Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-28
Criminal Record.

A TRUNK MYSTERY CASE AT QUEBEC.
QUEBEC, Dec. u "A trunk mystery" case
has arisen here which has created excitement.
A box was found the other day at the Grand
Trunk railway depot, containing the mutilated
body of female in partially detaYed condi-
ton. The limbs bad been cut off and the flesh
chopped from them in large pieces. The box
had been left by stranger whose name is UNI
known. Foul play is suspected. An investiga-
ton is pending,
TEACHER MURDERED.
SAN Francisco, Dec, 27.-Wm. ThurmOnd,
n school teacher was shot and killed by j.
Woodward, at Lehi, yesterday. Woodwa ard was
the aggreSSOr
WHAT DID THEY DO?
OMAHA, Dee. 27.-Friday night, a band of
armed and disguised men took man named
Thompson from Il shanty, twenty miles south Of
here, since which time nothing has been seen Of
him. Thompson had made himself obnoxious TO
persons near, by giving evidence against man
for stealing wood.
A CHICAGO TRUNK MYSTERY.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27,--The papers state that Mrs.
Mccoy, miliner, residing at CreStline, Ohio, a
lady of good character, came to this city, and
either went herself or was taken to female doc
tor on State street, where she died in q few
days, was packed in a box and sent off to Ohio,
where the body was discovered and arrests
made. Among others arrested was baggage
master on the Pttsburg, Fort Wayne and Cnica-
90 railway, named VIM. I. Thob, who was en-.
gagged to be married TO Mrs Mccoy. 1t is
claimed by the police that abortion was prac-
ticed upon the deceased. Dr. Miller, who made
a partial post mortem examination, says he has
discovered no grounds on which to base a belief
thar the woman died other than a natural
death.
TWEED.
ALBANY, Dec. 27-in the Tweed case, to-day,
Mr. Peckham ed,-based on affidavits show
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tinuance OF the injunction against his selling
any Of his property during the pendency of
suits against him, and proceeded to say that
there was danger of the defendant disposing OF
his property and thus escape making restitution
in case the pending suit should be decided
against him. After argument, Mr.. Burrill
withdrew his motion to vacate the order of in-
junction, and Judge Larned denied tue motion
of Mr.. Peckham to continue the injunction.
SIXTEENTH DAY OF THE WHARTON TRIAL.
ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 27.-In the Wharton trial
the evidence Tor the defence was begun.
Francis d. Cleary Of Washington testified to
an interview with Ketchum, June oath. The
general seemed suffering from heat. Ceary also
testified that Gen. Ketchum deposited the full
amount of the purchase money for his house on
June 18th.
Ellen DedricE, coored servant to Mrs. Whar-
ton, testified that, on the night of Ketchum's ar
rival, she waited npon the table, aud the gen
era ate a hearty supper, with three or four cups
Of coffee and five or six biscuits.
ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, Dec. 27.-Arthur McNlann
waylaid John Gill; on a country road near East
Fishkill, Christmas night, stabbed him five
times, and robbed him OF S36. Gill is in a criti-
cal condition. McMann escaped.
BURGLARY.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 27.-Sunday evening, dug
ing the absence OF the family, the residence of
d. e. Ward, in Madisonville, six miles from
Cincinnati, was entered by burglars, who alb
stracted from trunk 100000 in bank notes.
DISHONEST POSTMASTER.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 27.-William a. Whitaker,
postmaster at Bowling Green, Wood county,
Ohio, was arrested and brought here to-day by
a deputy United States marshal, charged with
embezzling money order funds. He was held in
$500 bail to answer.
THE KUKLUX.
COLUMBIA, S. G., Dec. u in the United
States court, to day, Mr.. Stanberry moved a
new trial for Mitchell, on the ground that the
kukluX conspiracy eliminated March g. 1871
and was sought to be punished by a law en-
acted April Goth, 1871. Healso moved arrest of
Judgment on the ground of the demonstrations
atty of the kukluX acts The cases of Brown
and Miller, alleged kukluX, were taken up
Brown pleaded guilty