The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-07-29
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
Horrible Wife Murder in South Carolina
miscellaneous Record.
HORRIBLY CARVED.

ABBEy1LE,S. G. July 25.-To-day Abra-
ham Marten of this place assaulted his wife
Lucinda, With an axe and cut her so terribly
about the body and shoulders that she can
not live many hours. The crime was one of
the most unnatural and disgusting known in
the annals of crime. Marten has been mar
ried to the woman he has mangled for IS
years, and she is the mother of fuorteen
children. About - years ago he took up
with Estella Greenwood and since that time
has been living with her and spent
hale of his time in her house.
His Iwife refused to live with
him any longer and this morning made her
preparations to leave, when Marten came
upon her and she declared that she wouldn't
live with him any longer. He went and got
an axe and despite her almost superhuman
efforts to get away from him he felled her to
the ground and literally chopped her shoul-
ders and body into shreds. Strange to say
the woman still lives, but her death is con-
sidered only question of few hours. Mar
ten has not yet been arrested.
CHOKED him TO DEATH.
CINCINNATI, July 25.-An unusual homicide
occurred in the northwest part CT the city this
workhonse prisoners have been at work on q
quarry. Paul Smith, colored, from Jackson,
Tennessee, who had jnst been discharged from
the workhouse went to the quarry to get a
drink from the spring. While he
was there John King, an Irish laborer,
who lives near. came up and began to abuse
him, and a quarrel followed with stone throw
Ing, and finally they came together, when
Smith threw King, and selling his throat actu-
ally choked him to death. Smith gave him
self up to the first officer he met. ~ .... ~
coRRUPT1Na LEGISLATORS -.
HARRISBURG, Pa, July 25.-Subponas have
been issued on witnesses in the case of George s..
Smith, of Philadelphia, and Christian Long
and E. J. Mcclure, of Shippenburg, charged
with corrupt solicitation Of members of the
legislature, An effort will be made to have
the cases tried ct the October term of the
court.
RIVER STEAMBOAT BURNED.
LOUISVILLE, July 25.-The new steamer
81. 8. Dexter, Capt. Jack Grammar, en- route
hom Pittsburgh to Evansville, caught fire
while under way just opposite Jacksonville,
Ind, this afternoon. The boat was headed
towards the shore, but the fire got too hot for
the pilot and he had to back her into the
Island opposite Jacksonville where she burnt
% her hull when the fire was put. out by the
uouAs'A!Ae aAo oeAersonV1l1e Terry DOat.
She had no passengers on board,
and all the crew escaped but lost all their
clothing. etc. She had full trip of freight
consisting of salt and glassware, of which most
will be saved as her hull was damaged very
little. The Dexter was new boat. just finish
ed at Pittsburgh for the Evansville & Cairo
packet company, and was on her first trip to
Evansville. She was valued at $4,000 and
insured for $4,000. Origin of the FIRE sup
posed to be incendiary
TEE TUNNEL CAVE.
JERSEY CITY, July 25.-Work progressed
very slowly upon crib work to-day. The pile
drivers were in operation all Saturday night
but at an early hour this morning one of the
engines became leaky and was disabled. The
shaft was entirely cleared of water at 1 O clock
this morning and the two stationary engines
at the bottom were set to work pumping water
which had leaked throug b the dead-eye of the
air lock. :. ,[.rs EEss3 2.
DROWNED. && Z @E-a&.2a
: DENVER, July Is. "A man named Lereipes
and Joe. Watson, q two.yearS old boy, were
drowned near the city to-day by cspsizing q
boat. .. -t.' I..E ... -
...-.- A DRUGaIsT's MISTAKE. -,-4,-- -~---~.
BRADFORD, Pa, July 25.-The coroner is
now holding an inquest on the body Of A. W.
Carroll, resident of this city who is supposed
to have died from poison. Tuesday last DR..
R. n. Hopkins prescribed for Carroll for bowel
complaint. After taking several powders the
patient became insensible and so remain until
Saturday morning when he died. An analysis
of the powder and of the stomach is now being
made by an expert 1t is thought that in COM
pounding the druggist by mistake used NOR
phia instead of calomel as directed.