Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-04-26
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
eastern and MIddIe stntes.


Eastern and Middle States.
An unusually atrocious murder was COM
mtted in New York by Michael Fogarty, who
killed his wife and then cut his own throat.
At one time FogartY owned a grocery store and
Was prosperouss but after a while disasters
came and then he ran away TO Canada, leaving
bis debts unpaid. Returning secretly he found
that hrs wife had opened grocery store on her
own account and was earning livelihood for
herself and children. Fogarty demanded an
interest in his wife's business. She refused,
and thenceforward the quarrels between them
we're frequent and acrimonious. Fogarty had
brought q civil suit against his wife, which
was pending and on the day previous to the
murder Mrs FOgarty caused her husbands ar
rest in police court because he had locked up
her store, taking away the keys. The justice
him to return the Keys, and he went
of muttering. That night Fogarty obtained
admission to his wife's room while she was
asleep and poured nitric acid into her eye. The
pain awoke her, when he seems to have COM
pleted his fiendish crime by pouring the re-
of the acid into her ear and stabbing
her with knife in the back Of the neck. Then
he terminated his own existence by drawing
the knife across his throat. The Fogartys had
three fine children, the oldest of whom-a
bright boy of thirteen. named William-was
aroused by his mothers screams and ran out
for policeman. The father left note saying
that he meant TO disfgure his wife and son,
and blaming the police justice and another
man for the crime he was about to commit.
Five hundred convict in the Clinton On. W
State prison are to be set at work making hats,
the State receiving S745 a week for this con-
Wet labor.
William NJ. Tweed, the notorious New York
" Ring Boss, died in Ludlow street jail on the
18th. He had been confined in this prison
49, IL.
the United States by Spain-and at the time of
his death was suffering from complication Of
diseases. When his end was drawing near he
called to his doctor, who wrote down these
words from Lis lips 81 have tried to do some
good, il 1 have not had good luck. am not
afraid to die. l believe the guardian angels
will protect me-" This utterance was followed
by stupor from which he never returned to
perfect consciousness, and just as the clock in
the bell-tower of Ludlow street jail had begun
to strike twelve William NJ. Tweed threw
his head back slightly and breathed his last
without a struggle. Only a daughter was pres
ent in the building at the time Of his death,
his wife and two sons being abroad. The room
in which he died was sumptuously furnished.
Tweed was born in New York on April Sd, 1928,
and in early life was chairmaker. His first
public appearance was as an alderman in 1852
Soon after he served q term in Congress.
Then he became supervisor in New York city,
and after holding other subordinate Offices he
was elected State Senator in 1867 In 1870
he was made commissioner Of the department
of public works in his native city, and from that
time began the thieving career Of the Ring"
consisting of Tweed, Sweeny, Connolly and
Hall. In 1871 the Committee Of Seventy be-
gan the famous crusade against the Ring
which ended in its downfall. Tweed was ar
rested, tried, found guilty and sentenced to
twelve years imprisonment and to pay fine
of $12 $50. After serving portion of his time
he escaped from Ludlow street jail in 1875
and fled to Spain. That country gave him up
to the United States in 1876, and since then he
had been endeavoring to obtain his release by
Offering to surrender his property and betray
his numerous accomplices in crime. His efforts
to regain his liberty, however, had been unsuc-
cessful up to the time of his death.
The Oregon Democrats met in Portland and
nominated ticket.
E. f. Massurett, cashier of the fremont
House, Boston, embezzled about IS, 600 from
the hotel funds to cover losses incurred by
gambling, and when his employers sent for an
officer, to have him arrested, he shot himself
inf1icting fatal wound.
Francis Borne died in New York city from
injuries received while wrestling with a bear
six weeks previous at a performance in Albany.
Borne was struck in the side by the animal and
was hurt internally.
Rumors have been for some time floating
about New York and Brooklyn that Theodore
Hilton was visiting his wife and that recon-
ciliation was about to take place between the
two. These rumors were confirmed in most
startling manner by the publication of the fol-
lowing letter written by Mrs. Tilton to Ira B.
Wheeler. her legal counsel My DEAR SIR
A few weeks since, after long months Of men,
tai anguish, told, as you know, a few friends,
whom had bitterly deceived, that the charge
brought by my husband, Of adultery between
myself and the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, was
true, and that the lie had lived so well the
last four years bad become intolerable to me.
That statement now solemnly reaffirm, and
leave the truth with God, to whom also COM
NIT myself, my children and all who must suf-
fer. know full well the explanations that will
be sought by many for this acknowledgment
desire to return to my husband insanity
malice, everything save the true and only one
my quickened conscience. and the sense Of
what is due to the cause of truth and Justice.
During all the complications of these years you
have been my confidential friend, and therefore
address this letter to you, authorizing and re-
questing you to secure its publication. ELIZA
BETH r. TILToN" When this letter appeared
in the New York newspapers Mr.. Beecher, who
was on lecturing tour, was found at Waverly
N Y, and in answer to the question what ht
was going to do, he answered Nothing a
present, except to give it an explicit denial.
Mr.. Beecher also made the following statement
for publication |" 1 confront Mrs. Tilton's con
fession with explicit and absolute denial. Tit
testimony to her own innocence and min,
which, for four years, she has made to hun.
dreds, in private and in public, before the
court, in writing and orally, 1 declare to b,
true. And the allegations now made in con
tradiction of her uniform, solemn and unvary
ing statements hitherto made / utterly deny
declare her to be innocent of the great trans
erosion. HENRY WARD BEEoHER."
The Lowell mill agents have decided to re
duce the wages of operatives from five to fit
teen per cent.
Eleven business failures and suspensions O
large firms were announced in New York tn
other day.
The supreme court of Rhode Island ha
granted an injunction, restraining the Codding
| ton Five Cent Savings Bank, of Newport iron
doing further business. The Emigrant Say
ings Bank, of Boston, has been similarly en-
| Joined.
The funeral of William M. Tweed took plac
from the residence of his son-in-law in NewYork
A crowd gathered in front of the house anC
several hundred availed themselves of OIL
opportunity to take a last look at the corpse
The body was enclosed in a rosewood coffin
and on the silver plate was the inscription
civilian M. Tweed, died April H. 1878, age,
So years." The venerable clergyman who mar
ried Tweed and his children read the Episcc
pal services, but made no address, The bod
was taken to Greenwood Cemetery, followed
eight coaches three of which contained nea
relatives of the deceased, while the other fiv
were filed with twelve pail bearers and a fe,
friends. At the cemetery entrance delegs
sion from the lodge of Masons to which Twee
belonged was present, and the masonic rtus
for the burial of the dead was read after th
body had been lowered into the grave. Th
funeral was so unostentatious that the sma
cortege passed through the streets withou
attracting any notice.
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