The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-02-20

attempts were made to get possession of
both pocket books seems to indicate that
tic thieves were well booked as to their
location DIR. Howards family required
his immediate attention and he has gone
home, but the police will uiake every
possible exertion to recover his property.
From Decatur (Ill J, under date of
Jan. 10th, we have an account of
TERRIBLE sTABBING ARRAY
Last Tuesday night, at the school
house about two miles northwest of this
city a terrible scene ensued after services
we're over. The particulars. az we learn,
are as follows: James Dill:ner accom-
panied two ladies to the school house fiom
their respective homes; but. before he
did 50, he was threatened with vengeance
by three pcrsons-John Brown, Perry
Brown and Randall Sturgess, who pro-
fessed to have claims upon the young
ladies, and wished to take them to the
school house. After services there were
over, and Dilliner had advanced some
distance from the school house with the
two ladies, the two Browns and Sturgess
jumped upon him with hickory clubs, and
commenced using them with intent to
Kill. Dilliner, seeing the danger he was
~, pulled out from under his vest large
Knife, and with it cut right and left, in
| fiivting several serious wounds upon the
person of Johu Brown, and it is thought
he cannot survive the stabbing he receiv-
cd many more hours. The other two
were also bruised and cut slightly Dill
liner received some heavy blows from the
hands of his assailants, but it is thought
he will recover. Warrants have been
issued for the arrest of Perry and the
others, but it was discovered that they
had fed the country.
The Chicago Republican, Of Jan. 18th,
gives the particulars Of tragedy which
occurred at Napicrville Ill.) on the 18th:
A Coroners inquest has been held on
the remains of James w. Laird, killed at
Napiervllle, Dupage county, by Chauncey
Bailey, on suspicion of criminal inter-
course with his (Bailey's) wife. From
the testimony given at the inquest it ap-
pears that Chauncey Bailey, the injured
husband, resided in the western suburbs
of Napicrville that some three months
ago one James W. Laird, young and
not bad looking man, and formerly res
ident of the village, returned from the
somewhat fast town of Cheyenne, where
he had held the position of Sheriff of the
county In which Cheyenne is located. as
also the position of Deputy United States
Marshal for the district. Besides this
Laird was formerly proprietor of the
Virginia City (Nevada) Union, and a,
another time he worked as a printer in
San Francisco. During the three mouths
since his return an improper intimacy
grew up between the ex-Sherif and the
wife OF Bailcy-an intimacy which
although perfectly evident to the com.
munity at large, was not known to Bailey
till quite recently. At last friend Of
the injured husband told him Of the dis
graceful rumors Bailey very properly
commenced to investigate as to the facts
ately started off to Elgin-that is, IL
that he so intended. This departure fol
Elgin, Mrs. Bailey was informed, would
take place Wednesday morning. Bul
this part of the programme was not car
ried out. During the day the ex-Sherif
i, received a note. written in feminine
hand, conveying the information tha
Bailey had left town for that day. Ac
cordingly Laird proceeded to the house
of the woman about o'clock in the even
ing. A gentle rap at the door; and Mrs
Bailey admitted him. Soon after tn,
entrance of Laird, Bailey appeared OF
, the ground-gazing at the guilty pai
through hole which he had cut ou
!, in the window curtain the previous even
, ing. His wife and Laird at the time
were sitting together on lounge in th,
sitting room, but soon went into an ad
joining bedroom. Waiting but few
, minutes, Bailey burst in the door, and
: dashing into the bedroom, caught hi
, wife aud her paramour .adgrante delict0
Laird attempted to escape, but the out
ragged husband drew q revolver, and, be
, fore the libertine reached the door, sho
. him in the breast Immediately over tn
heart. Five shots were fred in nil, onl
i one of which took effect. Laird succeed
q ed in reaching the open air, ran fel
J. rods, and fell corpse. Bailey immed
d ately gave himself up, but the authoritie
: did not incarcerate him, allowing him /
sleep where he desired to in the village
/. The cause of the above tragedy, or on
f of its causes, (Mrs Bailey), IS toler.
). bly, handsome woman, about twenty-cigl
( years of age. She commenced her, cares
s of free love by eloping with Universe
: ist Clergyman. This first departure fro
f virtuous womanhood was, however, husl
J ed up, the erring woman apparently b
j coming repentant. The citizens full
e justify the homicide. A
g It takes $500 900 day to pay for Il
2 pork packed in Cincinnati.
IS Twelve columns Of bankrupt motto