Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-25

DRIVEN INSANE BY REMoRsE FOR A MURDER
COMMITTED THROUGH JEALOUsV.-A telegram
from Salamanca, n. Y, Oct. oath, says: About
twenty years ago Martin Battles lived with his
latntr IN the town OF Charlotte, Chautauqua
county. Cornelius Lynch, young IrlShinan,
WORKED for the family. Sarah Lyon, hand
SI aIt,g Iii, was servant Ia the family. Both
hGitlh battieS and the hired man, Lynch were
ia love with the girl. They Quarreled over her
ana one day Battles shot aud killed his rival
4e was Irlcd apd convicted Of murder in til
tist 0esfee, and sentenced to one year III the
AUBURN pen!tentiaTy and then to be hanged THIS
was required by statute then Just passed. His
use use was brought before the court Of appeals
he court decided that the act OF the le.lsIa-
lure was unconstitutional, and Il ittlas W. act
az noerty. He enlisted In the Union ARM and
5ssiNto through the late war. He theo returned
hanntea I hT atciaIed tbat he was constantly
i tuun,eu oy lhe presence or the nan he hai
Nh htiiTo, ana De was sorry that the sentence OF
NY ivy Jaw Lao not teen carried out He epdaav-
IoI.ip" ,t nave himself placed on trial again.
up.'!S ,lias ne would be convicted and hafpa1
ne Hna!ly became inaEiac aud Was nlare, n
tne western Asylum FOR the insane. lie H. SRI,
that his 1fct Gd that Institution ana imag
INC nio .lcliih Is AWAY present in his cell for
a.I puipoSe CT 'nocking and torturiag him H
az tiIieS throws himself on his KNEES n IA mar,
veaT en Of 70 aea ii Although he is only rorfy
!ea'S oi sSe. his hair Is as white as n mar, 6r
10 Every Jay Is one or terror to him.
AN INSURANCE MYsTERY.-a reo,arkah,o,,
sun came on FOR trial In Scrantoj p; Ia,
week before President Judge Hanaley "a
piain nun Il talnerlne White. of ScrantSn vynn
mas brought action against the United ;<ra, -"
Mutual ala society. or Lebanon. Pa. to- Two
recovery OF S3,tto, That being the arnOllnt ~ IN
Insurance policy on the lie OF the DIsint,sTin
sister. Mary White, who, it Is alleged vac T.,
sufed on the 22d or July, 1878. and died Noyeln.
Der 22 CT tie sane year. The application -.
membership was put Ia evidence by thn "a
fence, who undertook to show that at the RI ne
The policy was Issued the deceased. Mary Wht5s
was sn invalid d! ing or consumption and RI A,
she was perSop&tcG before the eyamtntn !,
physician, DR.. Eorace Laid. by the pIaint,Tf
In the present case. Dr.. Ladi was sutnmOned
here from Philadelphia TO testify and state i
on he Witness stand that the woman lie exam
ined as Mary White was Of robust constitution.
She fixed Der mark 10 the application sewing
she could ret write. The husband OF the de.
Issued, was also witness, and said his H,if
having treated Mary White, and found her sur
| ieIibg from consumption few days before tie
| date or the policy, and Dr.. Haggerty who az
! Gid nGt indicate consumption In any FORM The
/ counsel for the defence iaborei hard to esfan.
| lish TIE fact that Catherine White, knowing her
| sister Mary was dying, had her life fastired
| anG peTsonated her before the examining ply
| stefan, Tho row says he could not Identity her
as the person he examined. The agent for the
/ society, Mr.. Patrick WaidroD, testitias Mary
| White, the deceased was the person whose life
| lie Insured. The Jury brought In verdcs for
/ the plaintiff for s3,s25.26, the amount of the
/ policy ard interest, The company VIII carry
The case 10 The supreme court.
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