The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-27
A STRANGE CRIMINALS END
1uE HfVGTNG or CHARLES PEA CE-
GENTLEMIN MURDERER.
The phcnomenni trnck-m"n who Fidded md
carved Argeis for Pnstime-ThrowIn
I,i,n.c + from Train Going at the Rate
of Jtuy Miles nn Hour, but Escaping.

of Iiny Nile. Hour, but Escaping
loNuoN. Feb. &c Charles Peace, the noto-
,ons nurelur and murderer. recently convicted
ofths murder Of Arthur DYSON. acivil engineer.
nj Baurrrrrrss. ON Nov. 90 1876. was hanged Mt
1nr,l- Yesterday Peace was as romantic and
Interesting u character as has ever been en-
b,mcd n the police annals. Hs had natural
Gifts Whirh were of immense advantage to him
in his profession. and to these he aldNd numcr-
pus accomplishments which he could always
employ g. divert attention from hs true work.
Born iu sheffield. Peace grew up to the estate
Of A woik kIngman. hut he almost Immediately
abandoned the shop To- become FIRST Il fiddler in
ue music halls and then thief. lIu wont
Mrou-h an Apprenticeship In his native city.
md wa several times imprisoned meanwhile.
Ii wis after his marriage that the peculiar line
o. conduct which made him famous was devel-
oped. Settling with his wife AMI children in
another town he put his children to sunday
school nldle,l religious tunes. blew hymns on
the harmonica. carved wooden nsurcs Of saints
nnd angels. aud discussed theology with tho
clergyman Of his parish. But in tue dusk Of
evening he would drive ont with the pony and
gig that ho owned. and the next morning the
country silr would be- startled with the report
OF house broken oprn and a booty secured.
The man was a natural actor. and could as-
sumo ull sorts of clover disguises at a moments
notice. lie had the power Of altering the shape
ofhi- body and his facial expression in n way
to pu4-ar the most skiliu detective. and he
could at will thrust out his lower jaw and force
The blood into his face So that he rcscmblel a
mulattO. At times he WAS round-shoudcred.
sickly-looking man. who slouched along with
nnccid muscles and at other times when oc-
casion required, he was straight and alert. his
foot WINS fleet a. that of u deer his arms. body.
H. A. f... 4 4. 1
Among other gifts Peace included that Of in
Huencng women. He had at one time half y
dozen of these devoted 10 his interests. and
dumb in regard 10 his unlawful operations. and
this Notwithstanding that he vas und"rszsd
wholly unhttractiye in either figure or face. and
surly and dictaorial in temper 1t was through
his devotion to the sex that the murder Of by
EOG came about.
p,eon haI married nm American " man in
n v.'nnd Ohio. IN 1856. Shc was attractive In
& lance. and living with her husband Mt
parnlll. near Sh' tiird iI the summer oi 1915.
became acquainted with Peace. who wa- there
carrying on his burgarious business ia the
quiet and religious manner that has been mem
nonrd. From all accounts. neither she nor her
husband were partial To- him. but she WIS inlu-
ent..l by hun Sufficiently To- allow herself ire.
nuenti, 10 he in his society. and she attended
iarS with him. and once the two were taken to-
gether n photograph, where the burglar M
pears In a suit Ol almost clerical cut. leaning
iamlary upon the back OF his companions
AZ las, Dyson's DISLIKE Of tho man grew to that
pitch that no forbade him his house. Mrs.
Dyson acquainted Peace with her husbands de-
eisinu whI ihrreupon. although hT dii not ven-
turr iu "nlrf the nous Hsnln, ~ red about NJ
oil sur,- Of tunes and seasons lying in wait 10
intercept the woman. Once he caught her Ms
she came 10 the door. and exhibiting n revolver
Threatened 10 shoot bOth her and her husband.
con plant was lodged against Peaco for that.
but when the police searched for him he was
not to be- found. shortly aiterward fearing
further annoyance. Dyson and his wife removed
from Darnall and " mt 10 live nj Bannorcross.
but on the very day TINT they entered their new
house Mrs. Dyson met Poare In tue street. aud
be again threatened her. saying that he would
follow and annoy herself and her husband
3sy Sen' Ssa for hgs hg5snT T aecr Mr- By
son saw Peace occasionally. who threatened
Onf.I, 2tth ~ - Z her Mrs. Dyson At about
o'rl0ea iu the .v'n'ng for some purpose went
Out of the house into thr back inrd. Shc ar
rIed lantern. uui having rn ted wh"t sue
wien she WAS startled by The Srrntoh'" ol
frar- who st.rird oui from We dHI Sn'ss I'M
In a. -.tur,.ss-d voice. "or / fire." and
lhe saw the CLEAN OF q pistol in the
dr,rpei tho lantern, and eynding The out.
srTrhrl hand ol the desp-Iaho' iharirl
uIfuugh tine door Of "a Little out house. Dyson,
VII wu- ia tie house. hoard IL, strrtWs oil ms
VII, and came running out. Hear TX MN m 'n',,
cou'cNmnnt. when she SAW Ponce walking cut
lhroush the yard gate into tho street ana hrr
hu-banl following him. She started TO- 60
lw.-e The first shot missed its marx
and lodged in an adjacent wall hut the
be fell dead at his wife's feet Peace hestated
- II urput to fire again, but then voices "rre
beard approaching ana we uurglnr, w III ,'nH I
ieapcd the garden wall and disappeared In an
CL"rl"s Peace after that could not be found
reward Of 800 was offered Tor MS arrest. hnd
tho most rigorous scar n WAS made Tor MIN
Throughout the kingdom but without result
mai. a1 RI by a series Of sAilful burgaries a
BlWkheath, and finally toe capture wHs MAJ,
by an 1iicer named , p' snrrised 'hg riid IN,
lhirl At his work and attacked him. The THIEF
who was armed, discharged nS1 Shots al III ~
officer beiore the latter could grnpple VIII VIII
him. and followed these by shNag,
stab from a dirk; hut the oncer althougi
severely wounded. held on until asslsIhN
arrived and the man was captured JONI
ward Was tie name that the burglar gave whel
Aman ieet 4 inches in height. 81 gilt but wir
In build. with hair closely cropped anu y nc
Know him then. but alterwArd certain informn
lion came to the station. and II came IN this way
stb'aTnne%rer0ss b'T ZERO Iii me mnl- lis way q shcfisl,
aud from there, on tho Midland hailway
foot 10 Hull where his wife WAS living. IN
police. who two hours after tho murder were Q
fis track. heard Of him. through his VII, /
lh.v cond not find him. He was. huweyc
In Hull for two months after the murde
Then he removed to Nottingham. ne IN
ihere woman named Thompson. wh9l
be made his mistress VIM MI nj ~
lived, calling llmhrU ~ Nor iihilAo' ~" ~
kl'tnghhm in a hurry. after large lace Iol
b.ry which occurred there and, taking Mf
Thompson with him. settled in HUI, where J.
iyod for two months. Robbery followed ro
b.ry wherever the pair were, but Mrs. Ihoiill
sun herself knew not o. the iAct uit "
pntamour WAS concerned in them, Iona,
came nryt after Hull, and suburb aitrr Sub,ll
WIS done" by Peace. and oil the while Mr
Thompson did not know either the Ocfupatle
Dr. rrnl name Of her companion.
But one day during his absence she looR'
over his eifects aud came across oard Dearl
he maine Peace II WAS an unubnal nam
And ono made notorious by the murder 9i ~
years aeo Mrs. THOMPSON put this ana that |
Rethrr and when PeGc" came nome thal eve
Ing she told him of her suspicious - To WI
be- was. Ho acknowledged himself TO 4t
H. also from that time walched y
Ike n lynx. As long as he was ,ir
h, cowrl nor and SIZE mover dared ~ lnlof
A.ainet him. But when one morning hhr ilrh
0f the capture AZ a burglar Al BlacAhenth, :
Wrnt down to the police onl'" to see VINO
burglar Was and when she had seen hhe u
lheI1lice that 1t was Charles Peace "hoh 'l'
On tho i'm Of last month. Poace was plnc
before the tar charged with the muIacr
DYSON Mrs Dyson meantime, hhd be
brought over from C.eye land, Wnefe hho II
been living since her husbands dsHth hha ;
appeared MS witness against MN. ne ,
auItUufi,t uftnr continuing for u tlnt, "