, 1875-05-09

MATR}ClDE AND SUICIDE.
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snsan scntt and her aon Wesley Van Dusen,
~ ~, hsr ~ +h.r t;t,ad b,n..,f 1or.
WIZ snos 10, ".o NnoA 80 1s4' M.,,1.-, 80
oafaeo yes1e1oas !" ono et"'e LII 1a1ilsaale' ~
lumbia County, n. 7. Every one In the neigh
borhood had story to tell Of the accentricities
~ waa,av Van Dn.on. the ;lleo,tfm.t. son of
CO.. . os.... naw.. 90 1890 ~ .r. ,nan..-;o,,.
onsAn neo'"' ~ "-a 90 'e~t'ol 80 t.uu'"4ou1 ~.
and sobaF, and had been employed by the
railroad company from his boyhood. Although
49, =, .ra,1 ha ad 1is n,or1 ~ .ha .st;a-
tnk An'"u '" "poAA' 40 "'o uAe "oaA w ~7 oa%A
faction Of hla employers II WAS lot until apoas
year ago that his known ecocntricity VAS sus-
Peoted to pe form of insanity; Then he e. = Taz
whom be had repeatedly threatened with gun
and pistol
At tho jail Van Queen gave tho Sheriff = sum
Of money for safe keeping, which seemed fabu-
1ousy large to the gosaips Of thu little agricul7,
tural town Over g. 500 was in the roll, and
among the bank notes were those Of State banks
long $50 worthless except as old paper That
track man aud 1a1lsoad laDorer should secretly
poasess 30 much wealth, boarded from his small
xaRea was not to be explained by the village.
Nc one even Of his family knew Of hi. sayings,
is the money never went out OF his possession
even to bo hidden, After he had displayed his
money, it was decided not to press the charge
against him, and he was released. He returned
to i've with his mother and her parents in lit
tie cabin about half nile below Hiilsdale sta
ton, On an unfrequented road near small
stream at the foot OF the mountain.
Caleb 8cutt, tho old man, is % years old, and
his wife only little younger. Sarah 6outt, the
care Of the story-and ~a~har cabin, and made it
home for her son. The affection between them
was warm, and after his release from Jail Wes-
Icy and his mother puzzled oyer the question
Of tha dispositioP et h,s money +se Then ;1 shs
that some oae Wished to borrow. it md
saoay It rsssonb rst %
but si1e would not listen, Then be advised her
to bank it, and she still objected: His next sug-
Some place known only to herself aud son met
her approval She vent away saying tina. they
would hlle the money 90 that no pna living
ahouid be- abba to find it. subsequently mother
and son qua1reled over tAe mo1ey.
On Monday Wealey tegan TO al!ow sign. OF re-
lin % to cut lin to pieces. Little attention was
paid to what wero thought to ba temporary va
raries, Tho inmates OF the cabin retired as
was divided by 4 board partition, and the old
couple On the lower floor. At about O'Clock the
next morning, while the old man was building
the fire, be heard scufaipg, two pistol shots,
aud heavy fall in the loft. His wife screamed,
and be ran to the ladder and climbed to tho trap
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and the old man pushed it mp with great dlff'oul-
r. for boxes ind barrels had been piled on it.
After he had forced the door, tho old man saw
the PROSTATE form Of his daughter. She was
grooming, and her night-clothes were. red with
he blood that flowed frcm two bnllet-holes in
her breast. Over her. with the smoking piRtol
still in his hand, stood the maniac, aud his voice
reused the old man from his stupor. Damn
YOU" it said, "go down, OF I'll put hole
through you" II Won't" cried the old man.
=. But I'll have you twitohed for this" Spring.
ing to the side Of the dying woman.
the old man raised her in his arms
and started for the trap-door. The mad
man followed, and, With tile pistol close to the
inanimate woman'e lace, fired, tho ball piercing
hef forehead. The old man did not falter, or
tho ladder, he carried her agoaa the room and
left her dead on tha bed from which be had Just
arisen. Then, with his wife he started to alarm
Tia neigbboFs. apd ran to Hillsdale. wesley
has murdered Susan" SAID he, ''snd Want MN
affestsu s,.r;1 Kno, .nd nnmher of otbara
.,ao,e.,sy;ad I'm tn tha honse from which he
had hann abseut about balf an hour. Stretched
On the door in tha next room to that in which tho
murdered woman lay, was the body OF tho mur-
derer: He bad sat ca the aooE, narea hls 3
breast ana s4o: hn3eu; ~ 'nIu ~ 70 - s!aat ~ ~