, 1873-11-07
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.
a Woman Shot at Midnight ny fQer
1nusbunttsH Mistress - EElc Bloody
Decd PLANNED by tEAc 2Nt1Ahasld.

a Woman Shot ai Midnight ny Her
Rnlsbund,a Mistress - wslo Bloody
Docd PLANNED by tlac 2E,AbanA.
From the beirut Free Pfcss, Nov,4
On Tucsday last q mau named Lyman
Arnold, business man ut Ayosa, Stouben
County, n. y, loft tho town without i'll
forming bis wife Or friends Of his departure
and before night it was discovered that
ho lad forged notes and c!ccks To tho
amount OF 5000 md obtaincd tho cash on
them. Ho was tho husband OF worry osti-
nlablo woman, Ills second wife, nnd is tho
fnther Or four or five children. From solno
words llc let drop tho lay lJoforo it WIZ thought
thut ho bad started for Detroit, an!l telegram
was Bout here. Tho Chief Of Police gave tho
gan wor'sin. It mp. After souding the telegram
the route salsen BY Arnold waB more exactly as
certanod. and Deputy Sheriff L. 8. Higgins, Of
Avoka, started Oh tho trail. lie was Fortunate
was preparing to come West and ho took linn
back to Avoka, nrriying thoro Thursday to iInd
tllat cold-biooded and tendiall murder hnl been
committed during his nbaeuco. Living III the vii
| laGe WAS young wonlan named Emelislo Towor.
who lad onco worked for Arnold us domestic.
| There Waa tnli that the two were moro intinlatu
| than t,oy should hayo boon, md tho yilnge goa-
zip had eroatod uMpleanantneRs in Art.oldss FAM
ily, no that Miss Tower did not visit tho ],ouBo
| nu.l NaB not Oil speaking terms with Mrs. Ar
mold. Thoto wan however, no suspicion OF II.
| separation Between man and wife, or Of tho hor-
| riblo crinio to grow out Of tho scandal Arnold
was supposed to be I'LL honest n'al, mud tioro
wern those who took his sitlo md tefonled hin
| Wednesday night, about midnight, Mrs. Ar
| mold, WHO waa sleeping alone, WIS aroused BY
having u bullet sont into ho. head, which passed
ont OF lcr month. SHE had Eoen slooping
aoundly. aud the tirat intimatiou of danger was
porson in the room Tired two more sl,ots, both
taking effect tn Hrs. Arno!d's body, and
! boLh producing fatal woauds. There. WIS
| no light IN tho room, but in tho dar1suoss
discovered y. female figure. Az soon as
tho wifo fell back dying, tAiH figure lol.
1t waB some tilno before my of tho cililtlren
ca'no down stai1s' they havln. been ch!oro-
ior'uod. as was aftcrwarl aHcortaino!l. They
! arouaoe the 'eighbogs ut once, ana tho dying
I woman n.ado her htatonont about tho fc!uplu
| figure. though ut tho timo it waB thought allo
| VIA out Of her mind anl wab apeakin. ut raia-
dom. II waa fourd tlmt tho person who com
misted tho decd lud ofeused ontrunea by climb
i1g upon tue summer kitcllon and then raining
| Que Of tic ohnnlher windows Of tho house
aliEs Towor knew OF this route, hut no
| olIc else outside Of HE family. Thlrn-
n,d dry noara't,g, after tue murder hna be;
| at:or hllo lad discusued tho aitair in common
with osllorn. a[iba Tower tuok tic ears for De-
trolt. This circumstance, III connection wiih
the hint droppo;a by Arnold TINT ha was coming
connected with tta murder, aud woro going ofr
together. Another telegram arrived lolo asking
| that tho wolnull be watched She arrived l.oro
saturday morning, and rsgistorel horse!f ut Tho
! Casa House u,uler tho naulo Of Mrs. Hunt, Tho
Same morning n trunk belonging to Arnold IT,
| rived hy expreas. mNrkad "Mrs. Z. Hunt, Cars
@ lassa e pus ss tessSssr ,4s sad S S5ss @ to ae M
| Aoru.
Arnold. Of course, did not reaell hero, being
uhdar arrost. Tho wunsn,l waited until sat.
| urday, aud tllen, pcrllaIa ,4tnlting that hs had
beoi cal'tnrcd, nl1o took tho train to Dexter.
and from tliore drove ont to hor ,tuc!ea. AeyeA
Milen norl., IN tlle Township Ut Linden.
| Dhiop lad kept track of hor movements,
nn.l, whnn Rhoriff Higgins arrived hare sutnt-
day night. tho tletectiya vas ready to 81 with
lin. snnlny ttey want to Dexter, and thou,
| procuring carriA:so. droyo to Liadan, rearl-
| Ing tho house wera Alisa Tower was stopping
| two hours aftor tho family had retired. sho
| was oalieu up aud arrested. but waa tho
least axuted uf tho shrse. boarg herself ooolly.