The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-01
the coRpsE ~ THE SNOW.
A Terrible story Of Crime Mn rriaVe, Fnith-
iessnces, Murder, and suicide.

icssncea. Murder, and suicide.
SILvER's STATION, Pa, March 30. On the
Fourth Of July, 1874 Jerome wilcox, hired man
OF William Wilson, farmer near this place,
hantered Sellnda James, a domestic In the firm
er's family, to marry him, the two being in the
village celebrating the Fourth. The girl who
was young anu pretty. out whose reputation was
not good, accepted the banier and Esquire Pow
ell married the pair. wilcox was a drunken
fellow whose family lived at wiseman's Acres.
The James girls home was also in the Acres.
When they returned to the farm, the wilson's
fitted them uD house to live in, and they per-
formed the farm duties as before. For some
months thIn4s went on smoothly with the
couple. wilcox then began to be jealous Of bis
wife. and fell to drinking again. Finally, one
night. after quarrel, he beat his wife. She left
his house and returned to that Of the farmer.
The latter disch1rged the brutal u.Dand from
his employ. Wilcox went away, no one knew
whittier.
Not long afterward David Caien. a toamster,
who pad been a boon companion Of Wilcox, was
hired h, by Mr' wiI1on; % ar intimacy sprans up
dis hTged: The woman returned home to the
Acres, and z len found employment iu tbe
vicinity In August last Wilcox returned. He
drank heavily all day, and at nieht started for
the Acres. lie inquired for his wife. aud was
told tn she was away. He then went or up
the road. Hall mile from the house he met
his wife, In company yith Callen. lie seized
the latter, and driwing knife. attempt TO
stab him. lien jcrked away and ran back uo
home shouting Murder" lien heard PTS
tnl shot fired. By roundabout wy h- got
back TO the Acres and gave the alarm. 1t was
some time before any ono could be found to 90
with him to the scene Of the encounter. Two
inen inally went. They found the woman lying
In the road, groanine. A few feet further on. In
ultcn' wilcox was lying HIS tiro I was cut
was taken home and Dr. Lever or his y,lisgs
called. The pistol shot had taken effect In the
womans left shoulder, out had not Inflicted a
l. quIre Powell took charge Of the case, and
had semi-onicia lheailne: II was plain that
completed iho tragedy by taking his own life In
his drunken fiei ".
Mrs. Wilcox recovered from her wound in a
lew weeks and she ard Cllen lived lgethsr
openly. 10 the LATER u irt " August a young
IN N claiming to he from Pittsburgh, named
John Moore. came TO this vicinity huntins deer
hc becnre acqulinted with Mrs. Wilcox, and
induced her to Itir away with him. Nothi1g
was heard from her until the middle Of Fehrul.
~. she then made her appearance here. richly
dressed, and with several hundred dollars In
money. she said that she had QIarrelled win
Moore, ana was gong 20 chicago.
On March she bade her 'ricnds cood-by and
started. with satchel. TO walk to this vii iee,
Chicago. On Tuesday | at two bows from thts
place we're fniUHiug a fox track Ia deep hul-
low, about two miles this side ~ Nseman's
Acres, IN n wild aud uniieq qIonted pi &C. one
OF them In kicking away the snow from a
mound uncovered the ce and bre,st of
known tncir discovery E.qure Keen ana sew
eral men stated Tor tne sDot. guided by the
NO =. y, soo1 us tney w the face tncY recOg-
uized II as tnnt OF ~eitnda Wilcox. The back
Of ths wpnlan's mead was crushed IN as II with
some heavy bunt weap IN the throat was en-
cirClcd by bl cit rng and the face was much
discOlored. The BODY wa frozen hare, which
account FOR its remarkable preservation. A
guv imnoned 10y the Justice elected the fol-
bwIng:
Mrs. James testified that the dav sitter Mrs
wilcox returned David Callen called on her and
ask 81 her to live VITA aim again. Sne said she
cOuld d. better, and ordered him to leave the
honss and never sptik TO her again. lie went
out swearing, anu s.id he would be even with
her yet, II wilcox wasn't. VIII nj Rs. wilcox
started for silver S.ati N the 9th she hai over
600 In the bosom! Of her dress and some money
IN her .tcEel.
Hiram Crum, whose house. or the outskirts OF
th' Acres. Cullen and Mr.. wilcox formerly
made = resort. swOre that on TIA; day she went
away she called and ba ie him eood-by Unnsr way
q tho station. About two uOurs Hiterward
{. Hen came in. Ills n ) and face wtre bleed
ING aud scratched and his clothing torn. lie
std n hud ''tumDed over Niseman's = old brush
fence. Crum Jill Lot think anything mOre
Sll.s Gibbs "chum " Of Callan's, said that
q week after Mrs. Wilcox went away. was
supposeu-Cilien told him he " going to the
bisck hiHs; that "Selndh had gone back on
MN. lie had more money than bis friends
ever knew him 20 have hciore. He said II was
NerM months wages he had tIst heeu paid
lie went away that week, anu nO one had heard
from him since.
Callers going away was known to everybody
In tue clnmubitl, and many supposed that he
had followed .irs. Wilcox to Chicago.
Ihe theory IA that lie waylHid the woman in a
lonely lace III the road, n urdered and roche /
her, and rred her body into the woods aud
hid 1t in the ravine. The jury found verdict
In accordance Win the facts The murderer IS
10y this time out OF the reach OF Justice.