The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-03

deceptive 'perspectives, and thereby as
sign to- the. movements of the moon, which
are constantly uniform and always in the
plane of the ecliptic, inequalities that do
not exist; in fine, may subordinate the
judgment to the error of system of false
appearances.
.f..L Death of Carrulh.-
Uri Carruth, editor Of the Vineland
IN. J.) Independent, who was shot by
Charles K Lands in the former office
in Vineland, on the 10th Of last March,
died in his home in that borough at
o'clock the morning Of the Oath. Mr..
Lands surrendered himself to Deputy
Sheriff Cortis early in the day, and in
the afternoon he was taken to the Cum.
berland county Jail in Brldgeton. The
following i: resume Of the facts relative
to the fatal quarrel: Mr.. Lands, who is
known throughout the country as the
founder Of Vineland, bad for some time
before the shooting been at swords
points with Carruth. Each was the
leader Of a large faction in Vineland
and each welded considerable power in
the town, one as the editor of =
widely circulated newspaper and
the other as the father of the settlement
and large real estate owner. Mr.. Car.
ruth in his paper Of the 18th of March
printed an article rejecting strongly upon
Mr. Lands, and limiting that he had .ricd
to have his wife unjustly imprisoned in
an asylum for the insane. At 10 o'cleck
on the next morning MIR. Lands went to
the Independent office. but Carruth was
absent, and the office boy was sent to
look for him. On his appearance Mr..
Lands presented a slip Of the article, and
asked him whether he Lad published that.
Carruth answered in the affirmative, and
MIR. Lands drew a revolver, and, as Car
ruth tried to escape from the room, he
fired at him, the ball entering the back Of
Narruth S head and lodging in his brain.
Mr.. Lands then walked out Of
the office and surrendered himself
to Deputy Sheriff Cortis. The
shooting created intense excitement in
Vineland, aud Mr.. Lands was taken to
the Bridgeton Jail, his wife voluntarily
accompanying him. The pistol used was
an English bulldog Drs. Pancoast
and Agnew of PHILADELPHIA were telc-
graphed for by Mr.. Lands to attend Car
ruth, bu: the Vineland physicians
thought there was no possible hope of his
recovery. Ca,ruth had wife and I've
children. and was generally liked in Vine
land. For a long time he lay between
life and death. but at length he grew
better, and three months ago he was so
much improved as to be able 70 make a
Quincy to the centre of New York State.
several miles beyond Utica. But on his
return from this trip he kept getting
gradually worse, until this morning, when,
surrounded by his family, he died in his
home.
Mr.. Lands has felt keenly the position
in which he was placed by the shooting.
For some time he was confined in the
Bridgeton Jail, while it was daily ex.
pecled that Carruth would die; but when
Carruth began to improve, and it was
hoped that he would finally recover, Mr..
Lands was released on 100000 bail,
and this was subsequently reduced to
100000.
Since his release on bail, some friends
of Mr.. Lands have been working to bring
about settlement between them. Mr..
Lands and his attorney having visited
Mr.. Carruth at Clinton, New York, where
he had gone for his health, to try and
make the necessary arrangements. Mr..
Lands offered him $4,000 in cash and
about $50 acres of land, which was indlg.
rantly refused by Mr.. Carruth. Since
his return from his visit to his relatives
at Clinton MIR. Carruth has been very
much roubled in regard to his pecuniary
of: NIL hn o1o1l L
family in the case of his death. He
thought seriously at one time of institu.
ting civil suit for damages, he being of a
firm opinion Mr.. Lands would not Settle
unless compelled so to do. A third at.
tempt to settle With Mr.. Carruth at Clin.
ten having failed, some of Mr.. Ian.
dis mutual friends have been endcav.
oring to bring about settlement
since his return from the North, and had
progressed SO far that only a few days
since the sum of $l2,50O in cash and
securities had been agreed upon, and the
papers only awaited the signature oil
Lands, but he insisted that Carruth
should leave the State before the settle.
ment was perfected. Mr.. Carruth has
been failing ever since his return from
the North, and has been unable to attend
to any business, his mind being constant.
~ excited in regard to a settlement. Up
to within week or ten days it was
thoue hit if his mind was relieved Of that
burden he would recover. At day break
he would anxiously inquire: Scan yon
keep me till night, SO that we can fix
these papers?' and at night, ''You must
keep me til! morning so that we can set.
tie that NATTER his friends not letting
! him know the settlement could be brought
about only by his removing from the
State