, 1875-12-06
CRIMINAL. NEWS.
Bloody "Details OF tho Triple NIur-
der ut Cleveland.
The Alleged Boston Belfry Murderer to
Go to Trial To-Day.
Full Account Of tho Homestead, H.,
Homicide.

JlOnllctuc.
THE CLEVELAND HORROR.
CIEvtLANp, Dcc. b.-Tho condition OF tho
two surviving victims Of tho murdorcr Adm to-
night Is about The same aa last evening. MrH.
1,outon has slightly improved, whate M'aa Aaon
may t!Ic At a. ntly moment. Physicians say alic
can 1.-Two but a for honss longer.
ttrrttand iHdfu. Dta'tr, Dt. 4.
About 7o'olock this morning Mr. Adm, An Eng
iisllran, about be years Of ago, who has itiSon
IN o1press wagon In this city for tho last twelve
years. drove up Garden stroat to Tho corucr OF
Forest. where lc stopped nnd httchca bin horse
In front of q grocery store, and walked MP
Forest atroot 10 tho house OF alr. George L.
Denton, No. 800. nhoro part OF tho traR-
ody NO aro to rotate took place. Mr.. Benton.
who is foreman for 1toso Il Prontiss. had eateu
hia breakfast and toft for hia work. 1lia vito
aud a young lady who has boon called Hattie
Adm. n step-dnuShtcr Of tllo Batl William Adtn,
had lcisuroly finished their breakfast US from
the nppehrapeo Of tho room Miss Adm was
partially dressed to como down to hor
placo Of work. Adm, when 10 entered
tho room, deliberately locked the door, aud
commanded nh assault upon hia daughter
with large azel hanaler which ho had brought
with him. What occurred here can only bo
learned from tho appearance OF tho room as there
wn:o no ,vitncsets to tell OF tho affray. Tic
or murder md repcutcA blows md hcufliinE, but
as lilo nen l,a1 all loft for their work, II was
short rcriod before they could get ont OF
aoors to sso What "as tho matto1, A laay
whicl, opcnod noxt to Denson's houso mud
saw Adm leisursly walk ous OF tho door and
aiong tho walk on that aldo Of tho house to tho
cato. Bcfo1o she could cross her yard shs saw
r1insrn n,,f 1f In f171F HHr
haIlda aud knceB, all covered With blood flowing
from Iior head. This lady screamed for holpaud
sptang over tho side fence. picked Mrs. Donton
up and carried her into her own house, There
sl,e found hliss Hattie Adm lying on tho
kitchon floor inscnsible, with pools Of blood
on tLe. floor, and tho wall Bpattorod In all
directions. 1t was but MON eat or t*o beforo
other holp came, ana what , bccno that
! from tho appearance Of tho rooran Adm 1nuAt
! hare struck his step-da1ghtor without b word Of
| warning. aud dropped ber on the floor shero sho
stood. and that afrs. Bonton had bravoly Bsfug-
lie. Ora. p1csson, Holiday, aod Butler
nero summoned md word sent 10 tho
precinct station Of tho nfralr. Tho
doctors proceeded, to dress tho ssounda Of tho
| thron wounds upon lor head, from two OF which
tho brains vera oozinR ont. with ono or two cuta
On tue shoulder aud brokoa jaw. and was al
| moBt inaens,ble.
| -NIH. Il0ukCu Nnu h1Hu kHG EukS ull LUG BGAtl$
which had broken tho skull. With ono or two
| more on tho shoulder, which showed that shc
had strupglod with tho woa!d-be murderer
Adm deliberately walked down Forost street to
into tho wagon, md drove down town. He wag
Recognized By soyeral persons acquainted with
htul, VINO noticed nothing peculiar about tim.
| HOE lid ho seem at all dusterod when he passed.
tho Worda :. good-mor1'ing." Wl'on he arrived
on tho Heights, cosucr Of starkwcathor and
| Scranton hvenloN.
s,Orgt uoohn droyo down to tho Coutral Sta
ton, reported The 'nurdsE aud to!egraphod tha
Heights Al half-paat l,o acoosted Adm at tho
door Of his house sud told him that ho ancatod
him for tho murder OF his btep-daughser and
Atrs. Gaorgo Beutop. Adm coolly asked il thcy
wore dead. and whom told. that they. wero
a clan jos ct It." lie told tho sergeant
that ho would like to 20 hack into the ho,tso and
tut up a dog G-chain that ho had iu hin hands bo-
fore 10 wont With him. The officer said 10
| would 20 into tho house With him; TO thus Adm
objected but tho officer pushed by him mud en-
tered tho room, back Of tho Htoro. Hero ho
found Mrs. Adm lying on the floor near the
Kitchen stovo dead. onloer loehn
u,it tlepo fearful crimes. Ile said
that about o'clock this tno.ung bo had IN al-
sc1caslun with hia vito about money. Which
should have been paid him and that ho seizod q
hammer lying hard by and killed hes with re-
pcatod blows upon the head that she aud hor
sscp.-daughtor ha1 bucn taG1ng al the naonoy
| and lcaying him to pay oil tho dabt8. and he
would not etanl it any longer, He thcn hitchod
and comtutted tho tBed described above,
taking the bloody hammer with him ent!
bringing il back to btu Htofe. whero 1t uaa foaad
by tho ollIccr Adm was taken to tho centra!
a prompt arTess, ~ not An hour elapsed from the
time that Otlcot uochn heard Of tho affair bo-
foro llo had tho murderer iu custody.
From what our M reporter r. could !,I learn a. Ut;
peacefully togathor; that some t'u.o Lass tai
Mra Adm and her daughter Wero driven
from their home BY tha cruelty Of
:!o husband aud step-tsthsr aud TIA:
fnr whilo; that this spring Adm mado such
promises OF reform that tie wife consontod to
60 back and Iva With him. but 1ihttic, who was
q suart and ninsomo young lady: would not 70:
work In Ms. shfpherd'B millinery atoro. at which
Adsu waa greatly eorasod, and threatonel al
di1orent times to compel her to foturn; but no
Quo suspected thAt he Would. attempt such q
bloody trsgo4r nupposlng hla thteatsnlnss wefa
st Q o'clock. whom Cur reporter !ois Ms. Ben
TOMS tho two ladies were ettll alive, but almost
tnsepsihle, M1a. benton tying in q kind of aine-
opinion That Hattie could not Two. vhllo thors
wis Gully the HniAllobt chance for the recovery ol
Mrs. Benson-perh.ps Que in a thousand.
MT, Adm, ~ before stated, has boon In tho ek,
r1oss business for many ycars, tolug .goot
deal of the expressing foe Messrs. Cobb, Andtewl
& Co. ne III : email man, and, strange to shy
has bcon uotod for his good.nAturad garEuiisJ
and apparont hsrnslcssnoBs. An acquaintance o
Williams could hardly ever get by him on the
stroet, or wherever he might mect him
without haylug to stop. IND l!sten Y
hls pteasant-humorod "gab." Upon al
OCCASION lIkc this, d friend Of tho wfitel
onos had tho whole story OF williams domestic
wose impaired to him IN tho most citcumstantia
n,an1,er. 4 person 70 look 1t him, aud heas hin
talk. would asy that llo could not hurt = 1ea.
In an tntcryiew mith the murIcror this morn
Ing ho stated that he had boon driven to II, Iii
vile lad bcen III the habit OF concoalng tho pro
ceeda roslixed fronl sales ID tho Btore aud giving
thcm 10 hih stop-daughtor. Tic alH&ya Ayoldo,
auy disputes with lfs wifo. and whenever an
disputes aroso ho would betake himself to tht
barn. ..
I1o further stated that 10 roaiized about f2.5
day from expressing, which he gavo to hl
l T. ,..EL a ft,nh Stts.