Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-03
Criminal Record.


Jr, Familiarity known as "Pet Halstead was
killed by George Bolt, alias Charcoal" in a
house of fame in this city this morning.
Halstead was occupying a room with Mrs.
Wilson, Bolts mistress, and had been there
sluce Saturday noon. Bolt, who was drunk,
came there at three O'Clock this morning, and
was denied entrance. He returned at seven
O'Clock, broke in the doors, and in the struggle
with Halstead, drew a revolver and shot him
through the heart, producing almost instant
death. Bolt is in custody. He claims that he actd
in self-defence. Bolt is a married man but did
not live with his wife. The woman left her hus-
band several years since. Both of them bore
bad characters. Halstead leaves a wife and
family, who are at Greenport, L. l. He is well
known throughout the country, and especially
at Washington, where he was intimate with
Mrs. Lincoln and Senator Sprague. Halstead
had hired room some weeks since for Mrs.
Wilson, as a lady friend, Coroner Chase held
an inquest this afternoon.
EXTRAORDINARY CRIMINAL AFFAIR.
NEW YORK, July Mrs Lydia Sherman was
arrested at New Brunswick, N. j., Friday, by
officers from Connecticut, who charge her with
having poisoned three husbands and two step
children, the offspring of her last husband by Il
former marriage. The police of New Brunswick
have had the woman under surveillance for two
or three weeks awaiting the collection Of
sufficient evidence TO warrant her arrest and
enable the officers to secure a requisiiou from
Gov. Jewell. Her last husband was N. H. Sher-
man of Derby, Conn. He was a widower with
two children, one six and the other fifteen years
old. Within nine months these three died, all
under the same circumstances, and poison was
found in the Stomachs of all three. The officers
state that they are able to fix upon the alleged
murdereSs the purchase of poison similar to that
OF which traces were found. On being charged
with the crime she gave no appearance of guilt,
and beyond simple surprise and an assertion of
her innocence did not seem to be at all affected.
She was taken to New Haven, Conn.
THE KUKLUX TRIAL.
MEMPHIS, July Pin the kuklux trial at Ok
ford, Miss, to-day, Joseph G. Davis, colored,
testified that, on the night i'll question, three of
the defendants came to his house, and told him
he was one of those radical fellows and ordered
him to follow them, and, in fear of his life, he
did so. After proceeding short distance, they
dOnned disguise, andlfurniShed him with one,
red and black, and a mule to ride. The party
went to Pages house, which they entered, and
Joe was ordered to tie Pages hands with rope.
A bed cord was cut to furnish a Suspender, and
the marauderS rode to the wood, mile distant.
Joe and another man were left in charge of the
horses while the party entered with prisoner.
In a few minutes they heard the sound of stripes
| and the wretched man beseeching his murderers
to allow him time to pray or see his wife
After short time, Joe crawled into the wood,
where he found Page lying on the ground beside
rude shallow grave, with a rope around his
neck, showing that death resulted from hang
ing. The body was tumbled in the grave by
Joe and other negroes present, by order of the
leader, and hastily covered with earth and
leaves. The party then stripped off their dis
guises and separated, shortly before daylight
The witness underwent rigid cross eXamna-
ton, but the defence failed to shake his tes-
timony. He identified three white and two
cOlored defendants, as having been active in
the tragedy.
COUNTERFEITERs CAUGHT.
JANEsvILLE, Wis, July "A gang of coun-
terfeiters were arrested on Friday at Monroe
Wis, by the officers of the United States Sc
| cret service. Their names are Napoleon Bona
| parte Lolita, John Sherman, Clayton Robinson
and Charles Vaughn. The first two were heavy
dealers. considerable amount of counterfeit
| money was obtained. The officers are in pur-
| suit of Others of the gang.
BONDS STOLEN.
TURIN, N. Y, July "A. A. Whites store
was robbed of $4,000 in bonds yesterday morn
| ing.
MURDER IN VIRGINIA.
| LEXINGTON, July Pin this city on Friday
| George Dock, colored stabbed George Ackerly,
/ white through the heart with knife, and he
| died in few minutes afterwards. Ackerly
| went TO Docks house and accused him of aiding
| Ills niece to elope. When the quarrel COM
menced, Docks daughter went to a neighbor
| Tor assistance, and upon returning found
| Ackerly bleeding to death and Dock sitting by
his side tanning him. Dock was arrested and
| lodged in jail
DESCENT ON GAMBLERsa
CINCINNATI, July 2.-The police last night
made simultaneous descent on all the faro
banks and keno dens in the city, capturing all
| the instruments used for gambling.
THE CASE OF MRS. FAIR.
| SAN FRANCISCO, July 2.-Judge Duinelle has
again refused to grant a trial in the case of
| Mrs. Fair. He has also declined to sign re-
commendaton to the supreme court to grant
one, saving that ii was inconsistent for him to
ask higher court to do what he would not do
| himself.
NINE HUNDRED JURORS.
New YORK, July mime hundred jurors
have been summoned to attend the third trial
| of Buckhout, the Sleepy Hollow murderer,
which will begin on the 9th.
LIBEL.
JERSEY CITY, July Fifteen suits for 500
900 damages each, for libels on firm of coal
dealers, were begun yesterday against the Jer-
sey City Evening Journal.
DARING RAsCALs.
New YORK, July Franz Rust, while en-
tering the banking house of the New York
trust company, 119 Broadway, about O'Clock,
yesterday, was surrounded by six men and
robbed of package of $4,000. A portion of the
money was subsequently recovered and two of
the thieves, Joseph Butts and James Otteam,
two notorious scoundrels, were arrested.
BOWEN PARDONED.
New YORK, July 2.-Presideut Grant signed
C. c. Bowen's pardon yesterday.
GAMBLERS CAUGHT.
CINCINNATI, July 2.-The police made raid
on the gambling houses last night, and captured
about fifteen professional gamblers, together
with number of players, including one mem
Der of the city council.
MANsLAUGHTER.
New ORLEANS, June 2.-Wm. Lanahan and
Mary Ann Hickey were yesterday convicted of
manslaughter for causing the death of Willie
Kane, by cruel treatment, on the tenth of May
last