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Very Mysterious

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Parent Issue
Day
19
Month
June
Year
1894
Copyright
Public Domain
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East Jordán, June 18.- The dead body of Mr. Hannah Holbern, aged 22 years, was found in a back room of William Morrison's in this village. Mrs. Holbern, who was a widow. losing her husband soine two years ago, did housework for Mr. Morrison.' She was a strong, ablebodied wouian, and seemed to be very jovial the past few days while about her work. Nothing seemed to be out of the way with her. having had no trouble and not being despondent. She was alone in the house during the afternoon. excepting her two srnail children. aged. respectively, 2 and 5 years, who were playing in the front part of the house. Mrs. Holborn was last seen about 2 o'clock outside the house after a pail of water. Her body was disco vered.locked in the room, by William Morrison when he returned from his work at night. She was stretched out on a blanket on the floor, but with no external signs of bruising or wounds. A bottle of laudainutu was .ound on her bureau in her bedroom, but it is claimed she had purahased that some time ago for toothache. Mrs. Holbern was a good, hard working woman and her death seems & inysterv.

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Subjects
Ann Arbor Argus
Old News