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Jessie Crawford’s Body Dis covered by J. W. Alcatt— Letter Written Eeters the, derole Crawford, the 1h year old gir who eloped with Gay Metcalf and went to Vile recent ly, where they were apprehended and brought to Purmna where Gay Mettall was held in gn00 bonds on the charge of abduce thon, war found in t alouxl Friday mbowt 10:00 grelurk where the drowned her on Monday, March Slot. For five dayn the poarch waa! Ungently carried on, ulthouws feiey bh tet Chit per hagm (here wank nohetane nme the wel tl Hot Haale Hay with hermes, ive Fikthy Ve water in oth lowah hed dropped about for fees on Recount of the eot weather, and on Friday the seurchers cottecided that thy body was so the stough they would attrely te alike to fwd by taking ore more effort. About IO A. My dr. Abbert, who was watrolling the banks of the Home and about a “mather from where Mt wan thought the wit had jumped into the water, maw am Object Howting, which he howght wight be the body, t ‘ullifie to one of the parties that was in the slough with boots, he told them what he had seen and they worried to the apot inde voted. The head and om showlder of the body wan out of water, being held in this pomitior by windows which how comght te the den girl's awenter, which en and tee ared reeherp and jasper on tt took tthe efforte of t co men with a stope to loosen the body, which was immediate ty lererageht to town and taken te the wedertaking twos of Cor per Lang. ye position of the tanty when formed, explained to theaerrehors their ability to Mid Ht before, it, hoog caught on the widefve | when at four feet from the bottom juf the slough and about three feet fromm the top, IMcompori. tiem Ind ner wet bn, despite the [long thin which the body had been under water. This leace reaunited for brute tempera ture of the slowgty evier their! Coumtted wmickle. by the P taking purlore the girls face Leppeered to wear a look of | |eet and a slight mimtl sverned ter. pmart the Nips. As rick on the body was ter coveral, the county attorney wagrated by ‘plhome and he was requested to save Mercalf i.e loaned from the county jail and to let the matter drop. On ao e from the justics of the peace the boy was releawed and cen down to Parma on the afternoon train. 1 Saturday morality the cor oner’s jury, compare! of E.G Dickerson. A Hitler, E Johns J. Nelson, Os Engebretson Johns Powell brought in a ver dict of “drowsing with suicidal intent. In the afternoon the funeral services were held in slovants t he terran-church, Ret. Elder towel ing upon’ the life of today, and tomorrow In a manner that brought tents to the eyes of many present and bringing out forcibly the thorht, that in the iing there is no death, me re living had the Geome tottune of the Creator, Eugene A. Crawford, father of the girl, arrived in the city from Nevada that before the Tuesevial devices and was escorted to the scherch, where, when he viewed the remains of his loved one, te ‘collapsed and was sinking to the floor when caught by Hidfs Walley and helped to decider Where the mte he wan pitiful to behold. The school children and heel frlouds of the dead girl tender tender tribute of their ifection by sending beautiful floral Wreaths to the finert), the Pit beaters were! fy, Fisk, Hf, Mose, A. Lang, C dtr. Flew) 0, Dice and 1, trie The remains were aid to test In the Praternity Cemetery, ‘The following Inutopy of the leteor whicht deaste Crawford ! [rate Just before her death and whith wan found on a fenced pout [Just after whe had jumped into the slougs, and whith gave a flew up to the Mother of her death: “Dear Ctralley ! “vlease forylyd ute for the awit! deed tot # can’t Leute LMM try femeer, Par pretty Weave lt # can't keep It to herever, SL wart your to tel At teat 111 theet Whit on the other eters: # tape and avk, Wha te Kinet ¥ e rise tet! Of all came toon amount to anyefehg, to dear toy Seren, thty Metall never intentet fe att Welton me dere cant Abin ete tet, F kevtett var th Christe th. The tens afer te own myrerted gerrtlecitact In ity prtuwerten., V det Brow why yitt never teustmd on ny whe atti yort ih. Yor pelghe forte bemwn 1 cotthtn't etemt to be t Welebed. Tut when tow real this My], te wehiere yout dhn't sel te with me. hi f eeene, Chetley, that sou Ieve 1 Wed yore bemt ted ebghty tet tt foay frer have any tare fohbgetora my pode rare, jt met a Heh, em MReneCe hy |» teens “Mow it tae fast we ety amy tadl ue Gay's. We taugtin ot wirty Ulree Ptairy IN RORY tareteing tare better ubranew 1M oer elmnewe an Het, || ‘Jiust a few daye ago (uy enine amp Hn) aeket are what PE wanted to dey gol the tzih or wait mvetite amt f sad wolt now, “Peet hate Trewnet eyeoit Wao TC tet not Leer fot uim. Melt Rare uime Hew Hhopte, bit att Heyer a fed‘ how, “Hin't any lanty's faush, it's just be tauee Ficant be eati¢fied amy place. Every warns day I want for Ufweel, send thi time TF wanted to go with finn. “Now my lat wWorry i thought F could help Guy D wud and that T love tim with all my heart, if al can't live with In’ f dom’) want to live at all. Te wan all T batt to live for ange ot coureel love Dhd and my brothers fib, but I can't atand this, live op tlk we were both free bat Fil wait on the other whore for hit. Farewell to all, Jekete Crawronm T promised Guy to bbe tAib toMlaton mall ‘ 5 tonale Veantonstone born Mig 2 AMY at Ville, Oregon, aunt Wilber Rutboe Craw ford and four brothers, Bert, Harley, Charley and Gerard to qwourn their loas. Tead Wychott's set - first: ‘pages The wrecking cat of the C. B . wow at the garda here Friday Hiting on the truck and righting horn that had been broken in two. ‘The car was loaded with tankés of syrup and out of the tanke prong a leak and distritmted « Woeral supply of the liquid over the traek. A new ¢lettried alotin cloth udew ry butterter to ring nm bell. Aupply ceriall focondencent lieht with ectreit and start a fire in fee aleole. Lemp yet hr ne ple tinier Wires ell fy completing: nm cireut ! When the hout rain teaches a lird Wau wer at @ denignated tiee, Jobe Ryan Saturday hired a Heat on 20 acres on his farm to Ye, Kinckbolm for #1050. Mr. Ryan has purchased the Hotel Western at Nywen, and wilt cons duct that hostelry iu the future. ithe will devote hit pare time to selling frett and ornamented trees. Nine cars of rock arrived here during the work to be put in at both ends of the Parma-Stoswell ‘bridge. ‘The rock cost @1H a car. laid down here and when in place in the river will make the bridge one of the strongest in the coun try and will save many times the stant of the improvements in re pair work alone. Pd Walmsley, manager of the Pifia Milling and E Sates Company will move into residente near the Ilinois in Stel 28 soon as pommplatts, whe he will be about April let. Mr. Wales ley’s rexttence when finished will be ake of the best in the city. He also say that if you ever love a pretec tain Boise call up the sherit His friends should keep this in mind if they should lose him. For Sale:—Four year old full Bete Joragy pull for for isle or Be Boho.
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Parma Herald
Parma, Idaho, US
Thu, Mar 31, 1910
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