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. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert October 18, 2005 iggy29@rnetinc.net 'A Closed Mouth Gathers No Foot.'