Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
GRIMES ANp CRIMINALS

Mrs. Maria L, Crew, aged % years,
wife of Joseph Crew, living on Libby farm, Gro
ten Ridge, Massa chussetts, was outraged and
murdered bV tramp, January II. The vii
lain escaped without arrest.
On the night of Jan. 10, at Weir City,
Kansas, Charles L. Wallace, a young lawyer,
was waylaid, shot and mortally wounded
while passing along the street. He refuses to
give any account of the shooting or any in
formation regarding It's cause. 1t is stated,
however, that there is a lady in the case, and
the assassination last night was the result OF
conflict for her hand.
At Dayton, OHIO, on the morning of
Jan, II, Lee Lyman was shot and killed by
John Francis. Francis had been arrested dur
ing the day by Lyman for carrying concealed
weapons, but none being found on him he was
released. He followed Lyman into saloon,
and without warning drew a revolver and
fired, killing Lyman instantly Francis was a
young man aged %. He gave himself up to
officers.
At Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sometime
during the night of Jan. 10 Capt. W. G. VIII
kinson shot himself and wife. Both are dead.
SduSC NOluCSblC GlOuUlS. tOT lie past lCIl
days Wilkinson has been on a spree. Sauur.
day his wife applied to Gen. Hincks for an OF
der stopping her husbands beer. This being
granted made Wilkinson morose and low
spirited. Sunday night he came to the city,
saying to au inmate of the home that he must
have whiskey or he would go crazy. He is
known to have taken several drinks while in
the city, and is supposed to have returned
home about 8 o'clock. On entering his sit
ting-roCm he found his wife at the writing
desk in very unhappy state of mind. She
hsd already written a letter to her sister in
Chicago, and was engaged IN answering an
advertisement for companion to sick lady
Both Wilkinson and his wife was quick tenn
pered and as he was feeling sullen and bitter
towards her for having stopped his beer al
lowance, and she probably thinking of leaving
him, their meeting WAS naturally not pleas
ant There We're no witnesses to the tragedy
and the manner Of the murder and suicide as
yet are connective. When found Mrs. Wilkin
son was lying on her face. both hands clasped
across her breast The Jagged hole behind the
ear, from which the brain protruded. showed
plainly the cause OF her sudden death. The
door leading to the bedroom was open, and
on the threshold lay the murderer in pool Of
his own blood. He was lying upon his back
his left hand across his breast, while the right
hand dropped carelessly over the thigh. Neal
him lay revolver, carrying 32-l00 ball
three loads remaining in the cyliuder. Al
hc fell, his head struck the foot of his wife'S
bed in which lay her youngest child, babe
or four months. In the next room slept the
two older girls, one Of them 3 the other years
OF age, and neighbours boy, aged 10. Yet
these little ones slept soundly. and heard moi
the angry words nor murderous shot. Before
the children were removed from the house
the little 3-year-old girl had seen her father
and mother, and looking up innocently to s
by-stander. said: My mamma died; my father
made her die The children are very beauti
fu little girls, and are being temporarily caret
for by Mrs Shatfer, who lives at the Home
Wilkinson was born at Leeds, England H
served as band.master in the Severty-firs
Pennsylvania. In 1874 he was admitted to tn
Dayton Branch Home, and in the same yea
transferred to Milwaukee. Mrs. Wilkinson'
maiden name was Eagan. Her mother ant
sister reside in Chicago.