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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-09
WHERE LINCOLNS s ASSASSIN
IS BURIED.

The Washington correspondent of the
Buffalo Commercial writes: "1t was on
ly after some patient inquiry that | could
ascertain the facts, which are interesting,
and, SO far as | know are yet unpublish-
ed. Booth died as will be remembered
in barn in Maryland from wound re-
ceived from musket of Boston Corbett.
His body was brought to Washington,
and, after having been Unidentified by the
court-martial before which his fellow-con-
spirators were tried, was dissected by the
Surgeon General the army. The brain
and heart and some other parts of the
body was preserved in alcohol, and are
now on exhibition in the medical mu-
scum of the Surgeon Generals office.
The building in which the assassination
occurred was Ford's Theater. The Gov
ernment confscated it, but aferward
Ford was paid its full value, and it has
since been used the headquarters of the
Medical Corps of the army. The brain
and heart Of Booth are in jars, standing
in case that is situated very near the
actual scene of the assassination.
after the surgeon had done with
Booths body. it was buried in a grave in
the Arsenal grounds. Only half mile
dozen persons knew the exact spot, which
was unmarked. In 1867 Edwin Booth,
the actor, sent Mr.. Weaver, the sexton of
Christs Church Baltimore, to Washing
ton with a request that the remains of his
brother might be taken up and removed
to the family burial-place. After some
delay the request was granted by presi-
dent Johnson, who was finally appealed
to the cemetery in Baltimore and buried
it beside the elder Booth and others of
the family. The removal was conducted
with great secrecy, and was concealed
from Secretary Stanton, who had refused
to give his consent"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-09
A54EB SHl? \ bath ROOM.

The undersigned having purchased the Barber
oop and Bath Room of H. L. Beckman, has
ted them up in First-Class style. The Bath
oom viii now be in running order both day
I'D evening. Corner of Main and Second SITS.
VIM. WAIVER, Prop.'r
Watertown, Feb. 18th, 1880.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-03-17
DENTISTRY
LAND FOX SALE.
FOR SALE.

a handsome -ix-rooIn fame house. located
on Ruff street. northwestern par Of Butler.
LDf Nxi7G All nrcrerary onibuidings.
Terms Orr bird cash aud balance in four
equal annual pay ymcnts. Inquire at this Office.
iant4u
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-03-17

think the wounds were sufficient oi
themselves to produce death; Lefevre
told me his wife fell down stairs with
her neck on lower step and head rest
ing on the floor
SYMPTOMS OF sTRANGULATIoN.
On cross-examination Col. Thomp-
son endeavored to place the Doctor on
record as to symptoms of strangulation.
Question-In case of the death by
strangulation of an adult in full life,
would not the lungs be gorged with
blood, the left side of the heart be full
of blood and the right empty, the eyes
open and protruding, mouth open,
tongue out, and hands clenched ?
1lnSlcer-Not necessarily. The
lungs would ordinarily be gorged with
blood, but if previous blows had par
alyzed her and the heart ceased to
pump blood, then such would not be
the case
DR.. Pillow corroborated Dr. Bredin
DR.. j. NJ. Scott corroborated the 9TH
erS.
Seven pieces Of board taken from
the partition with blood spots were Of
fered in evidence The closet door was
also offered in evidence. A piece of
board showing two bloody finger
marks, taken from the cheek of the
pantry door, was also offered in evil
dence also piece Of rafter with
spot, got near where the cloth was
found up stairs.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-03-17
TUESDAY.

Court convened at 8 O'Clock. The
room was well filed with spectators.
The prisoner came in serenely, and
several times during the Cay indulged
in a smile at the witticisms of the
counsel.
The first witness was Smith Greer,
who was recalled to testify to the cor
rectness Of the diagram of the house.
Mitchell Heckert testified that he had
made the model.
Mrs. Eliza Kaufold testilied-Help-
ed to wash and lay out corpse on Tues
day head and neck very much swol-
len mark about as wide as two fin
gers around her neck; face and neck
was kind of blush yellow color mark
on breast and under right eye thought
side Of head appeared soft and as /
washed blood out Of her hair il came
out her hair was all tangled and
bloody her lift ear was slit up and
her right ear was slit across | saw
defendant that day in the house he
looked sorry looking.
Mrs Thomas Greer, sworn-Reside
about so rods from and in sight of
Lefevre's house; saw him motion to
my son Smith he went up, returned
at once and went up; think it was
between halfpast ii and u; found
Mrs. l.. living in the kitchen, feet on
carpet; the strip was off the door
into the hall f.; she was dead {; her right
eve was black Lefevre said they
were churning ; she told him to churn
until she would go up stairs for beans
to cook for the little folks supper wnen
they came home from school as he
was churning he heard scream and a
fall; opened the door, ran to the foot
Of the stairs and found Mrs. Lefevre
living with the back Of her neck on the
lower step and feet up in the corner of
the winding stairs | saw blood on
the first step of the stairs also on the
floor in the hall and by the pantry
door near the stairs | saw quite a spot
Of blood that looked like as if some
thing bloody had rolled over the floor
Lricvre said he had pulled Mrs. Lee
] fevre off the stairs and Strengthened
her out in the hall the spot where
the blood was would correspond TO the
description Of where she laid her
eyes and mouth were closed, hands
open and arms Timber.
Miss Louisa McCaskey, sworn
Reside within fifty rods of Lefevre's
got there about II O'Clock; saw the
body in the kitchen on the floor with
piece of carpet under the head; Le.
fevre was standing in the kitchen did
not speak when ] went in; Mrs. LIE,
fevre's eyes were shut, mouth closed
and the tongue not protruding; did
not touch the body /; the face and neck
was very much swollen, and as near
as | can describe it was Of dark mn.
latto color all over her face, and all
aroond her neck was a swollen cord
II ab0uttwo d1gcrs ntaatb ;bsF. .aeca
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-03-17
when. this question being settled, the
prosecution will rest.

| NHeu, Luis questiou uelug stttleu, the
prosecution will rest.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Court reserved the decision of ques-
tion of striking out DR.. Kings testi-
mony.
Little Harry Cooper identified boots
said to have been worn by deceased
on the day of her death, and also his
stepfather's dirty yellow overalls.
Prosecution formally offer in evil
dence the bloody cloth and hair found
by Mr.. Forquer under the rafter, and
| then rested.
The opening for defendant was
made by Lev. McQuistion, Esq, dur
ing which defendant shed tears copi-
ously. The theory of defence is that
the cloth under the rafter was secreted
there by some one for purpose of man.
ufacturing evidence, and that the
blood stains in the pantry were made
while cutting and packing pork.
Robert Cooper Gather of Samuel
Cooper, husband No. /, testified that
he helped defendant butcher two hogs
on Nov %, and piled the meat along
the petition between kitchen and
pantry
Mrs. Pauline Pugh testifed-On
Tuesday, after the body was :cofined,
| took water in tin basin, and soap
and old pant leg. and washed up the
blood, throwing the cloth out. THE
cloth found my Mr.. Forquer shown
witness. / believe that is the same
cloth / washed up the blood with;
when the BODY was dressed, all of the
skirts of her dress was torn up and
used to wipe up blood. Common
wealth allege it was burned by defen-
dant
Robert Elliott, son-in-law of defend
anti made draft of the house; am
a carpenter Witness goes into de-
tailed statement about the stairs five
pieces of board cut out of the door and
around the stairs, identified and offered
in evidence.
Andy Armstrong, another carpenter,
corroborated him.
Little Harry Cooper, recalled for de-
fence, fatty contradicts the theory Of
the defence, and says that the meat
was piled against the other wall of
the pantry, and not against the parti-
ton where blood was found
Smith Greer contradicted Harry
Cooper in regard to statement made by
him that his mother hadn't Lefevre's
boots on the morning of the difficulty.
Greer. Smith, Wike, and several
other witnesses, swore that Lefevre
had yellow overalls on, contradicting
Dan. Duffy
Mrs Wike said there was milk in
the churn, and she helped to churn it
on Tuesday
Mrs. Lang, recalled assisted in
laying out the corpse. In answer to
question by Colonel Thompson, as to
whether deceased was not in condi-
ton peculiar to women, witness said
that on account of the constant pres
ence of John Lefevre in the room, the
modesty of the women would not al
low them to make an examination.
John Pugh, foreman Of the inquest,
was asked to state what Lefevre swOre
before the inquest, to which the Com
monwealth objected.
Court adjourned.
CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-03-17
RECTIFY THE MIS- TAKE.

The Wilkesbarre Record, alluding to
the replies of the local leaders in various
parts Of this State to the circular of the
New York Tribune inquiring for their
preference on the Presidency, considered
the result shown as the "most signih-
cant development that has yet been
made Of Mr.. Blaine's overwhelming
popularity among the Republicans of
Pennsylvania 1t adds that "such
unanimity cannot be ignored by the
leaders of any political organization
that hopes for a long and victorious
career in the future, and they are blind
leaders who attempt it" 1t continues:
THE Republican press of the State
is in almost unanimous accord with the
masses of the party, and this constitutes
power that will certainly make itself
felt and heard Already in various
parts of the State there are movements
looking to an organized demand for a
rectiication of the mistake made at
Harrisburg. County Conventions are
being called at an earlier day than
usual, with view to giving authori-
tative expression of popular protest
against so gross misrepresentation OF
the Republican party OF Pennsylvania
in the National Convention as the car
rving out of the instructions for General
Grant would be.
"Tbere would be neither sense nor
reason in any attempt to ignore the
fact that popular dissatisfaction is man.
festing itself in the ranks Of the Re
publican party pretty generally through
out the State Under pressure OF pop
ular sentiment at least three or four of
the district delegates chosen to the
Chicago Convention have already been
constrained to declare, in an open and
public way, that they refuse to abide by
the unit rule and Grant instructions OF
the State Convention. 1t is useless
and absurd to insist that district del
egate is bound by the instructions OF
the State Convention when he is under
instructions from the party in the dis
trict he represents. A delegate to
National Convention Except for the
State at large) is simply the represen-
lhIlNc Ol tnt pun " III ihS IohE iDo''on"a
district, and it is his business to repre-
sent that party faithfully and honestly.
We do not go so far as to say that
delegate should not exercise any dis
cretonary powers, but he should not
permit himself to act dcEantly at vari-
ance with the wishes Of the people
whom he represents.
1--WE maintain now, as we have
heretofore, that the State Convention
exceeded it's just power when it as
sumed TO instruct district delegates to
the Chicago Convention, and that any
such delegate may justly, in difference
to the properly ascertaiusd wieh std
will of the Republican party 10 bis
Congressional district, ignore these u.
structions, without making himself 10
the least liable to the charge Of beings
disorganizer. If the Republicans Of
a Congressional district are for Blaine
they have a right to say SO in the Ma
tional Convention through the medium
of their delegates it for Grant, they
have right TO demand that Grant
snall have tho bepe6t Of tbvir VOICE
v1d utcs:s !.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-03-17

Par year. in siyAnce- .---.--....'.'.-si ~
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

BUTLER, KAESs CRY AVID PARKER RAILROAD
(hntier Iinie)
Trains leave butler for St Joe, NilIeTsiown
Karns City, peirolis, Parker, etc, al 4.25 a In
ana 205 and 720 + m See below for con-
nertion- with A K X.
Trains arrive at Butter from the above named
points It Z. 8 a. IN. ana i.55, aud 6-2o = IN
The LIS train connects with traiii on the =" "esi
Penn road through 20 Piitsoargh
sHzNANGo AND ALLEGHENY RAILROAD
Trims leave billiards Viii, Butter county,
for Harrisyille. 6reenvilie, etc, al 7io a. u.
and l2.2O and 2.20 ?. m.
Stages tea G Pe.Toia 1t ~ IN ior 80
train. and at 1910 a IN TOR ~ 30 tram
Return stages leave iliiiiard on arrival OF
trains al 1927 a. ~. and l.50 p. NJ
stage leaves Naffinsburg at $50 for l2.3O
train.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILRosD.
TrIins leave Butler Butler or Pittsburgh Time J
afaykct NJ SOC a. us- goes through to Ale
rheny arr wing ri 9.ni n. N. Thi- train con
Tscts at FreeporI with Frecport Aecommoda-
Lnn, which arrives at Allegheny al o.2O a. M,
raIlr,sd time.
Erprsss II 72l a. m. connecting al Butler
Juneti.,n. wifhonT change OF carr, At s.26 win
Fxp.e-s west, arriving IN Allegheny ri ass
n ans Ex-ress east arriving at BlsiTsviiie
al / 81 a. IN. railroad Iire
NaiI at 2.G .. IL connecting at Buiie: juno
tsOnyiGhouf eBaIge OF cars, with Express wesi,
arriving IN Allegheny at ) 20 p. m, and tx
press easr arriving at Blairsviie Intersection
nj go y. NJ railroad time, which connects with
Philadelphia s:xprrss easf, when ON time.
The 72i a. M train connects at Blairsville
at III .05 III. with the Mail east, and the 23S
o. m train at $50 with the Philadelphia Ex-
press east.
Trains arrive at Butler on West Penn X. X. al
9.5l a. m 5 O. AID 7.20 r. M. Butler Zine Tie
e.5l aud 500 trains connect with trains on
TIE Butler & Parker K K. sun ay traiD arrives
al But.e- st I'LL a. m, connecting with train
for PARKER
Main Line.
through trains leave Pirsbnrgh for the Eas'
81 81 and 20 a. III. and l2 81, 4 2i ard s.h6 p.
a. arriving M PbiIadelphia at $40 and TO
+ 10 ard 300. 10 and 7.i0 q. H.; al Baltimore
about The same time. al New York three hours
laier. and at Washington about one and u haif
hours later.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-03-17
Valuable Farm for Sale

TIE undersigned offer- at private sale the
farm lately owned by Robert Gilleand, decd,
late Of Middlesex township. containing
I62 Acres.
more or less with two-story brick house and
bank barn, hay house wagon shed and other
ouibuidingr. Two good orchards thereon. 100
acrcs cleared, balance in good timber. easy OF
.access, BY about e-haif mile from Butler and
Pittsburgh plank road and 4 miles from new
narrow gauge railroad. is well improved and in
gnod condition md II well adapted for dairy
purposes. For terms apply to
JAMES WILSON. Agent.
decITt1 Bakerstown, Allegheny Co.. Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-03-17
WEDNESDAY.

The first witness called was Rachel
evening after the death of Mrs Lefe-
vre she helped dress the corpse and
saw the marks and the ring around the
neck described by other witnesses In
pulling one of the stockings off the
body, witness observed that the leg
was badly swollen In sweeping up the
beans in the hall she found some of
them sticking fast in spot of blood
Before the inquest Lefevre appeared
much distressed and down-hearted, but
she observed that as soon as the ver-
diet of accidental death was rendered
he became very lively and talked
freely.
Lucy Lang, who also assisted TO
dress the corpse, testified upon that
point and said Lefevre remarked as he
he pulled off one of the stockings of his
dead wife, "that is good fat leg"
She also heard him tell Susy HARRISON,
mother of the deceased, that when he
found the body he pulled it half way
into the kitchen, through the door OPP
posite the stairway, and then ran to
notify the Greers
The next witness was VIM. Harbi-
son, brother of Mrs. Lefevre, who tes-
tilted as to the marks on her head and
neck He said the head and face were
swollen and disfgured so as to be be-
yond recognition.
Joseph HARRISON, another brother,
testified: Got to Lefevre's house Tues
day after sister was in her coffin ex-
amined the stairs; saw what | am
positive was spot of blood on the
fourth step from top of stairs saw
blood on first and second riser of stairs !;
when stair door was closed the only
part of stairs in view was first and sec
ond riser and step.
Dan. Duffy recalled-Saw tin pan
holding half a gallon in pantry lying
on side defendant told me it was the
pan Mrs. Lefevre went to get beans in.
On cross-ex mination witness said be
thonght about the pan Monday even
ing, and went and told District Attor-
ney Forquer at his Office
Mary A Duffy, sworn-Heard con-
versation between Lefevre and his son
John after the funeral the Son wanted
him to come to Butler and stay with
him he said maybe he would when be
did not expect him, he was his own
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-03-17

The Cooper boys say Lefevre had dirty
brown overalls on when they started
to school on Monday Duffy says he
had dark pantaloons on at II O'Clock,
when he saw him first.
VIM. Smith corroborated the other
witnesses as to the marks, and testified
that Lefevre had overalls on when he
saw him on Monday at II O'Clock, thus
fatty contradicting Duffy.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-03-17
THE MURDER TRIAL.
Murder Of His Wife, Before
the Bar Of Justice.

In our issue of the oath of Decem-
/ Der last we made note of the circum-
stances that led to the arrest of John
Lefevre, of Jefferson township, this
county, on the charge Of numbering
his wife Sarah, nee HARRISON, and in
our issue of the 7th of January last
we gave the proceedings and result of
a bearing held before Esq. Keck, of
this place, Mr. Lefevre being held to
await the action Of the Grand Jury
That body having found true bill
against Mr.. L., the case came on for
trial on Monday afternoon of last
week, oth inst.
The Commonwealth was represented
by Dist. Attorney Forquer and Messrs.
Bowser and McCaDdless, and the de-
fendant by Messrs. Thompson d Scott,
Greer and McQuistion.
Before arraigning the defendant, a
motion was made by his counsel for
further specifications or particulars of
the manner of the alleged killing than
were set forth in the bill of Indictment
This request the Court ordered to be
complied with to certain extent, and
the prosecution confning the charge of
killing to strangulation and blows, and,
after being done, the defendant was
arraigned and plead not guilty, putting
himself upon God and his country, ac-
cording TO the forms required in such
cases.
A jury was obtained during the
afternoon without much trouble, the
following twelve of the regular panel
summoned being chosen and sworn:
l. J. NJ. Cleeland.
2. Isaac While.
3. Sutton Harper.
A. John Rifey
). William Bromfeld.
6. F. T. Shaffer.
I. William Curry
g. Joseph Lehman.
Q. S. p. Eakin
10. Samuel Bolton.
IL. Thomas Garvey.
l2 James Croft.
The District Attorney opened the
case on part of the Commonwealth,
after which the examination of wit
nesses was proceeded with. The fol-
lowing is a synopsis of
THE TESTIMONY.
Smith Greer was called and testified
that he resided sixty rods from defend
ants house that on Dec. 18th, about
ii A. NJ, he saw Lefevre motioning
him to go to him; be did so and fol-
lowed Lefevre to his house, saw body
Of Mrs. Lefeyre in the kitchen, her
feet on the carpet strip of the hall
door; her face was colored--a kind OF
reddish shade-and very much swol-
len; blood in several spots on the
stairs and floor. hair down and bloody
Lefevre said to witness that his wife
had got the churn ready for him to do
the churning, and then went up stairs
to get beans to cook, soon after which
he heard a scream up stairs and then a
fall, and running, found the body at
the foot Of the stairs, the feet up on
the stairs and the back of the neck
over the lower step of the stairs this
was Monday Tuesday while Greer
was at supper, defendant complained
of a sore hand and said he had hurt ii
breaking a lump of coal his hand was
much swollen.
Court adjourned till tomorrow at
9 A. NJ.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-03-17
ADVERTIsING RATES.

duent insertion 60 cente Yearly adyerriaemen1s
e-cef Ing o1e-fcurth OF u cclumn, e6 Per insh.
Figure WORK double these rstes; ADDITIONAL
charges where weekly or monthly changes are
made. Local advertisements 10 cents per Line
additional insertion. Marriages and deaths pub.
lished free OF charge. Obituary notices charged
as advertisements, and payable when handed In
Auditors Notices. "a; Executors' and Adminis
traitors Notices. % each; Estrsy, Caution ane
Dissolution Notices, not exceeding ten lines,
each.
established and most extensively circulated Re
publican newspaper in Butler county. @ Reput
lican county, it must be apparent to business
men that il is the medium they should use IN
advertising their business.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-03-17
For sale.

The well-improved farm Of Rev. w II. Hutch
ison. in The northeast corner CT Middlesex town
ship. Butler county. Pa . il offered for sale.
low Inquire Of W K FIiISBEE, on the prem
fsAs. ap1Gtf
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-03-17
FOR SALE.

Is win buy a onc-haIi interest in good bug
ip. - in Pittsburgh. One who knows some
Thing ahont farming preferred. An honest man
wifL the above amount will do well 10 address
Il, letter. SMITH Johns, care y. ~ James,
81 iheffy street. Pin -burgh, Pa lau27-ly
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-10-17
REW1RE OE TRICK.S.

A proposition TO test the legality of the
October election in Indiana comes from Re-
publicans. A year ago the people of Indiana
had before them q constitutional amendment
TO change the time of the State election from
October TO November. A majority of those
voting decided in favor of a change Of time.
But there was not full vote, and n majority
of the Supreme Court of the State decided
that the amendment was not adopted because
there was minority Of all the voters only
voting for IL. Now IL IL proposed in Rcpub-
lican circles to have the State ticket voted
for again In November. Two Republicans
were elected Judges Of the Supreme Court OF
Tuesday last, and it is announced that they
with Judge Niblack, will decide that the
amendment was not adopted. These judges dt
not take their seats until January, and som,
time will clapsc before they can have n cas-,
made to make decision. This whole propc
sition is trick, and the Democrats shoult
not he beguiled by it. The Republicans wan
| to make such m issue In November as viii
bring United States marshals and other Fed
eral machinery into the state again. TIN
Democrats must not be deceived. Dom
| touch State ticket in November. Vote 70
Hancock and English square, and If the Re
publicans choose to decide the amendment RI
fcrred to not adopted they will only pu
| themselves out of Office. II is the Law
of the State to-day that the October election
is legal, and the Democracy should not L.
deceived by the proposed Republican trick.