The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-08-05
DOESN'T COMPARE WITH STORY.
Mrs. Hodge Claims She Shot a Man.
The Man Found Doesn't Show Bull.
let Wounds.

ltl NUuIiuSs
Mrs. Aurora Hodge passed through
Denison Oh Friday morning on her way
to Salt Lake city, in company with
Sheriff ENERGY, of Salt Lake AT Oma.
he she was placed in Jail over night
while the sheriff took rest.
The mystery surrounding the muir,
der to which Mrs. Hodge has sconfess-
ed, deepeus as time goes on. There
seems to be in the back ground the sha-
dow of man, and that Mrs. Hodge is
not guilty of the crime, but is shield
ing the man. From the Salt Lake Tri.
bune. we learn the following particu-
lars of the murder.
HISTORY OF THE CRIME.
Be leath the shade of the willow trees
which line bank of the Little Cotton
wood stream, the badly decomposed
body of william X. Ryan, spectacle
vendor, was discovered at three o'clock
yesterday afternoon at the intersection
of Mcclellan and cemetery avenues in
Murray, A ferocious bull dog, chained
to the wheels of wagon, stood sentry
over the body of his murdered master
and growled grim warning to those who
ventured within the grewsome place.
THE HORRIBLE FIND.
A canopy of bed-clothing and quilts
had been carefully thrown around the
corpse by the murderers The hands of
the dead man were bound tightly behind
with whip cord, His legs were tied
with rope, while a leather thong, en-
circling the body in rigid grasp. was
tied closely around his neck. Death is
supposed to have resulted from strangu-
lation, although the mans skull had
been shattered with a heavy instrument.
The grewsome discovery vas made by
Horace Skinner. Robert Trott and Ole
Ingebrettson, employees of the smelters
at Murray. They Immediately report
ed the find to the sheriff, and investiga
ton disclosed frightful evidences of
wild and reckless murder
A WOMAN IN THE CASE.
Prominently identified in the perpe-
tration of the crime is an unknown
woman. Connected with her in the
atrocious deed is the dim outline Of a
man who has remained partially in the
shadow Only vague and hazy evil
dences of his connection with the muir
der were found in the investigation,
while distinct silhoutte of the woman
was discerned in every clew that was
unraveled.
HOW THE DEED WAS DONE,
Il Whether the deed was done for love
or money is the mystery which the
officers are attempting to solve, The
unknown woman and man appeared il
the life of the murdered peddler only
:: the day before the crime was done
while asleep upon his pallet of leaves
and rags either the unknown man O.
woman struck him heavy blow owe
the right temple. The skull wascrush
ed but again and again the weapon
descended upon the PROSTATE man
! Asleep when the assault was made b
never learned the perfdy of his CON
: panions. Stunned and rendered uncor
8 scious by the rain of blows upon hi
3 head, he lay as dead tiny stream c
: red, mingled and cloged with white
and more solid substance oozed frol
the gaping wound.
MADE IT SURE.
Hastily the murdelers seized tt
whip used by the peddler and pinione
his helpless arms behind him. A rol
of hemp tightly bound his legs.
heavy thong of leather was wrappe
carefully around the body and bour
tightly around his neck, Still gaspir
frightfully in the throes of death, Il
body was covered with bundle
blankets and bed-clothing and left
die. His dog was fastened to a wage
wheel, while the horses We're tether,
nearby.
SCENE OF HORROR.
Shortly after the grewsome find W
made detail of officers with [
August Rauscher arrived upsn t
scene The blankets were removed al
the men drew back in horror. Far
the second stages of decomposition, t
body presented a shocking sight.
nauseating stencil permeated the air t
miles. Myriads of creeping and loaf
. some insects of the earth and air h
IA long since claimed the frightful thi
G as their own and fed with mercil,
= ferocity upon the human flesh.
Q PLANS LAID In OGDEN.
z The Tribune of the 10th says: 50
2 formation gathered by Sheriff Eme
j indicates that the plot was conceiv
4 in Ogden and worked out step by SIT
2 1t was in that city that Ryan met M
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