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Elderly Woman Is Murdered in Bethany Vicinity(Continued from Page 1) Entrance to the home had been fore* ed through a door at the west side of the room in which Mrs. Morrow’s body was found. A screen had been torn and a large glass upper section.had been broken almost;entirely out.; Tried to Escape,it- appeared that Mrs. Morrow had tried to .escape only to be caught and dragged, to the room where she was murdered. A tom part of the apron ' she. was wearing was found lying inside the door. of the kitchen. There was evidence of torture or of resistance in a deep scratch which ran for eight inches on a shin bone, and bruises and burns-low on the other leg.Mrs. Morrow was fully dressed with the exception of shoes and stockings.; The time of the murder is fixed as early Friday night, because a sister, Mrs. J. T. Gay, talked to her by telephone late that afternoon, and because there was no tracks leading from the house to the woodpile, near, in the recent snow, nor along the tele phohe line, which was ciif in three places. It snowed Friday afternoon and jtthttt 10:30 or later that » night. Mrs, Morrow usually • retired early. Therefore, it is definitely believed the,crime was committed at the height of a storm which drove most motorists from the highways.Had Little Money.The belief1 is expressed by relatives and close acquaintances that local persons are--responsible or that others in passing through the community and stopping had heard common neighborhood gossip that Mrs. Morrow kept large sums of money about her home and saw the opportunity for robbery.Carl Morris ’ and Homer Morris, nephews, who live -near, are certain this report was not true. They say Mrs. Morrow had no income except that from the fifty-acre farm and that this was only enough for her support. Both believe gossip was responsible for the murder.Feeling is intense in the neighborhood and threats are heard of lynching if the criminals are found. It is believed that more than one person was involved,in the murder.The body will be examined closely to determine the exact cause of death, it was said by Dr. R. H. Beets, coroner.Mrs. Morrow had no children. The only members of her family living are Mrs. J. T. Gay, Ridgeway, Mo., and Mrs. 1*. D. Brown, St. Joseph, sisters.(s
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Maryville Northwest Missourian
Maryville, Missouri, US
Tue, Mar 08, 1932
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