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Killiil liy Hit IIiinIiiiimI jiiiiI Hit Sun ill HitOwiiSt. Louis .'ilobe Democrat.Ottawa, Can., October 22 —Advices re ceived by the government here from Edmonton, Northwest Territories, in connection with the preliminary investigation into the murder of Mrs. Marie Courtereille by her husband and step-son, disclose one of the most inhuman crimes ever reported iu the far west. John Ward, son-in-law of the elder prisoner, testified that he was living near the prisoners at Lesser Slave lake. Early in July last Mrs. Courtoieille showed symptoms of insanity, and, as he alleges, begged of her relatives to kill her. as she was about to become a Criminal,anil was possessed of in evil spirit t/iat impelled her to kill and eat human oeiugs. To prevent her doing injury it I was attempted, a cording to Ward’s I story, to keep her lied for twenty days,, but she repeatedly got loose. One night,, however, about the beginning of September, Ward, who was sleeping in Courte-r. ilie’s house, was awakened by t in ' woman, who had unloosed her fetters, and was choking the old man. When spoken to she bellowed like a wil l animal. She was secured and asked to be killed, otherwise she would kill and eat them. THb husband and stepson replied that they could not kill her, arthey loved her, but finally agreed to pray for her. She again appealed to them to take her iit'o, as she said she could not resist the e vil spirit within her, and would certainly kill and eat them all if they did not do as she -aid. Fearing her threats would be carried into execution, father and son agreed to dispatch her, and, securing an ax, they carried out their terrible determination, burying the body immediately. The prisoners are now both confined in Fort Saskatchewan waiting trial.nhatlt;0t!I)©eht!cdVe81 hiIuitirevT i r
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