Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-08
FEARFUL MURDER.
The Hull Tragedy Repeated with Addi.
tional Elements Of Horror.
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tiOnal Elements Of Horror.
Buffalo Telegram, stth. q Chicago Tribune.
A horrible murder occurred last
night in the town Of Ellington, Chautau-
qua county, which bears much SINH
larity to the celebrated Hull tragedy
that has recently electrified New York,
The victim is Mrs. Charles Croslv, the
wife of wealthy farmer living there,
and Grossly came near accompanying
her to that bourne from whence no
traveller returns. Yesterday, about
noon, Grossly drove to Connowaugo
Station to settle with Eldred Bentley,
who owed MIN some money. There
was some misunderstanding between
the men. and they had some angry
words. About 5 o'clock in the after
noon Grossly was paid by Bently the
sum of $40 and some cents. Taking
this money, he drove home and put IS
in the pocket of his overalls, which he
hung on the foot of his bed. There was
$40 besides this in the pockets of his
oyeralls. After he had done the even
ing work, Grossly took the remaining IS
and went to Ellington, where he paid
it to A. ]. Dobbin. from whom he
rented his farm. Returning home
about 10 o'clock he was little sur
prised on nearing his house not to see
any light in the window, for his wife
was accustomed to leave lamp burn
ing when he was expected home ut
night. As he reached the clump OF
trees just west of his house he was
somewhat startled at hearing shrill
whistle, evidently in the midst of the
trees. He entered the sitting-room
and, as he walked through the door,
said "Where are you Emily ~
He had taken but two steps from the
door when he received crushing blow
ON the head, from which the blood
spurted, almost binding him. He
turned and grasped his assailant, and
then commenced q life-and-death strug-
gle. They fought their way halt way
across the room, when the door open
ing to the street was suddenly thrown
open from the outside. Through this
door his assailant rushed, Grossly cling
ing to him. Grossly was dragged to the
edge of the road, when he heard Il PTS
tol-shot and felt that his left hand was
wounded. With his right hand he
chung to his opponent, and was further
dragged under the trees almost to the
next house. Here another blow was
dealt him and he fell to the ground par
TALLY stunned, but able to cry out
'Murderw and "Helpm His cries and
the pistol-shot aroused Charles and So
phronia Wheeler, and Sophronia went
over to arouse Mrs. Grossly. Entering
the bedroom OF Crosly's house she was
terrified to find Mrs. Grossly lying dead
in her bed, the blood pouring from her
mouth. Her little son years old, was
lying asleep i'll his trundle-bed, near
his dead mother. The two families by
this time were thoroughly aroused, and
Charles Wheeler caught horse, and
rode to Ellington for doctor, arousing
the neighbors rs he went. Grossly was
found to be suffering from serious
wound over the left temple an inch in
length, and extending to the bone.
The little finger of his left hand was
also wounded by pistol-ball, the bu!-
let remaining i'll the finger. An exam
nation of Mrs. Grossly was nlado. She
was found lying on her back, her head
turned to the left, her right leg and hip
uncovered. She had been dead prob
ably three-quarters of an hour. Blood
had flowed from her mouth, staining
the pillow under the left side of her
mead, and there were spots of blood on
the sheet. On the neck of the dead
woman were the prints Of the thumb
and fingers of the murderer. She had
evidently been strangled before she
could utter cry, and the bed clothing
had been partially thrown from her III
her convulsive struggles to escape from
her brutal assailant. The shooting had
been done with Crosly's own pistol. A
search of the room showed that $27 had
been taken from Crosly's oyeralls with
some other plumber. The general be-
lief was that the crime had been COM
mitted by ira .ps, and large force Of
men are securing the country in search
Of them. Two tramps named Christ
opher Falk and John Engel were ar
rested at Dayton, yesterday. on sus-
picion Of having perpetrated the MUIR
der, but succeeded in proving their
innocence, and were discharged.