Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-02-26

last she wac rearrested, together
with her mother, on the charge
of muir er A man in Texas
named Adams, who is supposed
to know something about the
murder, has also been arrested. A
brother of the murdered man had
been collecting evidence for two
years against his brothers wife,
and the officers cay they have a
clear case.
| Mrs. Irene Crandall and her
child we're found dead OH the road
In Grant county, Mimi, near her
| home. 1t is thought her husband
| who habitually abused her, drove
her from home, and followed and
killed both his wife and child.
Crandall is still at large.
| A mob of 200 armed men forci-
bly, took the five Lapredo murder
ers from the sheriff at Winchester,
Tenn, on Friday night, ard hung
them from the courthouse win
dows.
| Edward Earl, farmer living
near Hope Falls, New York, was
sent to prison four years ago for
an assault on his wife. When he
was released, no swore he would
finish the job; and Last Saturday
morning while his wife was feed
ing the stock, he sprang upon her
and stabbed her to the heari.
AT Nashville Tennessee, George
Hall shot and fatally wounded
John Ryan, bartender, because
he refused to credit him for
drink OF liquor. He appear
ed with shotgun, and, without
saying word, shot Ryan in the
head. Hall was captured, after
| race of three miles.
A despatch from Nashville says
Sallis Mathews (colored) was dis
| charged on Monday from service
by Isom Cody. Yesterday she was
arrested on a charge of putting
arsenic in drinking water, from
the effect of which Cody 10 dying
| and three of his Children are hope
lessiy ill.
Mamie Arnold, mill girl of
Providence r. T., having become
infatuated with a married man,
| who did not return her affection,
made an unsuccessful attempt to
kill him, and yesterday commit
ted suicide by taking poison.
Gustave Joerus, a well-known
insurance agent of New York city
committed suicide by shooting
himself through the heart in a
lodging house ON Monday night.
His mind had been unsettled by
| over-work.
! A telegram from Tompkinsville
Kentucky gives the particulars of
a coldblooded murder committed
there on Tuesday. A stone was
thrown after dark against the door
of q house occupied by James Eel
Ter. AS Teller opened the door a
shot was heard. He staggered,
threw UP his arms and fell back
dead. shot through the heart.
Thirty-seven slugs were found in
his body. William Smith, now in
Jail is charged with the murd er.
The wife and daughter of F'eller
have been arrested as accessories
to the crime. The wife is pretty
woman, twenty-four years of age,
and her step-daughter is nineteen.
About q year ago Smith ran off
with Feller's wife, and hard feel.
ings have existed between them
ever since. Mrs. Feller is we'll
educated, but bears bad reputa-
ton.
John Taylor, steamboat engi-
neer, shot and killed Captain John
Fletcher yesterday on the river
bank, at Chattanooga, Tenn. The
men were qusrroling, and Taylor
drew pistol and shot Fletcher
three times, killing him instantly.
Deceased was an aged man. and
highly esteemed. Taylor, who
escaped, is = desperate character.
Foreign News.
Russia has signified her willing
ness to send representative to the
International Monetary Confer
ence.
The match for the Waterloo,
Cup, the principal coursing event
in England, valued at $500, was
won by Princess Dagmar.
Parnell told Victor Hugo that
he thought an Irish instruction
would he Legitimate, the League
has been dissuaded from such an
attempt, rs the Irish are unarmed.
Parnell resumed actsve work in
Ireland on saturday by addressing
a meeting IL. 900 persons. He mr.