, 1874-11-12

was n criminal friondap existing bctwcon tho
two, no ono Tor M insant guHpccted. IN March
1ast. AIRS. Thornton oopod With her didaolto hnd
anprlncp!led broshot-ln'law, leaving her emil
tractcd hlaband.
Joshua Thornton 1uado eyory effort 10 ind tho
wllorenool1ta Of bis ,!ntnsthfat wife, ent without
a.,ecehe: s;. Ho had given up all thought OF oyor
night In August Inst, ho wns awakonod BY como
ono knockil'g ut liH door. It proved to ho htn
wife. hhc begged on her knocs to be permitted
70 again tako hor place in hla homo. aud pro-
fcsacd The noat sincere aorrov mud tapontaoco.
| That she was aincoro hcr suhseQuont short lfo
| md fearful death sufficiently tostlfy. ),
Shortly after hor return Icvl Thornton alno
| sought md 1cceiycd his magnanmous bro.l,er's
| forgiveness for his baso CONDUCT, and ronowed
his visits to bfs house. Tho confidence tl,at hia
| brother repoBed In him lo at once began to
| etstor.ln-law to again 90 away with him. Bho
steadily refused. and ilnnlly ordered Low to
1oayo tho houso md neyor onter 1t nyhln. He
wont away aud did not return aRain for aome
| to his brother's Tho latter was out Iii tho barn
foetling tho stock. his wire botnR alone in tho
house, Lcvl went In nud at onoo removed hfs
solicitations. Mrs. Thornton ordered him to 20
| away, and throntenod to ca1l hor husband II lie
did not. Thoreupon Levi solZod Ills sistorin-]aw
by tho hair, md with Ill oath drew tho blade Of
a largo pockat-inife acroas her throat inilicting
wound Besoral inches long, and sevortng tho
ahrioliing from tue house, and fell Bonaelcss Ia
tho road. Hcr naurdoror thon drow tho easno
blade across his own throat, aud started rapidly
towards bis fathers.
Mrs Thornton'A shriob alarmed hor husband
| and D neighbor, aud they run and carried hor
Into tho house. A. physician who wah summoned
pronounced hor Injuries fatnl. Tho Coroner
was notified az soon IS possible and Mrs. Thoru-
tnnR nrfe.rnrfNn1 ut fnm0nt tnffnu. fhn RItb.
atance of which Is giyon III tlia account Of tho
tragedy. ..
| 4 warrant Was Issued for tho atrost Of the
murderer, and Constable Mercaran found him
about o'clock al his fathers house. Ho was In
weak condition, ho having reached Doynt Hill
nearly exhausted from loss Of blood. Ho was
takon to Union and hold to await tho result Of
Mrs. Thorutoua injuries. She aiod on Friday,
md her murderer IL now III jail awatlng tho
action Of tho Grand Jury.
Tho day before tho murder Thornton made tho
declaration at Boynt Hill TINT he WIS gong to
Josll's and it Sarah (kho murdered wonan) did
1,ot loave with him ho would kill l1or. Wlen he
came to his fnthor's after tho bloody doed. ho
confessed to tho crime, and showed biB father
the knife With which ho committed It. Thorn
toms condition Ia not dangerous although tho
gaah in his throat is IN ugly ono and just missed
tic jugular vain.
4 Dustnrti1y Murder by E1iEhwaYmcns
sptclal D,spateh tn Th+ ci,caao Tribune.
p1rTsnuno, Pa, Nov. 1l.-A tlastard'y mur1or
was committed about 10 o'clock tonight on the
Pcrrysylto Plank road Alloghany, by highway
mon. Gotthan Wall farmer, residing In Ross
Township, was driving along tho road In wag.
on. In company With another man. Whom about
half wny ont from tho toll-gato thoy wcro hnlte6
: by gruH Yoiao from tho sido Of tho road
which aaid, " ualt, God damn you; III blow
your brainsa out # you don't glvo ,ne
your money" Dir. Wahl Ind no. money on hit
oerson at tho time, and the robbers, Of whom
Tho bail entcred Mr. Wahis Hdo aud came OH
, through the stomach. He WAS thus rendered
holploss. a wagon coming caused the murder
olsto tee. Wa' was taken to shaicr's tavern
At Perrysvills. wlo1o llo died after having Dc
tailed tho circumstances OF tho cage, mnde will
! aud deposition. Search is now being mado TO-
tho murderers.
: Tho Discharging OF q Man Results in
| IL Murder.
Special Dispatch to Tie Chicaao Tribune.
; ST. PAUL. 11inn., Nov. 11.-~patrick O'Connor
shot by John Il. Rose, Tuesday evening, dioi
thia morning. Some thirty shot had taken otfec
| in Lis face, after passing through piua hoare
! which 10 hold in front Of him whon ho saw Rost
,, about to shoot. Ono shot penetrated throuEi
> the right eye and optic nerve. O'Connor wa
: putting up . fence between Fourth street ant
sey sfsG sn So sa srsoa fSs hs f, a
= and fired az O'Connor turn | towards him
: Roses cause was royongo for being din
J charged; and for blow which o'conno
Struck Htnl IN hell-ue1eus1' Mueu noso w
+ had to use their cinba to prevent him from, bon
r aasailod by crowd Of excited laborers. 0'Con
nor was q temperance nlas., and Of quiet ana in
oGens,vo habiss. He 1eayess wife and on
:. child. Rose IL an unmarried son OF Anson u
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