The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-29

llt perpetrators OF Tue dLr0S.ouS muI-
ider- Many OF the farmers In the
vicinity OF the murdered woman s
home have organized and are hunting
for traces of the assassins. 1t is said
they are armed with all kinds OF
weapons and iynehing is almost
sure to follow the capture of the muir
i derers.
Il At late hour this afternoon moth
| Ing had been heard from the party
that accompanied the sheriff. but word
is expected from him before night.
4 coroners Inquest.
i WARSAW, Oct 2s.-At the coron-
ler's inquest Monday afternoon. the
jury found that Miss Ellen Cul-
ienne. came to her death from
strangulation, by the hand or
hands OF parties unknown a band
OF seven thicknesses of cotton cloth.
two inches wide being found on the
neck. partly burned away. No trace
OF the murderer or murderers has
| been found. 1t vas deemed inadyis-
able to employ bIoodhounds, as the
scent may be oblfterated by the tramp
of the feet of many visitors, a trail
from the house led into a field and
there stopped The statement thar
the head vas found several feet from
the body was an error, but the top
| was all burned away; the neck show
ed by a deep crease, the marks of the
strangulation; the abdomen and one
I leg were entirely burned away.
On close observation by the coroner's
/ jury. the conclusion was reached that
the murder was committed on the first
/ floor in the north end of the house,
and when the floor burned away the
body fell into the cellar. At the con-
ciusion of the inquest the remains
were taken in charge by Jos. Huston,
undertaken of Warsaw, and will be
buried In private grounds beside the
graves of her father and mother,
on the farm. where Miss Cullenne was
born Y years ago.
There are two parties under sus-
picion. but thus far there is no cause
for an arrest.
There Is as yet no evidence of rob-
berry, though that may be disclosed as
! soon as the ruins of the house cools.
/ 1t is known that Miss Cullenne kept
several hundred dollars about the
house all of the time to pay for labor,
etc, but she also had bank accounts
in Quincy, H.. and Memphis, Mo- Her
farm of over 200 acres she rented, on
1 the usual shares, and did not pretend
to farm it herself
/ While misery In her habits, she
was honest as the sun, owed no man
anything and would trust no one. She
was exacting to q cent in trade, but
only wanted what was due her.
She enjoyed excellent health for her
/ years, was genial, kindly, intelligent
and we'll informed and was an inter
esting talker. She married Washing
ton Parker when a girl In her early
teens before the civil war, but they
/ separated within a week and she re-
sumed her maiden name. She was a
good manager and had amassed quite
a fortune, besides the farm she has
left which is quite valuable
/ The house which was burned was a
curiosity as TO it's paint which was
red, yellow. green and blue; they
seemed to be the colors to which she
was partial in most everything.
Many interesting stories could be
told of this highly esteemed but &C.
centric woman by those who have
known her for years and haze rented
of her or had dealings with her.
The deceased was raised Catholic,
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick
/ Cullenne, but often in early days at
tended the Baptist church in the coun-
try.
A cousin in Palmyra. Mo-, was tele-
graphed for Monday morning and she
is expected here today She also has
other cousins In different parts OF the
country, and also niece who spent
one year with her.
Sheriff e. e. McAdams, and Coron-
er Barr went down Monday afternoon,
the latter empannelling a jury com
posed of Chas. E. Wallace, Frank
Paar, VIM. Sack. Jos. Huston, of War.
saw, Stephen Tyler of Fountain Green
and George oatman, OF Rocky Run.
who rendered the before mentioned
i verdict. Dr. J. G. Young, of Suffer,
and DR.. Chas. A. Warner made the
post norton examination md found
no bullet or knife wound or bruises In
what remained of the poor victim:
nothing but the marks and evidences
Of stranguIation. 1t is feared the
assassains will never be found and
this case will be added to the already
i long list of mysterious murders in the
United States this year
DEvINCINovICH's BODY