The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-02-03

cr In Danville over a piano
u was the meIest accident that the
first clew was obtained connecting
Mrs. Harrison with the affair II was
Tuesday afternoon and Rowan Saulley
stood talking with Jack Rout In front
OF W " Higgins store In regard to
to the awful affair. discovered that
mOfniag. About the time Mrs Har.
rison passed In her carriage and Jack
Huut remarked There goes woman
to whom ! sold a spade last evening -
B This follow ed up. soon resulted In the
unwinding OF the whole mass Of eyi-
dence against her.
Earlier story Of the Affair.
I The story OF the attempted robbery
written before II was practically GER
( tain that Mrs. Harrison was connect
ed with IL. II as follows:
Ghouls we're at their CHASTITY work
IN pretty little Buffalo cemetery on
! the hill aoove stanford Monday night.
They opened the grave OF George y.
sauiiey, son OF the late NJ. G. Sauiley
and reached the wooden box which
enclosed the metallic lined coffin IN
which he his remains. only to leave
ere their diabolical job was completed
Footprints in the soft sod about the
grave and even In the moistened dirt
which had Iallen back onto the sar-
eophagus top at the work OF excaya-
walton vas carried on, show beyond
doubt that a woman had hand in
affair. Traces OF two horses stand.
ing long In the cold night, one tied to
fence and the other,-probably
hitched to spring wagon standing
IN the drive way near the grave, show
ed that the ghouls came In two rigs.
Bloodhounds IRON Hustonyille took
the trail al the grave aud led to the
places where the horses had been
tethered. aud where the gholls got
into their vehicles when probably scar
cd away Just before getting to the
remains. The dogs went out the GENE
tery gate and down the pike short
distance toward Hustohyille, then re-
traced their steps and seemed at
loss 20 proceed further. Marshall Her
ring. owner OF the hounds. said they
y ere not trained TO trail horses and
ihhi II would be useless to seek to
keen tue dogs az work.
An examination of the box and cas-
ket after the dogs had oeen given 4
scent slowed that the outer box had
not been opened by the ghouls.
Scratches and splintcrs on its edges
seemed 20 indicate that they were en-
deavoring to get the top off the heavy
outer box when something must have
frightened them away. The casket
was opened az the request OF relatives
OF the dead Young man, and II was
seen that the body was safely within
= remaI kably good state OF preserve
ton Young Ssufley died March lith.
1919. after lengthy illness Of typhoid
eminent Judge NJ e. Sauiley, followed
~ the succeeding August, caused.
many believed. by broken hear,
over the loss OF his iavOrite ION.
George Saufley was Just rs years OF
age WREN he died aud few men In the
state had brighter prospects than he.
Of ha
young attorneys IN this part OF tn
state and sorrow over hiS death was
universal
An incident which occurred here on
January 18th. and which was passed
over at the time as OF little moment,
is believed by many TO throw some
heht on the affair OF Monday night.
Late on the evening mentioned, n
young woman, dressed in black and
deeply veiled. drove 10 the cemetery
and meeting an assistant there, Hugh
Young, asked him where the grave CT
Ieorge Saufiey was located. and what
ouid he and the csretaker OF the
cemetery charge TO take up the body
Tor her. She said that she had come
long distance and was In hurry.
Young told her to see the caretaker.
stamp Turpin. but IL seemed that she
did not go the residence nearby but
pitched her horse to the fence and
was soon afterwards seen prone on
the grass near Sauiley's grave. weep
ing bitterly Later she was seen cfiv'
ing out the pike toward panviile.
Young described her as blonde
about % or "a years OF age, well dress
ed and talking as II well educated
lie notified relatives of the youns man
who kept a watch over the grave for
several nights but nothing more was
seen of her and the Incident had about