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The Anaconda Standard
Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, Montana
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Mrs. W. E. Holden was lynched in her home in Keya Paha County, Nebraska, on the night of March 17, 1893. She was found strangled and assaulted, possibly to silence her as a witness against cattle rustlers. Her husband was in an insane asylum.
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It Is Thought That the Cattle Rustlers May Have Been Concerned
BUTTE, Neb., March 18.—Mrs. Holden was lynched last night in Keya Paha county, near the Boyd county line. No particulars have been received. The county is in the heart of the cattle rustling district.
OMAHA, Neb., March 18.—Mrs. W. E. Holden of Keya Paha county, was found dead in her home last night by neighbors. Her body was lying on the floor with a piece of rope 10 feet long and a hatchet and hammer beside her. The autopsy showed she died of strangulation and she had also been assaulted. The woman was living alone, her husband having been sent to the insane asylum. It is supposed that the motive of the lynching was to prevent the woman giving testimony against cattle rustlers, as she had been summoned as a witness. She bore a good reputation. It was evident that she fought hard for life and honor, as the bedding and clothing were torn and scattered around the room.
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Keya Paha County, Nebraska
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Last Night, March 18
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died of strangulation and had been assaulted
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Mrs. W. E. Holden was found dead in her home, lynched with a rope, hatchet, and hammer nearby. She lived alone after her husband was sent to the insane asylum. Motive suspected to prevent her testimony against cattle rustlers. She fought hard, with torn bedding and clothing.