The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-11-16

One week ago last Wednesday
night Louisville was the scene Of the
most brutal and mysterious murder.
which has come to light in our State
for many a day. While asleep in
bed with her babe and four year old
boy, Mrs. John Etley had her throat
cut from ear to ear, and died in a
few moments. without being able to
,give any clue to her assailant. A
fourteen year old girl was asleep on
a bed in the same room, and her
husband and another girl, seven
years old. occupied the adjoining
room. The entire police and de-
tective forces of the city have
worked necessarily on the case.
which seemed. for a time, to battle
all human agencies so completely
had the murderer covered mis- tracks.
Ely stood the ordeal of severe
and rigid examination, and his grief
seemed real beyond question. The
little daughter, Anna. who slept in
the same room with her mother, and
who il seemed might throw some
light on the strange tragedy, where
no motive could be found. disclaim-
ed any knowledge of the murderer
other parent, and told the same story
repeatedly. She exonerated her
father completely. AT the funeral.
end at the grave John Ely manifest
ed, seemingly. the most genuine
. grief.
The fact that Ely was partly
dressed, when he notified his neigh
bors of the killing, and the finding
of a water bucket with blood in il,
gave the police the first clue, and
pointed to some one in the house "a
the guilty one. 1t was thought best
to take the little girl from under
the influence of her father. This
was done in the belief that she had
not told all she knew about TIE hor-
rible affair. Mrs. Hayman, the jail
matron took charge of the little girl
Monday evening. and kept her IN Sc
clusion, treating her with the great
est kindness. Wednesday she sent
for Chief Gunther. and in the pres
ence of Judge Wilson, Mrs. Hayman,
and the detectives she told the fol-
lowing revolving story:
IL was lying on my couch with COW
er almost up to my eyes. wasn't
asleep, and saw my papa come
through the room and go to the
Kitchen. He came back with the
things in his hand and went to
mothers bed. He looked like he
was going to love mother.
"He took hold by the knot Of
mothers hair and struck her twice.
The first time he struck mother, she
closed here yes. oh, so hard. Then he
took the knife in his hand and drew
it across her throat. Papa then went
back into the kitchen. and | guess
he wiped the knife off on one of man.
mas aprons. He left the apron in the
floor and put the knife back, guess.
a. hen papa came through the
room again he said if said anything
about what happened he would do
me in the same way. He would in
jure me.
my mother was gasping and my
little brother was on the floor crying
so | jumped up. went to the door
of papa's room and called to him.
"He was dressed like he was when
he passed the kitchen, except that
he wore a -gauze undershirt when he
came out again after called him
ne had on a thick undershirt.
took the baby from underlmother
and went out to the kitchen to wipe
the blood from its face. l used the
apron father had used in the water
bucked. 1t came out bloody and |
think there was blood in the bucket
before / used it."
The girl thinks that when her father