The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-02-08
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An Iowa Horror.

tue OF. Joscpl khD.) HFI.A, OF
the 18th, ult, gives m account of a
terrible tragedy near Albany, Nj,
enacted just across tue line in Iowa.
The paper says:
About ono year ago a man by tho
name Of Phil. Ames moved in that
ncighborhool. bringing with him
wife. little child aud bis sster-in =.
law. lie secured a small piece Of
land anl erected on it neat two
story dwelling. FJr a tina all
things appeared to 50 on nicely ia
side the family mansion, but it soon
became evident 10 those who grew
intimate with the Ameses that there
was skeleton in the hons1, a1l
that all was not ~ lovely "a it
should bs, or, in other words, the
love OF the household was scatter
ell around among too many women,
There was coldness growing up
between husband AMI wife, only
equallad by an apparent warmth ex
listing between the husband aud the
sister.in-law L he ncighboring
women noticed that the w.fe appear
cd often in tears. was neglected AM
LEFT unprovilol for, while her si5.e.
received tho s'niles AMI clres3as Of
tho husbanl. Whole days tn VII.
passed. alone, having no coniany
save the child, Il bright golden hair.
ed girl Of five sinmsrs, who ciuns
- hnn n,,I a, ,,l,,I.. 90 al,
appeared to live anl have her be
lag. At length, on til, lDth OF NY.
p.nbsr. the little child sickenei m !
suddenly del. 1t was buriel the
next day rule CO lntry burial, "a
bitter cold north vial, lsltass trees
anl chseriess grave crushed the
mothers spirit AMI broke her heart
Then it was that the spirit OF the
first born Cain appsare 10 ttia pp;
Session Of the hnsbinl. Hs fre
quently boat his wife. drove her
from his bod and forced hor to occn-
py a miserable straw aud hask pal-
let on the kitchen floor, while the
sister occupied the place which be-
longed to her. At longth the wife
driven to despair, told the story of
her wrongs to Mrs. Rosa MGnire,
and she laid the situation in the
Ames household before her husband,
and he soon had men Of the neigh
borhood worked mp to point Of
lynching the unnatural husband.
They visited the house, and would
have hung the monster but for the
pleadings of his wife, who went
down on her knees before the angry
crowd aud begged the life of the
man who had so wronged her while
her sister, at the first sound OF dams
ger, had sought safety in flight. The
neighbors listoned to the poor wo
mans appeal, removed the rope from
the mau's neck aud set him free.
To Gny but man possessed by
devil this would have proved a warn
ing that would have turned him into
better ways. But not 50 with Ames
Scarcely had the crowd dispersed
when he went to the barn, 81 .dled
his horse and returned to the hoaso
with a heavy curb bride Up stairs,
kneeling aud ut prayer. with n pho
tograph Of her dead child in her
hand, he found his wife. In an in
slant he had struck her to his feet
with the curb bit, dragged her to
the head of the stairs, and throwed
her to the door below. where he cou.
tinued to beat her with the bridle
until life had departed In the
meantime the sister had returned
from her hiding place Another
horse was saddled, the body of the
dead woman was thrown across tho
saddle, aud, tho sister riding ono
horse and leading the other. Ames
walked alongside and held the body
in position until thoy arrived at tho
river, where q hole was cut in tho
ice and tho body thrast out Of sight
A young man returning homo saw
tho parties journying TO tho river,
and when ho reached the settlement
told what ho had seen. A number
OF armed men started in pursuit,
and arrived at tho river bank just ~
tho murderer and paramour were
mounting their horses. They were
called upon to halt, when Kmes
drew revolver and fired into the
crowd, Tho fro was returned by n
yolloy, and tho guilty woman fell
dead from her horse, shot through |
tho mock Tho man putting spurs to
his horso attempted to escape in the
dnsk, but fortunate shot brought his
snimal down and the murderer was
captnred. A ropo WAS provided aud
81 tho nocasaary arrangements msdo
lor 4 Gunfiar flnpraL whom tho