, 1865-08-03
Horrible Ira e. dr. ut GfAss Lake, Mich.
--1kttufned ~oldtsr1 and Abandonsd
Women on a Spree,

lFrom the Detroit FREQ P1ees, Aug. 1st1
On Sunday eTeplng sud yesterday morutnx
two horrible murders we're peepetrAted at tho
quiet village Of Graas Lake, on the line OF
the Michigan Central Railroad wnlsh havo
caused intense excitement Ia the neighooF-
hood. The particulars, which we hare from
reliable source, are as follows
Two discharged soldiers. named Joseph F.
Henry, and man named Short, o., ~ he WIS
mors famillasly known, " Shorty" arrived at
Grass Lake lately. in company with two no.
men Of diskepusable character Both had
.ioue ser7ice tor jackson county, but bad
been liberated: Henry was formerly mem
ber Of Loomis' Battery. md eamo ftom Cold.
water. Short was in ! I:cbtsan cavalry reg
iment, and came from Louisville, Ken
respectable parents, his father being
pilot on one Of the Mississippi steamboats.
The party vent TO GLASS Lake On Monday,
Elijah Wheaton,: They remained there al
the week, spending money freely, the women
doing their full share In that Iine. Short. It
is said, had 81 900, and Henry also had
large amount money In his POSSESSION. On
Sunday evening, about eight O'Clock, one Of
The women, IN furtherance Of a no doubt
p1evtouely eoncocttd plan, took upon her
Short, By poisoning his liquor. Pro.
curing qusntity Of morphine, she mixed
1t With drink be Was about to take, and
not auspecttng anything wrong he quafEed
the poison off at q d1arKht. In short time
he became III, and kept growing worse until
about one o'clock, Vhen he died, hayicg
suffered uulold agonies. Tbs ne1t morning.
On sea1ch being Instituted, 10 money could
be found on bis person. Meantime Henry
to depart on the cars, leaving Short to be
buried at the landlords expense. 70 this
arrangement he would not submit, and Diff
fculty eu6uel. a citizen Of Grass Lake,
named David Smols, interested himself for
the 1andlo1l, and the matter was apparently
settled bT Henry and the women leaving SUI
fcfent money With the landlord to bury the
Af,es his, gro,k, Henry and the fem,.es
adjourned to grocery to take drink,
which was was DONE. snolk suggested sec.
ond, which, after some loud talk aud parleF-
Inc, vas complied with. Concluding that
Henry vas rather spooney, be swore that
be should 70 a. third: treat OF he would pre-
sfni hs3 fi1 ae would 1itfy s.t f"oFs aaa tSa
any more>" This brought on high words
and retaliatoFy threats, and when the excite
meut Was at Its height, Henry drew knife, |
about SIX Or eight inches long, and plunged IT
INTO Smolk's breast, lnfllcting fatal wound.
He fingered about fifteen, minutes, and
af quarter past ten O'Clock yesterday morn
Ing breathad his Last. Henry WAS arrested
AID detained until the next train for jack
sen, where be Was sent. The women were
detained at Gtass Like, where two corouers'
iur!es were impauelcd to hold inquests on the
bodies Of the muzdertd men. At the time
cur informant passed through the village the
greatest excitement prevailed, no such ap.
pallng erent having ever before b1ackened
Thh c1rnnfr1ne 'of the nfArn The mig RI a gnn.
ab1e excuse that Henry could give for COM
nittiug the awful crime was that he waa
lnaddtned with liquor At the time. Such are
The fruits OF uceuLousuess and dram nks1ueas.