The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-30
MRS. FARMER
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1.-THE Brennan house, she returned and
told the girl to go for her husband
| but Farmer refused to return home
Mrs. Farmer then went to the sisters
home with a package which proved
to be the black oilcloth pocket BOOK
iof Mrs. Brennan containing the
deeds, insurance and other papers
and said she wanted to leave II for a
while
Brennan upon his return from work
that afternoon was unable to get IN
to the house. The keys which his wife
was in the habit of leaving were not
in their accustomed place. While he
was trying to get IN he saw Farmer
standing nearby who remarked
Brennan, don't you know | bought
this place." Brennan finally secured
a ladder, entered a second story win
dow and occupied the house that
night. The next morning he went to
work as usual
Mrs Farmer that same morning
went to the sisters home. took Mrs,
Brennan's black oilcloth pocket hook
from where ii had been hidden in a
chair. and with her husband went to
Watertown where they had an attor-
rey prepare papers ordering Prem
nan eff the promises, which were
served on him that night.
Brennan went TO WATERFOWL and
made inquiries for his wife but failed
To find her and Saturday morning left
for his work as usual after spending
the night in the house He returned
home however, later and found Mrs.
Farmer aud her husband occupying
the house Mrs. Farmer told him
that so long as he used the Farmers
well he could stay. Brennan then re-
ported the matter 10 the district at
office and engaged a con-
stable to search for his wife.
The Farmers, In the meantime,
With others who were induced to help
by free access to ale which was fur
lished. commenced moving their
goods to the Brennan house. In one |
If the back rooms was a large black |
umk which Mrs, Farmer asked one |
# he men to tie with a rope Mrs |
farmer lifted the ends of the trunk |
While a clothes line was wrapped |
,rCund it and tied securely. Mrs |
Farmer said she had stuff in there |
he didn't want broken" and had two |
nen carry It to the Brennan house |
Willie she walked along ami directed
where it should he placed in a back
DOM where other things were piled
pon it. She then proceeded to do
cme washing.
When tho constable who had been
Employed by Brennan went to the
ou2e and asked whore Mrs. Brennan
vas, Mrs Farmer told him she had
gone to Watertown to get her
eeth fixed" She sent for he parish
riest told him a similar story and
al him bless the home.
On the following Monday the
heriff with several others again Wis
ed the Farmers and asked Mrs. Far
ler to produce the deeds and after
ONE delay she pulled the black oil.
10th envelope from a cradle and
bowed the papers. Then a search
Z the house was begun. Inquiry was
!ade in regard to the trunk tied with
clothes line whereupon Mrs, Far
Ter denied that she owned it. saying
belonged to her husband, and he
18th an cath said it did not belong to
i'm. The rope was removed, the
ok broken and in the srunk the
hcriff found the body of Mrs. Bren.
an fully dressed The head AMI fare
ere horribly mutiIatcd by many
lows from a blunt instrument but
nc body was not injured. The tur-
an hat which the woman wore was
Kissing but the burned wire frame
ork IF "a hat similar to- the one she
ore was found in Mrs. farmers
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