, 1876-05-28

thing grand, and beautiful, and worthy; but the
''maturty OF her powers" has produced no such
fruit and ''31aurine" IL far below what she wrote
1t school, or rather, should say, what she wrote
IN her fathers farm.
NEMAnKABLE MURDER TRIAL.
One Of the most remarkable murder trials ever &C.
curing here has just ended by verdict Or murder
In the tlrst degree ug:tiust woman maniac- The
most singular part Of thu history OF the murder was
suppressed at the trial. Yet the suppressed fact.
the degree Of Guilt to be fastened the prisoner.
Josephine Wilmer was tue wife Of highly cs-
tccmed citizen, who not very long altes trtl
were not wanting people who said these persons
were poisoned by Josephine. The widow removed
to Ohio and lived with relatives there Dr Turner
illness. Nrs. Wilmer began TO circulate story
that the Doctor had killed both her husband anu
brother. She became remarkable Tor her uneasy
Of % lasciyious habits md abandoned herself to
illicit sexual relations With several men, among
them Milwaukee physician. She used to quit Inc
house ut nights and wander about the quiet streets
sleep was the exception She lndulScd Ill .
Thousand queer whinss and impossible fancies, and
her mind was finally 1Iled WIN ii,e @ laea thas anc
factu1e certain .'.ncdcatcd odors. " with which
their agents were pursuing her The 1904 she ate.
the bed she slept in the rooms she inhabited "efe
pregnant with the odoTs, an1 IL escape them she
charged her residence seserul times Pr Garner.
she avcrrcd, was the chief agent Of this persecu-
tion. After writing series ot u,c most e1tsaor-
diuary warrlin:. letters about these odors. she
cuulc to this city drove tu GarneFs house. and Ut
his threshold shot tho unhappy man dead The
evidence given proved the woma'!t insanity be,
yond The shadow Of question. yet tho Jury found
her guilty charged III tho indictment. like sane
pcrSon, Against the verdict general Indignation
IL expressed. The CMrixfi.n .Stutes1'sun contains
the Following OH the subject Of the murder, which
is = portion OF the suppressed fucts:
'''rhat tragedy had more tflan one net. The first
scene occurred nine years ago, when refined and
in1x
knew her. happy wife, tondly loved By devoted
husband. sought advice, counsel. and help from
one in whom she led to implicitly trust and the
close OF that scene wis her betrayal ruin, and out
rage In the next scene to her came disease, foul.
hiacous and 1oathsoule. nnd then the fond husband
fell sick, and died. 4 heart bcFeayed.. home
wonder ifa tcnfold insanity should not seize upon
her and she should walk the streets by midnight,
appeal with tcass to her friends or cry out in her
agony if there was no help from just God, OF that
she should search everywhere for one to
avensc her for the deep and terrible wrong she bad
sufiered.''
particulars of which we're duly telcGraphed.
THE INSURANCE QUARREL. s=.;t'
The little difficulty between the local aud nation-
al lizards Of Fire Underwriters as been referred to
the Cooperating Committee, thu headvuasters OF
WHOM are ut Chicago. The National Board has
been rather stiff for year or Two past with the To-
cal l:oard the natural desire Of the latter to do
Justice to the cluiuls Of insurers and at the same
time perform It's full duty to the companies, having
led to sort OF hating, half vny. undecided policy
that dissatisfied the managers OF the mother HoaEd,
and involved the home officers in thousand per-
plcxitics. The Board agents request the reasona
bic privilege OF making their own rates az to en-
able them 10 compete with the nun Board men,
urging that the rules and schedule rates, ndnlira-
Bile and comprehensive they are, still fail to COW
er exceptional Gases frequently met with, but the
sovereign power refuse utterly to permit any de-
necks failing to come to al understanding BY any
of the ordinary processes. this compromise Of u
reference to tic Co-uperatinS Committee WIS re-
sorted to. The result is being waitet: with some
interest
SINGULAR CASE.
John Sheridan. young 1rish1nan who sought for
lodging ut the police station Tuesday night, IL the
owner Of monstrosity and constant companion thnt
threatens his life, in the shape Of tu1nor the
right side OF the neck which first showed itself
hvetns S Until new it. bag
neck, and probably weighs us heavy, and Is gradu-
ally hut sursl shokng ths youth to death sAsr
able to procure work owing to this disagreement,
which has everywhere created j bad impression
against him an,oag the farmers and others from
says he has been forced to become
a tramp contrary to his w1sh; and, although able
begging from, door to door, and obtaining lodging
in police stations. He has no means OF paying for
surgical operation, and fails to find doctor whu
Viii attend ta to MS case fs ts fake Of tc
hands Of any competent surgeon who will takc his
tumor in hand, and II none can be found, will
,e h w. a. te cn =, f. eon
ence before the cxcrescncc puts an end to him.
In tho meantime, he looks like man with two
heads.
STEAMBOAT ROMANCE.
A mild little steamboat romance has tranepired.
It appears TINT the mute Of OF our finest lake
steamers was introduced into the family Of Of his
fellow officers, one member Of which wua hand
some young girl, Etcp-daushter Of tho fellow OIL
Ger. TO this maiden the mate paid marked attcn-
tion, and it was generally understood they were to
continued hia Visits. On communicating with him
it was found hc had tired of his sweetheart, and
never intended honorable marriage. A wursant
mother went board the STEAMBOAT, accompa-
MED by q Deputy Sheriff, to serve the paper, and
after stormy Interview, during which the man
the latter consented to 60 with the officer, and
allowed time to clean himself. lie has not since
turned up, :, From the appearance Of hta room, he
carry a change Of clothes along.
TELEGnAPIi1C.
With reference to the item in this correspondence
relating to Threatened inquiry into secret muttera
that.<ser supposed to have leaked out Of tele-
graphic Office, 1t may be added that the Company
intended is not the Western Union or Northwest
cru. The gentleman who gave me the information
that a telegraph company had suffered tue secrets
Of its patrons to become public did not stntc the
name of tue offender, and I made the osnis-
sion. Lest any one should suppose the Western
Union OF Northwestern was meant, this correction
Is now made. It is supposed tlat some person
quanted with telegraphy was in the otiicc at the
import. uni spread the news. Nobody i,nagincs
the employees betrayed their trust.
CESTESAKIAN.
John II. DGh1Hlan died Monday night, aged los
years. He was father OF two sons WHO have won
a place in the front rank Of moet honorcd cit-
zcns lie emigrated to this country in 1851. be-
Ing then 20 ycaTs Of age, from Nestphalia, Prua-
Hfa. and W&Dt f,lrutuH Eacinn FANNY