Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-27
A GOSPEL EX-POUNDER

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A GOSPEL EX-POUNDER
Springfield Republican, April 10
There has been much suppressed ex-
citement at Amherst of late over the
alleged brutality of Rev. Mr.. Lothrop,
a retired clergymen, toward his family.
Suspicion of this was aroused last fall,
when Miss Anna Lothrop, aged 20, Il
cultivated young woman and fine mu-
sician, ran away from her home; but
the present revelation of Rev. G. D.
Lothrop's gross ill-treatment of his
wife and three daughters, eXtendin.,
over term of years. comes through
the confessions of Mary, aged II, to
her pastor, Rev. Mr.. Jenkins, of the
Congregational church. The girl told
the story with the full intention, as af-
terward appeared by letter which
she had written, of committing suicide;
but she was taken in charge by Re-.
Mr.. jenkins, lawyer w. A. Dickinson
and Prof. Edward Hitchcock, through
whom the matter will probably get be.
fore the church, if not into the courts
Meantime Mary. has been concealed
from Lothrop and evidence has come
to light that would seem to leave no
doubt of the ex-minister's conviction
of the most revolving and unaccount-
able cruelty. The shock of the expos.
ure i: greater because Lothrup has
been especially prominent in prayer
meetings and church work.
The picture of a Christian ministe.:
acting the ruffian to his wife and
daughters, as Mary tells it, is not an
inviting one. 1t is charged that he
has repeatedly horse-whipped themar
and seems to have kept the f.
lily upon insufficient and disgustii :;
food. Mary says that she has been
repetedly beaten, and bore the evil
dence upon her person that finally sent
her to the minister to tell the story of
her wrongs.
Mary wished to attend church and
pledged herself to give 10 cents a week.
This he refused to do and in order
to get it, she bought and peddled books
from house to house, and paid it her.
self. He used to tell Mary that she
was awkward and homely, and that
he was ashamed to see her on the
street.
Mrs. Lothrup as is often the case,
sustains her husband III everything
She was step-mother te the children,
and the father always punished them.
She insists that her breakfasts a;e as
sumrtuous as a good many people din
ners, that Mr.. Lothrup has sac. :ed
everythin: for his children, and 4at
he didn't hurt her any when he put
her out of the room when he was a
little overbalanced from sickness.
A PAIR OF LOVERS DIE TOGETHER.
A special dispatch to the Salt Lake
Herald, from American Fork, give:
the particulars of double tragedy
The dispatch says: "Mrs. Fannie Pol
lock, the unwilling victim of the TRACE
dy, has resided here for more than ;
year. Her husband is miner ant
works in Bingham canyon. Theirs wa:
u case of domestic infelicity, and it i:
said that during her residence here he1
husband has not visited her. Mrs
Pollock had an intimate friend namet
George Smell, who worked in Tintic
Smell has been making love to Mrs. Pol
lock, desiring her to obtain a divorce
from her husband and marry him
This she persistently refused to do. Or
Saturday she learned that Smell was
about to pay her visit, and not car
ing to meet him at her house. she took
her three little children, and some bed
clothing, and went to the residence OF
! William Weston, which is some dis
tance out of town, near Aliens mill
where she remained all night. Smell
arrived here by the Utah Southern
train Sunday morning, and learning
that Mrs. Pollock was at Weston's, re-
paired thithcr. He met Mrs. p, with
whom he conversed for few minutes,
and they requested her to walk with
him, as he desired to talk to
her privately. She hesitated, saying
to Mrs. Weston that she was afraid t0
20 with him, but finally consented, and
the two left the house together. They
had gone but 4 few rods when pistol
shots were heard, and couple of boys
ran to Weston's, telling that Smell had
shot Mrs. Pollock. When the scene
was reached, Smell was dying, and the
woman was lying about six feet from
him, mortally wounded. Smell was
shot through the left breast, and ex'
pired in ten minutes. Mrs. Pollock
stated that during the walk Smell had
again seriously pressed his suit fol
her hand, but she had firmly re.
fused to comply; he also wanted her to
return to her home with him, which
she declined to do, and was about to 81
back to Weston s when he drew pist.
and fired three shots at her, one bullei
going through and breaking her right
arm, the other entering the back and
coming out above the right breast
and the third going in at the back
and lodging in the body. He then shot
himself, and pointing to wound in
his left breast said, II am shot, and
fell to the ground. Mrs. Pollock lin
gered in great agony until nearly mid
night, when she also died. -
A hospitable lady gave : her young
friends a party the other night, ant
when round dances were proposed, sh'
strenously objected; ''but,'' sh'
added, ..if any of the boys wish to hu,
the girls, let them sit down on the so
fas and 20 at it in earnest-but no r0un(
dances, mind you.'' They went at i
and seemed to enjoy themselves 6 r..
bit as much as if they had glidet- ii
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