Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-16

about separation. In this they were
unsuccessful. As a last resort they in
duced the young man to go to Chicago, on
the plea that he would thus better bis
financial condition.
The wife remained at her home in ALE
gheny, receiving frequent letters from her
husband, all Of them couched in terms of
fond endearment. Finally he became des-
pondent and wrote that he would rather
die than be separated from the only wO-
man he ever loved. The next news was
that he had committed suicide. The body
is now Oh the way to Pittsburgh, and the
octOroon wife avows her determination to
obtain possession of it for burial, even if
she has to resort to legal process. She has
considerable property and many friends
trouble. One child is the fruit Of tho union
"a bright little fellow, who bears strik
ing resemblance to his father.
Lyukae, the P0fs0ner.
The London Standard describes the ex-
ecution at Steinamonser, in Hungary, Of
a peasant woman from Szerdahely, named
Lyukas Kathia, for a series of crimes
which had excited universal horror. The
criminal was fifty-two years Of age, short
IN stature and Of a placid aspect. She
pAOSuACN d AAl ~ NudAtIIy Vi A&oCnAS OpOA
| the preteuce that her house was overrun
cakes, which she disposed Of at high
price to persons who desired to get rid of
! their relatives. Her customers were chief
ly wives who had got tired Of their hus-
bands, lovers who thought the removal
of rival would facilitate their own pur-
poses, and even some children purchased
the cakes, that by Offering them to elder
| ly relatives they might the more rapidly
| come into the possession e their proper
! ty. LYuEas killed two husbands of her
, own, and sh: was accused OF twenty.six
| other murders, six Vi which she confessed
| sine had committed.
| At her trial this arch-prisoucr assumed
an air Of grea: piety, and stood the whole
day with a rosary in her hand, she being
q member OF a Rosary club founded by the
DomiEicans. The result Of tho trial was
that she was sentenced to {. long term of
penal servitude but the crown appealed
against this inadequate issue, and the
court Of appeal sentenced her to death.
During her imprisonment Lyukas spent
all her time praying or receiving spiritual
consolation from the priests, to whom she
confessed. Upon the scaffold she blessed
the bystauders with an air of great fer
vency. The corvict's only daughter at
tempted to be picscc: at the execution,
but she was prevented entering the yard,
and as she turned away she barely escaped
being lynched By the mob assembled out
side.
| Threw Her Diamonds intc the Fire.
Harrisburg Telegraph.
| Among those who Game from Carlisle on
Wednesday night to witness "The Queens
Lace Handkerchief" at tho opera house,
was gentleman and his wife, who remain
ed over light at prominent hotel. Before
retiring the lady placed her diamond ear
rings, valued at 81, 900. in tissue paper and
placed them on the bureau. In tho morn
ing after completing her toilet, she was
arranging things on the bureau and seeing
tho tissue paper picked it up and threw it
into the open CRATE. As she did so it
flashed through her mind that her dia.
monds were wrapped in tho paper and she
made dive for it as tho blaze caught and
consumed it. Ono Of tho earrings was
pulled out with the burning paper but the
Cther remained in the midst of the red hot
Goals. The lady, forgetting pain, picked
the jewels from the fire with her fingers,
burning them considerably. The dia-
monds were all right, but their gold set.
ting was much tarnished. A ,jawele1
placed them in goo! condition in short
time.
| = I;natn,an's Matrimonial Adventures.
Isaac Herdman, who at ono time
worked on tho Morris canal and later was
employed in Eastop, has created sensa
ton by his numerous matrimonial adven
lures. Some years ago he married 4:
woman in Jersey City, who had previously
been divorced. She bore him a son, but
sOon died. Sho wil:ei him $500. all he,
savings. This was il July, 1881. Ii
August Herdman married Annie Ken
nedy, of Newark, and they lived together
until last summer, wien uerdman Went
on the canal boating. lie came to Easto,
and met Annie Fritz, TO whom he offered
his heart and possessions and was accept
cd. Two weeks ago they married, but
after living together seventy two hours
Herdman left and took up his quarters il
South Easton. There ho mot Mrs. S
Garis, grass.widow, and, it is said
became engaged to her. Miss Fritz, hear
ing this and learning of his former capers
had him arrested for bigamy and he now
awaits trial in Jail. He is about 35 years
Old and rather good-looking.
:. Lads Fatal Fall While Skating.
John D. Gardner, aged 1s years, a sor
OF Rev G. F. Gardner, a Lutheran clergy
man, with number of ether boys, was
skating on Martins pond, in tho southern
part of Allentown, when he fell and mis-
head struck a stone, causing fracture O
the base of the skull and concussion o
the brain. His companions carried him tC
the bank, thinking he was only stunned
but after casping several times he died
The body was carried to Muh!cnborg col
lege, which he attended, and thence taken
to the home Of his parents.
Two Criminals Pun,sh-c.
at Uniontown Judge Wilson sentenced
Lareuce Hickey for four years and six
months and John Dousherty for thre,
years and six months in tho Western pen
iteDtiary. Dougherty recently shot ano
severely wounded Mrs. Michael Glichaels,
of Brownsville. Hickey is the wretch who
made an assault on seven year old
daughter of Mrs. Lottenstein, of Corners
vile, and narrowly escaped being lynched
The Girls Niust &c.
i difficulty in the medical college In
Kingston, Canada, growing out of the at
tendance Of the female students at certai.
lectures and clinics, which caused the
male students to withdraw, has beer
settled by the faculty. The females nov
attending will be allowed to finish thei.
course, bat no more of the sex will be ad
mitted to tho college.
Body Saatcher5 1ouyic:od.
The colorod mon, Levi aud Ro5er
Chow, were convicted OF tho grave rob-
berries in Lebanon cemetery, Philadelphia,
yesterday afternoon, after q brief tria!
| McNamee and Piliet tha white corsn:ra