, 1879-04-26
Gin plays tho "Grantl.Duchcss :"
with Villain OF o
Tramp.
III, Wrongs Finally Cry for Redress,
49, and He Has to Cut "---
The Bntchery.
california Darkey Starts Cold Mine,
Stocking 1t with $4,000
from tho Mint.
nr;ug Bank Robbery at Laconia, N. f.
The Dsifarga Tragody--The
Arkansss Revival.
REAL LIFE.
Ehaetat Etxn6fcA Ia 1hk 1ffkfi4k.


REAL LIFE. =
6n.cfa' Etspafca to The Tribune
H. LOUIS, NO., April 25.--A terrible tragedy
occurred here to~day IN the eiapo OF ncarly-
,utte.siul attempt TO murder Ihe would.bo
assassin Is William A. smith, OF INDIANAPOLIS,
Ind, and the victim Mss' a. n. Sterling, ~ifo III
An. Sterling, formerly d resident Of 1t. Louis,
.vJ member OF tic firm. Of Sterling & Web
s. ~" ,ssl r,tate dealers. Mi. Sterling left st.
N' 'es. essat vrsr oro tn rmhark IN hu.tnc.s
Louis spoaa -. aeo ,.,s... " 10 .'s. =,
Il dG'obe City, Arizona' ieashe hss ~'te nero IN
Tie custody Of frcnds. soon alter her husbatlt's
s.,ort,rc sho rrpw tired Of city life, and
Wi Wa, out into tho country to n
mo'ea ons ~ w. o,.,., a,,,1 ,,,.t,,, -.
l,ge lasm ne S'tn m,,e s fro snm%s,c1a @ % nj m "
suutnegfcd she owned the finest residence
49, thr ,t,c Town could boast al. md sho wns
ma, s1.. ,he mia owncr of four at,h,tan,}n, rcs,,
bes'oeA ,H' .os w.. ~ s,.'~..,'l tee'- .,'F
woman was reputcd to be worth ut least
ssu ssusSs on n June Iay last SIMMER. sl,o W, wa,
as~' .ps.a, sun n vfsi, from n f,irtv and rooaoa
hono'ea "na , .'s's ''o'a ~, Va. a'u takeeu ~.
tramp SIo a.assu ',esncn, a' ne Wa1 a.a.,n III
referred him to the foreman Of tho
,ss. t.m .na ~ honos wcTc nredcs.. t,,,. tron1n
1a1p'n"3 ~ ""."" 60. ' ta'n s'4u'p' ~,
Spoea'c ns ha''e 10 o1''''i' WIS ca'plosea. Ao
worked well, nni bcean to "enruco up' cou-
tdesably. After ho had beou at work short
unc he turned out to be- a very pont7- 7-1fu,kinp
'u.' WI. +. ,,.., =, 49,, ~ s s..s.,.''
nan. ".a' ~ ~ I'ost, Nv ocsan " pay "llo''''o"'
TO Mrs. Sterling, aild' surprising as It may seem,
lse Uas eomeWha. pleased with tho fellow.
I'D ,s.ohe1 ,,c rim o1o ~ do H. osr
hsu .saeAe.t t.,o ''p' u@a " ao' ~ eoA-
t!aued b's attention. growing moro BOLD every
dsg. ard the matroaly, woman accepted with
ro, s1is,cd n orcat whc hc,ofc the toromon @a ~
uos sas ~ ,,.at ~. .s 10y 'o's..sa4 u
me1sfm' "as 'ou M l''at Jus se1Slees were no
i9neer needed Tie poor fellow accepted bis
discharge, vent 10 Enst St. Louis md Joined
The Netropolisaa Police force There ls SUI. re-
~. ,..'n s.s,,,9,,. ". 't1, "ao Aau "oo
AFs' steFIl1gs gooa Will, WIS Installed as forc-
man At the SutdmaFaeld farm. About this timo
Ut. Sterling returned home on a short visit.
th wlfo seemed greatly pleased to meet
nn, anu 10 returned TO the Oar West
entirely ignorant OF the true state Of Affairs
1t summerteId, wllcro the summer days sped
tHftlJ by 1filh Mrs. Sterling md the tramp
enslh growing moro intlmnte every dny, until
fu'ly they lived together as ,nnu and wife, a,,l
ssencd Ia thc seventh heaven Of happiness,
Smith bad bY tb1s time moten,oTphoeet1 himself
into a gentleman with money which Sfrs.
s,s,nc i,rn,sho, h,,, froo,s ht IN, ~, e. s.
nuueh bcra1ity as he desired. In September
The pair began to quarrel about the MONEY.
Smiths domaruls for more tnonev hogan n IN,
al . frc""cnt ev.c,,rrnsno n', , ), oIsn. 'ea :" -, W
", ,a.sqp1 I1'"s , oseu,'Iass' .."a ~ 'aat w
VI aaattea resulted III threat from Smith
!tokll Mrs. Sterling. shs Ind him arrested,
but BY lawyer got llim released on somc tech
aIlalty aud he and Mrs: Sterling rclapscd t1to
soId out lcr pcrsoual elects mid went to Leu
anon to l|vc with Aonle friends named Bennett,
... me saipe limo leaving Smith no word as to
rm sui In%. %as gonx IT,, her With
eA Intimate With er l,ying % nnrt 9 ~ H. fin, W
4 Il tahonnu iii u,ss.i S ,,s,sI, 49, ~ ts''.t s