, 1870-09-23
THE LEMONT. MURDER.
Testimony Before The Coroner.
Verdict Against Fri Ames He is
Still at Large.

Still at Large.
The Deputy Coroner proceeded to the town OF
Lcmont, on the St. Louis 4 Alton Railroad,
twenty-five miles from Chicago, yesterday morn-
Ing, to hold an Inquest On the remains OF Annie
Erwin, who WIS shot On the Goth instant, and
died from the effects OF her Injuries the day fol-
lowing. Dr.. Miller. the County Physician, acco1a-
panied him, in order to make paw ssortena cx-
animation. A Jury was empancllcd in a short
time and u 4aoss g saenSf aas IL sn'ea
the village ot Lemont. knew the deceascd;
with her On Thursday night, SeptcuabcIs %. 1870,
Just after had gone to bed, little after ocock
in The evening hsaf shot sca Sat n@ soga sb,Gg 11
an auS shos! III an ahot!a 15nfa1s cut oi 5s aud
nv ny mother nc Wing AZ ths foot Of tue stairs. ran
s mo s ESe ss As pe15 S,ys q ons sa1 nps
stated aaa tnat Eugene tyoaag a!. Ames' name'
was there that day. and Was good to her aud now
statement that he shot her. ! did not sec either
Of the Amos the day my mother vas shot, but
saw Eugene the day before. At the interview
present. I'm pretty cure there was a light bnrn-
Ing In the room at the time the shooting took
~ ots5 ssa sa5ea M 1ha nat she foe @ cose e
only one shot The door near where she was
s,anding fronts west, and faces the lumber
ysf Sael aoas ast tao = roas sae' op ppase a teae m
is Gate. leading from the lumber yanl, hetween
this she'd and the house. It was open at TIE time
Of the gun at the c01ncr Of the sued Tue dis
lance from the corner Of the shed to where she
! was standing Is a1Itat two r3sls.
TESTIMONY OF WARREN ERWIN. .....
Warren EEwtn, sworn: am lahorcs, and !sve
IN the town Of Len,ons, nearly opposite to the
ass snot e es S's
ran across the street, anu went tato the
sease and ,., found ny ,no.ser srt 4a, r my NJ;
to her, ana she wanted me to unloose her dress
from around her waist, and ne i1f,, 30 quick as
We could She said. on her own acc ,uns, that the
| Ames had shot her. I asked her II she saw who
shot her, and SHE sald ..no,' and that nll aac
could see was the nash Of the gun. NJ mother
Esns vas s5e Ssa ' a ssea 70
Sad Esos bs' er NJ % p aesas
sa bis egg AZ home tSst n$
ana inst the elder Amea was AWAY from home ID
the afternoon with his gun, an,l she did mol thiuk
opinion % hat 4 vas tts ~ inaa Iii Amcs Who sNot
hrr. 3Iy mother was 81 ysars Of aye last June.
She WIS the former wife OF Ell Ames, and got \
Tne divorce was granted last November year
aeo. I never heaEd Ell Anna threaten To Kill her.
There was settlement made bStwcen them. 4
doWn. down aud seto was due il one ysar, hut
1t was not paid. The last inssa!mcnr
ae t nis e ai as e heT
To me aisGT she was snot She saId she Was going
10 meet Ensene On the next 1ly-tne tay atter
she WAS shnt-at joliet, and that he was G"!aS to
make Il flnal settlement and paF her what was
TESTIMONY OF LAURA ERWIN.
Laura Erwin. swosh; / i've ia .he yilage CT
Lctnunt- The deceassl vas my 1nDttef- was
present ut two meetings between my mother and
l tnrt- -+r1 ktkns1 ID
beforc, md On The dsy 81, the shooting. lie told
her, on the rst day, that nc WIS really to pay the
money due her; thar he had heard she wasSong 10
Minnesota, aud might want the money, mud he
would Just as soon ray 1t then, as at any o.!ier
time. He retnrned the next day. aud said h.
would nag Il TIE next-that ,Ea Mas Wednesday: ne
paid to ::e.. aud asked II he should call far her
with the hrggy. There was no dttl .Qlty between
em ,a n ne ssnE e Ths s5stsma
stautinlly correct. I saw tue fash of the Gal.
Tile sllot came from tho direction Of the she'd.
,,sver heard aIr. Anes mike any serious threats
| tuWartl MY mother, ht,t often saw him augFf.
TESTIMONY or EUGENE E. AMEs.
Eugene Z. Ames, sworn; ! a1a farrsc". s'7
Fri Atnes- lie IS ny father: do not kn,:
: sny father Is. The last day / saw him ?.
!: day. tfc 2oth day Of September, 1s,o, h,:s !!
; matters between him AMI Mrs. Erwin. II tod E'n
: ,l,st had found where could &c
Tns asY aa asseh S' h e what aee he o's shong d
ahout such an narEangcment-whe1her had bctlc
hire she money that NJ ay oT sei' SANG Sc stock a an,
lire the moneys that It was the best tnlng coult
DO I then nskea him II he 'lidn'e think was do
iag 1he best that anE ons contd % under The eltcnm
then asked him II he would go to Joliet With m
the next day, to settle 1t up, and hc said he did nc
Wai pe sss fof 81 S 5 5fos e %.
,. ;ha mortgage, In order 10 get the money. II
saia then he Toula ,,s g. IT. then arfo,3 t.3
Wiling 10 %, h. need moi: lie said he vas psi
t ami inf. I'M Mrs E:vin HAT would t,nve tt
+ | money really for ncr Oh The HeSt day {Ncslncs
. siay}-tnat wanted heE to cancel the mortgas
and receive thu money. My fathcr Inquired q
ha Iefn fa e n',n the o., G a. ssse soss f
) sIaa I eat aianes therey" aud j answered III ii
!. not" I!e asked, .*low '1n',.sy l'os there"
sa nS s; i:ois as taey seI
: l,olse wei! enough. ami ha,1 iyts Of work. saa
as sta,et, before my father last on TUG eoth ds
o.losk ss'e''ie' ,,onr IT, kas~ sn Of = pea pelso,
r lin, since: Is gdn was here shown to the vi
ami sail the enn was in charge Of his father II
y !. rac las. two yeafs When saw my father las
! he had 30 sun WITH rtns J snsa:eA to. gna eas
II p.are. l nevrr heard my father threaten to :
Il ooaily harm 10 the deceased. tlon't 1blcS a
ii competent TO Judge a1,out tue ate III 1uF flthet
=. ! mind. Ill wag quick tempered man. AMI nj
yi1lent disposition. lie DRINK sometimes, init
r. never saw him Intoxicated. My father las Ic
II hosae l'efore withuut giving any nu:iss Il was
le paid to 1hc deceased was very cluse
i. si:I.ea never knew 1ny father r. take his 81
ia with hlm when he left hoiuc for any length I
81 TESTIMONY or Nanrsa: WAITE.
"a Madison wai:e, swefs: ! All . farmer, AZ
farm II Sri .ames. ] Sn1w f:n Ames we'll
r. saw hin last on Tuesday, Sept 90, 1870, abo
.e half-past cleek He was aleEe T. TINT 1aa, tim
IA nts house lie passed within a,out Twelve rod
= ~ Of Tie. lie had cun Ia hts hands At the tim
s~n ,1 t9 Wy witness nm ana ,a1 aeaanGa 1 e. az, ~
I'd lsa.l III his antls NIr. Ames went:an an caster
at direction. After going tcT 60 Tos III, i,e 'sent 70, oy
i. ~ southeast course, towar,i Leinont. From til
ri. time have not seen him. His reputation nnol
a.s the netRht,ors vas that Of violent man. ! new
gu | wife. Mrs. Er.sln.
lie TESTIMONY Of DR.. MlLLEn-
hy Dr. Benianin Z. Miller. sworn: I am Conl
=. elimination of thc body Of Annie Efsin, a
Il; ts'nni. on the anterior part Of the chcst, elG
won t ,s the az ,app%eaneSs % n S,.9s u ho
i, nvlt to the left The LETT arm was actutel nj
aG ~, he 1a,ls s:rSins inc enes', one nencirasei
~, -" sevcn passed arnnt1d the chest, s!x lodging
" | tween the ribs nnA the skiu,- aNl
iii e-catirg through the skin TUE
re- xnich penctzatcts, passed thto1
fn The cartilage Of the eighth I6, the ltres s:oma
III ! and ont Of the body between the teAth
IN ctrcnth ribs, and 101Etd hcncath the sEln l
moved aix balls from the left sitlc Of the hoiy.
n w ms ol,in.on, death was caused from tue eae-t
Ao- HE wounds received; .an,r
tho The Jury, after q sho,t elaboration, 1endc
est the following verdict:
aud That The said Anna IRWIN came to he. death on
mc sfat daT Of September. 1Ho, from Cunshot wound
rravc! on the night Of September 81 ami We tf,r
hef find that the eatd EHnshot wound inflicted by
ted Atnrs Of tlc town Of DuPaEc. viii County. Stat
completely In tie crime tf which Fri Antca
the THE ASSASSIN.
en- What has become Of tue ntan Anlcs, wf'
ga- cA1 tt1 with helng tile assassin. no one Ii ab
I.ro It'll. The pn1icc hare heen unable TO fna
h.o ani the opIuton that he threw himself Into
1 nS caDa1 and WNs ifr0wncf, is gaining ground.
AeF canal ,yns dragged for some distance abore
:oss below where his Gun was fonn,l, hut tue SCI
Ght was trnIlces. Every effort will 1.e made TO l,
Ii his Whefc1sMuts, anil u cannde be long "
fI,a s. Mrihing ,lennfte viii bc 1carnc,1 regarding
avs -@sHs-'
cm- 1VLi11CAL
yer. .IGssc X, Grant, father Of the President,
tile address the Republicans OF Hooking County, {
J nc ! at IoEna, on the LIST Of October.
ie1f Al the recent chatter election In san +
ola cisco. the mnjor1ties for tue Tax Payers Il
anu over the Democratic varied from s0s to SPIT
nv average Ectn. $500. This is dining rery wei
sm. mn city that gave Seymour Democratic maJor.s
nfat t-1