The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-12-23
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manageable girls Of his own neighbOrhood,
he gave out that he was going dovn to Boston
to get him wife. He left home for that pIr.
pose, amid the jeers of his neighbors, who pro-
dtgtea all slets g. misfoEtneatt4 uDuld be-
fSn hin. ArSivinaFin t1ls HitJs hade his,
way 70 Y. wsal-kQowAs aiatS nigS CO btiice apd
impaired the object Of his mission to the
matrOn In attendance. After considerable
questioning to satisfy herself Of The HON
esty Of the farmers intentions, she went
into the room where dozen Or more
young women were waiting for situa-
tions. She stated to them that = siiad
was in the Office who HAD come
to Boston to get hin = wife Vert suwe any
present who were willing to marry an honest
New Aampshiye fafmsr WITHOUT NY pvurt-
ship2 He said he was Wiling to give her .
good nt-Out Of wedding clothes at once. One
young, plump-lO0kfng IrisA gtri said she'd like
to sec the party. After q few minutes con-
versatiOn with the widQwer she consented TO
marry him, and they left the pfnee to ~
the wedding outfit. The farmer took Into
his confidence one. Ut the sAlesw0men,- who
joyfully entered into the matter. After assist
ing them in their selection OF the various nee
essary articles of . minor nature, they won't
up to the dress department to buy the we'd
ding gown. The variety shown the younR
set her heart ON dress that exactly suited
her. Unfortunately, the price was SIS more
than the man was willing to pay. The girl
coaxed and pleaded with him; the saleswoman
used all her arguments to make the sale, Tut
the widOwer was iniexible. Thirty dollars
was an ALFRED lot of money to pay for
gown" Finally the girl declared that nothing
else would satisfy her, and began to cry in real
earnest. Matters looked serious; several 9TH
or saleswomen took sides with the girl, and
pleaded for the coveted dress, but without
success. Then the girl got her spirit up, and
told him that he was . mean old fellow, and
she wouldn't marry him if he'd give her the
best dress in the store, and marched OUT
B0stOn Commonwealth. F@ a@2
The Chester Ul.) Horror.
A CHESTER Gn) special to the Chicago Ttssee
Of the 9th gives the following account Of the
horrible tragedy recently enacted in that
place:
"Last Friday Louis Tockstein. . man TWEEN
ty-six years old, a farmer living about . mile
east Of this city, showed signs of insanity and
was brought to town and placed in jail for safe
keeping. Sunday his brother took him home.
In the afternoon, when left unguarded, he
forced his sisters out into the yard, making
them kneel down and pray, but was surprised
by the return of his brother. After getting
into the house he became violent, and had to
be tied down. Monday he was delivered I'd
the Sheriff, tried by the County Court, and
ordered committed to the Insane Asylum at
Anna, Ill. He had to be held until Tuesday
noon for transportation. The Sheriff placed
him in charge of James Waters and his
brother, Louis Gerlach, locked in q room
in the st. Charles Hotel, on the ground
floor. The prisoner was very quiet
throughout the night and was awakened
to wash for breakfast. He got DIP pleasantly
and started to wash, when suddenly he threw
the water into Gerlach's face and jumped for
the window. Waters caught hold Of his coat,
but did not succeed in holding him. He and
Gerlach pursued him, but the maniac bounded
over fences and bitches like . deer, and was
soon out Of sight. He ran west down long,
sloping hill. At the foot of the hill on little
plat of ground stood the house Of Thomas
Ryan. q small one-story whitewashed house,
about one hundred yards from any neighbors.
The occupants ON Tuesday morning were
Thomas Ryan, an old man, weak and feeble,
between seventy and eighty years Of age, his
daughter, Mrs. Smith, about thirty-ave years
old, Mrs. Smiths daughter Sarah, aged twelve,
and Ryan's grandson, Arthur BardoR, ten
years old. Tho maniac stopped on the hillside
and took OF his boots. Then he jumped rail-
fence and plunged bodily through the window,
smashing the RlasSand sash. Overturping the
table, he rushed into the bedroom Of old man
Ryan and commenced to pull him out OF bed.
The boy, who slept with his grandfather. woke
up and crawled over the foot of the bed, ran
outdoors and passed his aunt md cousin ut
the corner Of the house, his aunt holdihg IN Ak
In her hand. He kept running. and gave the
alarm to the neighbots, who FASTENED to the
scene, but too late. Ryan, the woman and
little girl were weltering in their blood, Rreat
streams flowing from Their heads and throa<s.
The head Of the little girl was cut entirely on,
'eaving the chin attached to the body, the
head being carried away by the murderer. The
neighbors were Mortified and stood stunned
upon viewing the remains, while the maniac
bounded over the hills, swinging the bleeding
head In defiance. Gaining the woods, he dis
appeared from view, tearing the clothing from
his body and scattering the pieces ~ heran. He
cleared the woods and came out ct the back part
eeDr. Gordon's premises. Leaping the fence
h. rushed into the kitchen, the child's head
still in his hands. The hired girl, Mary Hight
come, had just built the flre, when Tockstoin
struck her with the head, knocking her down.
He then rushed into the bedroom of Mrs. Ed
ward Gordon, pulled her out Of bed. and would
have murdered her, but tie sosesmsS a bob
women brpuslE the hired paa. Louis HDru-
,beck. totheirsSsS taace, Who, aftsf adedpfA
struggle, succeeded in downing Tockstein. Dr..
Gordon and Holnbeck tied him securely with
ropes. The madman struggled desperately to
get tie heed Of little 6arahs sa9inx iewaeA1s
sisters head, ana he wanted h. He wss sgaan
remanded to the care Of the shenn.
"Tne Tsa,ss reporter VIsitSd - soeae soon
sitter tho murder, and viewed the bodies and
the premises. Ryan's body hay about ten fest
from the corner Of the house. To the right
lay the body Of Mrs. Smith. About I'VE feet
On the other side Of her lay little Sarah Smith,
the head having been returned 10 the body.
The sight was horrible. Greet pools Of blood
saturated the erosind in heaps q human gore.
The cory *. on which the hairs q the old,
gray-headed man werestin sticking, was there
between the bodies.. and the sOld dental plate
knocked from the mouth Of Mrs. Smith with
her two teeth still sttached. The AZ showed
Of the yellow clay On the outside of the hotisk
There werelo sigD' Of any struggle. They
were killed on the spot where they undoubt-
edly knelt to Qray., The mapioe stand
i8G tSefesN With Ak fqeISmkR
mako their peace with Almighty God, and
waited with bated breath for rthem to cay
amen. striking the man, woman and child a.
most simuitsneously. The Pleys thasx
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.fhni ce sne ghauImsfiSs iealiee. esidsI Sc
:holaes svctytlins W. tlrneds SJer, no Il Ne,
chairs, lounge and dishes being broken. ISe
scene In the old mans chamber, although NO
hlCody mafks were there, must hevo ben
terrible, Is he struggled weakly to defend
himself against the superhumau strength Of
the siafing-eyed maniac, Who forced Him out
and slaughtered him at his leisure.
These sDoQU1e twore h oEdin0y circum.
stances Of lifes and were much respected IN
ahts conneh1t. MekD4ps - AfHof1k
was vel; educated, ., single man Of very fne
appearance, Of good address, and also without
4 blemish IN bis character. His mother did
about two months ago, leaving hfm 70 settls
up the affairs Of her estate. He Al6o Atoly lost
his farm through mortsasess - this b a.
cribed his insanity. During his Night through
the woods he scattered mo0ey and notes q.
timated ~ Ms brother u eloo ID value. Tho
bodies Of tn Vic sane Wece mfiedsto-day."
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