, 1870-04-23
A WISCONSIN MYSTERY.

A WISCONSIN MYSTERY.
Greenfield fomnd Dead, HING hy
the Neck-Suspfclonx Of Foul llay
and Arrest OF the Husband.
From The Mi'ra,.ttt Tisep,5iil, .tpriis:.
There was considerable excitement in t.l~
city Last evening from the fact that the wife II
Anthony Douville. of Greenfield, in this eoau.
t., was found iea1 at her home, under must
singular, II not most suspicious, circums:au-
ces, and there is : strong desire to know au
the particulars Of the case
Anthony Douvi1le. French Canadian can1e
to this county some thirty years ago and se;-
tied in Greenfield, on the farm he now oeru-
pies. He was well known in this city. having
frequently. He was nlost industrious man,
and SO far as business matters we1o concerned,
was always thought highly OF.
In his domestic affairs 4t1. Douylle seems
to have been particularly unfortunate. IIu
has been married four times. His first wiia
died, and eh0niv after remarTyinS LIZ uaa
divorced, but for some reason remarrletl the
divorced woman. Some time, We know not
how long nftcr the remazliase. the wife died
Although somewhat advanced in years. he
being 6G wears OF aEc. DourLle seems to llavo
lad . dcei5e to keep up the marriage estate,
aud about sixteen months ago be met Mrs.
LYDIA Chipulan. Nrs. G. Was well known in
Milwaukee, having served As nutse in many OF
the frst families, and in eseEJ instance shs
wze thought very much Of. She was an intel
1Ecnt, energetic woman, nloet Kind and attep-
tive to the sick. and go well Liked by all that
they welcomed her to their honea as visitor
when ahe was not doing duty ~ nuFsr.
Mrs. Chipman hsA eeen Dourille hat
two or three times when he pr
children should receive his care az well as bis
own. Upon consulting with hcz frieols they
advised Mrs Chipun1n to accept the offer. an
Douvillc WAS wealthy and would, without
doubt. give heE good hone. In very short
Immediately the troubles commenced. .t1~
though klnd-hcaEtctl woman, the uew wife
possessed scmc -ptrit, aul womb maintain
her rights. It is quito evident the two people
we're not fitted for each other, for almost I'M
mcdiatelr they qrarrcllcd, each laying tha
Mrs. Douvii1e worked hard anasstricd to make
her home comfortable. it rot happy SON:
months ago. upon visiting friends here.
she hinted that the married Ifo was
@ be- but phe dee.red abe ne Should dea de her dnt9 70
and trusted all would be right in the end.
Still later tho family matters were taken into
q Justices court Of Greenfield, and from
there brought before the Municipal Court in
this city Mn; Donyiile l'ad objected to son
in her eittng room, and tile boy, some 20
yeArs Of age. AAd used violence towards her.
At tho time the Court here justified the wife il
he1 action and declared to the husband that
he ought to be ashamed Of himself to not only
encourage the boy 10 do what WAS manifeatly
wife as he did; The action Of the Greenhsi
Justice in p1acirg the husband under banls II
keep the peace was fully sustained BY tho
Court here.
H.,
was suit pending between tho two for .l;,
yorce. 1t is understood Hrs- DouviI1c acreeJ
to offer no objection to the divorce, sbe TO re-
ces<c from her husband the sum Of Sa,5sa
In the meantime, while this matter was being
settled: she lived IN the family house nj
Greenfield. occupying room set apart for
Ter, District Attorney Martin was the attor-
neg for Douvil1e, and Levi Metrick attorney
fos Mss. Douvlle.
On Wedne sday Of last week Mrs. Donv;lle
called u1on her attorney to attend 10 the clos
ing mp OF the case, and expressed great delight
that her troubles were 30 Boon to end. Dn
Tuesday Donvile called upon Ne. Nerrick and
informed him that his wife was missing and
had been for several days. He could not in
sgine where she had gone. Mr.. S1ct1ick's sus-
notified Captain Theodore Consul, q brother
OF Mrs. Douvil1e, who yesterday morning
started with Officer Smith, Of the police force,
for Greenfield
Arriving at tho rcs1dencs The officer went to
the rooms occupied hy Mrs. Douvllc, which
officer and the brother were thunderstruck to
| lind the body OF the unfortunate WOMAN sus-
pended by the neck BY rope from ADORE. Tho
rope passed through = thi1nbla for stovepipe
to the room above, and Wa made fast to tho
handle Of bEsom Which lay scross the hole
| vas done was cut from cord in the bed of
Douvi1le, the bed being very much disor1iered.
| The room above that IN which the body was
found, Vac occupied bv the graa11 sons Of Dou-
vile. wEile he and another SCH occupied =
room adjoinin6-
son Of Douvile said that Mrs- D. came
from this city on Wednesday, Of !ast week, and
he had not Reen her since. She had been in
the habit OF doiug. her cooking in her own
rco1n aid they had paid little attention to
Douvilla said Le supposed she Lkd left him
for reasons Of her own. The boys occupying
the room eaid they hsd never noticed the
broom handle lying across the store-pipe hole
until their attention VAS called to it.
one may judge Of tha feelings Of the brother
as be entered the room and saw his e,steI
hanging thus before him. pouyMe Lad fol.
1t the shastiy rghi fke brother asa ted sd'f Tor
moment 70 quen his grief and indignation,
then, hastily drawing revolver, there Is itt1a
doubt but he would have sent Douyile to
eternity without I moments warning h,d
Officer Smith not interfered.
Tie body OF the deceaaed was in half in
clined position on the floor. 90 thst the officer
| was well satisfied that she did not CONS to he,
that he st onca arrested Douyl11e and brought
him TO the city, where he vaa locked up IN the
station house. Sheriff BrnnAt and Coroner
Ellis vent to the house, q jury waa i1npannel.
| led, an examination was msae and the iuluesa
was held At L o'clock to-day at the Office oil
Coroner Ellis.
TREATMENT OF TIE pEcEAaED-
Cpou every occasion that the deceased h1a
met her friends here. which uaanot often, she
has told them Of the N-t1eatment eha receivet
At the bands Of her husband, Some month.
ago 3 near friend visited her At her home
While there Mn. DouyiIle said that her treat
| .uent wss very cruel. Her husband and hi,
prived her OF the neceesazies OF LIE, and wuu1t
slow her no meat for food. The erasller boys
were required to watch carefully, 30 that N
| eggs were faft for her to get hold OF for food
When questioned b. this friend Is to what sht
had dona to merit such treatment, The de
ceased said thAt her husband learned shs h.s
come S5oo IN money, which she had pns out a
interest for her boys, and demanded it Of her
Her refusal to give this money to him wss tn:
groundwork for the troubles
AMn1cn EqUBr.
This morning medical inquest was !selr
, upon the body OF 1lrs. DouTii1e, the body hs'
iRg been brought to the city for that Puipogs
J There were present si1 of the medical facals
j OF the city. It was found upon examination
I that the neck OF the deceased WAS bEnkeu, -
it was much diseolored By the rope. On u
back Of the right hand we're Two sn,an 9n wo9na. +
bruises IN the ,gony Of death By ssraDgns gas,
;. the body and make still e!oser esamnou u. ~,
Ihs surgeons concluded their lsb91s = nGo s,
to-day. Il Is understood - ne fhen ;tsaaat ".
( he1a AZ nom but The case bsd not hean 2sd
/ Up Al Tia tias Of going to press.