The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-02-23
A CHAPTER OF CRIMES.
Attempt by Young Man to Burn His
Father and Sister to Death.

Attempt by a Young Man to Burn His
Father and Sister to Death.
WHEELING, W. Va, Feb. 21.-About a
month ago the residence of William Worrell,
near ClaySvllle, Pa, was burned. It seems
that James Worrell, son If William Worrell,
was engaged to young lady, but not having
means TO marry he undertook to destroy his
father and sister that he could come into DOS
session OF the property. Before setting fire to
the house he locked his sister in one room and
tied his father in another room. Fortunately
servant discovered them in time to save their
lives. Young Worrell is q years of age, high
~ educated, and the family is highly respect.
cd.
A Vermonter Murdered to Secure a Life
Insurance.
OMAHA, Neb, Feb. 21.-On the 31st of Jam
uary y u. Lawrence and Frank Lawrence
his son, arrived here from Vermont, en- route
to Denver. Both left the train at Grand Is
land, where the father died on the 9TH of Feb
ruary. The strange, unnatural conduct of the
son before and at the burial aroused suspicion,
and the stomach of the father being analysed,
sufficient prussic acid to cause death was
found. The son had insured his fathers life
before leaving Vermont for 5000 in the
knickerbocker and $1,000 in the Travellers
Insurance Companies. Frank was arrested
and held for murder.
A Put Up Robbery.
NEWPORT, R. T., Feb 21-The bondsmen of
George B. Anthony of Portsmouth, who was
said to have been robbed of $4,000 few nights
ago, are beginning to doubt the truth of his
statement, and some strange developments
may be looked for. They, at the instiga-
ton of the heirs of the estate upon which An
thony was administrator, had. been pressing
him for long time to sell the mill stocks
which he held for the heirs. He has given
several versions of the robbery, one being that
he was knocked insensible and another that he
asked the thieves not to take his watch as it
would do them no good. Those who have
bruise upon his face or body. 1t is said $3.50
has been found in Anthony's slaughter house.
Murder in Boston-A Nest OF Burglars
Unearthed.
BOSTON, Feb. 21.-An undoubted case of
murder, which occurred in this CITY little
over week ago, has just come to light. Hen
ry Orphen. keeper of a boarding house, No. %
Florence street. ct the south end in this CITY,
learned this evening that two of his dodgers
who roomed together had been missing eight
days. He opened their room tonight and
found Il. q. Marshall, one of the missing
dodgers, lying dead upon the floor with q seven
shot revolver in his left hand aud bullet hole
which caused his death on the right side of his
head. The other occupant of the room, whose
name cannot be obtained from the police, has
not been seen since about p. m. on the 18th.
An inquest is to be held upon the body of the
murdered man tomorrow. An examination of
the room brought to light large lot of bur-
glars tools, seven crucibles of various sizes and
number of precious stones, evidently taken
from jewelry.
The police believe that the murder was COM
mitted in quarrel over spoils. No time has
been had to identify the stones found, but they
have reason for the belief that the property is
part of that stolen from Geo. H. Norman 8 res
ldence, Beacon street, on the night of the 18th.