The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-12-09

MINI, THURSDAY, II. DEC
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A Colored vvonlaa Durncd 10 q Crisp
In the LexinGten, me-, Jail.
Lexington htelli igencer, 2sth ult]
The Kansas City Times contained a
paragraphic description of the capture in
Kansas City, by Detective O'Hara, as.
sisted by our city marshal, Brant, of
Emma Warder, : $colored woman who
was suspected, and on good grounds. of
having committed arson and larceny in
Lexington some time ago. Could the re-.
porter who wrote: the account have fore.
seen the horrible fate Of the poor wretch
he would have written in a difreren:
strain. Emma was about twenty-five or
twcnty-three years Of age. It seems
that some two weeks ago she robbed the
house of Llewllyn Davis on Franklin
street, and then aAtsit>on fire. She was
a married woman. but on
taking alarm at the search which was
being made for the guilty party, she fed
to Kansas City on foot, with another man
than her husband, his name We do not
know. She was subsequently arrested
there, and on Sunday night last was
placed in the county Jail by Marshal
Brant. On Tuesday, about two o'clock,
Dudley Flynt, son Of the jailor, ran in
haste to the sheriff" Office, near by, and
told him that woman in the Jail had set
herself on fire. Sheriff Mountjoy imme-
diately repaired to the jail, accompanied
by Circuit Clerk Frank Trigg and others.
On arriving at the door they could sec
what appeared to be column Of fire in
the middle of the room, with an agonizcd
voice issuing from it The door was un.
locked as rapidly as possible, the blaze in
the meantime running hi CHER than her
head. By the time the door was opened,
she had torn off all of her skirts and they
were lying on the floor burning.
The only clothing left on her person was
in small patches here and there, and a
little Of her dress on the back and shoul-
ders. These were still on fire, and MIR.
Mountjoy seized broom, the first thing
at hand, and tried to sweep the fire off
her, but as every stroke Of the broom
carried away pieces Of the flesh, he dcsist-
ed. At this time Mr.. Trigg, seeing some
coats hanging near, took one of them and
put it around her body and threw her to
the floor. The other coat was then hand
Ell him, which he put around her limbs,
and the fire was smothered down. Dud-
ley Flynt and Mr.. Mountjoy then poured
two pals Of water over her and the fire
was extinguishe1. This was all done in
moment. But what horrible sight was
there. A poor quivering. suffering
mortal-every particle Of her clothes
and hair burned off her-great pieces
Of her skin and flesh falling
off: Literally cooked alive. Those
who were present say that the imprcs.
SIGN will last while they live, and that no
one who has not witnessed such a scene
can imagine its horror. Everything pos
sible was done to alleviate her sufferings.
Drs. Russell and Boltcn were Immediate
ly sent for, and some colored woman came
to care for her. There was no chance of
her recovery, and the physicians promptly
put her under the influence Of narcotics,
so that the pain was net intense. She
was conscious for a while, and told her
attendants, among whom was her mother,
that in stirring the fire live coal fell out
and fred her dress, and that she then had
a fit, to which she was subject, from
spinal affection; that she recovered in a
few moments to find her clothes in a
blaze. She died about two o'clock that
night, and was buried on Wednesday af.
ternotn. Thus Emma Warder expiated
. crime which she tried to conceal with
ire by fiery death. Let us trust that
she had her hell on earth.
Escapo Of Boss Tweed.
VIM. NJ. Tweed escaped from the ward
en- Of Ludlow strret Jail, on Saturday, the
5th, while making customary visit to
the house Of Tweed's son-in.law, Mr..
Douglas, on Madison avenue, where
Tweed's wife resided. Tweed asked per.
mission to 20 up stairs to see his wife,
which was granted. Tweed staid up
about fifteen minutes when he (Dunham)
becoming uneasy at his prolonged ab.
seuce, sent Tweed's son after him. He
soon returned and said, "Father is not
there The warden then rushed to the
front door and looked up and down the
street, but saw no person resembling
Tweed. Tweed had taken his hat with
him, but had left his oyercoat in the
hall.
Hagan, the assistant jailor, said he
:aw Tweed 60 up three or four steps of
the stairs, but is not certain that he went
up the full fight. The house was
searched from top to bottom, but no trace
Of the fugitive was found. Tweed's son
vas in q very excited condition when he
learned of his fathers escape. He pulled
his hair and exclaimed he was ruined. as
did also Mr.. Douglass, the son:in.law.
Warden Dundam admits having taken
Tweed out to drive some three or four
lines while he was in his custody, as
Tweed was complaining of terrible head
aches. The bonds given by the sheriff
Tor the proper performance of his duties
IRE for $4,000, and those Of Warden
Durham $4,000.
Railroad Smash Ur Near Buffalo.
On the 1st there was a terrible coils.
ion between q passenger and freight train
near Buffalo, N. Y. The passenger,
engine, tender and two baggage cars
crashed through the fourth car of the
freight train, lifting it from the trucks
and prec'pltating it on the fagman's
shanty. cushing him underneath. The
scene at the wreck was undesirable.
A. I. Woods: jeweler of Lima, New York,
Of Canton, Ill, was badly