The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-20

| A Man Murdered by His Mother-in.Lnw ia
Canton, Mass.
from the Boston Journal, July 1871

from the Boston Journal, July 1871
For several days past the officers have been busy
working up what was supposed to be case OF
murder and the af1alr has assumed the following
shape:-
wtlshis wife, lived In the town OF Canton on the
borders of randolph locality winch is represented
as being one OF the most degraded II ire state. On
Sunday, July 8, about i've A. NJ, Mrs. Madden sent
WORD. TO neighbOr that she had found ODed In his
bedroom dead from the effects Of pistol shot, Upon
arriving at the spot the body of Jones found in
the room where he usually slept, partially on the
bed which had been placed on the floor, ana pisoOl
winch had been discharged lying on the floor near by
It. Mrs. Madden and his wife pretended that they
knew nothing about the NATTER only that they found
hun there III hat condition.
The attention OF State Constables Carey and Ed
redge called TO the matter, and they, in connec-
ton with Deputy Sherins Warren and Ward, set
about investigating IT, They found that there mad
been trouble between Jones and Mrs. Madden, grow
ing out the fact that some parties had threatened
to commence u prosecution against Mrs. NJ. Tor
adultery, and Jones was expected TO be witness IN
the against her. and she mad made threats
against MIN IN case he should appear against her
ON me night OF tie sth July Jones and his vile went
to bed as usual and soon AFTER had some words,
when he denounced her in severe language and told
her get up and go away saying that he would not
i've with her any longer. She got up and TOOK her
infant child and went To her motners room aud
went TO bed with her. The first story she tod was
that sine went asleep and after awhile walked up
and went and looked through window into her nus
bands room and saw MN IN the position WHICH
he was found sunday morning. The story she now
tells Is that she went to her mothers room and was
kept awake by the baby for while but at last went
| but sine went TO sleep again, and was awakened by
her mother who told her that Obed had shot hiinseli
when she got up and found him dead.
| The mother and daughter were arrested two or
| three days ago. and were taken TO dorchester and
| committed TO the lookup There wa no POSITIVE
proof OF the guilt Of the parties uni last night
| when conversation was overheard between them
! In which the mother admitted having committed the
murder and appealed 10 the daughtei to stick To the
| lie wbch they had before told, 30 as clear her.
! 1he two women were to be brought before Justice
| Temple In Dorchester this morning and would b'
| ned IN for
| Jury investigate their case
A New York NInn Murdered Pm Connecticut
| from the Mddletswn report OF tIe Hartford Post
| July ISL
About four O'Clock 7. M. Friday The body OF O man
was found floating In the river naar the dry dock,
| Middletown. IL was picked up 'aDd proved TO De
| that of thomas Steele, OF the hru OF Steele Mill
| ward, stone cutters, doing business In New YORK.
MIR. steele came here on Tuesday night for the pur.
pose Of buying stone at the quar- ries. lie INDUCED
| very freely In nuuor. Wednesday night he disap-
peared aud nothing further heard Of him until
his body was found IN the river. A cOrOners inquest
| was held and the following facts were ellcied'mon
| Wednesday evening, about eleven O'Clock, he went
10 Portland to stop over night with friend put con-
GUIDED after getting there 10 return TO TINS Guy and
| got two men to row him over. Another person. an
| Enpishman, nieKnamed doctor" also came over.
| On arriving this side tho river the two men
rowed back 70 Portland, leaving steele ana the
! "uoctor, IN this city. Then traces Of his where
abouts lost, but there are circumstances that 20
to show That he was brut9y % hnu MS Dolly
| mashed to a Jelly, his jaw broken, 'front.' teeth all
Knocked out and there was fracture upon the back
| OF the skull The jury came 70 tDe unanimous con
cluson thaC Steele came TO ms death by violence Al
| thu hands of some party to them unknown. steele
| wasa man about fOrtyDve or fuy years Old has
| wife AMI four children living In New York, Is i
scotchman " birth and Is worth about $50 600. liz
! Is SAID t. nave had q considerable amount Of money
| with him. nut none was tUund upon his body, nO
| was there any wallet. Hts silver watch was In h
| pocke ana mad stopped at quarter past our, which
Is about the time d l. supposed his body was thrown
| mo Inc river. lt Is SAID by those wnu knew niu
| that he was except when under the influence q
| lmar a quiet orderly man ; that nc was no
| habuualy incorporate, but INDUCED IN ocCasloua
sprees anu was then qnarrelsome.
Suspected Murder ut frolyoke, Mass.
IRON tue springfield (Isss) Republican July r.
n. M. smith, the SONIA HOyOke ferfyinan, viii.
crosstup 10 the Willimansett side ON FRIDAY morn
ing, discovered the body OF a Iuan floating dow
the stream, and at once secured II and took it {
Holyoke, where Coroner Blodge.t summoned "a jur,
The facts developed rendered necessary pospon,
meat OF tue inquest until this morning. on scarce
ing MS pockets a handbook was found bearing IN
name OF John Kelley. Inquiry showed that such
man was employed at the GerInania mills, and TIM
h. vas last seen at eleven O'Clock ON Wednesda
evening coming out Of a saloon kept by Danie Sha
several men were with him. whose names al
known anu on whom there rests strong suspicion
foul PLAY The lace and head Of the body, thong
badly dccayed, bear VAN stakabe marks Of violence
snd the river Dank Al certain point bears eviden.
That scuule TOOK place before the victim succunbe
3. TO bis late. Kell1y left his boarding house early
z The evening" taLing his handbook, giving direction
- he went orlto be walked carry that he might sIs
iD 'ra ~ n. y 10 stated that he drew none, iro
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