, 1865-08-01

In Elderly Lady Poisoned by Her Son--Affest
Of the Suspected Murderer.

Thai smother noet foul and urnstur1l IN arder
hss hteE committed in our midst theru eau
ecsfeeey exist 4 doubt. Between dsc and stx
O'Clock on Sunday afternoon, the residents IN the
yie,n, II OF The corner OF North Wood and 1nd!.
ans streets we're startled by hossinx little gtrl
cly'ng out in plafntIve voite, "0rauima's deldi
Oh! rrsudna's deadl" Some Of those persona
TO whe' she we on tbs sidewalk. and npon ask.
ing btr the Cause Of her sorrow, were Informed
that Mrs. MARI Burns, tho chi1d'a grandmother,
patea Icound:el, = wss I'd, and Tia that II hsr s tsne
cbtld's) falher wAs IN the honse very d1uok, and
reiustd 10 let her touch the body: Tho child was
va ssa rom s. esl & & as es
soon becoming the topic Of conversation
II the neisnbozh2oa., Those VINO wars
be desperate character, fnli Of cruelty, and a
MN who would ust hesttase to commit any crime
on The ca:endst, 4 approached In one Of bis
.czupken tte. and therefore it wss not THOUGHT
20 he old lady's spdden demiae-snddep 1t was,
beesuse she WIS seen BY neighhoss ia the full
tp1oJment Of health not mosc lhfn two hours be-
ing the afternoon, and upon her return fouad tbs
g:1ndmo her lying on her f4cs on lounge, and
hrr f.'her hitting ~ . table ,n drunken stupo1,
Tut tuthctently akfnl to tell her not to dls:urb
her grandmother e ehe was asleep. Thst VIA
all the information they could ohtain from her.
Mr.. Wiil!sm.. neiehbor, had seen Burns ehas-
L.
she saw him catch her BY The thIoat with one
hand AMI strike her eeveraf te1rIsla blows in the
feee with the other nasd; Saw him drsg her into
not to kill his wife, but he oa'y answered By
founding her harder.
Abo1t 7 O'Clock in rho evening, the w.ie Of
houee BY those oa the lookout, and they 1mme,
dlstely piled her with questions in regard to The
SrandnothdE'e death, but II WIS evident she was
However bg dtfIrent ino1,ry they pnt frnm hsr =
Toe following fac!s: TINT batne csme into the
hoose about ) oe!osk IN n 1nto1!essed co1df.
net ~ sooq5 ready, ana II he Sanlly, consisting
o. old Mrs. burptt and ',Thad;" snd hls wife,
I Gown soeaL Amoof ae Gtner dishes IN the
i noafd - W. zone e9np %hlch M5t. Burns r., re-
1ushl to dsink the bes! which he p7ured ga, e1
stpeia!eo balbs, ah4 ne eHote eos should bolh
esto The toup and drink some q the beer. She
sto1ly dta ned. md be, dnding that words
Won!o net preEatt took hold u her and attempted
BY main strength 70 iorce some Of the bee! down
oes throat oeesefate seuMe ensncd, and
old M1s. BUNS e1me oetWeen them aud
tnrctd Bnrns 10 release his bold. when
the wife cseaped through the door.
Snb.n4 ca,oh Il. 19s etbe1 osa sa fna thto
b av,y ulonthe door. She reuafned hidden
n ne yard about IN hour W'en h7r
pIn1a1 nqsesEa tein ms'e seHea snd c4roF-
erlnE oeE hiding place. dragged and pounded her
A. Wns WtEe:sed by hFa. Williams. When she
Wss nroneht ioto tee fousc soe ieund Der moth
t1'0 LAW LIZ w tnS Auat&s ~ kut SINE pos 1lon
desc1loed BY The little eul. Hutns told her she
VA. ssieep And threatened Tencacce II sha dis
tofoec hef fepaae- ue maoe pef SIT toTn IN an.
ttnet room Mnefe ene feEteed uni! ahe found
op2oIt Itrh1.3 20 escape ~ hia taEi9R ns'eep. -.sA
Ihut matters tt0oa fuul mofhlnE, Thrn few
petaon--touEh looking cuatomtrF-ylt1ted tic
hunse. Abont noon yesterday, NJ Dickson, the
proprietor o. proElsloa stos1 on the opposite
Fde Of tbe etrest from Barns DWELLING, ohse.vad
eome zen dttyilg up to the fence, hitchng their
tebn, ind tAE7bE on! rree coffin, which they
cfnvtyed 1Iso the house. The csrcunlt,neet
OF the old lady'e defth, tae mysterious
1cGTeEt uts he hsd ob-efyed, the rough charac.
ters rho called At bIrns', wert sufficient IA
arouse tis susp!ctohs t: - rau6es ID teen CON
nttted, anu that thrss men We, attending to cou-
w tle body away and thas avoid IN inye.rtsl
ton. He fnmt dtstely htst:ned to the West 8 d
Sfancn AID rave tofDfrnaton Of the affair, and IN
cntupany With IN officer be went b fore Just!ce
7. D. Brown and sRore out a w1eraet for Burns
aT1e.t. Officer Jane4 Garrtty was given the 1o1
oftsE:ne him Into custody, and succrsded in &C
conplish,ns the work and driving of the men
With the coffin. Shortly after MI. Dickson snd
the officer left the Station to get on: The warrsat
Bulnt came TO the Station ana inquired OF IN OIL
CT any one had been there 10 gtrs tnfotmatton
about An old womsn who had died the day bt fore
1t his house. Ine heafttess beast s1td ehe hai
eau TOO much soups tnc tied fher from that tc
Ind been toihe Ccroner and told h.1n III about II,
aDd received Instruction. 70 bury her.
IIiotmsdou Of tae sdAlf Wiz given Coronst
Wagner. and he visited Burns houee last even