The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-12
A Woman charged with at
tempting to Destroy a
r. r. Train.
A Negro Murderer Hung

FORT KLAMATH, July 1.-THE mill
tarv commission concluded its labors yes
terday. The evidence for the prosecution
is of the most positive character, leaving
no doubt of the guilt of the prisoners.
The only witnesses produced for the de
fence were Scar faced Charley, Dave, One
eyed Nose, and William. Their evidence
amounted TO nothing in favor of the pris-
uners, but make simply recital of what
the klamath Indians had done and told
the MOdOcS since the trouble commenced
The only testimony produced by the pros
ecution, which was OF no value, was that OF
Mr.. Dyer, Indian agent of the klamath
reservation. No doubt exists in the minds
of those who listened to the trial but that
guilty of the charges and specifications for
which they were tried. The soldiers and
citizens of the place appeared to take a
lively interest in the trial The prisoners
were also very attentive and seemed te
rely wholly upon the commission for jus
tlce
DENVER, July IA waterspout burst
in Beaver Creek canon this afternoon
flooding the stream, washing out the Colo
RADIO railroad station at the Junction Of
Beaver and Clear creeks, and destroying
everything.
New YORK, July ll-Mrs. Utica V
BROKER, sister of Victoria c. Woodruff
died in this city on Wednesday night, ot
/ Brights disease of the kidneys.
| A HoHe pr0sequi has been entered in the
case of Peter b. Sweeney and james NJ
Sweeney, in connection with the Tammany
frauds.
SPRINGFIELD, July ll.-Wh heat and hay
in Central Illinois has been damaged very
little by the late rains. Corn is doing
splendidly The harvested grain in South
ern Illinois is in very bad condition, bu
corn is doing finely.
Not death in this city for a week
I CINCINNATI, July Il.-Five burial per
mits were issued to day for cholera victims
CONCORD, July l1.-Mrs. Mary Carltor
was charged this P. NJ in the Police Cour
with placing ObstrHctions on the track q
the Concord railroad near Sun Cook OIL
the Sth inst She pleaded not guilty anC
further hearing was postponed She wa,
committed to prison in default of $500 bail
NORFOLK, July l1.-Jim Brown. &
negro boy who last June murdered Mrs
| Dasie and Mrs. Zones, two old ladies resid
/ ing in Nansemond county, was hanged to
+ day in the courthouse yard at Suffolk, il
/ the presence Of four or five thousand peo
! pie.
ST. LOUIS, July IA terrible acci
| dent occurred at 10 o'clock this A. NJ. a
the Barclay Mines, of Harker, Russell &
Co, about FIVE miles from this city, b,
which three miners were killed and sever
al wounded.
! HALIFAX, July II THE cabin passen
/ gers and about 800 steerage passengers o
/ the wrecked steamship City of Washing
ton arrived in the steamer NJ A. Star
from Port LeBar at o clock this A. NJ
They were all transferred to the steam
er Falmouth, for Portland, which sailed a
AN.
New YORK, July 1.-THE death O
Charles Goodrich is no longer a mystery
He was shot by Minnie Waltham, ala
Kate Stoddard, on the night of the 2lst O
March. She was arrested on Tuesday last
and yesterday made full confession of he
guilt to the authorities of Brooklyn. Tn
search for the murderer has been unremit
ting. Not only has Brooklyn been search
ed, but Boston, New York, Philadelphia
Baltimore, Washington, and counties
number of small places. The primary oh
ject of the search was the woman Stod
dard, but so little was known about he
personally, that at the commencement ther
was next to nothing to work upon. TIL
photograph obtained represented Kate a
a pleasant blonde Of thirty, with mode1
ately full face, sparkling eyes, hghtsom
expression and buoyant manner, Will
Kate StOddard as arrested was thin an
emaciated. Only one person who knev
her positively could be found, Miss Mar
Handley, but for more than six weeks al
ter the murder that person was laid up i
bed sick. Kate Stoddard was met by Mis-
Handley in the street on Tuesday las
Miss Handley was going to New Y ork an
Kate Stoddard was evidently coming fror
It, when the meeting by accident too
place. As soon as she met her, Mis-
Handy recognized her, and followed he
until she met police officer, whom sh
induced to make the arrest 1t became
the first Importance to learn where she ha
come from. This she declined to revea
Brooklyn was searched for house whenc
woman had been missing since Tuesda
forenoon. This resulted in the discover
that III house on High street, betwee
Jay and Bridges, such woman had bee
missing. The woman who kept ii
house was taken to the station hon,
and identified Kate as her boarder, an
had been living there since April, H,
trunks were seized and opened and in the
was discovered the property of Goodrich
including a watch, chain, finger ring, Sc
and pocket book with forty dollars
bills, believed to be the identical none
taken from the murdered man. In add
I ton to these articles, a revolver was four
in the trunk, three of the chambers
which were loaded and three empt
There were three bullets found in Goo
richs head. Kate cenfesses that the revolv,
found in her trunk was the weapon wit
J which she killed Goodrich. Every artic
OF property taken by her from the premis
she seems to have carefully preserve
Since the tragedy she has had a terrib
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