, 1881-06-26
Tile Murderer Driven into an Unc0n-
trollahle Passion by Il Bad
NlD.
4 Horrible Murder in q Restaurant al
Dstroit-Insanity Presumed.
| S!cep7 Guard in au Arks7caS Jail Allows L
Srrderer to EstaM.
The Talbot Murderers Taken to ST. Joseph,
s1o., Tor Safc-Kccping.

MURDER Al w NA~flINt IoNs
Special DispaseA to The Chicago Tribune.
W.As1llSGToS, y. T., June IA murder
was committee. here Tonight which will be
lioted botl. OIL account of the place where the
act was COMMITTEE, ami III account nf the re-
lationshlp OF the actors i'll the tragedy. Il
Mr.. Christmas, the snE-ill-aw of the famous
Myr:. Clarke Gaines, shetland Instantly killed
Mr. Whitney, tile st't of Mrs. Gal1cs by her
first husband. III the celebrated Catacazy
Mansion, in this city. Tho murder was tile
result of ruin and business ant family quar-
rel Whitney AMI Christmas have been part
llers In q mattress tuctory here. Nhlt-
ucy WAS absent from the city Il
great deal Of the time. and the partnership
was not prosperous. Upon Ills return lie ac-
cused the managing partner, CHRISTMAS,
with having corduc:ed the business Ill a
reckless manner, a1'u also VIII! having
robbed him. \ quarrel, growing ollt ol tllls
state Of affairs, has been continued for So!nc
months. the parties living under the same
rngf, wi.icl, is HOW II prominent board'nS-
house. Mrs. Gaines, when i'll the city, stops
with them. Whitney is Il wl'tower. his vile.
Mrs. Gaines only daughter. having die't last
year. Whitney is represented as Il m"rose'
sullen uan Of Il Auarrelsome disposition,
WHO, 1Or some WEEKS. HIS bCEH VII 7ue'4 -
terms with his family alla the w"rld t;!at nc
found it necessary 10 t;lse llls ii:eiia III nus
room, lie has had Il place III the Treasury
Persons who saw him on the way ~ Als
hone Tonight state that he llau hcen aflt1ls-
in:. good deal At III! events. surely, be-
furc ) O'Clock, the occupants vi ths. house
noticed high words, and what evidently was
4 quarrel betvec,, the brotllr::'-n-Iaw., as
they wero descending to dinner; a,,,, Iie liz.
+. ;,ltereation w;lXett warmer allu IT.
| lated TO business If the family, when, as
| the two persons enteret! the doDr Of tile dlt-
| irE-rt,out where the remainder OF tile n,ar.-
crS were already seated, Christmas suddenly
| drew pistol and sliot Ills brothcl-l'-l'tw
through the heart who instantly fell dead.
| Christmas immediately went to TIT: aoof:
summoned Il pulice officer: aud surrendered
| himself He Is tonight Ut the s:ntloll-holsc,
| III charge 1T the authorities and Tue !el'er-
able Mrs. Gaines is overcome wltl! the eS-
cite1nc,lt. Her grief is intensified from tue
fact that the quarrel was III 4 greal
! measure about herself. Christmas,
| the murderer, had undertaken to
defend her against the cal1seless anu uueFll-
| lotls complaints Of the murdered man; y
| was Mrs. Gaines money, it is said. Whis'l
had helped the partnership. ana tue
dead man was jealous uf the st,il-'ll-laH. aiit
| was. moreover, ta,-tay lnfiamed Will urluk
Uncomfortable passion Is the only reason ina
| can be assigned By the murderer Tor his un'
| timely act. The occupants OF the house
who have beca witnesses to ths: al{erca%ioN:
which have occurred for many weeks, arr
discussed to syn.pathizc with the ntlrdrrer
| or at least say that he had intense proyoca
| ton for his rash deed.