Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-01
THE DARK SIDE.
OnBHE PHASES OF DAILY LIFE

DeIiberately Shooting His Wife Altsr She
Had Exposed Hse Breast in Fun.
Charles Siebard shot his wife Louisa
dead at 115 Ridge street New York. He
was prompted to the act by jealousy. 1t
was deliberate crime, without the ex-
cuse of passion. The couple worked in
different cigar factories, and he was jeal-
Gus of Louis Drahorad, who was bunch
maker for his wife. Siebard and his wife
quarreled on account of DrahOrad, but
had Just settled their difficulties and had
resumed living together, boarding with
Mrs. Kadeletz at the place named. lie
came home from work and sent his wife
| for beer after dinner. When she was out
| he showed Mrs. Kadeletz revolver and
fired two shots through the window.
When his wife returned he fired another
shot ont of the window to show her how
he could shoot. He then reloaded the
pistol and, weighing it in his hand, said to
his wife : I" think will shoot you y
"All right go ahead - she carelessly
| ately fired two effective shots and she
floor below, he firing a third shot. He
ran out to the street barcheaded, but was
captured. Brought back to the house his
wife was in her death agony and did not
recognize him. Ho smiled and asked for
his hat and on tho way to the station
house he admitted killing his wife, but
gave no reason for it.
Wandering His Drunken Child.
In Asheville, N. G., Ruth Testaman,
| q bright little girl of eight, was killed by
her father, Jacob Testaman, for getting
drunk Testaman, well-to do farmer,
went off on a spree accompanied by Ruth Z.
While her father was lying down in tho
shade sleeping Off the effects of his liba-
tions the child crept up to him. secured
| tho bottle Of whisky, which he had near
him, and poured the contents down her
throat. The child made her way home,
where her father found her beastly drunk.
Hc swOre that he would kill her. He
| reused her up and told her his intention.
The little thing begged piteously for her
life. saying :" Pa, don't kill mo now. l
am drunk. Wait till get sober" These
appeals were OF no avail. The infuriated
man dragged his child out of bed and beat
her to death. Testaman is an old tippler.
Though Ruth accompanied her father on
| many of his drunken sprees and had often
been sent to 4 neighboring grocery for
liquor she had never before been tempted
| to taste it.
Went to the City and to Destruction.
Gertrude Marsh, 81 years old, the pro-
prietor of 4 house of shady reputation at
1,412 Perth street, near Ninth and Master
| streets, Philadelphia, died yesterday after.
noon about o'clock of the effects of 4
dose of rat poison, taken during her do
spair over the faithlessness of her lover.
She calne from Wilkesbarre about five
years ago and made the acquaintance of 4
| drover, whose mistress she became. A
year ago lie established her in the house
where she took her life. Recently
she discovered that rs her good
looks had vanished the drover's
affection had waned, too. On Monday
| afternoon, while she was at Schuetzen
park, she learned that his three weeks
absence was not altogether accountable
for by business reasons, and that he had
| said he was tired of her and wanted to get
rid Of her. When she went home, about
O'Clock, she bought a paper of patent
rat poison ut a drug store at Tenth and
Jefferson streets and swallowed about a
| teaspoonful of it, after locking herself in
her room. She vomited freely, but re-
fused to tell her woman companions that
she had taken poison. On Tuesday morn
ing she tod DIR. Troth that she had taken
the ratsbane and felt that she was going
to dic and did not care to live anyhow.
Antidotcs had no effect, the poison having
been freely absorbed, and after numerous
| died yesterday afternoon.
OF TRAGIC INTEREsT.
accident and Crime-D.ca;.r ana Death.
John Brown, defau]tir., chamberlain, of
London, Ont, shot himself in the head,
inflicting wound which is said to DO
fatal.
Thomas A. Duchame, a well-known
boat builder of Port Huron, Michigan,
| was drowned near Sarnia, Ont.
Eugene Banker, of Little Neck, Long
Island, went sailing on Monday evening
and has not been seen since. His boat has
been found drifting bottom upward.
Thomas Flaherty and two other young
men, whose names arc unknown, were
drowned at IOlyOke, Massachusetts, by
the upsetting of boat.
In Kaufman, Texas, w. s. Thompson
| quarreled with q negro named Abe Thon-
as about a quantity of oats. Thompson
drew a revolver and fired ono shot at
Thomas. The latter returned the fire and
killed Thompson.
George N. Bliss, who was elected state
senator from East Providence, has become
insane, superinduced by the excitement
of the political canvass. His malady
asserted itself while he was delivering an
| Grafton at Rumford yesterday.
Reuben Lucas was shot by order of tho
court, at Thalequha, Indian territory, for
the murder of A. Mckinley last Decem-
| bea. Both Lucas and Mckinley were of
good ChOctaw families, between whom
there was feud, ard Lucas shot and
killed the latter. Lucas met his death
bravely.
A nine-year- old son of William Wheel
and, living near Williamsport, was almost
instantly killed by falling tree. The boy
was sitting some distance away, W atching
the operation of telling tho tree, and in its
descent the trunk split. One part of it
rebounded and struck the boy, with fatal
| effect.
In Wilmington, Delaware, the horses at
tached to a heavy wagon became unman-
| agcable, threw the driver, and dashed into
a crowd at Fourth and King streets. Sew
| eral persons, among three women, were
knocked down and badly hurt. Joseph
Gutter, a produce dealer, received inter-
| nal injuries which may prove fatal.
The citizens of Redington, Northamp-
ton county, are much excited over an in-
fanticide case. The body of a newly
born infant was discovered in a ccsspool
and the coroner was quickly notified. He
held an inquest, the body was placed in a
n q 0vAo f<Nr not n,,l