This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sgorin Surnames: Steenbergen, Jones, Bohannon Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/9937.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks to Daine Harrison who filled in a lot of gaps in the story of the murder of Annie. In my book 'Blood Runs in the Barrens" is found the following: Taken from the Glasgow Times newspaper. "Miss Annie Belle Steenbergen, a young girl of about twenty five years of age, was shot through the window of her home Tuesday night of last week, and instantly killed. The whole load of shot struck the unfortunate woman in the right temple, tearing off the top of her head and of course killing her instantly. The killing occured in what is known as the Capital Hill country, and occurred at an early hour of the night, just as the victim was preparing to retire. "The whole neighborhood was soon aroused and intensely excited, and it was not long until suspicion gathered thick and dark around Booker Steenbergen, a young man of about eighteen or nineteen years of age, and a cousin of the murdered woman. Young Steenbergen was arrested and brought to jail here under a strong guard. Monday he was brought out for examining trial, but waived this, and was committed to Circuit Court without bail. The most kuniversal impression is that the boy is guilty. "It appears that young Steenbergen and his cousin had been criminally intimate for some time, and, as a result, she was in a delicate condition. This she had communicated not only to her own family but to Steenbergen himself, at thesame time insisting that he marry her. This he declined to do, and threatened to kill her if she told anyone. As she had already divulved her secret the idea is that the fiend carried out his threat. This impression is strengthened by the fact that Steenbergen was seen, armed with a gun, not far from the woman's residence by different parties the night of the killing. He also went to his father's residence, about two miles away, arriving there just about the length of time it would have taken him to travel the distance after the killing. He then had a gun. This is little doubt but that he did the killing and this is the universal sentiment in the section in which the tragedy occurred. The TIMES is informed that even Steenbergen's own family believ! es him guilty. "Monday last, Steenbergen was brought out before County Judge Bohannon, waived an examining tiral and was committed to ail without bail. We understand that this was done at the request of the prisoner, as he wished to waive the question of bail and be safel in jail before any of the murdered woman's relatives came to town. Farlong along in the day a crowd of witnesses and sympathizers with the family of the dead woman came in, and matters began to wear a somewhat serious look for Steenbergen. Rumors of a mob began to fly thick and ast, and as the day wore away these reports became more definite. Finally, the authorities became satisfied that serious trouble was brewing for the night, and an order was made transferring the accused to a safer locality. The exciting scenes attending his transfesr are thus detailed in a telegram to the Courier Journal [note Louisville] from this place: "Glasgow, Ky. Dec. 23. Booker Steenbergen is safe for the time being, but he had a close call this afternoon. Shortly after waiving examination this orning, friends and relatiaves of Annie Belle Steenbergen, the girl he is charged with murdering, began coming into town. They came eighteen or twenty miles or would have been here earlier. It was soon whispered around that Steenbergen would be lynched to-night, and there was no mistaking the temper of the men who were there, among whom were the father, several brother and uncles of the murdered girl. "Circuit Judge Jones was here, and realizing the danger of a mob to-night, made an order to transfer Steenbergen to jail in Louisville for safe keeping. Just a few minutes before the afternoon train pulled out the Sheriff and several deputies spirited the accused man out of jail into a closed carriage and drove rapidly by a roundabout way to the depot with him. Those interested were evidentlynot suspecting anything of the kid, and were caught napping. Before the Sheriff and prisoner had time to get to the train though the people became aware that the bird had flown, and then there was mounting of horses in haste and a hot chase began to catch Steenbergen to take him from the officers -.... rest of article missing. Annie Belle Steenbergen is buried in the Steenburgen Cemetery between Austin and Tracy. Her stone shows her date of birth as December 17, 1870 and date of death as Dec. 17, 1895 - being her 25th birthday." Sandi Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.