The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-05-19
MRs. KATE LEPLEY KILLED.
Thrown From a Horse and Dragged
to Death.

Last Sunday morning Mrs. Kate Lsp-
ley, wha was alone at her pretty little
ranch at the mouth of Louise creek,
pinned note on her door, reading
"Will be home at noon. -KATE.n
locked the doors, saddled horse and
rode out to look after stock That morn
ing George Stone and Robt. Crumley,
who were ia a charcoal camp three
miles away, started to Louise creek to
fish. When little more than mile
from the creek, in Washington gulrh.
they saw horse running towards them
with portions Of woman's garments
hanging to the horn of an empty side
saddle. Cfnmley remarked: keep n
sharp lookout, we may hnd some one
hurt down here" They hurried down
the Qulob little more than n half mile
where they came upon The mangleJ re-
mains of Mrs. L.pley lying In the road.
stone at once started for 3. K. Nine
mire's camp whore he procured a horse
and hnrrird TO DrLamsr. while Nike
spvilmap went to the Lepey ranch.
Coroner Weston was hu,ridly notified
and came down promptly, white several
parties In DeLamar hhsiily proenreo
conveyances aud staried for the srene
of tho terrible accident. three ladips,
Mesdames Miles, Bachelor and " Watson
accompanying hem.
Mr. Frank Lcpley, brotber.in-law Of
the dereased, WAS At his mine on lhe
mountain when the sad news reacbrd
bim and arrived on he gfound nefore
any Others except Mr.. aud Mrs. y. x
Ninemire, ~ho went over from wood
camp and stayed with the remains un-
Ill the inquest VAS held. The body MAS
then removed TO the house and was
buried near her home on Monday.
Those who saw The remains say the
victim aas too badly mangled 10 make
II possible to describe their feelings
whilp assisting 10 he sad work. The
horse bad evidently become frightened
and bad jumped suddenly, throwing
her, while her skirts were caught and
held DO the horn Of the saddle, aud the
horse bad dragged her over Tbs fougb
and stony ground nearly two bun1reJ
yards, bead downward, ihe bGfes's feet
striking her head 1ntil the entire eknii
was broken from ber bead and ber
brains scattered along the 1ronod. Her
arms and legs were terribly eat and iac.
Grated, the nrsh being IN many places
torn from them.
Mrs. Lepley and her husband, Daniel
B. Lopley, came from Ohio, sDd loratsd
upon the ranch 00mb0r of years aeo.
aDd, some eight years ago Wr. Lspiey
beeame insane and WAS taken 10 81
insane asylum near bis former home 10
Ohio, where he SIN tsmAios Mr..
Franz Lepley bes since boxed after the
affairs Of bis sister iD.law, making bis
home ~ her bo0se HbsD not ~ work ~
bis mines on me mountain.
The decreased was possessed of i1dop-
table energy aBd aondBg industry, |
and, besides being famous fyr her ez
tfsmy DeaiOess - . boBsekseper, WIS a I
sbreDd, sharp bBsiDess woman, sBd bad 1
managed her ranch most successfully, I
ace00ulaiOg quite q large herd of eai.
tie aD1 making betssi(a pleasant home.
Tbrse years aqo, While absent ffoB
home, her house was burned, supposed
10 bays been ~ 0B Grs ny some mis-
Grant 30, sbs had IL replaee6 by = very
neat structure, and he, very isolated
ranch Is qsite sb attractive place.
She was 700 daring b0rssnomas.
aD1 her 01ffi1eaie Geeesse u Gbe 10
her Gsdessness IN n6isg b0,sD
agsiOsi which sic ba5 bepD ftpq1pbGy
cautioned. Her azs ras about Driy
yeafs,
FfsDb LepleV, tbs AMY rgia0Ve (GDs
eoase6 OB IBIS coasi, bss fgf many veags
besB . yDsideDt 0l OHgbse C9B0tf ag1 I
hes ibs sincere symps'bT ol ysSy many
friends bsfe.