Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-30
TRAGEDY IN WlsI ONStS.
Love. Murder and Suir.de

The Madison (Wis.) Journal contains q long
account of terrible tragedy recently cna ted
Ia that State, from W hich we cphdrnse the fol.
lowing:
"It will be remembered that in June last we
published the details of horrible murder in
Grant county, Miss Catherine Jordan having
been killed by her lover, William L. Kidd, in
Glen Haven, June IS, 1863. There were cir
cums'aEces OF such peculiar atrocity connected
with ihe crime that public Indignation was
aroused 10 the utmost and large rewards
offered for The arrest of the murderer, rs fol.
lows: By the State of Wisconsin, $500; by
Grant county, $500; by citizens of Glen Haven
and Blooming, $751; and by citizens of EennI-
more, 500: making in all 81 go. This s:imu.
lated detectives and police officers TO the ut
most. and there were several different rumoy
OF Kidd capture, all without foundation.
at appears thai he went Immediately to the
railroad, and thence III rou gh the heart of the
State TO It's PRINCIPAL city, REVISITED nil xaukee,
went to Chicago and heard policemen tIl.iiug
OF his crime and the chances OF has arrest, then
made his way Westward 10 the MINES of Colo
rado, and was finally arrested, after many
wandsrings IN the wIlds of Minnesota. Mr..
Delaware, resident of Glen Haven, managed
10 trace him, and with the assistance of Frank
WInshIn, OF Sioux City. Iowa, arrested him
III Noble county, Minnesota, on the Stl of OCtO-
Ter, kltd eIyIhg himself MP, 70 al appear
anc's, willingly. He was take TO the railroad
as sooI as possible, and while on The car, Oc-
toher ~, near Jefferson, Gre.n county, iowa
committed suicide by taking stry~intne Care
Iui search as made about III. person and
CotL's OF kIdd fer concegle1 weapons or pJi-
sCi, hut nothing was found
"AutT 'akil 2 ia, pois Ilidd odd OF 4, say
Ius. You searched well, buv tha snail paper
oi E'ry lhnIne had been seyge0 inside the i!ninc
a my PahiaicouS, where It's Ci-lJ.ery was
mex - imposslbie.' Tue poison had ss-n prJ.
Crd icr use III c1ss o! need Kids death
look place one hour nd tVeutv-Hys minu..s
afrr ,asiTg the poison. At int-Ty..s, brtwreu
i ~>lh-' Le ,uLVtfeed freely aud even with
'f' el lltiEiss, giving dnrS iaI., as 10 what
should tc ioId his friends n home, sc.
"Ihe following is the suUstaace o. Il cJnfes-
Al bal la tla fIr
hight Of bis capture.
He AID Katie Jordan had always been int
a.e irI' HCs; that Ee loved her, aud Told her II
ehr 'iin't marry him she never should marry
any one; this was TWO months before The lnur-
der. couple Of days before the act ne took
h. trunk 10 Cass vile and shipped Tie same II
:. o. Il. Martin, Mazomanie. On Monday
W irg thereafter he went with his horse ana
buy % MciNerS's 10 see her ked for her and
So nae ont TO see him; they talked awhiIc,
an -r ,izhed Der 10 IA ke ride with him, saying
u at 80 v nd be The last ride she wouId evar
TAX" wIib him. She got into the buggy; be re-
I TTpG % the presents h. had made her, ami
mat De had set OF furs in his trunk that Ia.
had INTENDED 70 give her, aud other articles;
Ots' Ned while ricing that a ring he had q ven
her was not worn: he then returned her plc.
ture, wdlcl she took and put in her pocket.
lie let Down q fen Ce and passed through field,
came 10 TayIDe, turned his horses, quarter
ing across the road; then took ont his revolver
and Il Id her to shoot him. She refused. aud
ans VEL REQ, W IllIdm, what are you going 10 do !
L an hfi aId OF you he then took out his
knife, and she sand, MY q od, William, are you
gong 10 cut my throat !! He ans wereti, Il
am He then placed his arm lToauG hrr had
and aimed 10 draw he knife across ner turDa..
she s'Eed The knife, and IN so doing cut aer
hand severely; he then wrenchrd the kpif.
IRON her and Cut her throat, hoIdpg her had
with his arm un'il life was extin :: he ilen
ailZhtrd aud lifted iEr body out II tn. hurzy,
intending 10 tlrOw il INTO Il sink hole near tty
when iLe horses started; thinking SOMEBODY
was coming. be ltit the body and Jun ped iDt,,
TIE trEcy, drove 20 his fathers, left hI4 team.
and gCL 4 horse and NEd.D