, 1881-02-22
Trial Of a Simp1eton at Geneva,
ILL.,, for Stealing Horses
and Mules.
Fannie May, Female Minstrel Fro.
rrfctrcss, Fincal by Judge
for 0bsccnity.
Terrific Encounter in Michigan Between
-Four Men, in Which Two Are
Injured.
TIL: ARMSTRONG MURDER nI1s-
YEftf.

Hptet0t 1ApatlA ~ lac LHt1aQo
CotuMgra, o., Tcb. .l.-Tbo arrest ut Mrs.
Cornelius AMI her mother, Mrs. Darety, aud
,tn,ncs Adams on tho charge Of numbering
Samuel Armstrong, n wpll-to-d0 farIuur residing
titfr ftun!ofi, Mndsson County. TN tho night OF
Aug. ~, 1873, has ercateh u profound sensation
Ia ttut county "a well rs In this city, where tho
two women lived. Upon Investigation 1t Is
learned TINT ArfnsttoHg aud his wife, tho pres
cnt Mrs. CUrzclius. hnd at different times had
trouble, but NIL differences between husband
nnd Wife were traccaho TO tho interference Of
thu inuther-tn-faw. Mrs. DHruty, who resided
With Armstrong mud blu wife. 1t Is stAtel
that sh9 caused two eeparAtaoHs but, promising
to Interfere no further, tho former relations Of
husband and Wife wcrp RESUMED. Il RhOrt tlfno
bcf0re tho murder WIS committed Armstrong
anu Mrs. Daretr h'tl Il quarrel, resulting in tho
husbands refusing to cat or elecn IN tho house,
us his Ife hull been Threatened. The dRy before
the murder Armstrong heard that his mother
In -tnw hatl left, and he returned home and went
to bed. Mrs. narcty was In tho house, how
ever, and sccrcted herself until Armstrong
hud retired. On tto following morning
Armstrong wis found dead ia bis
bed, with n bullot-holc In tho left
side Of his head. Tho wife clnims to have been
in bed, aud, oil bearing tho shot fired, jumped
up, and, seeing her husband hnrl been killed.
grabbed up Il bcdqni't and started for Mr. Arm
HtrunB's muthnr's residence, some haf. mile dis
tant Arriving at tho mothers house. she
aroused tho fntntly aud Informed them TINT
SUN had been murdered. Tho mother and two
fAru, hands Immediately atartcd for tho house,
md arrived there fow InLnutes later. From
tho tlule TINT Mrs Armstrong left her residence
for Ar1nstrn,lgs mothers house until she rr-
turned homo hardly thirty minutes had
cnpsed; hut, when tho mother plnced
her hand tn.itly her sons breast, she exclaimed,
:" IIe Is cold ntrrudyl" 1t sccued very strange.
The uluthar-au-aw elcpt Ia tho kltcheu, and OIL
the morning Of tho murder she slid sho henrl
tho shot tlrrd and heard Ter daughter scrcain,
aild saw her run through the kitchen to ARM
stfong's mothor's. In going from the bedroom
whers the murdered tnnp slept to tho Kitchen
whcra Airs. Dnrgty slept 1t WIS necessary to
pnss through a B!ttfnG.ruoul. When tho mother
Ut tho murdered man ca.no though tho Kitchen
shu saw Mrs Daruy sitting on tho sIde Of tho he'd,
dressed as she was the dny before, evcn
iler collar and necktlc being on. nicoly nd
justrd. She did nut spcuk to any OF tho party
rs they passed through 10 tho bedroom, but sat
tl.oru tn!nioynolc. 4 light sas stllf 1nrt1lnE u
her rooin. The 1nother.in. Ia% did = not M sec tbo
until tho tlMy utter tllc murder.
Armstrong WIS shut In tho left side Of tho
as ' 10 taru s tae nair and icays pewder- -narks In
tho acsh. Mrs. Armstrong Salu,od TO have
!s .ey y'EE EEut Il L Is 'hG saa Fsa a 'f ssacned e5
will bu furnished thai shy vas not IN bed that
n.sht. There was space y, Hc.wcen the wn!! aud
tho hGd oil Thu lett s!de. WIS 20 poisonea Dt-
nfornatlon your reporter bus resolved aid
from Testimony that vi! bo Developed. Il Ia OK;
peeted to oe shosn that samuc! ArtnstronK had
g Eot col-hetore thu p!stol.shot was fred in
bis hcnd. IL WILL be shown also thht Mrs. !)arcty
| WIS nnklng Inquiries sonio tnys previous 70
s+ 'as e1as .'.
On seyusal uccnslon4 previous To tho murder by
drinking catfcu supposed to haso contained
ru'not. bthef staftiihg deseiorMcnte VIII W
~ present - mako puutc, ,v,.h ,h o9.,n,.
,,rnaant nnr vonnr"iIv Enn,r,, hIt vn,,~ rorr,, ~
sput,Icpt has information that Adams will be
laaao tho principal In tho nlur.ier and tho tso
wtlniell tnu aeeoinp,!cGa aaaas. ~ tno ..sie -.
IN A..usr.,r,. far,,, bs,tlinp y1avr1. II" VIZ
II yrry tsspnteti fellow. and loft tho lob
ut the grnse!-uank ut tho tlmuof tho murder.
~ tlrst notutilg WY known Or h.s connectiotn
w, ~, . ~ ~ nn,ns num" iocH nrIsv s,,s tm
tHicmtniy assc,i un thu witness.sta1d ut tho
t;tr0ucr's inquest as 10 AlnMs whereabouts.
l!tlsny refused 20 atlsWer ihts question, 1 a.l9
shosf!y Afterwards AA"Ms !G!s the country. N.Y.
hIs wEotcal@ufs Woro nut KNOWN nntil Gaito
fecentlyt Wnch II !etter VIVA received tsnIa h'ta
photograph was a!so incoseti: Albums signed
h.asa!s as J. y. Hull. The arrest 1t
Adams was n,ade on hltturday " Lees
Summit. No.. by Mr. Fulton Armstrong. ra +, q
| cousin Ut tho murdered nnfa. anu, Ncenrtlnk 70
II previous arsR"Kenest ArMstronK tee.
grnEhcd tU tho 0fliGfn IN Columbus TINT ~ nau
IlurGly should bu tnken Into custody. Fulton
Armstrong Is y wealthy tarnlef "hn !!sea MDoliL
a asfes r u! aaa ~ ~, t. art, NJ ~" rnns
XIII, nr tI,a t1rcl. lis wurkc,l yury nrjntly. nnl
oven hls wlfu did mt know or tho sncccss NJ