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Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-30
CAUGHT AND Gagged.
Nashville Special Jan. 16) to Cincinnati Ell
uuirer.

Nashville Special (Jan. 16) to Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The excitiment over the Whittemeyer trag-
edy was increased to-day by the arrest of
Knox Martin, the murderer. Geo. Berry, a
negro living on Whittemeyer's place, and
who was under suspicion, came to town to-
day, determined to find Martin. Berry, after
little searching, came up with Martin at
his brother Peters house, where he had been
since yesterday. Berry told Knox of the
publication of the details of the crime, and
asked if he had not done it. Martin, with
out any hesitancy, confessed all. Berry left,
sought advice, and at 7:30 this evening, with
Officers PEBBLES and Fletcher, went to the
Martin house.
Knox Martin, hearing the noise and sus-
pecting the object of the visit, made dash
for liberty. PEBBLES fired, but missed.
Martin shot, taking effect in the arm of
Peter Martins child. Knox Martin then
fell to the ground, pretending that he was
shot, and was easily captured.
He was taken to the workhouse, followed
by large and increasing crowd. Lynching
was freely talked of, and in less than half an
hour he was removed for safe keeping to the
county Jail. Gov. Marks and Sheriff Price
had q consultation in regard to the procedure
in case of an effort at Jail delivery. 1t is
understood thst Martin was later removed to
ONE secret place.
While at the Workhouse and Jail Martin
conversed freely with number of persons
coolly confessing and giving all the bloody
details of the crime. He said he had been
told by his Aunt Mary, an old negro woman
of the neighborhood, who was feared by
the negroes as a witch, that White
meyer had threatened to mob him, there
fore he had determined to kill White
meyer, and at 8 O'Clock Tuesday night
went to the latter's house, taking with him a
heavy wagon spoke. As he opened the door
Whittemeyer raised in bed, when Martin
struck him terrific blow on the temple, at
the same time hitting Mrs. Whittemeyer
He had not intended to hurt the lady, but
now he had to complete his work by beating
her until life was extinct. During all this
time the two children in the sumo bed die
not wake. Martin then put the spoke in the
fire and watched it until it was burned te
ashes. He then washed his hands an6
searched the house, for money, but found
only 30 cents, taking it and Whittemeyer'i
hat, overcoat and pants. He then went on
to hay-stack near by and slept soundly un
til daybreak, when he left for Nashville.
Martin is a tall, heavy-built negro, 2:
years old, and with rather q good naturet
face. He is very ignorant, and says he i
now sorry for the crime, but appears not I,
be the least agitated or disconnected. New
of the capture has not yet reached the neigh
borhood of the crime, and lynching to- NOR
row night is considered extremely probable
Martin's confession in all its horrible detail
has greatly increased the excitement.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-30
THE NEBRASKA nfAN-BURNERs.
lOmaha Herald

Several of the facts given in the following
have not before been published here. They are
of leading importance, and cast q still more
lurid light on that hellish proceedings on the
plains, of which there which there were no
witnesses but the fends who participated and
the tortured victims whom they murdered.
The following is token from an article in the
Cheyenne Sun, whore one of Ketchpm's BROTH
ers resided:
L p. Olive keeps q stable in Plum Creek
Neb., and is brother of the deceased Stevens.
When he heard of hiA hrother's death he swore
vengeance upon the two prisoners in Kearney
JAIL He went there with n number of his
friends and publicly offered $1,000 reward for
the surrender of Ketchum and Mitchell 10 the
Custer county authorities. After some
negotiations between the sheriffs of Buffalo
and Custer counties the two doomed men were
turned over to Gillian to be taken-where? It
is now known that Q quantity Of coal-oil was
taken out in the same wagon with the prisoner!
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-30

eide; the goose-bone is black sixteen
inches deep; western editors are solicit
ing wood il exchange for subscriptions,
and poor families are buying an extra
dog. Surely these are fore runners that
the prudent man will not despise. 4
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-30

The combinations of pleats and puffs
Is rather graceful, axd enable lady to
Ietrlm an old costume without much diff.
6culty.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK
oRIMEs AND ORIMINALs.


A large party of stock men have left
Sidney, Nebraska, for the Sand Hill country.
south OF Snake river in search of stolen ponies,
run off by Indians The party d web armed.
Daniel NJ. Morley, postmaster at Nor
ley, Barron county. Wis, was arrested and
confined in Jail at Chippewa Falls, January
oath, for raping his own daughter last
August. Morley is As years old. His daugh.
ter is held in custody by her bondsmen at
Barron, Wis.
A report from Sitting Bulls camps is
TO the effect that he is, apparently, extremely
anxious to make peace with the whites and
return to the United States He says he has
had enough of war, that he made mistake
in warning upon The whites. By SO doing he
lost his country.
A Belvidere, N. j., telegram says:
Convicted officials of this county have been
sentenced to terms in the State prison rang
ing from one to four years-all to hard labor.
The contractor involved in the conspiracy to
plumber the treasury was sentenced to six
months in the county Jail or to pay fine OF
$500. g,vs r $3.50.
Friday Jan. Gath, three negroes al
Meriden, Mississippi, named Alexander and
three white men named Gamblin quarreled
about the possession of some land in Wayne
county, and later the negroes ambushed the
white men, killing one and wounding another
The fire was returned and two negroes were
killed The other fled.
Thursday night, Jan. 23d, well-to dc
farmer named O.P. Hall, residing near, the
village of Nashville, Iowa, rose in the night
and, with an axe, split open the head of his
daughter Emma, aged Is, and Immediately
thereafter shot himself with pistol, with
fatal effect. No cause is know, as he was I'M
usually fond of his family.
There were two incendiary fires in st
Paul, Mimi, Sunday morning, January 26th
In each case small barn was fired, and before
the fire was extlnguished in one, it broke on
in the other some distance away. In tn,
latter a horse was burned. The wind wa
blowing almost gale, but by the well exertet
efforts OF the iremen, the fire was confined il
each case to the building in which it orig
mated.
In the United States curcuit court il
Jacksonville, Florida, January %, Judg'
SeltleT seuteuceO GAo DioNao Souhty Cou
vasslng board, convicted of making false re
turns of the election. The Lee county cleri
was sentenced to three years, and Wright an,
Johns, sheriff and Justice respectively, to Oh,
year each in the Albany penltentiary. Lee
also State Senator from Brevard comfy. Al
the other election cases have been continue
until the May term of court.
At St. Louis, Mo-, January "a. Johl
F. Hickey, a restaurant waiter, about II year
of age, stole coat from the public schoc
library and attempted to escape through a
alley near by. He was pursued by Office
Hamilton and ordered to halt, but paying n
attention to the command, Hamilton fired 8
him, the ball taking effect in the back jus
above the kidneys, passing through to tn
front part of the abdomen, INJECTING a morris
wound Hickey was taken to the hnsnital
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-30
LIFE AND DEATH.

ne cord of the Births and Deaths im Mime
sofa, by Counties. tor the Year 1873.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-30

No reports were received from the coun-
ties of Kanabec, Lake, Lincoln and Wadena.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-12-31


This is the way an enthusiastic reporter de-
scribes q sunset:
The western horizou was banked up with bill
lowy masses Of cloud-cushions, like vaporous
coaches Of the gods. and down into this yielding
bed sank Helios The whole convoluted cloud
land bad, but moment before. been bathed 10
the golden sheen Of bis dazzling rays, bat as the
ieathery edges OF the clouds disrobed him Of his
splendor. the beautiful Apollo seemed like q
marvellous fair woman, who lays aside her jewels
and her gold ornaments and appears in Der nat
ural beauty, so roseate and softly bright did he
become. The cloud which concealed the sun
became black on its earthward side. asit tell into
shadow, but through the lessening thickness Of
it's margin the dazzling white brilliance of the
suns light was seen, aud from the scolloped
edges the aerial darts OF the god shot away to
the zenith aud to all parts OF the sky. quiyering
in their fight. Around the border Of the cloud.
from the bank OF which this magnificent halo
emanated, played all the colors OF the rainbow.
blending into iints which could not be counted
for their number or described for their lovliness.
There seemed to be ruin falling from one Of the
adjacent clouds. and, traversing the prismatic
drops Of the shower, the sunlight divided itself
into its seven hues. which wove themselves to-
gether again with most varied aud exquisite
result.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-12-31

John Farrago. Connecticut militia captain,
once declined duel in the following words:
SIR:-I have two objections to this duel busi.
ness. The one is lest shonld hurt you the
other is lest you should hurt me. do not see
what good it would do me to shoot you I could
make no use of you when dead for any culinary
purpose, as would a rabbit or a turkey. | could
not eat you. Why then needlessly shoot you
DOWN. buffalo would make better meat than
you. For though your flesh may be delicate and
tender, it wants that 6rmness aud consistency
that takes aud retains salt. 1t might make a
good barbecue, it is true. being of the nature OF
racoon or opossum; but do not like barba-
cuei meat.
Beside it would seem strange thing for me
to shoot NJ anything that stadns still to be shot
at, as am accustomed to shoot OF things flying,
running, or jumping Were you on tree now,
like squirrel trying to hide yourself 10 the
branches. and could spy you through the inter-
vening boughs and leaves. your hinder part
alone being visible. think should enjoy taking
shot ut you. But as it is, there ia no skill or
judgment in either discovering you or bringing
you down.
As to myself, do not like to stand in the
way Of anything harmful. / am afraid you might
hit me- shall consequently stay at distance.
II you want to try your pistols, take some OBJ
ject, such as tree or deer about my dimensions
If you hit that, send me word and | will publicly
acknowledge that if l had been in the same
place, you might also have hit me.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-12-31

paid the money, and drew twenty-eight
pounds and sixpence.
''Luck is against Inc, " said the clerk mourn
fully. There's going to be run of prizes
now, sure "
"Do you see that Do you see that, Beck
ly? 1 tell you We can make fortune. Try a
five pounderl"
NO." said Mr.. Joe Becky, al guess not.
But tell you, Cowper, you try two shillings
for me; if it wins, I'll pay you back"
"But lift don'ts"
"Then won't pay you anything"
"Better try for yourself, sir" said the
clerk atfably.
"No," said Joe, al guess not"
Mr. Cowper looked at him doubtfully.
"Well, l II try for you on those terms, he
said at last. He tried, and drew ten pounds.
Mr.. Joe Becky took it gravely and handed
out two shillings.
every much obliged" said he.
You're welcome" replied Cowper: " Now
let's try FIVE pounds together
''What did you say your name was ?" asked
Mr.. Joe Becky.
"Cowper."
"Cowperl Cowper! Cowper! 1 thought
you said Cooper. l guess it wasn't me you
met at Spring6eld!' %
"0h, yes it was"
sit must have been my son James"
"No, it was you"
"0r my son Jedediah, or Ephraim, or
Samuel
"No, it was you"
swell, then, if it was me-good-bye, Cow
per-"
The men started.
"What, sir! Surely you will try your luck
again p said the clerk.
"This is not fairi' exclaimed Mr.. Cowper.
"By no means You must try, sir !" ex-
claimed the clerk.
Mr.. Joe Becky retreated toward the door.
They followed him iercely, the clerk with
club in hand. Mr.. Becky looked at them,
then ont of an adjacent window.
Upon the level the London fog is dense,
but looked through from the housetop is quite
penetrable. A policeman stood below, ON the
opposite side of the street Joe Becky threw
up the broad window.
ward the officer. " l must leave you. Pray,
don't object, or shall have to call on him.
Good-day, Cowper."
They glanced out into the street, looked at
Joe Becklys brawdy, muscular form. and
kept quiet, although livid with rage, as he
stepped out.
In the hall, Mr.. Joe Becky looked at the
ten pound note. To his surprise, it was genu-
ine
He came back and opened the door. The
two men stood confronting each other, dis
putting angrily.
"Ah Cowper, if you visit America again,
come and see me. Well go coon hunting.
You'll enjoy coon hunting, know. The coon
is an innocent looking animal, Cowper, but
he's mighty sly !"
He went down stairs, hailed cab, and was
whirled toward the depot, with shrewd smile
on his Yankee face.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-12-31
Four Tennessee Girls who DIdn't 60
10 Church.

There is a beautiful peucid lake 10 q certain
county in Tennessee, which is noted as much for
teaches as for the beauty of its water and sur
rounding scenery. IL was an impromptu bathing
pool for all the boys 10 the neighborhood, except
on Sundays. when they are at church, lying about
on the grass and telling stories. which were
occasionally interrupted by the loud tones of the
preacher. The second warm Sunday this spring
four pretty. rompIng girls were staying together
at farm house near the lake, and when every
body started to church they allowed that they
would stay home and 60 bathing in the lake !;
which they did TO their entire satisfaction. They
swan and giggled aud splashed like mermaids
and nymphs. and then sat on the bank like frogs,
and then splashed aud swan and giggled some
more. and calculating their time, so US to get TO
the house before the church-goers reformed,
they presently crawled out Of the water to dress;
but what was their CONSERVATION to discover
some dozen or SO black things attached to the
snowy forms OF each one of the nymphs. They
yelled with forty-girl power, aud tried to pull
the leeches of, but the varmiuts had too good
taste, IN more sense than one. to be pulled off.
The stuck on faster the more the girl screamed
The fright got the better of maiienly modesty.
and the four fair damsels cut for home Just as
they were. in Tennessee bathing dresses, which
means nothing at all. 1t happened, however,
that brother Ebenezer Crawford was sick that
day. and services were short. so that the four
Eve'like fngitives came out on the main road
and met two-thlrds of the congregation. Their
relatives did not recognize them in that slight
attire OF leeches, and naturally thinking i. was a
female lunatic asylum broken loose. took after
them pell-mell. Away they went over bush and
brier. wood and brambe, the whole congregation.
headed by the deacons, after the four girls. At
last they ran in some hay stacks, aud it was
only then that the dilemma was discovered. The
chase returned. and four old ladies went out and
brought the girls Washington Capital.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-12-31

A JusT VIcroRY.-A mothers Just victory
has ended singular trial in the court Of Com
mon Pleas 10 New York. William r. Hynes. q
st. Louis man Of considerable property. formed
the acquaintance OF woman at London in 1871,
and, while no marriage ceremony was performed,
lived with and acknowledged her as his wife.
After the birth oil two children. about year ago
Mr.. Hynes was thrown from his carriage aud re-
ceived fatal injuries. When he recovered con,
seriousness. the first words he uttered were re-
quest that his wife and children" might be
brought to him. After his death his sisters adj
ministered to his estate IN the United States on
the representation that he had died unmarried
aud intestate. Mrs. Hynes come to New York,
where the property is situated. with her children.
and the suit which has Just terminated was
brought to test the question whether her alliance
with the deceased was q marriage recognized as
valid by the law. The case was fought with much
bitterness by the relatives of the deceased. by
whom the services OF private detective agency
had been called into requisiton to ferret out the
life history OF the ph,ntiff 10 the suit. The de-
tectlves discovered nothing to her discredit. The
verdict was given without hesitation for the
plaintiff, the jury evidently being convinced that
in all but q mere form she was the faithful wife
of the deceased. and was recognized. trusted and
beloved as such by him to his dying hour. As
the happy mother left the court room with her
children, it was evident that the sympathy Of
the BENCH the bar. and the finding Of the jury
was regarded by all as just and righteous YER
dict
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-12-31
Unhappy Marriages.
prom the yorker. s.a..,mau.l

IRON ne fonkers Statesman-l
The truth is that these too-freqaent "unhapry
marriages" are the offspring Of ignorance quite IS
much as OF actual sin or wrong. Fools. and e.
pecially vicious fools, have no right to get pcs
session Of an honest woman's life aud soul whiuh
they cannot comprehend. and the esvaiing in-
hueuce Of which they throw away even more by
stupidity than by willfulness.
A woman. by her sense and character. has
claim for many things besides shelter food and
clothing. She is not less n woman for being
welded; and the man who is ct TO be trusted
with good wife recollects all which this implies
and shows himself perpetualy chivairocs. sweet
spoken, considerate and deierential The fools
and bruies who abound among Us may think such
demands bard but they are not nearly as bad Us
TO live cat and dog life, missing the dearest pos
sibilities OF human intercourse.
What right has a man to expect happiness in
household who brings no sunshine into it
What right has be TO look for the graces and
rehnements OF early love when he violates them
by rude speech, illmanners aud the disregard Of
those little things upon which the selfrespect OF
u wife is built and maintained? The cynic who
rails at marriage-is generally one and the same
with the tboughtless egotist who files into the
presence OF his wife careless. stubborn and sour
tempered, though he never went to bis mistress
except on his best behavior
The fate Is horrible which pure aud faithful
girl may endure by encountering in him whom
she weds not mere actual cruelty or injury. but
stupid Incompetence to understand woman's
needs. dull forgetfuluess of the daily graces of
lite and oblivion of the fact that while men have
the world women have only their home. These
grossnesses of masculine iugratitude do not,
indeed. often lead TO visible catastrophe nor grow
into absolute Tyranny. but they equally tend that
way. They drag down wife's soul to the point
where she must despair; they change the SUBJ
lime meaning of marriage to vulgarily and weari-
ness; they spoil the chance of that best and
finest OF all education which each man obtains
who wins reasonably good woman for his CON-
panion. aud they cost more to million house,
holds than money or repentance can ever pay
hack
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-12-31

FINANCIAL ScIEscE-John Henry was with
Julia the other evening. when she observed:
"John. dear, what is all this talk about con-
tracing and expanding the currency, and which
do you believer
swell. my sweet" said John. pulling up his
collar. that depends upon circumstances. In
some cases should advocate contraction OF cur
rency, and in others expansion Of it. Il ia &C.
cordiDg to the circumstaDces-tha 10, the con-
dition Of things"
But what IS the difference between the two,
and how do circumstances effect them-that' 9
what | want to know. John p
"Oh, that's easily explained" said john in q
tone OF cheerfuness. sFor instance. when we
are alone we both cit on one chair, don't We p
"Yes"
That's contraction. When we hear your ma
or pa coming we get on two chairs, do We not 7"
Il should certainly say that we did,
well. my love, that is expansion
"John,' said She burrouing nader his ear,
Eve are contracting nov. amt wes''
lyon bet" said Jchn Henry, With intense
cheerfulness Peoria Journal
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-12-31
Meeting of strange Monkeys.

About year ago FIVE chimpanzses, or orang-
outangs, species of monkey nearest resembling
human beings, we're brought to the New York
Aquarium, of which only one now remains. Not
long since another arrived from Central Africa,
and there was much curiosity to see how the two
creatures would act at their first meeting. When
the stranger was put in the cage. Tommy" the
old inhabitant, looked at him q moment with
some little dstrust. then he approached nearer,
and alter little hesitation threw one arm over
his shoulder 10 manner that was almost human.
They looked into each others eyes with serious
faces, and, clasping their long arms about each
other embraced. Then they separated. and
Tommy" extended his hand, which the new
conner took and shook, Then Tommy" offered
the courtesies Of his cage to the newcomer, gave
him part Of his blanket and the remains of bis
dinner. When the new arrival was given his
first bath he objected strongly and fought against
soap and water. and brush and comb like an OBJ
stinate child, while .'Tommy" looked on in ap-
parent glee. At ten O'Clock at night the new
chmpaozee was wrapped up in his blanket,
sleeping soundy. and Tommy" with his blanket
pulled over his shoulders, eat few feet away,
watching him with great solicitude.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-12-31

TAsrE.-What comfort it is to poor women,
who yet like to look we'll, to remember that il is
not so much what is worn as how 1t is worn that
produces the general effect Of being well dressed
The material may be splendid, but if i'll cut or i'll
adjusted the woman appears no better for it. A
linen dress made with taste is more becoming
than silk out Of the mode or awkwardly put on;
and the simplest ribbons, tied by one who knows
just how TO do it, will be more elegant than the
costliest scarf in the arrangement Of which taste
has not been consulted We have seen a girl
who earned FIVE dollars a week aud dressed her.
self on it, produced better effect of toilette
than another whose father paid her bills without
question. The same money may as often be
spent on what is ugly and common looking as on
what is delicate and elegant. There is q choice
in everything. from calico to velvet.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-12-31

man can not afford to be unfaithful under
any circumstances; can not afford to be mean at
any time; can not efford to do less than his best
at all times and under all circumstances No
matter how wrongfully you are placed. and no
matter how unjustly yeu are treated, you can
not for your own sake, afford TO use anything
but your best self, nor to render anything but
your best service; you can not afford to lie to
liar ycu can not afford to do other than deal
uprightly with any man. no matter what exigen-
cIes may exist between him and you. No man
can afford to be anything but q true man, living
in his higher nature. ami acting from the highest
consideration.-Anti MonopoLia
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-12-31

No material thing can exhibit the life Of the
spiritual. The truth is transcendeut. eternal and
Divine; not natural, temporal aud human No
natural powers can represent the trauscendent
mystery. The initude Of the temporal can not
expound the Infinite Of the eternal Human gs-
MUS can not look into the depths Of the Divine
and announce the unfathomIess fulIuess
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-12-31

A ScorcH nobleman one day visited law
yer at his Office, in which at the time there
was blazing fire, which led him to exclaim,
"Mr. <, your Office is as hot as an oven" 80
it should be, my lord" replied the lawyer
cit is here make my Bread
The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-12-31

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