Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-29

In Crawford, n. j.. Isador Conker. while
intoxicated, struck his wife three times in
the stomach while she was sick in bed. from
the effects of which she soon died. The
murderer was arrested and confined TO iail
in Elizabeth.
In a village of Belgium an atrocious
crime has been recently committed. \
young girl at service in Brussels had saved
little fortune of l 800 francs. Hearing
her mother was i'll and required her care,
she left home by rail, and had to alight
about league distant therefrOm. To reach
her destination she would have to pass a
wood, and, fearing the dangers of the way, ,
she resolved to spend the night at the house
OF an uncle who lived near. She accord
ingly aroused her relations, and, having
told her story and her fears, was put into
the room of her female cousin, who was out
of work While laying awake, she over
heard Il conversation which filed her with
horror. Her hosts were planning TO mur-
der her fOr the money she carried. There
upon she leaped from the window and fled
half naked, until utterly exhausted, she en-
countered some gendarmes. After she had
told them what had happened, they led her
back to her uncle's house, where light
was observed in a distant part of the gar
den. The gendarmes approached the spot
silently and found that both the uncle and
the aunt were engaged in carrying off
body wrapped in blOOd-stained cloth. The
cloth was suddenly snatched away. and the
murderers uttered common cry Of terror
The victim was their daughter. who, hav-
ing come home late, had crept up stairs
quietly so as not to alarm her parents, and
had been killed in mistake for her cousin.
The aunt went mad forthwith, and the
uncle stabbed himself from remorse and
dread Of the consequences Of the crime.
Mary Malony, of Troy, aged Is, has of
late been naughty girl, and has caused
her industrious father much annoyance by
roaming the streets at improper hours. To
cOunteTact her nOmGdic prOpensities, he
tied her feet and hands, the other night,
and all tenderly slowed her in her little
bed. She Obediently endured the humilia-
ton through the night and till morn, but
her bonds became irksOme to her, she lOnged
for the free air of heaven, and, going 10 the
window. she threw herself out The fall
was 30 feet, and, had it not been broken by
an awning, Mary might have been eGectual-
Is reformed. As it was, she was badly
bruised, but She Is still untamed, and now
she Will do as she pleases.
At this season Of the year old men should
be particularly careful not 70 wound the
feelings of itinerant pickerS OF berries who
may chance to enter their enclosures. Old
Mr.. Breitenbach Of Chelsea. Mich, recent
ly ordered a party Of them out Of his tall
grass with much reyiling, and they turned
upon him and kicked him 20 death. His
action was peculiarly imprudcnt in view of
the fact that he i a husband and II timesa
father. Persons 50 weighted with resp0n-
slbility can't be too careful Of themselves.
The Boston Hr1ld asserts that an infant
only Eve days old died from fright in New
t0nyille, Mass, recently under the follow
Ing circumstances \ very heavy thunder
storm prevailed in the vicinity, and at each
report Of the thunder the babe Jumped
spasmodically, and gave every evidence Of
thorough fright possible in 50 young an in
fant. At last n terrible clap came, the
child's limbs twitched c1uyuisively, and it
died instantly. The lightning struck
house only O few rods distant, but it Is not
thought that the electricity had any effect
upon the child, for Il was not felt by any
others
\ thief entered one of the parlors OF the
Mansion House. Buffalo. on Wednesday
night of last week, where a number Of turf
men were lodged, and robbed the clothing
OF JOlu hanna. OF NurtGam pL0u, Mass. OF
$500, y. c. Howard. Of Boston, of $500
and watch and chain William Larabee.
of Hartford, of a watch. chain and diamond
studs, all valued at Sl,0O0. Mr.. Calvin, Of
Waterbury. Conn. Of three diamond studs.
and Henry Watson. Of Massachusetts,. Of
$3.50. \ guest at the Tiff House was rob
bed of $500 and watch.
\ sad calamity occurred upon Cazeuoyia
lake, y. y, recently Joseph Thomas
and Charles Bcebe. students at the
seminary, and three young ladies named
Florence Mattoon. Miss Shelley and Miss
Hall, were out in a sail boat and were cap
sized in a squall Mr. Bechc succeeded in
assisting Mis- Shelley and Miss Hall to the
overturned boat, where they could keep
their heads above water. and then discover
ed Mr. Thomas striving u aid Miss Matto0n.
He went their assistance, and the young
lady seized him in such a manner as to rem
der him helpless, and both consequently
sank to the bottom The three survivors
were rescued about an hour after the aeci-
dent by a steamboat which was sent to their
aid.