The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-02-10

| ing to face some extra fencing. A
cruch in lane or cannon in a gap may
possibly entail awkward consequences.
A CURIOUS HISTORY.
! a Kansas BOY Who Assumed His
Fathers Crime OF Murder.
The Detroit Post and Tribune: A lad
in the Kansas penitentiary, who con
fessed few years ago to having MUIR
dered at Topeka, a man named Ferris,
now poses before the public as de-
voted son. He says he became con-
WINGED at once that his father had COM
mitted the murder, but at the coroner's
inquest shielded him and convicted
himself. The father then got out on
bail, and the boy remained in Jail five
months. During his confinement the
father visited the son frequently. On
one of these visits the boy was told
that there was bag containing pair
of boots on top of q cupboard in the
jailer's Office, and the father wanted
them secured and burned. There were
two doors between the prison and the
Office, but, to the surprise of the boy,
the jailer strangely left these two doors
unlocked, and the bag was very easily
got, and, IL, the presence of other pri-
soners, burned in the stove. Two of
these witnesses are now in the peniten-
| tiary. These boots, it seems, were the
fathers, and bore marks that pointed
to his guilt. After that the boy was
persuaded to sacrifice himself to save
his father, upon the promise that a
pardon would be procured in few
years on the ground of his youthful
ness. Afterward the mother visited
the prisoner, and he thereupon con-
fessed to her that he had killed Ferris
in a quarrel. When the case.came up
for trial the young man pleaded guilty
to the charge, and wholly exonerated
his father from all completely in the
bloody deed. After the prisoner had
been in the penitentiary year, his
father and mother went to California.
After five years the mother returned
and endeavored to procure pardon
for her boy, but failed. This intelli-
gence was conveyed by letter to the
father, and he killed himself. The
knowledge of the suicide, however, did
not reach the boy until some time last
September. This is one of the most
remarkable statements in criminal aa-
nails. That boy Of 16, should have
the nerve to consign himself to dis
graceful Imprisonment to shield q COW
ardly father seems incredible.
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A Nice Family Row.
Worcester (Mass.) Correspondence New York Sun.
In 1873 Mr.. E. A. Goodnow, presi-
dent Of the First National Bank Of this
city, married his fourth wife. She was
a widow with three daughters. Mr.
Goodnow and his wife could not get
along together, and he (Goodnow) fin
ally left the house. Since then he has
been trying to get his wife out. Last
week his brother, VIM. B. Goodnow,
made his appearance, armed with u
bill of sale of the premises. Mrs.
Goodnow refused to vacate. William
B. Goodnow hired locksmith, a
truckman and laborer, and endeavor
ed to evict Mrs. Goodnow. His plan
was to remove the stoves, take out the
windows and doors, heap the furniture
in one room, and thus make the house
uninhabitable.
The invading party made their way
in and proceeded to carry out the pro-
gramme. The neighbors, who sympa-
thized with the ladies, crowded around
the house. The Hon. George F. Very,
Mrs. Goodnow's lawyer, being apprised
of the matter, obtained writ of at
tachment against William B. Goodnow
for $4,000.
| When the Deputy Sheriff, with the
writ arrived on the scene, one of the as
saulting party was on ladder taking
out window. He refused to come
down. The Deputy Sheriff told him
that he might stay up, but that the lad
der would be taken down. He then
came down very quickly. The stove
had been broken and one window and
the parlor door taken out when the
Deputy Sheriff took charge. A fire
was kindled in the furnace and the
house was soon heated again.
A Sheriffs keeper remains on the
premises. Mrs. Goodnow and her
daughters remain in possession and
are supplied with their meals by the
neighbors. A suit for $4,000 damag-
es is pending against William B, Good
now. Whether the legal proceedings
result for or against Mrs. Goodnow, Mr..
A. E. Goodnow, as her husband, will bs
responsible for her debts, including,
Mr.. Verry's fees.
The annual report Of the New York
commissioners of emigration shows
that the immigration of last year foot
ed up to total of 372, $50, of which
327 81 were aliens. The tables Of ma
tionality leave Germany with an eas.y
lead of 1O4,264, while Ireland comes
: second with q relatively reduced tota!
of $500. England, Scotland and
Wales sent in round numbers AZ ,OW|
emigrants, while the Scandinavian
countries Sweden, Norway and Den
! mark-sent about 900. of the arm
walls, 1877 ,561 remained in New York
state, while IL, 119 came west, only IA
40. going south. OF the western states
Illinois took by far the greatest NUM-
ber-32 GIL Ohio snd Minnesota COM
! ing next, with 1880 and 1850, r q
3 spectively. It is extremely probable
!. that the very large figures Of last yearf
immigration, win Be exceeded in 1881
Let the Woman's Rights party re
}, lioice. Al lady took fery-boat see
! which gentleman gave up 70 Genera
I Grant the other night, and the POD
! man had to stand nearly ~ the Ma1y
from Jersey City 70 New York.