Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-25
CRIME I'm NEW ENGLAND.
Pretty Wen for Cine nay.
Two Murders in Massachusetts
and One iR Connecticut.

The land Of steady habits, of "GoG
and Morality" does not seem to be very
far ahead Of our KuKlux-ridden, God.
forsaken South, as far as "steady
habitsu or obedience to the laws of God
and morality-witness the following
clippings from one days mails:
A MAN MURDERED BY HIS MoTHER-IN.
LAW, IN CANTON, MASS 5 Is
From the Boston Journal, July Is
For several days past the officers have
been busy working up what was sup
posed to be a case of murder, and the
aff4ir has assumed the following shape
A Mrs. Madden and her son-iB-law,
Obed Jones, with his wife, lived In the
town of Canton, on the borders Of Ran
dolph, a locality which is represented as
being one Of the most degraded in the
State. On Sunday, July 5, about five AM,
Mrs. Madden sent word to neighbor
that she had found Obed dead in bis
bed from the effects Of a pistol shot.
Upon arriving at the spot the body OF
Jones was found in the room where he
usually slept, partially on the bed, which
had been placed on the floor, and pis
toll which had been discharged, lying
on the floor near by it. Mrs. Madden
and his wife pretended that they knew
nothing about the matter, only that they
found him there in that condition.
The attention Of the State constablee
Carey and Eldrldge was called to the
matter, and they, in connection with
deputy sheriff5 Warren and Ward, set
about investigating it. They found that
there had been trouble between Jones
and Mrs. Madden, growing out Of the
fact that some parties had threatened to
commence 3 prosecution against Mrs. NJ.
for adultery, and Jones Was expected to
be witness in the case sgasHst her, aud
she had made threats against him
in case he should appear against her.
On the night of the 4.h Of July, Jones
AMI his wife went to bed as usual, aud
soon after had some words, when he de-
nounced her il severe language, and told
her to get up and go away, saying that
be would not live with her any longer.
She got up aud took her infant child
and went to her mothers room and went
70 bed with her. The first story she told
was that she went to sleep and after q
while walked up and went and looked
through 3 window into her husbands
room and saw him in the position in
which he was found Sunday morning
to her mothers room aud was kept
awake by the baby for while, but at
last went to sleep that she heard q
noise which swoke her, but she went to
sleep again, and was awakened by her
mother, who told her that Obed had shot
himself, when she got up and found him
dead.
The mother and daughter were arrest
ed two or three days ago, and were taken
to Dorchester and committed to the
lookup. There was no positive proof of
the guilt Of the parties until last Dight,
when 3 conversation was overheard be-
tween them, in which the mother adj
mitted having committed the murder,
and appealed TO the daughter to stick to
the lie which they had before told, 50 as
to clear her.
The two women were to be brought
before Justice Temple in Dorchester this
morning, and would BE- sent to Dedham
jail for safe keeping until the grand jury
investigate their case.
A NEW YORK MAN MURDERED IN CON-
NECrICUT.
From the Aiddletown report OF the Hartford
Post, July IL.
About IOur o'clock pm. Friday the
body OF man was found floating In the
river near the dry dock, MlddIetoWn. 1t
was picked up and proved to be that of
Thomas Steele, of the firm OF Steele d
Millward, stone cutters, doing business
ia New York, Mr.. Steele came here on
Tuesday night for the purpose of buying
stone at the quarries. He INDUCED very
freely in liquor. Wednesday night he
and nothing further was
heard OF him until his body was found
ia the river. A eoroaer's inquest was
held and the following facts were ELECTED:
On Wednesday evening about eleven
o'clock, he went to Portland to stop over
night with friend, but concluded after
getting there to return to this city and
got two men to row him over. Another
person, an Englishmen, nicknamed
. Doctor also came over. On arriving
his eide the river the two men rowed
pack to Portland, leaving Steele and the
Doctor " ia this city. Then traces of
ais whereabouts are lost, but
here are circumstances that go
% show that he was brutality murdered |
md his body thrown into the river. |
When found, his nose was mashed to a |
ely, his jaw broken, front teeth all |
Knocked out, and there was fracture |
lpOn the back Of the skull. The jury |
anne to the unanimous conclusion that |
Steele came to his death by violenee at |
he hands OF some party to them un-
inOwn. Steele was man about forty |
I've or fifty years old, has wive and |
our children living in New York, is q
'cOtchman by birth, and is worth about |
30 600. He is said TO have had 3 con-
iderable amount of money with him,
ut none was found upon his body, nor
"a "a uyQ LAT 10 all faF.
vas in his pocket, and had stopped at |
uarter past four, which is about the t
Ime it is supposed his body WAS thrown
a the river. 1t is said by those who
new him that he was, except when IN
er the influence of liquor, quiet, Or
erly man; that he WIS not habitually
but INDUCED in occasional
prees and was then quarrelsome.
UsPECTED MURDER AT H0LYoKE, MASS.
rom the Springfield (NIass.l Republican, July
L. NJ. Smith, the South Holyoke fer
yman, while crossing to the Whitman
ut side on Friday morning, discovered
ne body OF q man floating down the
.reRm, and at once secured It and took
TO HoIyOke, where Coroner Blodgett
ImmoDed jury. The facts developed
necessary postponement of
le inquest until this morning. On
,srching his pockets bank book was
,nnd, bearing the name of John Kelly.
INQUIRY showed that such man was
u ployed at the Germania mills, and
lat he was last seen at eleven O'Clock
q Wednesday evening coming out of
saloon kept by Daniel Shay. Several
len were with him, whose names are
nOWD, and on whom there rests strong
lspicion OF foul play. The face and
cad OF the body, though badly decsyed,
EAR Gnmtstakable marks of violence,
AZ the river bank at certain point
ears evidence that seUffie took place |
sfore the victim succnmbed to his fate.
ely left his boarding house early in
le evening, taking his bank book, CIV |
Z directions as he went out to be
aked early, that he might start for Fall
yer. It is stated that he drew money
ON the bank in the evening. None
as found upon his person, however.