Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-31

am glad that MIR. Cooper has impressed
it upon all good Democrats that vote for
Armstrong means a vote for Beaver"
NUMBERING HER CHILD.
Throwing . Babe Into the Brandywlno to
Get Rid Of 1t.
The mystery relating to the finding of
babe in the Brandywine, near West
Chester, on the 18th instant, has been
solved by tho arrest of colored woman
named Mary Stevenson. The jury of in
quest found that the child was white
one. Officer Jones, of tho West Chester
police, did not believe this and at once set
to work to find tho mother. He got re-
liable clue which led to the arrest. When
taken before Squire Russell last night tho
woman confessed the crime, stating that
she threw the child into the Brandywine
on August II, as sho was returning from
tho almshouse, where it was born. She
says that her reason for committing tho
crime was to relieve herself Of tho on
cumbrance and aveid the scOffs of her ac-
quaintances. While at tho almshouse she
was known as Sallie Thomas. She will be
held for trial upon the charge of infanti-
cide. The child was about two weeks old.
The guilty mother is about 20 years old
and unmarried.
Wife Poisoning by q Wealthy Man.
Matthew Millard, of Palo, Ionia county,
Mich, has been arrested, charged with
poisoning his wife. She died May 0, aud
suspicious were aroused at the time. Re-
Gently Millard's store was burned and he
was suspected Of setting fire to got tho in-
surance. This led to the disinterment Of
Mrs. Millard 8 remains. Tho stomach was
sent to Ann ArbOr. The result of the
analysis shows arsenic present in cOnsid
erable quantity. Millard is wealthy aud of
good family connections. Another woman
is reported to be in the affair.
YillIany OF New York Teacher.
Tho town OF Glen, Montgomery county,
N. Y, is greatly stirred by tho discovery
of the diabolical acts of John Palmer, a
school teacher, who attempted to violate
the persons oftwo girls, each 12 years old,
daughters Of fJohn Putnam and Isaac Tall
madgc. Qalmer has fled. For a long
female pupils. He is married and has
IIe always professcd to DO very religious.
and had the confidence Of tho community.
Officers are in pursuit of him.
ACCeUoutJ4lIy SouOt lib W BIC.
Adam Driesbaush, well-known rail-
road contractor, retired TO his room at the
Riddell house, in Bradford, with his wife
to take an after-dinner nap. In taking off
his vest revolver in the inner pocket was
accidentally discharged, the ball taking
effect in the lower part of his wife's abdlO-
men. Surgeons found the ball up under
the shoulder blade. Tho wound is quite
severe, and owing to the advanced age of
the lady, who is over 65 years old, her re-
cOvery is considered doubtful.
Killed by q PItchfork.
A son Of Daniel Knauff, of Nippenose
valley, near WilliamspOrt. was fatally in
jured in . singular manner. He was
standing near a stack of oats that was
being built when an employee threw a
q pitchfOrk to tho ground. One Of the
pr0Egs struck the boy in the temple and
came out through the oye socket, driving
the eye before it and causing almost in
slant death.
Found Floating I'm the River.
Tho bodies of man and woman were
found floating near each other in the East
River, at tho foot of Eleventh street, New
York, Oh Tuesday. In tho mans pocket
wcrc business cards of A. f. Gray, Grand
street, Jersey City. He was about 30
years of age, dark complexioued and had
a moustachc. Tho woman was also appar-
entity 30 years Of age and was neatly Of
tired.
An Indiana Tragedy.
DR.. Thomas Cause was shot five times
and killed by Arthur Brooks, while sitting
in front of his office in Washington, Ind,
on Tuesday night. 1t is said Brooks sus-
pcctcd tho doctor of having told Mrs.
Brooks that her husband was too intimate
with another woman.
Fatal Railroad Accident.
A Long Branch train, which left James.
burg at $40 last evening, struck a wagon
containing man and boy, near Manas
quan, killing the man and fatally ipjuring
the boy. Tho horses attached to the wagon
wcre also killed.
Tho Cofrroth Libel Suit.
A verdict of guilty was rendered in the
libel suit of A. II. COffroth against tho
JohnstOwn Tribune. The defendant was
fined twenty dollars and costs.
Snow in Colorado
n heavy snow storm visited Leadville,
Col, Tuesday night and continued until
near noon yesterday.
PERSONAL.
PAUL REVERE is to have an equestrian
statue in Boston.
WILLIAM NJ. EvARTs is the best story
teller at Saratoga.
SCHUYLER COLFAX is a contributor to a
religious paper published in Chicago.
Miss SUSIE TRAIN, daughter of George
Francis Train, is one OF tho bellies ut
Berkeley Springs.
BERTHA Won HILLERN, who will be re-
mcmbered rs ono of the female pedestrians, |
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