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Subject: July 26, 1883
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Rochester, Monroe, NY
Union & Advertiser
July 26, 1883

THE ROANOKE MYSTERY

Probable Case of Strangulation - Bad Character and and on a Spree

Dispatches from Le Roy state all the circumstances immediately connected
with the death of Mrs. J. H. KILBOURNE, of Roanoke, remain enshroaded in
mystery. The facts elicited at the inquest agree in the main with those stated
yesterday. The inquest was held by Coroner SKINNER of Le Roy, who selected as
jurors J. M. FOREMAN, Samuel CLARK, W. M. CHAPMAN, A. D. WESTLAKE, L. GRUMIAUX,
William CROFOOT, F. T. BLOOD, John HEDDON, W. H. ANDERSON, E. BROWN, Frederick
HAWKS and W. H. LATTRELL. The remains were identified by Mr. John H.
KILBOURNE, who lives at what is called "Jug City," near Roanoke, as those of his
wife. She was of Welsh descent and was forty-six years old. Mr. KILBOURNE
testified that his wife left the house at 10:30 o'clock Monday night, going away
with a man in a wagon, without any hat or shawl on, while he was in bed. He sat
up all night under a rose bush, watching for her return. He traced the buggy
tracks and found a place by the side of a fence near Pavilion where the buggy
had been driven in, where the occupants had alighted, and from the
appearance of the grass a struggle had taken place. His search was unsuccessful
further than this. He testified that drinking was regularly indulged in at his
house, and that his wife, himself and wife's sister drank, as also did their
rough company from Le Roy, who, when under the influence of liquor, made
themselves quite familiar with the female occupants. It was shown that the character
of deceased had not been of the best. Mr. KILBOURNE gave the names of some of
the young men who were in the habit of calling at his house, and also the
names of the person whom he suspects as being the one who took his wife away.
The only suspicious appearances about the body were red marks on the neck as
if produced by pressure. The doctor would not swear that they were finger
marks, and said that he had never noticed such marks on a corpse before. The
trachea was congested, and on opening it, a small piece of potato fell out. It
was first thought by some that this would be a sufficient cause for
strangulation, but that fact is overcome by the victim having vomited when she was found
at Roanoke, and the potato was a part of undigested food that had lodged
there. The lungs were found congested but healthy, and the heart normal. The
stomach was swollen from the effects of gas, and there was no evidence in the
stomach to show an excess of liquor. The jury were unable, from the testimony
adduced, to come to any conclusion as to whether the woman was strangled by
somebody or had choked to death in a fit of vomiting. The inquest was therefore
adjourned until Saturday, Aug 4th. The woman was the second wife of
KILBOURNE and they were married in 1859. The parties are well known in Batavia and
once lived on a farm in Alexander.
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MATRIMONIAL

--At St. Mary's Church, yesterday afternoon, Miss Cora A., daughter of W. E.
CHERRY, was married to Frank M. TALLING, Rev. J. P. STEWART officiating,
assisted by Rev. Fathers MADDEN and GLEASON. The bride was attended by Misses
Julia MADDEN, Kittie CONNOR and M. Dove CHERRY as bridesmaids. W. J. DAVIS, W.
E. CHERRY, jr., and W. F. CHANDLER acted as groomsmen. The choir rendered some
special music for the occasion, the bride having long been an active
assistant in that important adjunct of church service. After the wedding there was
an informal reception at the residence of the bride's parents, attended by a
number of the relatives and friends of both the bride and the groom. The
presents were very numerous, and were all articles of value and utility. The newly
united pair left for the East on their wedding journey, and they departed
with the best wishes of numerous friends.

--At the marriage, yesterday, of Miss Aggie CARBERRY to Mr. O. W. CLARK, of
Bath, the bridesmaids were Miss Teresa CARBERRY, a sister of the bride, and
Miss Mollie LOREY, Mr. W. C. CLARK, a brother of the bridesgroom, and Mr. J.
W. CARBERRY, brother of the bride, acted as groomsmen. The ushers were Mr. J.
E. CARBERRY, brother of the bride, and Mr. J. NAGLE. The happy couple left
for Saratoga, Lake George and the Thousand Islands.
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PERSONAL NOTES

--Dr. A. J. CAMPBELL, of Syracuse, has been appointed assistant physician at
the City Hospital.

--Prof. HAUPT has been induced to remain in Buffalo for a longer period than
he at first designed, in order to accommodate another class in German.

--James C. HART, James R. CHAMBERLAIN, Will REED and Charley ANGELL left
last night for Lake Superior on a fishing excursion, to be absent about three
weeks.
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Glenda


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GjS

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