, 1875-01-31
THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR.
Preliminary Examination Of Sawyer,
tho Piermont, n. IT,,
Murderer.
EXPRESS Robberies Yesterday in New
York and Utica.
Wintermute, the Murderer Of mccook,
10 Have a New Trial.

Wintermute, the Murderer Of mccook,
10 Have a New Trial.
THE P1ERMoNT, N. r., TRAGEDY.
Special L,spateA t. The chacaoo Tribune.
HayEnu1114 N. H., jan. 80. The preliminary
examination of Sawyer. charged with the mut-
der OF Mrs. Emerson. ut piermont, on Friday OF
last week, Was begun late this afternoon John
Flanders, the nearest neighbor OF the
En,ersons, living Sc rods away, aud
was the first man on the grounds,
heard tho report Of gun and hnstened to the
scene. Net Sawyer on tho way. Asked what
has occurred. Asked three times before
receiving m answer. Sawyer then re-
p1ied .Jobnnv's nife has ehot herself;
blown her head all to ploces." He saw saw
yer and Mrs. Blair, with whom f4anoels
lines leading Emerson toward Mre. Blairs
HOUSE. SAWYER was supporting Emerson with
hia arm thrown around Emcrson's body.
Mrs. Bl.i. testified that hhe Saw Flanders ard
Saver meev ia tho road. Snw FLINDERS start
to ruu toaa1d Enersons. Sawyer came to Tue
her head OF. Come over ae soon rs you csn.
He then went back toward Emerso1s: as soon
rs possible started for Emesson's. met Sa:y-
yer and Emerson coming toward my houfo; o;
Emerson asked Sawyer. "1a e.. sue dead r
Sawyer made no ss reply WAS "'tess1 aesd He
said yes there WAS stream of blood ss high
as tho plastering and As large as your arm.
I asked how it could hnve happened: SAWYER
eaid the muzzle OF the gun vas
Ris left ear), and that she must have
fred tho gun with her foot asked, how could
she have eot her foot back into tho oven? He
said sho placed her foot in the oven with tue
same motion with which she fred the gun. sa~-
yer snid no IVES in tho house within hve minutes
Of the time he heard the teport OF the gun.
John Z. Emerson, the hnsbaad OF the de-
ceased. testified as to hie residence. Sawyer
called on US at Piermont the day after
We commenced housekeeping, and stopped
fathers after that remained ct my
fathers most OF the time until the Monday be.
fore my wife wss killed He Was thrasang at
my fathers that Monday, and he made the Fo'
mark that he wanted to come to my house again
before he went back to Lowell and as
nv wife was to be absent ne1t
day thought be might ns we'll come and stay
with mo as at any other lime. He came homo
with me, and also brought my brothers gun
home Nth me, as he t.s xss gong Of a"i, Z
This gun wzs loaded Wednesday, night.
as there was cut my wife wiahed to have killed.
told her did net wish to kill IT, and Sawyer
said II you will load The gun will shoot
her" 7 loaded the gnn, and lie said no would
shoot her on the first opportunity. This was III
the evening, and the gun was put back into the
front room.
CINCINNATI CRIMINAL ITEMS.
C1sc1sNAT1 O., Jan. 30.-At m carly bour this
morning Officer 6tillman was called upon to
ouell disturbance at bali in Hopkins Hall.
stampede occurred, during which the officer
vaa knocked down and shot in the thigh by some
unknown person.
At the National Theatre this afternoon.
watchman Kelly WAS eh;t in the leg by one Of a
party who we're creatin. disturbance No AZ
rests.
Bernard Linse. aged 1e. to-day snticed Louis on is
an out house. aud attempted to commit
| father Of the child, who gave Linge severe
thrasbing and turned him over to the police. j..
John Sullivan, who recently raped little girl
in Charcoal alley and communicated a :oathsome
disease to her was captured at Cynthiana, KY,
| to-day, and will be brought here for trial
EXPRESS RoBBERlEs.
UTICA N. T., Jan. 90.-Fve rnasked and arm
| ed men bonnd and gagged the watchmao in the
American Express compnny's Office. early this
| morning, aud then carried of bag containing
| the nicht-train packages. Loss Is believed to be
small.
NEW YORK, Jan. 90.-The announcement is
! just m.de tina: the Office Of The Adams Express
Company, in this city, was robbed on
Sunday last of the following bonds !:
| bonds dated Jan. l. 1874 Of $1,000 each. num-
bered LOGS 10 1901 inclusive, 1,2lo,
LII, and 1,212; also. two bonds OF
| $500 each number 2s5 md 26s.; ai1
first coupon due July l, 1885, Nos II, $50 to
a G55, inclusive; four coupons due Jan. l, 1875,
$50 eacb from Missouri State bonds, Nos. 8, 72l,
/ 3,725, 1926, and S,727.
! WINTERMuTE ALLOWED NEW TRIAL
! Sretal Dispatch to The CHICAGO Is7oune.
| Sioux CRY, Ia, Jan. So.-The Supreme Court
Of Dakota Territory, ut Y.nkton, to-day rem
| dcrei decislon in the Wintermute case On the
! motion for new trial, ordering the Arrest of
I Judgment Of the Court below and granting him q
| new trial.. fixing the amount in bail bonds at
| 100000. Win.ermuto was tried last spring on a
| charge OF murder, for killing Gen. McCook, aud
convicted OF mans'aughter and sentenced to ten
years imprisonment. Since that time he has been
confined in jail At Yankson. Tha decision OF the
Supreme Court creates astonishment there, and
| the feeling Of indignation ia freely expressed.
ATTEMPT, 70 KILL To CONCEAL "A-pRAc'
PATERSON, N. j., Jan. 30.-The jury IN tho
case OF Dr.. Richards, who was tried for assault
with intent to kill patient BY administering e1-
| oessivc doses of Morphine to conceal nalprac-
tics, after five hours deliberation, brought in
verdict OF guilty Of simple assault. The parents
| Of the boy who vas injured By the doctor hal
previously obtained Judgment III suit for
/ damages.
DESERTS A WIFE AND FIVE CHILDREN.
| eprcsal Utspatch to The chscaac Tribune.