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7ENFOBX WEEKLYCONSIGNED to earth.CJip](hustrwedoincai661ofinTtIncaicosecTliniHipoanwtarlt;wtThe Evil Bastlan Has Bone Interred With His Bones.The funeral of llic late Honry 3as-tain, the Milan suicide, was held from his home southeast or Milan at 10 o'clock last Sunday morning. Interment was made at CMppianock. Tho funeral services were impressive A large cortege followed the remains to its last resting place.Tims on his 27th birthday was laid away from mortal eye forever the remains of the man who during the past two -weeks has been the most talked of, in a sensational way, of any other man in the same length of time in the history of Rock Island county. Mrs. Basis in has gone to the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Johnson, to make her home.Wild Rumors Afloat.■There was found to be an excavation j under the floor in the shed in which tDastian hung lumscu. This it is pio-posed to investigate, but just what it | we will develop remains to be seen.Yesterday a report gained considerable credence to the errect that Ka ch-mann's cap had been found under the bai n floor at the Has tain farm. This is not true, however, and doubtless originated irom the fact that Bastain's cap was found under the barn floor the morning of the suicide. This discovery it would be well to explain* A hole had been cut in the barn floor directly under the body and in this hole Bast*in’s cap had either been placed purposely nr had accidentally fallen there*. Steven Hull found the cap hater I uke I Ionian way, son of Sheriff Hcmenway, made an investigation by placing his arm in the hole uhcrc the plan* lad been removed. His discovery he kepi to himself till this afternoon Now hesays he thought it strange that he c» aid not “touch bottom. especially as Mr [lull had just withdrawn the cap fiom that place. He remembers also that hi;5 hand came in contact with a urb, or whoi might have been the upper j or-iion of a well walllblt;it*vr8C(damitbWQBela*fOItaltotillarTlhnhedethspon
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Davenport Weekly Leader
Davenport, Iowa, US
Fri, Mar 20, 1896
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