The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-11-12
CRIMINAL VARIETIES.
Culled Here and There from the Columns Of
the Daily Press.

At Tilln, o., on the 4th INST, Charles Mad
den, divinity student at Heidelberg College
shot aud killed Miss Phoebe Bernard with
whom he was madly IN love, but who refused
to marry him. A Tliiin dispatch OF the 9Th
says:
The murder of Miss Phoebe Bernard by
Charles Madden last night has proved to be
the most heartrendng tragedy III the history
of the city Search for the murderer was insti
tuted at once upon the tolling OF the fire.bcll
I last night, ana was continued until about 3
O'Clock this morning At ~ O'Clock this morn
ing The ringing of the court house bell called
the citizens together and Sheriff Lease offered
a reward Of 5000 for the arrest and delivery OF
Madden, who is charged with the murder. A
large party at once started on thorough search,
rs 1t was thought by his former associates that
when he had time 10 realize the enormity OF
his crime he would shoot himself, and that his
body could be found near the city. AT about
IL 80 A. M, while the party was on the search,
Madden was seen walking through an alley be-
tween Washington and Jefferson Streets with
his revolver In his right hand. Several per-
sons attempted to approach HIM, but he kept
them back by saying that he Was going to give
himself up. Further along he was seized by a
policeman and taken to the county Jail. A
large crowd gathered about the jail and were
refused Abundance, save one reporter who
elected the following statement: Madden SAID
he spent last night in Baldwin's lumber yard !;
that he was sitting on the fence when the
crowds were going by in search for HIM that
he heard them talking, and knew what they
wanted
"Then you made no attempt to escape9"
mo; my intention was to give myself up.
| me- atr Of lt,pnhnl Inc riuht
would make no difference to me- have to die
but once anyway. We were engaged to be
married." he continued, land she went back on
me- could do nothlng-thnk Of nothing but
OF ner; could neither study nor work, and
resolved to renew my SUIT. Wednesday night
she refused me again, and | could not get over
ii. felt that something must be done, and
got drunk first to give me courage. although II
was the first time ever drank anything strong
er than water or coffee since | Joined the
church. l went to the college while they were
taking observations with the telescope, and
then waited for Phoebe TO come along when she
went to the party at Sheets; when she came
called her to one side, and again requested her
to marry me. She refused, and told her she
was the cause Of my misery and we would die
together. l drew my revolver, cooked ii, more
to make her say yes than anything else, but
somehow the revolver went off, and when she
screamed knew she was shot. She screamed
terribly and | ptied her. so fred the other
shots TO end her sufterings and make her stop
screaming My intention then was to shoot
myself, but try as | would could not get
courage To. dose. went to Baldwin's lumber
yard and staid all night; heard the parties in
search, and resolved to give myself up as soon
as the excitement died away and there would
be no danger of lynching" Here the prose-
cutting attorney appeared and forbid him say
ing more to newspaper men. The feeling this
act aroused IN the community still continues,
will surely hang.