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ROSE VALLEY INOUEST
[be Body Of Mrs, Isabella Meleod Exhumed by Order of Attorney
General Peters.
A Q
ANTOPSY MADE BY DR. PETER CONROY OE CHARLOTTETOWN
Evidence of Archibald McLeod, Son ofthe Deceased and of the Neighbors He called Ain-
Two Witnesses Testify to Hearing feaetn. ;ereams of a Woman onthe Night Mrs.
McLeod D ed, The Sound Bern.: .1 io.-. Direction of Her Home-Dr. Conroy Finds
Deceased’s Throat Deeply isrased anda Bone Broken-He Believed Death dutoA
Strangnlation by Violent Hands-The Verdict.
Referring to the suspiciouszdeath of
MIS. Donald MacLeod of Rose Valley
mentiouedln Tun GUARDIAN of yester-
day, the excitement has been greatly in-
crfased by the proceedings that have
gineebccurred. In view of the peculiar
circumstances and sensational reports
tguching the case an order for the ex-
humation of the body of the deceased was
made by AttorneyGeneral Peters.This was
yesterday carried into effect by Coroner,
Dr. Honeywell of Hunter River. At
10.11) a number of the neighbors assembl-
ed and under the Coroner‘s orders opened
the grave and removed the cofiin and
body to a barn near _the Presbyterian
mause.
The following j ury was then empanelled
and sworn by the Coroner :
Murdock Lamont, Foreman.
John A Mackenzie.
Neil McLeod.
Murdock McLennan.
Donald Mckenzie.
John McPhee.
Daniel Nicholson. `
The Jury then viewed the remains, an
at their request aniautopsy was made by
Dr. Conroy of this City, and during
the enquiry the remains were re-
turned to the grave. The Coroner,
jury and witnesses then repaired to the
schoolhouse across the _road where evid~
ence was taken.
Archibald McLeod;of Rose Valley, son
df the deceased was the first witness.
He deposed that his mother had lived
with him during the past nine or ten yea
and was in general, hearty and healthy.
d
She had a fainting tit at church three or
 ing clothes. She di-fl not examine her
d - closely. Could not tell if there were marks
four years azo. She died on Tuesday, 9t
April. On the night of her death he an
his family went to bed about 9.30 leaving
his mother in the kitchen. It was he
practice to stay up after th
family went to bed. Abou
half an hour after retiring he heard
n'oise but thought it was caused by
awakened by an alarm clock and got u
it house near by 'and told his brother. They
rs A said his mother was dead. Witness went
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horse in thc stable. At 12 o`c\ock he was
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for the purpose of looking after a cow. t
He noticed that his mother was not in
her hed-room and going to the kitchen he
i ound her lying on the floor, on her side,
with her head towards the door. He
turned her over, and at the time did not
A think she was dead. He spoke to her but
received no answer. He then found
‘that she was dead or dying. He
went at once to his brother’s
lreturned and both examined the body.
V He then noticed a. mark on the cheek; it
' looked like a scratch as if she had fallen
A` against something sharp. He then went
 to Bradalbane to notify his sister, Mrs.
Matheson, and his brother Malcolm went
A out to give word to some neighbors. She
was buried on Thursday at one o`clock.
_ He oposed to his sister, Mrs. Matheson,
held. This was on account of some talk
Ahe had heard about the desirability of
` such a course. The sister said his
brothel' Malcolm _was not in favor of it.
Half the property on which he lived
belonged to his mother during her life and
,after her death would be his.
i To Foreman, witness said he did not see
.'A any blood on the floor or on deceased’s
 clothes. He noticed a little on her hands.
He saw a slice of bread and a. piece of
meat on a trunk in deceased's bedroom.
Edith McLeod, wife of the previous
5 witness testfied that she had gone to bed
l, with her husband at 9.30 leaving deceased
lin the kitchen. Her husband got up at
l 12 o'clock to see about a cow. Some hours
afterward he came to witness’ room and
’ down stairs. Deceased had then been car~
ried to her bedroom. and had on her wear-
` on her face.
Eleanor McKenzie, widow of the late
John M.McKenzie, was the next witness.
She deposed that Malcolm McLeod, son
i of the deceased, came to her house short-
i ly before 2 o'clock a. in. on 10th of April
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A tafitidn ;?gys'rorni of skin irritation an
Forhwcés and skin eruptions- whic
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on T ursday morning to have an inquest'
and itchmgdvduries scald head. enema
nd informs-i her thit his mother was
dead. She went to Archibald McLeod‘s
house and found deceased lying stretched
on a bed with her wearing clothes
on. Witness helped to remove
clothes and dress the body for burial.
She noticed some marks onthe face of
deceased. On each side of the face there
were marks and her nose was bruised. _
Her neck was blue on the left side. On
moving her, blood came out of the side of
her mouth. She did not suspect foul!
clay- ~
Catherine McKenzie, Mrs. Malcolm
KcKenzie, and Mrs. Malcolm McLeod
gave similar testimony as to being called
in and assisting in the preparations.
Malcolm McKenzie testified that he
Went to the house of Archibald McLeod
with his wife and saw the body of the
t deceased. _He noticed some marks on her
face. He had heard noises that night be-
tween 9and 10 o’clock. It was a .very-
loud noise. He thought it was caused by
aperson screeching or yelling with all
his might and po ever. The voice was like
a female voice. It was shrill. It lasted a
few seconfl~. It was a long yell. It was
loud and eeradually died away. It seemed
like »~ sound of distress. He told his wife _
direction of Archibald McLeod’s house,
as if from the field in frout.of the house. ,
Witness’ house is about 15 to 2.0 chains t
from Archibald McLeod’s house.
Malcolm McLeod, son of deceased. and
Flora McLeod, his wife, testified as to
having seen the body of deceased on the
night of her death and noticed marks on
her face.
Charles S. McD'mn.ld of Rose Valley,
_ school teacher, testified to having heard
screeching between 9 and 10 o’clock on
the night of April 10th. It was like a
human voice. The sound came from the
~ direction sf Archie McLeod_'s house. He
I was about 40 chains away from the house
at the time, coming from Bradalbane.
Dr. Peter Conroy. oi Charlottetown
isworn, testified as follows: I am a. phy-
sician practicing in Charlottetown. I made
Leod this morning, and in view of the
gravity of the circumstances in connection
with the woman’s death my examination
\ was minute and particular. I found the
*A body to be that of a woman about 73 years
I, of age, well-nourished and in a good state
1 of preservatiomalthough interred for some
h days. No actual decomposition had actin
e of a noticeable character. Comxnencing
,Z with the appearance which the surface of
hive’ and an sol; ;s's;0p5 me sufterirlagt the body presented there was a flash over
9- the surface of the dependent parts
ti d of the body due to blood _con-
on. .
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f is kin, gives in
mar the dbel:;1€A3;`g<A> rgugt sto theA*tchAAn
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3 anteriorsurface of thenose and art of the ` w AA lie’
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neck I made an incision through th
found that the bruised tins its include
all the muscles on tha fr » ir nfirt of the
down to that itepcfi. There _ was
clear and well defined line
demarcation bot xeon this bruise and t
uniujured part. In orderto ascertain t
condition of the windpipe, thinking th
it might he injured I explored its up
that the hyoid bone had been fractn
and I removed the bone and have it now
my possession, which the Jury can see
if Ann! lsnmniti on Hnn. .rnnn
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r e orero cover s ep ai; F“mAmADsAHB.
buis in d t dis it d th d  S 3°., can
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found two large pieces of meat in the Eli Hll'Ur&Q§e“Hei?mg £155 V
upper part ,of the gullet. Those also
have. I examined the woman's mouth an
it contained a small quantity of fluid blood
On the upper jaw there were no teeth
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On the lower Jaw there were five front Bull Calf, Yellow King calved March* fy
teeth . This would make mastication _ A _ hmwmwsunku uh ,A A A
very didicult. I found no other indu
about the right hip, which might be d
stomach contained absolutely no food
As the result of my examination I con
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about one may except n blond :blister _ A __ _ O' .f. P.-ii ,,,,,i,f;-rg,   »  T
toa bruise. I found the other organs I A _ A  f `  _ "O ‘ ` `
neon.. nsdyinn nenreny nnnfiioinn. 'rue and New Bmggwvlgk gggq 0 _ _ _ Q-n.;~,/l<;A0  A _  
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eluded that the deceased came to her ‘ [¢]A|¢'§-x'
death by violent means and it pains me‘ '_ _ A_  Ami. _  . _ ,_ V... ..»,
ii ' l .._~_ Na’ "V r ` I  an -  .  W h
very much to say it, for I am qui
aware --f the responsibility I a
under in making this statemen
There were two pieces of 'meat in th
It had not been rnasticated at all. I thin
there were two piecesof meat origina1Aly.§
Question by Coroner-Ifa person swa
lowed a piece of meat and it stuck in the
throat would he attempt to swallow an-
other ? `
Witness--Certainly not. The mea
might have been placed by another per-
son. Iexamined the heart. The heart was D,-,,fgS¢,a_11i9n, Ymmg  (12§)A -B§“`m\“°“ ' , ~
sound. All the organs were sound. D, H_B_ g-,lu-eepyem-5 0141155; Jai”  U*‘.\'9Ynl°VVN!'UkVm3»g -
There must have been pressure inonrisuspiiei- Mnnnnn, Louis, prie¢$29"0-i  ..   1 t 
in break one bone in the un-nni. ~i Bay soni1inn,K1nnfiyk¢;(iai5) n. H, __B,? N°"~Y9r\$tG¢°$5,g»},.;_.=.<  "_
Idonot think a fall would ' cause it, _fgur years gm me July, 501.1 tgigy-“A1"g;N°1'°hP°°‘5° 0'
Idonot think a fall would cause _the
hruisinc on her neck- A heavy body fal-  Bay Mare. Jessie, foaled 1897. Sold 
ling across her neck might cause the  A. Miller, Marshfield, price $165. `
bruise. The body was very fleshy. The ji Kate A;-dggwau, (2377) Q|yde3da,1AAA¢
fat was very much bruised in the neck. (mare foaled 1393, sind mswwari Bm-ns; ~
'Io a juryman-There might h we been §__`§‘t¢ef,bwn, .$155_ i A A
enough meat to cause chotmg.  
bruise is only an indication if violence- ibm- 1g93_ Sold gg H. Kelly, Southport,
being applied to the neck Li the meai;_' 75 A ~
lodged in the windpip--_ Vi .night causef
death without the brui.~.fA. I believe that Qld, Sold to R, Holman, Crgpgnd,$}5_ ' ‘
deceased came to her ii.-..eh by strangula- ll SHOBTHDBN C_m,,l,LE_
tion. ' li ` ' >
Roan Helter-,iliac Chee, salma 153.
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wind pipe. 1 nnntn if ie. me bruised pnri   mm B “ma
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f .muscle to Hon. Ioan zen, gg;
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f The auction s ileofpure brel Clyiloodale
td: h0rses,ownedby 'fFranklin'Bovyer,Bnn_-, P°1‘¥.---~  ' £1*  A Ts" ,
. . _ bury' and Shorthorn Cattle owned by' _   -`
throat-at least it came out in two pieces. ’ _ 'A »-" » VV  A 
n ' - V __ _ _ _ _NEW  
Fred G Bovyer, Broadlands, Georgetown
took place yesterday afternoon. - The.
cattle were sold by Mr. R Beairsto on the#
"4 Exhibition nmnnas. Fair :prices were?  A,
realized. A number ofthe animals will?
go to DI. B. and Ontario. The following 
t -were the animals aoldweiirli purchasers:  .Maha fum ¢am_ - VI* an _ _
' ' Houses. '  __
- After a short deliberation the juryl “.7h"f°B“u».Si1"2_1'¢hi¢f.t20.500»_°°]'°d
returned the following verdict: tM3f°h 1834-V S°ld w  LMP: Mt-'
'rnne theinoe rsaneiin Mnmnfi has ¢nmetM¢lli°k.f0r $150- ` g  '  _
_ to her death either by choking oral R°3“_`BUu» G1_°95¢1"3‘Q_hi¢fmi - *'
that he had heard strange yelling, the straiigulation. _ ,ASoA1d to Samuel {0ameron`,
stra.ugesr.Ahe._..had__ eve; _h_ga;;d,_,,___,1‘j|§___,;_,_A_  __ _ - VV VA___AA___ g   ~`_?pl“\oe 
5_°““d _a_PD@&"?d'fto come from the _   ' ‘  “mil  __
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Ai? DIC. A.lbl0I1, Lili 43, April 27th, D0  0011589, ppige  ' A
_McKinuon, Sourls, price $115. V ._ A
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an-i Mrs. Robert Jenkins, ason. ' _Ryan Bull Ru§}{§;'36164, gglvgd _Jify
At the parish church, Grand River, Lob` _ _ _
14 on Tuesday April 23rd Mr John   J. 1.125118 Poole, MDBLBQC,
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` I _` I I W* 1900. Soldto J. Hughes, Covehead, $344
 _ -A White Bull, Jockey_ 35.041, calved- May
it 1900. James McMillan, 'Cornwa:ll,» 81(1).
’ Roan Cow, Rosemary, calved December,
Tizainor to~_Miss’Annie McNeill of Grandi? $105' - ' » 'I ‘ »
men. V A
rf ed b Red Cow, Mina Mawbray, 27,042,
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A" son, Greenwood. Ont., $325. I V - ‘
Roan Cow Rosedale, 31442, calved April
At Fair View, West River. on the 24th, R03” Bun Calfi 0115119339 Lads fialved
of April, of inflammation of the lungs, Mafch 1901s S015 5° 5353 FU~W°¢W» 
Florence Shaw, beloved wife of. the late# “nib N- B-» 
loving mother. ' .
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her age. She leaves tour sons and one) M57 1% Wm W R°b°“' M°N°“» NU'
an autopsy on the boc y of Isabella Mc-A daughter to mourn the lose of a kind and 4 A mmmim? $102* _
t Roan Cow Mina Gireenwood. _oalved
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