just at dark Sunday night the girls
mother saw her 20 out Of tie back door Of
the house and disappear in the darkness.
The haste she made caused suspicion. and
an alarm was given and several parties
started in search of her, but ow-
ing 70 the intense darkness Of
the night she made her e.
cape The next morning the discovery
was made by tracks ia the mud that the
Child and her abduc1or had gone north out
OF the town. He had led her through
corn field for some distance, ia which the
mud and watsr were almost knee deep.
After crossing the cornhela they turned 20
the east until they reached the railroad
track which they followed, going soush 10
Earlville The trip this far made an eleven
mile walk over slippery and muddy
track, fun Of bridges snd pits, on a dark
and fogZy night The only protection Of
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heels and on this account the foot
r,rints. as far az EarlTille, were easily trail
ed On the last end Of the journey the
tracks indicated that the little girl was
much fatigued. The lltis Traveller had
stumbled and staggered from side 10 SIDE 4
on the track
1. now seems that the Young couple !
reached the farm house 0. Albert Phil 4
!ipps. about six miles southeast Of k4ariTIi4s /
tuesday night ami applied for shelter. i
Is nov occupied by Elmer DAVIS, 4
a young married man. lie = vel i
with AcLschAn, AID having /.
been 10 Eariviile the same day the 4
couple came To his pisce, il l. she /
belief that he knew OF the slcpsUssat. I
DAVIS claims, however. that &ci>aebI!n 4
sad they were married I hs couple stayed 4
az the giaes Tuesday night and occupied /
the same room They remained closely /.
cDnHnsd in the house All dsy "Wednesday. /
IESy l-A3le4 cary "~1As@7N%st sfs1sEs 4
shortly after supper, complaining :heY i
were very tired They retired a. about : 4
o'clock. aud shortly Afterward the report
os revolver Was heard, aid lEn,rsedia,eiy
Phillips made for the room ups..irs 4
occupied by the young couple Be
fore BE reached it smother REFER.
was heard. and. upon bis rsseb-
ing tie room. horrible sixEt /
was presented 20 view MeI-achiin aad i
ae Little girl we're both dead. They hsd /
ard xot into k~d. Tie youux
man lad erSdsntiy pat the weapon bsek /
of tie z rls ear, and s~nt \ bullet into h-r
head S0< satisfied with Gre SO. be
again placed the weapon 70 her temple ard
discharged *. lie .a<a zaos himself u