Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-11-16
ANOTHER RUG0FF.
4 Distinguished scholar Murders hi
Wife.
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From the y. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
The English papers give accounts of
an extraordinary murder committed by
the Rev. I. S. Watson, NJ A., for many
years head master of the Proprietary
Grammar School, Stockwell. England.
He lived with his wife and female SER
want named Ellen Pryne. who has lived
with them three years, in large house
in ST. Martins road, at the back of
Stockweu crescent. From the state
ment OF the young woman 1t seems that
on Sunday evening last, October s, she
left the house, and did not return I'M
til nearly ten o'clock Wien she LETT,
/ Mr.. Watson and his wife were sitting
Ia the library on the first floor. When
she returned, her master told her
that her mistress had left for
the country and would be
absent five or six days She was a
little surprised at this communication,
but made no comment, and from her
statement did not. 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 floor at the library door,
when he replied with great GOODNESS:
ooh, there was an accident last night.
| split decanter of port wine there,
and wiped it up as well as | could. "
All that day he seemed busily engaged
in putting his books in order and writ,
ing.
! 1t turned out that, having committed
the murder, the course he had deter
mined upon WIS to poison himself with
/ prussic acid, and the subsequent inQui-
ries of DIR. Rugg have resulted in oh
tainin. the information that the object
of his walk on Tuesday was to buy the
drug. At the first chemists shop at
which he applied, although well known,
/ the proprietor refused to serve him,
but it appears he must have obtained
some kind of mixture, for on his return
home he told the girl that if anything
happened to him in the night size was
to sand at once to DR. Rugg. Whether
he made any attempt ON hls life then is
not known, but if he did it did not sue.
ceed, and on the 18th he rode as usual
and wrote some letters, which he left
upon the dressing-table, and which are
now in the possession of the police, one
OF them being addressed TO the sur
reon.n He then retired TO bed again,
and about eleven o'clock the servant III
great haste came to summon Dr. Rugg,
saying that her master was in fit OF
apoplexy. In a short time DIR. Ruge
was at the house, and on being admitted
the servant put letter into his hand,
when was to the following effect:
''In a fit of fury / have killed my
wife. Often and often have | endeay-
ored to restrain myself, but my rage
overcame me- and ] struck her down.
Her body will be found in the little
room off the library. | hope that sht
will be buried rs becomes lady OF
birth and position. She is an Irish lady
and her name is Anne The key will be
found in a letter on the table. "
And then follows name which has
been erased, but which is apparently {
surname. On seeing this letter DR.
Rugg Immediately rushed up stairs tC
the bedside of Mr. Watson, whom he
found in very weak state and speech
less, apparently suffering from violent
poison, which had taken effect. He
administered a sedative, and proceeded
at once to the chamber indicated, il
company with the servant girl. There
a horrible spectacle confronted them.
Huddled up in corner OF
the room, her knees touching her chest,
her hands convulsiveiy clenched, and
her head fallen over her chest, was the
body of the unhappy lady, her clothes
saturated with blood, which still seemed
to ooze from the body in dark, almost
purple pool. On examining her, DIR,
Rugg found her head smashed III, and,
inplaces, beaten almost to Jelly.
Mr.. Watson graduated b. A. at Trim
ity College, Dublin, in 1888. Has pub
Iished several volumes of " Iransla
tons from the classical authors,
including Lucretius, Xenophon, Sallust
Quinctillian, Florus, Justin, &c, and
has written Life of Richard Per
son, and "Sons of Strength, Wisdom
and Patience" in 1861 Life o.
Bishop Warburton;" " The Story o.
William Wallace; work on The Rea
soning Power of Animals editions o
Popes Homer's " Ilhad" and "Odvs
sey, y in Bohn's " Illustrated Library,
and small notated editions of Salluss'
q Catiliue" and " Jugurtha, and Ter
ence's ''Andri." 1t is said that he has
been engaged for some time on his
tory of the Popes
Buried Allye-AlmOst.
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