, 1869-10-13

hu ,s4ls placing lltusc1f in tho Enre rosd TO
reelection. IIntl he not believed this he
would never hnse siguod II. lsut-
"7nc hest Laid schemes o. mice und men
tlaug att uRtec-"
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AVERY REMARKABLE CASE.
Ihs indictment OF '1lev,~ Aano Il.
Smith, Of Turner junction, ty the grind
jury VI Kane County, for the alleged ,uur-
der IT his wife, brings before the courts and
the public one of The most remarkable
saSeA which hRs ever ariscu in tho cuuntry.
Mr. Smith has l'enn ten years in the min
iStry, five ui which werc spent in New
Eugland. Sinrc lust November hc has
preached al Turner Junction IN nalary of
eight hundred dollars ycar, and
had just previously preached at Al
EouYnin On salary OF four
hundred. Yet, out Of these slim resources,
lie had undertaken TO mint lin I'M inaur1nco
on his OWL lifr for sln,ON', and on thut Of
Lis wife for S9,OOD. apd 10 build a house
worth ::i,0o', borrowing and paying tho iu-
tercst on the entire cnst. Tho interest On
the cost .d his house being $500, and the
prrluiums necessary 10 maintain hia policy
uf insurance being several hun.lred dollars
more, the reverend gentleman seems to
have either utterly dsrsgarded his own pros
lectH NJ to salvency OF to have had
singnlarly aecu1ato foresight of lis wife's
unexpected death, and Of the sum of ~, 900
which it would place in his hanla. Except
in suci a contingency, the reverend gentle
nlAn had provided for an expenditure in
interest nnl premiums on his life insurance
which would be several hundred dollars iu
excess Of hiH salary, to say nothing Of his
expenses Of supporting mud clothing him.
self. wife, and two children. Ou tho other
hand. the timely death ut MIS-. Smith
not only pays for his house in
full, hnt leaves him S:3,o!,0 with
which to furnish it. Under
ilcse circumstances, in the early part Ut
,Is,nc lust, A1r. Smith, with lis wife, drove
in buggy to n,inis.ers' meeting at Elgin.
Dnring the evening they set out together,
in like manner, to so to the house Of his
brothe1-iu-law, Mr.. Benton, abont two miles
out Of Elsia. At hnlf-past y that evening,
Mr. Smith arrived at Mr.. Bentonis house
alone, 1a,,cL excited, ahkiug if his wife had
arrived, and saying that they l,ad been
overturned III q stream nul thrown out,
and, as be had mt been able to find his wife
aAterward, he thought she might have come
! Oh, and reached the house before him. He
followed mp this with several inconsist-
.ncies, US TINT he drove hia horse into the
| stream to drink. though there was watot at
! the staaie he Ind Just left, nnd alsoM that to
which hs was gning: that his hnrse was
; 70 headstrong he could M. keep hin frou,
| going into the water, and that the water
! looked 60 good lie drove in tlat the horse
; lad dragged him under the water aad acsoss
! the stseam twice, tho wheel passing ore.
! him and the horse stamping him under
fcot. hut that these Injuries left no uAras
whntevcr on his person; and that he co1ld
not find Mrs. Smith, though those who re-
| turned to the scene Of the accident Or mnt-
der found her lying in the water within
/ twelve feet Of the b1Egy. and tho horse
! quietly etansliug in the middle Of the
stream. the buggy being tn1uca up,
and resting on two wheals.
lie Must s'ng'lar discrepancy Of all is
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I es deep, ind without her husband ever
| knowing whether she WAS hurt or not. Mr.
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! .4i'' ~ '''. o'1' s'Ao t"s"' "noA 1e.
ny a 'aoy vi 'us ''nk'ee"s'oA
*oe'nee 'ne1' VI" o'nvf 'ns'tfepse
ne",ea II Pol'i' olahA, les'' as No saSS
sh'n'a- h'aSc t'ik' ''nio"'!a.e:y "l"l
her a'hti4' and before hes oufin.' no ga''
'rleis luz res"sn'hB tho ~ork IN h'' hoose
which llna been suspended l"r want
tupdr, anl, lmme''istely nltor nor nof'al
lie hrrnnged pleasant Ten pArty, which, VA
given to himself by tho ladies' u lis eon
sTegattnn. Aft@t Of tho facts nj tho CAS-
were HIn'rtly nfteF pnl'lirhed III Chicng
|mpcr. ~hcrcnton Mr.. smith pruicRHe
grr,n indignation, and threatened libt
hnit hut II" auc'l H,i4 hns 1crn 1'r"nghs. II
MIA" circulated among Ills congregation. ~
l,clirt III i,ss Innocence, wllici, noycrnl sigrot
nrvsr having l,rnrl sllo fucsr relative to Il,
inb,.fu,,re ". her l;fe, Ut Alr. Smithn PFC,
1sinry c.ul%rrues,nrn,n. Mr.. Smith IN
IN, xn,ly g.sl,fon,urctl mnr, ii clcrir.
ind orthodox Appearance, WIN hAks Ii
4,r.,f. .ai.,n well, ti.,ugll with n ca4.
Mrlnoss or anvcsi.y in hiH conntauauc
VIC give Ii. fact~ without co1oring, ~ III