The Grange advance., 1874-11-11
7 UNION STRENGTHEN KNOWLEDGE POWER.


Judge McKevly's Sentence of Thorn
a. HSfron who KILLED His Wife at
Fort Ripley--slkelch Of the Mu1-
derer's Life.
From the Little Falls (Minn y Courierl
Among the cases at this term, and
the last for verdict, was that of Thos.
Hefron, or Heverin-for the murder of
his wife at Fort Ripley, last November.
We went over this morning, the Goth
of October, to hear the sentence pro.
hounced.
7 The prisoner came in guarded, his
manacles clanking upon the floor. He
is of medium size, slight, pale and worn.
Signs of Observation-Disclosures are in face
and attitude. A subdued took of suf-
fering envelopes him as with mantle.
Judge McKelvy was very kind in
word and manner, ''The law is more
merciful to you," he said, ethan was
you to your victim. You brutually
murdered her, whom you had sworn
to love and cherish. You have no
hope of freedom. You are sentenced to
hard labor for life in the penitentiary.
with solitary confinement, on diet Of
bread and water, for twelve days Of
each year. You will be under care of
humane men, who will treat you kindly
if you do your duty, and behave we'll
and may you so conduct yourself as to
receive the pardon and favor of that
God whose law you have SO fearfully
transgressed."
Such was the substance, The pris-
oner wished to state that his crime was
unpremeditated-that before entering
his wife's room he had no thought to
take her life.
His aged mother was present. She
had come all the way from Australia to
behold and comfort him in his disgrace
| and remorse. She wished still to 20
with, and be near him. No, said her
sons lawyer, you must 60 back to
Australia; you can do your
son no good. You will not be
allowed to see him. He will be treated
kindly, but he is henceforth dead to
the world. Be satisfied that it is not
worse.
eyes yes-I am - smiling up
through her tears, that he had escaped
the hangman's rope.
THE PRISONER.
Thomas Hefron, or Heverin-was
born in Ireland, and is about 30 years
of age. His family afterward removed
to England where his father engaged in
farming, His mother states that at the
age of ten. he received severe wound
above the eye, laying open the skull.
This, she says, left him in
q bad mental condition-he evinced in.
capacity for learning, and became SUBJ
| ject to fits Of passion, &c. When 4
young man, he came to America, soon
after enlisted in the regular U. S. Cav
airy. In this he served two terms, of
three years each. having been with
Sheridan in his campaigns.
He made good and faithful soldier !;
both of: his discharges certify to his
good character, and on one of them is
simple official entry, as follows:
| 'tCharacter-very good.''
After his first discharge he went back
to England where he married a young
glrl who is described as person Of fine
appearance, and Of more than average
intelligence. She came with him to
America, when he re.enlisted, and she
seems to have been with him in camp.
Whether she was actually unfaithful,
or he was jealous without cause is not
known, but certain it is that jeal-
ously existed, led to repeated quar-
rels, and finally to the deplorable re-
suit. They separated; she went with
three children to some relatives in
Cleveland, Ohio. After limited ab-
sence she returned to him at .Brainerd.
He re.enlisted the third time, and went
with his family to Fort Seward Last
July he was transferred to Fl! Ripley,
where on the 10th Of. November he en-.
/ tered her room, engaged in a quarrel,
and shot her dead with his breech-load::
I ing gun, and wounded his eldest child,
girl Of six years, in the arm. On the
1entrance Of soldier moment after,
the wife was found. dying on the floor,
the wounded child sitting by, grasped
! by one tightening arm, the little inno-
cent patt;ng the paling face and begging
7 her to !get up. The father, apparently
II self-possessed and cool, 'stoodsbv. s9.'s
a S:ch sSthe sad, .zpitiful story. May
1--we at LittleS Balls never bes thrilled
i With the like again. lE.....f, 4,5,..a
I The. Franklin telegraph company
j ofBost0n haslsased is inesfor Ninety
. nine years to the Atlantic 4 Pacific