EMMA KARNS

KARNS, JACKSON, BUNTING, KEATON, SHIREY

Posted By: Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert (email)
Date: 4/30/2006 at 16:56:56

The Chariton Patriot
Chariton, Iowa
Thursday, July 28, 1875

The Knoxville Journal of Thursday contains full particulars of the singular
death of a young lady near that place, named EMMA KARNS, aged twenty years.
A young man named COLUMBUS B. JACKSON, about 21 years old, had been for some
time paying addresses to MISS KARNS, and accompanied her from Sunday School
to Mr. Bunting's where she boarded, last Sunday afternoon. He remained with
her until midnight, or perhaps until 12:15. At 12:30 Mr. and Mrs. Bunting
were awakened by hearing a struggle at MISS K's bed. They went to it and
found her in a spasm. In a moment she said she was dying. He ran to the
house of her uncle, ALEX KEATON, 40 rods away, and thence to Mr. Shirey's
and before he returned she was dead. Meantime she had six or seven spasms;
at intervals she spoke a few words; told Mrs. Bunting that she believed she
was poisoned, and asked for some coffee to drink. Mr. KEATON soon arrived,
and she told him she believed she was poisoned. He asked her how it happened
but received no reply. She died at 12:45.

A coroner's jury has been summoned, and the young lady's stomach has been
sent to Keokuk for clinical analysis. JACKSON is suspected of knowing
something of the affair, but has not yet been arrested.
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