, 1881-08-02
ATROCIOUS MURDER.
John Stanner Kills His Mistress
in Cold Blood.
With His Revolver He Sends q Bullet
Through Her Brain.
Tho Most Wanton Assassination on 1lcc.
ord In This City.

Tho Most Wanton Assassination on 11ec.
ord In This City.
What can l,o charactcrlzeh frnm sho oyft,cnco
IN hand M nothing clsa hut II most brutal nnt
prctnctlltated nirdor, for which tho death pcti-
nifty ouKht mud probably will t,o i,iIcsed, took
placo At nbntit o u'cEnck Inst night In Anloou
No. lG!l south Clark street, and thorefi, srs.
l,!zzto Cleveland. tho propretress OF the pincr,
Lost her life Mt tho hands of her 1ovcE." John
Stanuers. Thu only witncas OF thu dlnl,ollcal
siccd was Mr.. George n. Houghtor, well
known and reputable cIt!zcn whose busi-
meas Is that Ut n contractor. Ills story
Ms tctascsl to reporter last night Is to this cf-
foGt: Ahout $40 o'clock Slr. ll1ughtun, &C.
conpanIod by Bfr. j.. +. cannon, m architect
md builder. WAS returning Ia bis b,iaxy via
Clark stroet to hts homo, No. tE45 In snlle
street, and when IN frunt OF Mrs. Cicvennds
saloon Mr.. GAnnon proposed that they stop FOR a
glass OF t'cer. DIsmount'ng md cntor1uR tho
Baloon. thoy saw tho wonan In tho barrot,,n, tho
front roam Of tho building, md Stauners in n
small room adjoining, eating his supper. Tho
woman hclped thom 10 their beverage
And thon went out tho front dour,
when tho two tnpn went out to
where they Ind lett tho zig IN front Of tho place,
no rig ,H to b9 seen. Illoy tnads tnqnittcs md
WcFo told NY stauhcfS tnat AIRS. E!eFHeAa aad
and gong townrd tho south. Wondering that
" Lizzie" had loft hcs plaec Without any attend,
~ H. shas se ~ wof bt
mind to wait. whalo Mr. 1aunon decided to pru-
escd homoward without tho asassta,,cc Or thY ride.
Wbiie waiting impatiently, and Wondering L ho
ought not to report bis ioss to the police. Star.
neTS' VIZ had sfasnd r eating apnFoaehsa hita
lisaFsse;' repl|ea VT 6s lad sot; s;sanezs r. =:
piled uaat m ne hinsel haa , one est uid iot Know
wacso 70 nnM 1t w. ~, saGn wa,Rea aray towasa
ment. NetarnsnR. h9 remarked that j, Lizx!c'
" tho - han RonS 70 Marpny.s: Mr.
hind i scrcon which shuts ol Tho Wow iron, tho
hon' and, end walked ] ia smiling: sho snw INV
Icet behind Mr. ltoughtou. and her
IT, IT,, o,,9+ Wofs H., a. ete 1c 70
psn,inE thsn soth q, fall at hcr. whsn ~ was
II! kiil you" WITH - thess M ,', wofds b, he
shot once from ne wcnpon wnich he held IN bla
r'8oe nuhos aha BITE eleSe4ano
FELL TO THE FLoon 4 cdfpsH!,
the bntl having eutcrcd her head tus. above tho
iett temple nnd oansing almost instantanen,,s u
rFr IN nj p hnTricd tnxasd ths rwentys ~
sccoitd Straet Station for IN oiljcar.
In tjtnxr n f1fHnr Pat MQ1nrNv. n Ra
soon ny NJ "ns i1e % lad becn tuid Of ibo occnr9enee
iHmrrJ In tho ve,joie nni fetnrnetf viii. hi
:reod @ 10 tho saloon. Tlo otiecr ea.ere'i tho @
spcrvexi his ontrnnce. makinr fnr the tncK ~ thc
bnr' Ha arabbcd Elm. t,rtst4i h,I1, o,u sf,ls .an
Wantbeh'ts' @ ths baE hp:elf whese he fognd upon
vOlyera. MI Loaded. md one OF thou with utlo
empty chamber. stAnners was taken il tow
sd Licked Ssr nP a. TIC
wnr1js sow lin. Nn was nctthcr drink
nor excited, but presented tho appcarniico
nf a sittpctie,i nnrson or n Iecided tsrh,,1nn ~
nornons NJ t,oth. lie claimod that The tiInF WINS
p1seiy Incidental; that one revolver haa, ,nystes
osy oIReo s hen ns sa tS thSs s pea
taas s was ot T'a e
thn SrvHvora nanle tnin his pnssesaiof, Nv snvn@
thar, after 3irs. Cleveland hid gone on hor iittlo
ride, be wMs shutting Up the houso, thore being
sny IN taG tbo oae1 tbroo roxofyera ytnr on tho
nSo and wy; ;r 5nss aax,ng rb ne nto
ssaicrei ths house ana hp lnjd ihom upon tho
ton Of iho lar With ths unfortunate result atorc-
tnn mnntlfacturo Of Dis own stlpltl bruin, hIs
co1trndicttOps 10 pnlpabic. anti his pcrvorston
nnd denial q ws!!knSyn M; faets 50 painta!ly .P.
tic oilicerr, who know him. -
He 10 ~ oxcccangly stout-bnilt young man ~
years o'd, " caatsu hha neasy caat Ut cotfto-
nanee: ana Wn b s9Iag ~ .tnwe ns ne nnyse
patton. and nas rccontsy worked a'oHg the river
o. anY ]ob that he cqult so9nre; M E9r W he past
a ana te e ns ony 5care @
hcrctoforn be hns hoen arrested Tor arcating
trouble with hor, andwas; +, about throe months
her: ~ that limo MT: Cleveland repoataI4 ,fo3r for
causing his hrrGst aud unu'lirm4rlnxly p4ti hia
s sy =" Ss Il aeTa
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