The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-02-11


Gold closed in New York on February /,
At l13i..
Lucius W. Pond, OF Worcester, Mass.
who committed forgeries almost innumera-
BILE, has withdrawn his plea Of not guilty
and has been sentenced to fifteen years in
the state Prison. There are still thirty-two
indictments against him. II has been ascer-
tanned since the flight Of Winslow, OF Bos-
ton, whose forgeries seem TO have been al
most a. extensive AS those OF Ponds. that
these two gentlemen were fast friends, and
that both of their autographs appear on some
Of the same paper. Whether these two
wothics were leagued together, or whether
this was merely accidental, has not yet been
developed.
At Northampton. Mass, on the night OF
the 18th, seven disguised men broke into the
house OF John Whttlesay, Cashier Of the
Northampton National Bank, secured Mr..
Whittlesay and family, obtained the keys Of
the bank, and, leaving one of their number
as guard, six proceeded TO the bank
and rifed il Of large amount OF
securities, valued IN the aggregate
at from 100000 to $500 OF
the total amount {, ken the bank loses only
81, 900, the remainder being the property of
special depositors. With the exception Of
about $3.50 600, the securities taken were in
registered bond, and stock certificates, and
therefore not negotiable. The robbers got
of safely with their plumber, and the bank
officers offer reward OF s25, 900 for the re-
turn OF the property and the conviction of
the burglars.
Ion.fha Earle Troasurar ~ fho Nnrfolly
and New Brunswick IN. ~ Hosiery Com
pany, Is defauter TO the amount Of Sl42,-
900. lie has turned over property and stock
sufficient to cover the defalcation, but the
securities are not convertible at present.
Speculation in Wall Street Is said to be the
cause Of Earle's deficit.
by an explosion OF nitro-glycerine al
Mowbray's factory, North Adams, Mass.
on the 26th, two workmen were blown to
pieces.
II has been definitely ascertaned that
Winslow, the Boston forger, with his fami-
ly, sailed in the steamship Rotterdam, on
the 2lst, for Rotterdam. This country has
no extradition treaty with Holland.
At Columbia, Pa, on the 10th. four men,
while filing lime kiln, were overcome by
the gas and fell into the pit. Only one OF
them was rescued alive.
A horrible murder was brought TO light
at Green Point, suburb Of Brooklyn,
n. u, on the 10Th. human head, COM
pletely severed from the body, aud par
TALLY enyeloped In newspaper, was found
near the river. Ii was identified A. that
81 VIM. w. simmons, workman in
a wagon factory in Brooklyn. Suspicion
fell upon one Victor Kretz, helper
in the shop where Simmons worked, and an
intimate friend Of the latter. lie was ar
rested. and at his house was found trunk
locked and nailed together 30 tightly that
Y was opened with great difficulty. In
this they found packed the arms and legs
OF the murdered victim. and in wash
boiler they found the trunk OF the BODY
sl'rneu anl cut up. The entrails had been
removed aid quicklime put inside so
as 70 sa,sc speedy decomposition when
hr,ta heard the body was discovered he adj
miifed hts guilt, and said he had done Il be-
ca'ise nc had found his victim IN criminal in
tcrcourse with biz wife, bu, this Mrs. Kretz
denies. She says she was up stairs when
the murder was committed, but admits hay