A MURDER.

MRS. DAVID MUSGROVE FOUND IN A RUN.

About Forty Wounds Upon Her Body and Evidence That She Was Choked to Death.

Last Saturday the remains of Mrs. David Musgrove, of Monongalia county, W. Va., were buried at Brocks, this county. Mrs. Musgrove was a daughter of Samuel Headlee, Esq., of that place. The circumstances of her death aroused suspision of foul play, but no movements were made toward an investigation until yesterday afternoon, when the body was exhumed and an inquest held by West Virginia authorities.

The Musgroved resided about twelve miles from the Greene county line. On last Friday evening there was an entertainment at a school house near by and all the children attended it, leaving Mr. and Mrs. Musgrove at home. About nine o'clock in the evening, we are informed, the husband went to the school house and informed the people that his wife had disappeared and offered $50 reward for her. The citizens turned out to make search, but the husband was the first to find her, which was shortly after the search began.

Mrs. Musgrove's body was lying in, or partially in, a run, near the house. The water was not deep. Wounds were found upon her face, neck and hands, one cut upon her face being an inch and a half long, yet there were no snags or stones upon which she could have been hurt in falling. No action was taken to investigate the cause of her death at the time, but suspisions of the neighbors were aroused and the authorities at Morgantown notified. As stated above an inquest was held Wednesday afternoon. Upon telephoning at 4 p.m. we were informed that they had not concluded the investigation. The body was exhumed at 2 p.m. Some 40 wounds were found upon her body, plainly showing that she had been murdered and that a terrible struggle had taken place in her attempt to defend her life. Marks upon her throat indicated that she had been strangled to death, though her hands and face had been hacked with a knife or other instrument. Physicians opened the body and found that no water had entered the lungs, and there was nothing to indicate drowning.

Her husband was notified to come to the inquest but had not appeared up to the time of our report.

Mrs. Musgrove had formerly been married to Mr. Jonah Stephens, who was killed a few years ago by a falling tree. She leaves several children by each marriage. She was about 40 years of age and most highly respected. Her tragic death is a great sorrow to all her relatives and friends.

The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Household on Saturday, the remains being interred in the Headlee burial ground. An arrest will likely be made to-day.

Waynesburg Republican, December 20, 1894

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Emmaline Musgrove died at her home in Monongalia county, W. Va., December 13, 1894. She was aged almost 44 years. She was a daughter of Samuel Headlee and leaves seven children to mourn the loss of a dear mother and leaves five sisters and six brothers to mourn the loss of a loving sister. She had been a member of the M. E. church for several years and was taken to the home graveyard for burial where the remains were laid to rest to await the resurrection morn.

Waynesburg Republican, December 27, 1894