St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-06-20
The Criminal Record.

circus at Henderson. KY, Friday after
noon. killed Il baby with Il large club
and injured number of other persons
some of them badly. In their efforts t,
arrest him, the police shot him three
times. He is now in chains.
Jack Pierce and Thomas Daily wer,
shot at indianapolis, Ind. Saturda,
morning. by David Dunworth. while
they were passing through the latter.
shop. Daily is supposed to he fatally
wounded. Some previous difficulty i,
the alleged cause.
One Lanet. Frcnchman. and Alex.
andcr Snaer Colony. Il justice of the
peace. were murdered i'll their store
five miles from New Iberia. La, Fri
day night. The store was robbed anC
burned by three negroes. a number
of citizens have gone i'll pursuit of the
murdcrerS.
DR.. Lewis of GAINESVILLE, O.. learned
Friday evening that Thomas Smith. Z
married man. had taken his daughter
in il buggy. and left town. He fol.
lowed, overlook them, and shot Smitl
i'll the lung. and then beat him so severe
lN that he is not expected to live.
Lewis was arrested.
Two colored men. named Brown ard
Taylor, of Springfield. ILL.,, quarreled
Saturday. and Taylor was logged
Taylor then went home. got double
harrclcd shotgun. returned to Brown :
house, shot him twice and killed fiiy
Taylor returned home. wrote lette. ~
his wife, telling her he had killed
Brown, reloaded his gun and Eft
Officers pursued and found him in Il
field outside the town. On their APP
proach, Tavior went into thickct
close 10y and shot himself. intlicting Il
wound from which he soon died.
The coroner's jury in the ease OF
George Fuimer, who was found shot
through the head in front of the Second
bank of Philadelphia. Thursday NOM
ing. returned Il verdict. Yesterday. that
the deceased came to his death by
Violence IN some manner unknown To
the jury.
TUESDAYS RECORD OF CRIME.
These additional horrors come by
Tuesdays mails:
The little town of Thormdikc. in
Waldo county. l. miles from Belfast.
Me-. WAS thrown into great excitement.
yesterday morning. 10y the discovery
that 4 tIightiul tragedy had occurred
durim" the night in the house of Almom
Gnrd"n. Il farmer living near the station.
by which MIR. Gordon. his wife and lit
tie girl had lost their lives. The i'll
mates 81 the house were the murdered
man. Almon NJ. aged p: Emma A..
his " ltr, aged - their children. Ira g..
aged q. and Il little girl. aged Il months:
Anna. Il niece. aged 9: John r.. broth
Ct of the murdered man: and hired
man. At about 3 o'clock. Yesterday
the latter WAS awakened hv
the >hrick> of the little boy. and immc-
diatcll discovered that the house was
on fire. He at once informed the. neigh
hurS. and the flames were cNtingui>hCd
without mitch damage. The bodies of
tn" father. mother and infant. NhO uc-
cupicd the same bed. were found man
ylcd and 81 Scorchcd rs to Ice hardly
recognizable. The little hoy. who slept
IN Il crib i'll the same room. WAS severely
wounded. but may survive. The bloody
deed WAS evidently committed with an
ny. which was found. covered with
blood. om the premises. The wounds
ON the three murdered persons were
inflicted on the head. and must have
caused instant death. Suspicion sunr
pointed to the brother of the murdered
man rs the pcrpetratul of the terrible
crime. and he was soon arrested. The
only motive that can hc assigned for his
NET
\ dispatch from Decatur. ILL.,. saws
that. last Scptcmbcr. \. w. Drake. 4
farmer living near Mowcauqua. ILL.,.
lied under suspicious circumstances.
Mrs. York. his mothcr-in-lav and
WIS Susu.cted of having
had something to do with if No stems
however. were taken to investigate
the matter. and Mrs. York went tn re
side with her son in Kansas. where. =
few DAYS since. She v:st,Lcn srr.inns.
~ i'll. Her phl stefan told her she had
but Il few hor,I> to live. and she then
ronlc>>cd to having poisoned six per
sons. Drake among others hut late re
ports are to the effect that she is insane.
and II" reliance is to he placed on her
During Il drunken hrawl in Patrick
llughcSS saloon on East Houston street.
New York. Saturday night. Edward
Kirkland. rutiian. plunged Il long
knife t" the hilt in the breast of James
D'itI, Il lah"rcr, aged % Duffy threw
up ms hands. exclaimed. I'm done for.
ma fell dead. he murderer escaped.
James Curtin. while drunk, abused his
'""n% WIFE at ~ Oak street. when her
brother John. aged l6. and supposed
;" he an idiot. Drained him fatally with
III az. Michael Thomas, Il German.
i@"dIl2, ami o"k-keepcr at 10 Ave
nue. {. put bullet through his head.
sunday. from depression of spirits. y
party OF drunken men beat Edward
Nlernan fatally i'll Il lager-hicr saloon