Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-06
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

According to official statistics just pub
lished. there were 5 ,275 suicides in France
IN 1872.
Geo H. Mix. heir to 4 quarter o. mil
lion in Hartford, and salesman in II. b.
Claflin x Co : lace department. New York,
has been arrested for stealing 81. 100 worth
of laees from his employers. Some Of the
stolen goods were found in his trunk and
he confessed lie is now in jail in deia nit
OF $1,000 bail. He was formerly in the
employ of K. Macdonald 4 Co., whom be
also robbed OF costly laces, but was forglv-
en-. Being rich. his crime Is called klepto-
mania.
A poverty-stricken gIrl named Belle De
Forest, seventeen years old, threw herself
from the fourth story back window Of
restaurant in Baltimore last week, into a
| brick-paved court below, a distance Of forty
five feet. and received serious injuries.
though. strange to say, no bones were bro
| ken, and the doctors say she WILL recover
/ The window through which she made the
/ descent was 50 small that she had 10 push
4 herself through, feet foremost Dislppoiut-
ment in love drove her TO the act.
Clercymen and laymon viii do well to
/ take warning from the fate Of q minister
| in North Carolina. who lost his life in SIN
Cular manner lately. lie wasanointing his
/ BODY with kerosene, a. cure for rhemq-
tism. when the oil was igulted by the IRE
on the hearth near which ne was standing
AM he was burned to death.
\ most desperate and brutal piece Of COW
ardice Is reported from Arkansas. y de-
perade named RedmOuth was recently hunt
ed down by United States marshal and
posse and finally c0rnered in a deep rayIne
when he opened fire on them which the
| posse returned. Next morning, the posse
found a woman. one Of HedmOuth : wives
completely riddied with bullets, which they
fired. the scoundrel having held her III front
Of him a. & breastwork The woman died
and Redmouth escaped.
4 terrible crime was discovered, recently
on q farm near Anderson, Madison county
Indiana The body Of q yoSng man named
Albert MaWsun was found n disused We'll
badly decompo-ed Great excitement pre-
vailed. and after Q two DAYS session she
Coroner's Jury found true bii
OF murder against the mother Ga widow
the brother Thomas, and son-in-law ant
wife. named Happas. The hitter two werl
alterward discharged from arrest OF
grounds o. iniormaiity in the charges. bu
the proof l. strong against them. s1mi
YEAR ago a brother of this Happas wa
killed BY another hr0ther-ir-!aw. name.
White, who was hanged for the Deed.
4 bloody outrage recently took place II
Shelby county, Kentucky. A band of mask
ed men visited 4 religious meeting, hut III.
no violence beyond batting certain partie
a. they came oat Of church Aiierwar
they went TO the house of Thomas Ford
white. where they whipped three negroe
.broo toned NJ E.~4 vri+.. tho zarn
treatment unless he discharged the neEroe
employed by him. From there the part
went to the house Of q negro named Bar
rington and called for him 10 come outside
Upon bis refusal 10 do 50 they fired into tn
house. one bullet striking the daughter o.
Darlington, sixteen years ct age Who wa
sleeping on the floor, putting out her ey
and burying itself IN her shoulder. Two d
the band then broke in the door. and aitc
cursing harrington rode IF. At last &C
counts the wounded cirl was sill alive. hu
in a precarious condition. Il Is prJbl5l
that Gov. Leslie will take immediate step
to capture and bring 70 justice the murder
crs
At 81. John. y. B., NJ. George L. Ber
teaUx. boarder at the Victoria Hotel. con
ceiyei the brilliant idea OF celebrating III
eclipse hy an explosion OF dynamite, an
proceeded 10 carry II out despite the protest
of other boarders, who ike himself wer
up 10 see the show. When the time arrive
he went to a window and lighted the ils
in his cartridge. intending TO drop it int
the street but holding il too long it expiod
ed in his hand. blowing the hand complete
" of. iniuring the eyes of one gentleman
standing near him, and throwing anothe
gentleman across the room. The explosion
wa heard all over the city, startling al
who were awake, and awaking many sleep
ers. II Is somewhat singular that Their
were no fatal effects nor damage 10 pro
perry.