Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-08
TRAMPED TO HER DEATH.
The Pitiful Story of Poor Little
Cora Carnahan.
LUReD FROM HOME BY A WILLIAM.
The Child is Murdered by the Cow.
,nrdly Wretch who Then Scat.
tiers His own Brains
About the Room.
A Sad story.

CHICAGO, March Especial Telegram to
Tnk BEE. While her father was looking
for her in Chicago today, Cora Caruahan, q
handsome sixtecn-ycar-old girl, who disap.
pcared from her home ut Paw Paw, ILL.,, Sun
day night, was lying dead in u house near
Earlvillc, Ill.,, slain by the hand of her lover,
a bow of twenty, who also took his own life.
The story of the tragedy, which was barely
mentioned in the dispatches this morning, is
a sad one. just AT dark Sunday night, the
girls mother saw her go out the back door
of the house and disappear into the darkness.
The haste she made caused suspicion, aud IN
alarm was given, and several parties started
II search of her. But owing to the intense
darkness of the night, she made her escape.
The next morning the discovery was made
by tracks in the mud that the child
had gone north out of the town.
The foot prints showed that q
man was with her. The young couple
reached the farm house of Elmer DAVIS,
about six miles south of Earlvillc, Tuesday
night and applied for shelter. They had
walked through the snow and mud nearly
twenty miles, and the girl was completely
exhausted. They stayed at the place Tues
day night, claiming to be man and wife.
They retired early Wednesday evening, soon
after supper. Shortly afterward two re-
ports of "A revolver were heard, and immedi-
atcly the farmer started for the room up
HNahAi - N'NffAN W WY 49, bl' 'Sho
he reached IT another report was heard.
When he opened the door McLachlin and the
girl were both dead. The man had evil
dertly put the weapon back of the girls
ear aud sent Il bullet into her head. Not sat
iSiied with one shot, he again placed the
weapon to her temple and discharged it. He
then shot himself in the crown of the head,
the bullet coming out under the chin.
The tragic end of the couple is in accord
ancc with the note the young girl left in her
trunk before leaving home. The note was as
follows:
Dear Mamma: BY the time you read this
| will be in my grave"
A short time previous to the elopement the
parents discovered that Cora was deeply in
~fatuated with McLachlin, a young black
smith, and they opposed all intercourse.
The girls father thought to find her here in
Chicago, and has been here since Tuesday.
To-day he came into the police station and
asked: "Have you found my child yett"
The chief of detectives turned to the in
quiring father with u strange expression on
his face.
Haven't you heard anything yourselff"
he asked, hesitatingly.
Not a word. | have been searching Chi
cago high and low for my daughter and that
villain who enticcd her away
".Are you prepared to hear bad news, Mr..
Carnahan ~ asked the lieutenant.
my God what is it.n exclaimed Carnahan
alarmed at the question.
Lieutenant Elliott handed him a telegram
just received. 1t was from Earlville, ILL.,,
and was briefly, as follows:
Duke McLachlin killed Cora Carnahan,
and then killed himself at n farm house
north of town."
and pOaned in agony. After some time he
arose and slowly walked away, saying he
was going after the body, and that this news
wonld nearly kill the mother.