The New York herald., 1877-01-22
AN IOWA HORROR.

MONSTER MURDERS HIS WIFE AND ELoPEs
WITH her SISTER, WHO HAD POISONED HIS
cH1LD--THE NE1aHBoRs RISE IN BoDl
AND LYNCH AND RURN THEM.
The St Joseph (Mo.) Herald Of the 18th inst, givei
an account OF a terrible tragedy Albany Mo-,
enacted Just across line in Iowa. The paper says
ABOUT ono year ago man by the name OF Phil.
Ames moved IN that neighb0rhood bringing with him
wife, little child his sister-n.law. lie secured
small piece OF land and erected upon 1t two
story dwelling. For me all things appeared TO 60
nicely inside the family mansion, but II soon be-
evident TO those who grew intimate with the
Amcses tnat there was skeleton IN the house, and
that all was not as lovely as II should be, or, IN
other words, the love OF the household
tered around among many women. There
a coldncss growing up between husband and wife,
only equalled by apparent warmth existing between
tho husband and the sstsr-ln law. The neishoorIog
women noticed that the wife appeared often Ia tears
neglected and left unpruvded Tor, whe her
received the smiles and Of the husband
Whole days the wife pas alone. having company
save the child bright golden haired girl OF i've
summers, who clung 10 her, and IN whose existence
appeared 70 live and have her being. AZ length,
the 10th 0l November, the ltlo chiIa sckened aud
suddenly died. II was buried the next day-a rude
country burial bitter cold north WIND, leafess
aud cheerless grave crushed the mothers spirit nd
broke her heart Then IL was that the spirit Of the
first born Cam appeared to take p0ss of the hus
band He frequently beat his vile, drove her from his
bed and forced her TO occupy miserable straw and
sister occupied the place which belonged 70 her.
Az length tho vile, driven to despair, told
snc laid The situation in the Ames household before
her husband, and he soon had the men OF the neigh
borhood worked up 10 point OF lynching The unnst.
ural husband. Tney visited the house, and would
have hung the monster but lor the pleadings OF his
vile, who went down on her knees before the angry
crowd and begged the llfc OF tho man VINO had so
wrongcd her, while her sister, the first sound Of
DANGER had sought safety In flight The neIghbors It's
tened TO TO the poor womans appeal, removed the rope
man possessed by dov this would have proved
warning that would have turned HIM into better ways
rttk Anoc aluk had t1.n
persed when he went TO the barn. saddfed his horse
and returned to the house with q heavy
curb BRIDE Up stars, kueeng and at prayer
with photograph OF her dead child 10
her hand, he found his wo. In an instant he had
struck h"n nsr 70 o. h G WIN The curb b. dragged ne,
below, where he continued TO beat her with the birdie
until lie had departed. In the meantime the sister
had returned from her hiding place. Another horse
was saddied. the body Of the dead woman thrown
the saddle, and, tho sister riding and
leading the other, Amcs walked alongside and held the
body IN position until they arrived at tho river where
hole was cut in the ice and tho body thrust out Of
sight A young man returning home saw the parties
journeying TO the rver and whon he reached the set
tement told what hc had seen. A number OF armed
men starscd in pursuit. and arrived river bank
Their horses. They called upon 10 halt when
Ames drew revolver and fred into the crowd The
woman fell dead from her horse, shot through the
neck The man put spurs to his horse and attem pcd
to escape IN The dark but fortunate shot brought his
animal down and tho murderer was captured. A ropo
was provided aud all the necessary arrangements made
Tor frontier funeral, when the wretched man made
confessop the chief points which are
IN the above statement and he further stated that the
sister oil his wife had administered poison 10 her little
niece order TO get her out Of tho way and that thoy
were planning tue murder o the wife, that they might
I'VE unmolcstcd together. In this thew wcro rro-
vented ny thc mob OF lew hours before and that he
theh Killed Tue vile rs above stated. The rope was
thrown over limb, strong men pulled at The and OF
w. anu Inc next instant Quiverinv BODY was sus.
pended % IN ar: number OF logs were then rolled To-
sesher orusn was piled upon them aud the bodies Of
.he Two inhuman beings placed In their midst A
ma.cn was applied 10 the pile, and all that now re-
ma'ns 70 marx the spot and the tragedy is bed o
ashes. Ihe body o tho murdered woman was rccov-
e,ca ON saturday and buried by tho sde Of dead