The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-10-15

wood, has confessed the crime. shs says
the deceased called her crazy, which "maue
her mad that she knockei her down, and
seizing an Ak. chopped her 10 death. Sne
then dragged the body out into the yaru'
where she covered II with boards, and, re-
turning TO the house, scooped up the blood
on the door with her hands. scrubbing the
stains aiterward with mop. She y but u
years OF age.
FATAL results Of blowing out the gas
James FORESTER and wife. an aged couple OF
Laporte County, Ind. came to indianapolis
10 attend the state Fair. stopping ~
the PYLE House. The next morning both
were found unconscious In bed, but still
breathing. The husband died soon after,
and there was but slight hope that the wife
would recover. AT the Burnett House. IN
Stroudsburgh, Pa, James Hanna and
male companion, from Oakland, were found
dead in bed. Coroner's verdict, death from
suffocation. caused by blowing out instead
Of turning on the gas.
LITTLE Eva Milward. aged four years,
daughter OF Mr.. ID. +. Milward. Of keokuk,
Iowa, was accidentally burned 70 death.
While playing with some matches, herclotn-
ing was in some way ignited, and In few
moments she was entirely enveloped In
flames.
The dwelling occupied by Mrs. Julia
Hayes and her brother. NJ Buffalo, n. H.,
burned on the morning of the 3Oth. Mrs.
HAYES first discovered the fire, and aroused
her brother. The latter leaped from win
dow 10 save himself. Instead Of securing
her own safety, Mrs. Hayes went back to her
room, in the upper story, 70 secure some 81
her effects, and was cut of by the flames and
burned to death.
AT Jersey City, N. j., Mrs. Mary
Doyle, temporarily insane from mslarial
fever, threw her two-months-old babe out
OF the third-story window, killing il in
stantly
AT Sacramento, CAL, Mrs George
Hamilton shot and killed her husband, from
whom she had separated. Cause, jealousy.
Last winter she shot and severely wounded
the girl who had excited her jealousy.
Two men, William Quackenbush and
a friend known as "Frenchy," wandered
on 10 the railroad track at Dclphos, o., while
in an intoxicated condition, and both were
run over by an express train and instantly
killed. Their bodies were horribly mangied.
Quackenbush leaves wife and three small
children.
WILLIAM II. FAiacHILD has recently
been arrested in Chicago. charged with the
murder Of his wife's step-father, Richard
French. in Harper County, kans., In Au.
gust. 1878. Fairchild, who has figured I'M
der at least . half-dozcn different names,
il bad character generally. lie has served
in the Michigan Penitenthry for highwa!
robbery and in the Ohio Pen
itentiary for forgery and hors'
stealing. Early in 1878, upon hi
discharge from the latter prison, he induce,
his wife's step-father, man OF some means
to accompany him and his wife to Kansas
where French was 10 buy them farm, upo
the promise that Fairchld would settl
down into an honest life and support th
|, old man for the remainder Of his days. Alon
. in August OF the same year French mysreri
ousy disappeared from the lonely home Q
! the Kansas prairie, and subsequently Fair
child and wife made their way back to thei
old haunts. Michigan detective got th
first cew 70 the murder through Mrs. FaiI
: child, who had meanwhile been abandone
by her husband and was earning livin
, for herself and child by taking in washing
The detective, Hetzle, followed up u
cIew, corresponded with the authorities I
: Harper County, Kans., and had the remain
q Of French exhumed and the murder full
Q established. He finally succeeded in tract
J, ing Fairchild to Chicago, where his ARE
e was effected under requisition from Il
!, Governor Of Kansas, and the murderer b
= been taken 70 Harper County for trial. Fai
p child, il i stated. confesses the killing
2 French, but alleges as . justification I
y the deed that the latter was guilty OF IN
proper relations with Mrs. Fairchild.
] DEPuTY-MARsHAL RUTHERFORD vi
g attacked not long since by twelve seminc
! Indians, on the line Of the Seminole y
,; Pottawsttomie countries. He was
Of camp 1t the time, and had hor
g killed. He succeeded in kill
+ one Of his assailants and driving them o
y but his prisoner, charged with rape, ma
Of his escape. His assailants were afterws
= reinforced BY about thirty Of their tribe, b
Rutherford made good his retreat TO Pau
e Valley.
y MISCELLANEOUS.