The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-30
ExTRAORDHNARYs CRIME.
Wffe Murder by a distinguished
GlergymaI.a
IFrom London, England paper. i

/ WIG Murder by distinguished
Clergyman
EFrom a London, England, paperl
An extraordinary and frightfiil TRACED,
| was brought to light yesterday at the hons,
Of the Rev. $. Watson, NJ al. who was fo
many years head master of the Proprietary
Grammar School, at Stock we'll. The reverend
gentleman resided with his wife and a female
servant named Ellen Pyne, who las livee
with them Tor three years. in a large house
10 st, Martins road, at the back of Stockwel
Crescent. From the statement of the youns
Woman it would seem that OH Sunday even.
ing last she left the house, and did not return
to It until nearly 10 o'clock. When she lefl
Mr. Watson and his wife were sitting in ths
library on the frst floor, which is situated
between Mr.. Watson's bed room and small
bed room unoccupied, at the back. Wher
she returned, her master told her that hei
mistress had left for the country and would
be absent five or six days. She was a little
surprised at this communicates, but made
no comment, and from her statement, did moi
seem to think much about it, Mr.. Watson
retired to rest at the usual time. No disorder
was apparent in the room, but the next
morning the girl called the attention Of her
master TO large dark stain on the carpet and
the floor at the library door, when he replied,
with great GOODNESS. ssOh, there was an aeci-
dent last night, split decanter OF port
wine there, and wiped it up as well as ]
could" All that day he seemed busiiy en-
gagged in putting his books in order and
writing. On Monday Mr.. Watson retired to
rest at the usual time, andsthe following day
he seems to have spent much the same as the
preceding one, with the exception that he
was seen walking in the Clapham road. 1t
IS necessary to mention these facts to ex-
plain what follows. 1t Eow turns ont that,
having committed murder, the course he had
determined upon was to poison himself With
prussic acid. and the subsequent inquiries of
DIR. Ruggg have resulted in obtaining the I'M
formation that the object of his walk on
Tuesday was to buy the drug. AT the first
chemist shop at which he applied, although
well known the proprietors refused to serve
him, but it appears he must have obtained
some kind of mixture, for on his return home
ne told the girl that II anything happened to-
liiH iH IN the night she was to send at once to
Dr. Rugg. Whether he made any attempt
oh ms hIe 1hen is not known, but it he did,
ne did not succeed, and yesterday ne rose
as usual ahd wrote some letters, which he
eft on the dressing-table, and which are now
u the possession OF the ponce, one OF them
oelng addressed 10 tlle surgeon lie then
'e.ifeu 70 pea again, ana ABOUT Il O'Clock
he ne servant I'D great haste came TO summon
'r. hugg, saying that her master was in a
y OF apepie1g.. In short time LII. Rusgssgs
ssls ~ slie hoase, ana on Deing aomited the
servant put letter INTO ms hand, which was
Q I'm Iie lolloWlng eliece
In a ft of fury T have killed my srife.
often and often have endeavored to restrain
myself, but my rage oyereame me, and
truck her down.. Her body will be found i'll
ne little room Off the library. hope she
vii pc buried as becomes a lady Of birth and
she Is an irish Lady, and her name
Annie. The key will be found in letter
n tne table,"
ana then follows word which has been
rased, but which is apparently surname.
N seeing this letter DR.. Ruggg Immediately |
ashed up stairs to the bedside of DR.. Wat
oh, Whom ne found IN very weak state and
eeechiess, apparently suffering from some
l@oient @ poison, Which had not however, ta-
I'll eIlece. ne administered q sedatiye, and
foceeded. .at once 70 the chamber indicated,
company with the ines servant ryan girl. There
orIIpie ll specIaeie conIronted them. Hnd-5
ed up 10 corner o1 the e room, r'soqla, her knees
'acchlhg her chest, hef hands eonvulsiVely
eiicieu, anu hef heau Iailen over TO her
lest' was the BODY OF the unhappy lady, her
othes Pun saturated with blood, which il still
elilea lls' 70 ooze Ifoin ner Dody ID dark, al
ose purple pool. On examining ners Dr.
aggSS iouhd ner neau li'a smashed IN, and In
aces peate'l % Almost q Jelly. There was,
aaolelon 10 many other WOUNDS, fracture
the occlput sufflclent, probably, to cause
atfl, botn iler temples We're Beaten in, and
ere was deep wound ID the middle OF the I
fehead. AL this time the Wretched man s
on his bed in a half insensible state,
ough slowly recovering. DIR. Rugg, though
PERSONAL acquaintance OF his, at once saw
at MS duty was clear, and that the police
lst De apprlsed OF the sad occurrence. !;
lder pretense OF going to prepare some
'diciiie, ne went into the street, and meet ]
persons whom he knew, sent at once to !