Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-19

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prisoners all the negro officials of Mcintosh
! county who were concerned in the outrage on
the British barque Grace.
THE ST. LOUIS EXPRESS ROBBERY.
| ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1S.--Jerry S. Cameron, Peter
Sheridan and Thomas Grady, charged with rob-
| bling the United States express delivery wagon
here July 25th, had a preliminary examination
| yesterday, and were each held in bonds of
| S3000
| ARREST FOR WIFE MURDER.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, Aug 1S,-John Parrot
has been arrested for Numbering his wife, who
| was found dead a few weeks ago in the kitchen
| with gun by her side. 1t was supposed at the
time that she committed suicide, but suspicion
was aroused against PARROT because another
woman was Immediately installed over his
| household
MURDER IN NEW JERSEY.
CAPE ISLAND, MI, Aug. 1S.-Jonathan Hoff-
man. farmer living on the Court House road,
| two miles from the island, was murdered list
| night while walking home from a neighbours
| house with his wife. He received full charge
of shot, and died in few minutes. The muir
| der is supposed to have been committed by a
yagrant bootblack, whom he had detected rob
bling his melon patch.
| BURGLARS.
| MERCHANTsTILLE, N. j., Aug. IS Two
| masked burglars entered the residence of Sena-
| tor Cattell last night while the male members of
the family were absent. They pointed pistol
at the ladies, demanded silence, and then ram
sacked the house, and carried off watches and
other iewelry and some money. The robbers
afterward broke into the railway station, and
carried away everything valuable.
MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY.
| SAVANNAH, Ca, Aug. 1S.-Information has
| just reached here of the arrest of party whom
| it is believed killed Mrs. Davis by cutting her
| throat so mysteriouSly last week while sleeping
in her apartment with her two little girls, an ac
| count of which has already appeared in these
| dispatches. The party under arrest is Mrs.
Darcy Driggers, widow and the sister of Mrs.
Davis.
ALLEGED WIFE MURDER.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 1S.-The examination of
DIR. Carl Crosse, on charge of causing the death
of his wife by ill treatment, is progressing to-
day. A witness testified to circumstances of
cruel treatment, and also that the doctor ex-
| pressed desire to get rid of his wife. During
| her illness from confinement he kept her in a
| close room, the doors and windows Of which
| were Shut and neglected to provide her with
the absolute accessories of life, and did all in
| his power to prevent neighbors from contrib
uting to her relief
THE oGDENsBURG RIOTERS.
| OGDENsBURG, Aug. 18.-The excitement
| over Baron Decamn's lectures has abated.
One of the rioters who was bailed Wednesday
assaulted one of the most respectable citizens to-
| day, gave himself up, and was again bailed.
| Baron Decamin delivered his lecture this after
noon, at the skating rink, before a good audi
ence, under the protection of the mayor
| of the city and police. No attempt was
made to disturb him. He will not deliver any
more lectures in this city now that free speech
is indicated.
THE SING SING AFFAIR.
SING SING, Aug. 1S.-Two of the convicts
who escaped yesterday, named Dennis Conway
and George Williams, were recaptured last
night in swamp, two miles west of Nyack.
| They made but slight resistance. They reached
| the prison this morning. A party of citizens
and officers are still in pursuit of the balance of
| the fugitives. Another convict named Jacob
| Werler, wife murderer, wls caught at nine
| O'Clock last night at GAINESVILLE. Walter Will
liams, a bond robber, was with Werler and was
| fired upon but escaped. Another arrest is re-
| ported at Haverstraw.
LGter.-Four escaped Sing Sing convicts have
| been recaptured, together with another person,
name not given, who is supposed to be one Of
| the strangers who came on the tug boat Dean
Richmond from New York. Dennis Conroy,
caught this morning, told Mr.. Russell, agent,
| that the two strangers on the tug were ex-con-
| vcts, but nothing would tempt him to give
| their names. ConToy seemed TO wish to let up
| his punishment, as pay for what he might re-
veal, but the prison authorities gave him no en-
| enlargement. Each prisoner captured will be
punished with ball and chain attached to his
| leg for three months, at least Five of the fu-
| gitive convicts were well supplied with green
| backs. Jack Weller, wife murderer, brought
in to-day, had S25 on his person, and offered his
captors $500 TO let him go. He told them Wal
| ter Williams would not be caught, as he had
| $4,000 i'll greenbacks in his clothes to buy his
way through
THE EVANS CASE.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. 1S.-There are no new
developments in the Evans case to-day, Evans
and Hartrauft having left town. There is every
probability that the dispute will be settled in
court on charges brought by the state treasurer
and auditor general. Governor Geary has
yielded everything into the hands of Brewster
Mackey and Hartrauft Evans thus far refuses |
to pay the $292, OOO agreeably to notice servedOn
him by the accounting officers.
HARRISBURG, Aug. 1S.-Auditor General
Hartrauft has made written demand upon G. |
o. Evans for 1921 ,046, due the state of Pennsyl
vania, TO be handed over without delay, or pro-
ceedingS will be commenced at once for It's re-
covery. Evans refuses to comply, and Attorney
General Brewster will proceed with the case at |
once.
CHARGES AGAINST RESPECTABLE MEN. |
COvINGToN, KY, Aug lS.--Joseph Leichner |
and Albert Baker were arrested here, yesterday,
charged with committing rape on Mrs. Ellen |
Collins, a young widow. In her evidence she |
states that four other men violated her |
person after Leichner and Baker had |
done So Being requested to look around |
the court room and see if she could identify any
of the other four, she pointed out Daniel Me- |
Carthy, tOll-gate keeper near Ludlow, and Mr.. |
Wesner, mayor Of that village, both old men. |
The Identification caused much CONSERVATION in |
the court room, as the persons pointed out were |
well known and highly respected. Her evidence |
was contradicted in these cases by Mr.. Wilson, |
deputy marshal of Ludlow, who testified that |
he and Mayor WeSner escorted Mrs. Collins out |
of town, and that he returned with the mayor. |
The case is creating much excitement in this |
vicinity.
THE BOY MURDERER.
BROOKLYN, Aug. 18.-Mrs. Frances Hopkins
who, on Wednesday night, was shot through |
the breast by her son during an alteration with
his uncle, was alive last night, but in a critical
condition. The charge had entered her right |
breast and penetrated the lung. DR.. Bliss, who
was called to attend her shortly after the wound
was inflicted, undertook to probe the wound for |
the purpose of extracting the shot, but did not
succeed. He pronounced the wound fatal, and
the coroner was notified to take the injured
woman's ante mortem statement. From what |
can be learned from those living in the vicinity,
it appears that the boy has been frequently |
beaten by Townsend, his uncle and becoming
desperate, attempted to shoot him on Wednes-
day night. Robert Miller, a young man who
loaned Lewis the pistol, and advised him to
shoot him in case his uncle made any attempt
to cowhide him, was arrested yesterday He as
well as Lewis, yesterday, was committed to
await the action of the grand jury
MANIAC MURDER.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-A lunatic named
Jerry, who was under confinement in the in
Urinary here, became excited yesterday, and vi
olently broke out of the room in which he was
kept He seized a short stout board, with a
sharp edge, and with this dangerous weapon he
commenced an attack on such OF the inmates as
happened to come in his way, striking them on
the head aud dangerously wounding several.
Two were instantly killed by his blows; wo-
man named Agnes Kimball, and man named
Ruchie. After he had completed the murder of
his two victims, he stood over them braudishng
his weapon like club, and defying those per-
sons who had gathered to secure him. The Of
Ulcers were cautious in attacking him, and he
kept them at bay for a long time, but he was
finally overcome after a severe struggle and re-
strained fom doing further damage. During
the struggle other inmates stood around APP
palled and frightened; and the position of the
maniac, as he stood over the two corpses and
faced the officers defantly, rendered the scene
both appalling and tragic in the highest degree.
JURY BROKERAGE.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 1S.-Frauds have been
perpetrated recently by the substitution ofurors,
which is thought may result in many new trials.
Judge Abel, in the criminal court, sentenced p.
j. HObsey, jury broker, to ten days imprison-
ment and to pay fine of fifty dollars; and
Henry Jones, for falsely representing Lewis
Hartman as juror, to ten days imprisonment
and fine of one hundred dollars. The Judge
regretted that the law was not more explicit for