The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-07-09
A strange Case.


Woman did IT, II was the old story
that William Gafbrick told yesterday,
sitting in his cell in the County .Iail,
bowed and dispiriled. This l. what wo-
man brings a man to- said he. and now
the question j. whether Il is really "A wo-
man or his own evil nature that he had to
blame for his present condition. For Il Is
"A curious story told about himxa story
of ingratitude. pertidy, and crinN, reach
ing even unto murder. A singular case
altogether, and one which, unless we
much mistake, will for some time puzzle
the lawyers and courts 10 unraNel. The
prosecuting witness, "A young woman Of
much beauty and of evident education.
tells her story briefly thus: In 1863, AT l6
years OF age, she was married to "A Mr.
Sterrett, a conductor on one of the Ohio
railways. She went TO board with her
husband In the family of brakeman who
kept boarding house In Cincinnati, aud
had wife and four children. This brake
man was William Gar0rick, who now lies
in the County Jail accused OF murder. At
the time she became acquainted with
Garbrick he was about i0years ofagc, and
of any tning but preposseSsing appear
ance. I'm some way she was soon after
led TO distrust her husband, and finally
LETT Cincinnati with Garbrick and family,
and moved ten miles into the country.
She was there concealed FROM her husband,
and he never discovered her. but Is report
ed 10 have died about a month ago. ltap
pears that Mr.. Garbrick c0nniyed at this
escape of the woman. but il was not long
after that Garbrick elopcd with the young
wife. leaving his family behind, and came
to Chicago. After living here short
time, the guilty pair went o. Mississippi,
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and have since that time resided here.
Garbrick being engaged az the North
western car-shops. Three weeks ago
Mrs. Sterrett left her paramour, and has
since that time avoided him. She nov
alleges that she i afraid he will murder
her unless he il restrained. and makes the
charge OF murder aud arson against him
I She alleges. in brief. that about year ago
ne ser fire TO a neighbours house. which
resulted In not only destroying
the building, but in burning 20 death. in a
horrible manner. daughter of the inmate.
The occurrence is quite fresh in the memo
~ of the public. but heretofore the affair
has been attributed purely to accident.
Last "Wednesday Garbrick was arrested.
and Saturday. as stated, the two appeared
i'm court. The contrast between the wo-
man and the prisoner was such AS TO cause
I
timacy She H. beautiful and, 10 4 de gree,
accomplished, while the man Is repulsive
in appearance and very illiterate, rs well
as nearly twice her age. The woman told
her story, and some other witnesses were
examined but the defendant contented
himself with denial simply. reservng
WHEAT ne has 70 offer for the coming trial.
In conversation, however. he denies most
positively the story told by her. and pic
lures her rs an alluring devil who has led
him on 10 Il struction. but whom ne vet
loves with strange and passionate deyo-
ton. Young as she l. In Years, be says
she is no stranger To crime. but has spent
one term in the Ohio Penitentiary. and
has been guilty Of deeds which should
have MT her there again. He says she
had already separated from her husband
when ne abandoned his own home for her,
and that since that time She has led way
ward life, sometimes leaving him. and
then returning when she had tired of her
new lovers. AT Raymond, Miss, he shot
a man on her account. hut declares that
otherwise he has been sober and peaceful.
He SAYS woman If bad character with
whom she has been associating has in
spircd the present charge against him. and
that ne can clear himself upon the tria.,
though II may cause him much trouble
He is still 80 infatuated with the woman,
however, that he wants To marry her, and
declares that he has no Ill feeling toward
her. The case is curious one, and illus
trates the vagaries OF human passion In a
striking manner. The trial of Garbrick
will take place at the next term Of the
Criminal Court. His family are still said
to be living in Ohio.-Chicdgo Inter Ocean.