The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-11-21
A Woman Murdered by Her Husbands
Paramour.

The Detroit Free Press of Nov. saws
Tuesday last "A man named Lyman Ar
mold, "A business man at Ayoca, Steuben
county, New Y ork, left the town without
informing his wife or friends Of his de-
parture, and before night il was discov-
cred that he had forged notes and checks
To the amount of $500, and obtained the
cash on them. He was the husband OF a
very estimable woman. his second wife.
and l. the father OF four or five children.
From some words he let drop the day be-
fore IL was thought that he had started for
Detroit. and a telegram was sent here.
The Chief of Police gave the case 10 De
tective Bishop, and the detective began
working it up. After sending the telc-
gram. the route taken by Arnold was more
exactly ascertained, and Deputy Sheriff t..
u. Higgins of Ayoca started on the trail.
He was fortunate 10 ind the forger at Nj
agara Falls. just as he was preparing TO
come West. and he took him back to AvO-
ca, arriving there Thursday to find that
a cold-blooded and fiendish murder had
been committed during his absence. Liy-
ing i'm the village was young woman
named Emeline Tower, who had once
worked for Arnold as a domestic. There
was talk that the two were more intimate
than they should have been. and the viii
lage gossip had created unpleasantness in
Arnold's family, 50 that Miss Tower did
not visit the house. and was not on speak
ing terms with Mrs. Arnold. There was.
however, no suspicion of a separation be-
tween man and wife. or of the horrible
crime To grow out of the scandal. Arnold
was supposed 20 be an honest man. and
there Were those who took his side and de-
tended him.
"Wednesday night about midnight Mrs.
Arnold, who was sleeping alone. was
aroused by having bullet sent into her
head. which passed out OF her mouth.
She had been sleeping >oundly. and the
first intimation of danger was the bullet
in her face. A she sprng up the person
in the room fired two more shots. both
taking effect in Mrs. Arnold's body. and
both producing fatal wounds. There was
no light in the room. hut i'm the darkness
Mrs. Arnold heard the rustic of dress
and discovered female figure. A soon
a. the wife fell back dying. this figure He'd
II was some time before any of the children
came down stairs. they having been chic
reformed. a. was afterwards ascertaincd.
Thursday morning. AFTER the murder
had become known throughout the village.
and after she had discussed the affair in
common with others. Miss Tower took
Al' vi w lttINlN. ll~ tlItlill~NtU'fs
in connection with the hint dropped by
Arnold that he was coming this way. led
to the belief that the two were connected
with the murder and were going of to-
gether. Another telegram arrived here
asking that the woman be watched. She
arrived here Saturday morning and regis
tered herself at the Cass House under the
name of Mrs. Hunt. The same morning
Il trunk belonging to Arnold arrived by
express. marked Mrs. l.. Hunt. Cas-
Hotel. Detroit" indicating that the pair
had arranged their plans together and were
TO meet here.
The wife had been very patient under
the scandal, clinging TO her husband in
spite of all. Detective Bishop did not
sleep an hour while he had the woman
under surveillance. and he deserves
credit for his watchfulness and faithful
ness.