The Worthington advance., 1880-06-24
sTARTLlN0 TRAGEDY

AANhAS CITY, NO., June X.-A startling
tragedy WA enacted here tonight, resulting in
tho death by suicide Of The vito of Hsyde
Brown, Condemned murderer. The execution
Of Brown is to take place at Moberly, Friday.
He il now confined in Jail in this city. His
wife, An Intelligent and prepossessing woman,
IT &c, came here With her three wear old child
= tow dsys ago and has spent nearly all her
time in her husbands cell sinoe her arrival,
Daring the entire day to day abe has been there
and It appears An agreement was made between
tho doomed mau and his wife that both should
cmmit "aioide st half past seven to.nie eht
Accordingly - time approached tho woman in
her boarding place wrote note of explanation.
pinned it to the child's breast. aud making .
bed on the floor, placed = revolver to her tom
pie and put bullet through her brain, She
expired instantly. Two policemen vent to
jail to notify Brown ot his wife's act, and -
they called him into the corridor saw him put
something into his mouth hastily. They i'm.
mediately grasped him by the throat and afte,
PIotracted struggle succeeded in removing
half IN ounce IF morphine from bis mouth.
When called to the corridor Brown emitted
oath after oath. and curse after curse, and after
the poison waa removed he begged to be killed,
and cursed his fall. Brown 10 = thoroughly bad
man. and the strange devotion Of bis wife il
tho subject of much nment.
TRIAL OF EN-SrATE OFFICIALS.
Ban Francisco, June 2. Portland dispach: :
Trial OF the casea against the late exA3ov,
Grover, ex-Secretsry Ut Sta e s. F. Chadwick,
the estate Of Treasurer A. q. Brown and board
oi land commissioner commenced
Hn a11s morning befo'e Judge Daley:
The testimony is v.lnminOus and
investigation OF the cases will commune sew
eral days. These cases have he-n the subject
OF much Newspaper comment for the paat two
years. and great interest is felt in the reault of
the trial.
KALLOCH RKARREsTED
Ban FRANCISCO, June eli N. Kalloch hav-
ing been released IRON arrest on the charge of
killing Chas. DeYonng, on account Of . defect
in the proceedings. and Immediately rearrested
Oh new complaint was this afternoon held to
answer without bail.
The supreme court has decided the Mcclure
charter, framed for the city by the laet leRisls-
tnre. unconstitutional, being in the nature Of
special legislation.
JUMPED THE TRACK.
NV YORK June 2l.-A freight train on the
Pennsylvsnis railroad jumped the track, tele
s'opiog the cars, at North Elizabeth, New Jer-
sey. The road was blocked seven hours.
FOREST FIRES.
ST. JOHN. N. b., June 2l.-Forest fires are
doing immense damage. and many villages are
threatened. Work is stopped in several places
and the Inhabitants are out fighting the flames.
WHARF BOAT BURNED.
MEAPHIs, Juno 2l.-The Robert E. Lee, q
wharf boat at Arkansas City, Ark burned yes-
terd.y morning. The cargo discharged by the
steamer City of Vicksburg, Chsrles Morgan,
Commonwealth and Coshma were totally de.
stroyed. The hull, after burning to the
waters edge, broke loose from its fasteniuRs
and hoated down the river . quarter of mile
and sunk in sixty feet of water. The origin
in the locker beneath the forward steps and
bad gained such headway that il was impoasi-
Bile to do anything towards savinR the boat or
cargo. The boat was owned by the railroad
company, was valued at S6, 500 and insured for
5000.
ASSASSINATION IN CONNECTICUT.
HARTFORD. June 2l.-John and Henry Freich-
man, Of Cornwall. were fatally shot Saturday
right by unknown persons, while returning
home.
COLORED MURDERER.
RICHMOND. Va, June 81 VIM. Burke killed
Pat harris last night and then Drained bis
wife. All colored. Burke WAS arrcstel.
FATALLY BURNED IN Dlsr1lLERY FIRE.
CHICAGO, Juno 21.-The distillinR company's
tre~ery on Twenty seventh street, near the
lake, was partially burned this morning. Loss
on building and stock. chiefly whiskies, high
wines and machinery, S26, 900 to $780, ,OOO In
sursn>e $4,000. Daniel Mccarthy and Pat
1inder. employees. we're probably fatally
burned.