Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1873 — The Eureka Tragedy. [ARTICLE]

The Eureka Tragedy.

’ The action of the grand jury in not finding a bill against Mrs, Workman is pretty' severely commented unon. A juryman informs us that the evidence submitted to them was exceedingly' unsatisfactory, and so far from fastening the guilt-on the suspected woman, seemed to clear her. For example, it was proved that when she went out that evening she wore a black alpaca dress. Mrs. Hedges’ clothes were torn in several places, showing that there must have been a violent struggle; but the dress of Mrs. Workman was not injured in the least. In, regard to the bloody dress found in her house, that, when pr oduced, proved to be an old dress-skirt which she used to wear over her drees. There were stains upon it, but it was shown that four days previous to the murder, she had worn it while killing-chickens. When it was considerOffthat site is a frail,, delicate woman, antUMrs, Hedges was robust, active, and stVong; that the weaker person showed no signs of the conflict, except a black eye, while the stronger one exhibited all the marks of a violent struggle —the grand jury felt, that an indictment would only subject the county to unnecessary expense, and result in nothing. In' ad dir i on, it was proven that an ill-looking fellow had been hanging around the place; that tracks were found leading from the spot where the fatal affray took place to the railroad; that the same fellow x\yis seen next day in Washington, and Iris appearance was so; suspicious that word was sent to Eureka that lie was there, and it was asked if he should not be arrested. The Coroner’s jury, with that magnificent imbecility which all their proceedings, took no notice of this information. They were instituting an inquiry into the morals of Brother Workman, and had no time to be hunting outside evidence. The fellow left Washington, and that elite was forever .lost. ’Fills is the only satisfactory explanation of the missing $l3O which the murdered woman should have had in her: pocket. When the grand jury came to canvass the question of an indictment, only two out of the twentyfour were in favor of it. and they determined not, to put the county to the expense of a trial for nothing; After they came to this conclusion, they adjourned, and went to the j ail. Several members of the jury' spoke to Mrs. Workman, blit she made them no reply, and maintained the silence which she has kept from the beginning. lire.. Workman was at the trial, and took copious notes. He remained two days after the grand jury had been discharged, and made copious extracts and copies of all the documents. He is stated to have said that, if there was any money to be made out of this thing, lie was going to make it, and flint, when he put what he knew with what tlie public-already k'nejv, lie would have a Very respectable book (in size lie doubtless meant). If is his intention to publish a full history of tlie affair and canvass the country for it. There was a rumor that the prosecution were about to have Mrs. Workman rearrested, but it lacks confirmation.— El Puso ( III.) Journal.