The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-11-27
William Kidd.
\ strange story of Love. Jeni.
ousy, and Murder.

TilF MI SDIREH.
twill be remembers that Ia june
last We published tho details Of a
horrible murder in Grant county.
Miss Catharine Jordan having been
killed BY her lover, William +. Kidd,
in Glen Haven, June 18th, 1865
There were circumstances of such
peculiar atrocity connected with the
crime that public indignation was
aroused TO the utmost, and large re.
wards offered for the arrest of the
murderer, Us follows BY the State
Of Wisconsin, $500 by Grant coun
ty, $500 by citizen of Glen Haven
and Bloomington, $500, and by the
citizens Of Fonnimore, 500. making
in all 81 800. This and the natural
desire to bring to justice such n wretch
as Kidd had proved himself to be.
stimulated detectives and police off
GERS to the utmost aud there we're
several different rumors of Kids
capture, all without foundation. while
events have shown that o. csc in pur.
suit OF him we're at 5...I sal ON the
wrong track, it haviag hrea regarded
as almost certain that be- had gone
up the Mississippi aud sought to
conceal his identity among tho lum>
Der men eff the pinerics, II appears,
however, that he went Immediately
TO the railroad, aud thence through
the heart of the State to its pfinci
pal city, seeing by the way persons
that he knew, revisited Milwaukee,
wcat TO Chicago aud heard police.
men talking Of his crime aud the
chances Of his arrest, then made his
way westward, where the truth Of the
old adagc that murder will out
was verified, by biz discovery in the
mines Of Colorado, and his arrest,
after many more wanderiugs IN the
wilds of Minnesota He has escaped
the Judgment Of earthly tribunals
and the vengeance Of man by taking
his own life aud going unhidGon into
the presence Of the Supreme Judge
ARREST AND SUICIDE oF KIDD.
We were favored with call this
morning from Mr., j. 4. Delaware,
formerly resident of Glen Haven,
N ~. Lo"n'! VI. i"'o VI D"ia"a'
to whose energy and sagacty the
arrest Of Kidd is mainly owing, and
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Omaha, was in colorado, and cores
ponding with friend there, learned
OF the presence Of man answering |
the description IN Georgetown, Col |
orado' Having obtained photo
graph OF Kidd, he sent it to his
fV'uO"' !" No'''' "o' ""o vs.
he had been como soms ,hroc meets
Mr. Delaware bowoyor ranancJ 70
troce him and Win tbo ass;s,sroo ocl
Fr,nl W;nsh;n Of S;orx C;v Iva
arrostod him T. Mil aann,, Nj
ncsoto an ,ho sen 81 oc,ohor TiJ5 |
giy;ng bimsele nm 10 al snnoaronccs
wilI;nely and as If ,herohy roIoyoJ
If a hnrden and co.r ,ntnown cx
cent to men of deem pnilt and soul. |
harrow;no ,onorse ia was ,ato,
~ ,ho ra;lraaJ a. aoon .s | no.s;hio