The New York herald., 1874-12-08
ANOTHER WIFE MURDER.
An Indiana Man Shoots His Wife and
Kills . Neighbor who Genes 20 Her
Rescue.

An Indiana Man Shoots His Wife and
Kills . Neighbor who Genes % Her
Rescue.
From the Terrs Haute ExpressJ
The smallest causes. apparently, are the basis Of
the most terrible crimes Such case Ii that
which occurred in Cloverdaie, Q little village Of
Putnam county, twelve miles below Greencastie.
on the evening OF December 2. Within about
twelve miles OF this "vllage OF the plain" lived
young farmer named Thomas Martin, seemingly
an honest, well behaved man. He was living with
his second wife, girl OF eighteen. to whom he had
not been married long, and they had one child.
With his wife and child Martin went to visit .
neignboring family named Stanton. At last Mar
TIN and his wife, who were not OF the most loving
disposition toward each other,
BEGAN TO QUARREL SLIGHTLY,
and at last Mrs. Martin said something which
angered her husband to great degree. His anger
grew frightlul and he swore he would kill her II
she did not retract her words. "Take that back,
d-n you, or I'll kill youp' he exclaimed, savagely.
Il will nor," was her nrm reply. III you do not
take 1t pack in three minutes I win kill you'll"
The wife SAID nothing but compressed her lips and
leaned back in the arm chair IN which she was sit
ting. The three minutes slowly ticked themselves
away, and as the lant sound OF the last second
am lis poHe to
about, fired straight at his wiie's face the bali,
however, entering her head, buryng itself In ne
brain,
AZ Martin levelled the revolver, Stanton, the
with the idea taat Martin would not at
tempt 10 shoot. caught at his arm, but
was CONFUSION ior an instant, and Martin. turn
ing upon stanton shot him In the shoulder.
the the breast and IN one hand, innctna a terrible
wound, from which he cannot recover. BY this
ffn ofkfp a "A r n N n
house or q neignbor, and asked some OF them TO
come over, saying tnat her husband was being
killed. They ran over at once anu as they went
FEARFUL SIGHT PRESENTED ITSELF
to view. In the arm chair sat Mrs. Martin her
face SET and stony, the features having settled
into terrible stiffness. small hole IN the side
shot which had let ont her young life. Her arms
were still clasped about her baby, ana tne poor,
innocent little creature sat and looked around
In sniing unconsciousness OF the terrible tragedy
| when was being enacted. stanton lay on the
noor In pool OF his own blood, in state OF semi
unconsciousness, yet utterng the most irightiul
aud heart rending groans.. Tne murderer was no.
| wners to be seen. he mad ned and shaped mis-
| course directly toward Cloverdale. Arrived there
HE BEGAN FEGEING INSANITY,
| and stoutly asserted that he had Killed gentle
Shorty atsr that Martin was arrested @ and taken
to tue hotel and placed under guard. The fact OF
the double murder was soon known, and the pop
ulace grew clanorOus Tor Martins life. All It
needed was one bold man with nerve enough, and
/ be would have nad crowd at his heels ready TO
/ do thing against tue lie OF the culprit. Such
was the ieeng when our informant lett Clover
| dale, and 1t was growing stronger.
THE CAUSES WHICH UNDERLAID THE CRIME
were not very singular. Martin mad become en-
goged, before lls marriage TO the woman he
Killed sunday afternoon, to a young lady living IN
Cloverdale. Wnen he PAID attention to the LADY who
afterward became his vile he gave up the other and
just about the time ne was MARI RED he had q $500
breach OF promise suit on MS hands IL went
against him, and he paid the $500. He had been
channg under the restraint OF living Win his wife
sums Of money II she would allow him To be dl-
vorced. she refused all the time, aud said that
wnen she was divorced she would kill herself;
ana SO matters grew from bad to worse until
this terrible tragedy ended 1t all. IL does not ap-
pear tnat ne accused his vile OF any n6deiity TO
her marriage vows. lie mad no personal enmity
20 stanton but blood had been sned, and naugnt
WouId eetiefy MIN ont more He ID not more than
evon0-DW er nvs and biz wife wAs lust etxhteen