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Unexpected End of n Libel SUIT.

About three years ago the body of young
woman was found IN the river at Detroit tied
in coffee sack and with marks on her indi.
eating that she had been murdered. The pc
lice having failed TO trace out the crime i,
was taken in hand by tho newspaper report
ers. who unraveled sufficient evidence to fast
en- suspicion on one Hugh 3. Peoples, who
was arrested. The evidence, however. not be-
ing sufficient to convict him, he commenced a
-~,s s.-. Jshs, .sssrss shA r.,h',shsrs of the IN
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abuses she has hesped upon the Irish people,
and we hope to see the day when the green
flag shall wave once more IN triumph oyer the
churches and deienses of Ireland.
EARLvILLE, Jan. 10. FRED j. DAVIS.
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Rural Happenings.
Ophir.

OPHIR, Jan. 3, 1SS2.--We greet the patrons
of the old TRADER, and hope they have had a
Merry Christmas, and sincerely hope that all
Will have Happy New Year.
The roads in tins vicinity are immense; new
er to our knowledge were they worse,
Pedro has returned from hts trip west, He
extended an invitation to Tell Phone, but the
latter did not respond.
Otto Krausse of Van Orln, was his fathers
guest last week
Ed Wilkins is lad up with rheumatism.
Steve Stephenson has returned home. He
was IA railroadcr all summer
John Fitzgerald has gone to lroquols on a
visit
Gilmore has returned from Iowa, where he
purchased land, in Eda county, at $4,000 per
acre
Our genial Troy Grove doctors are busy rs
bees vaccinatlng; besides taxing care Of pa
ticnts, We did not know recently what made
jerome smile So bat we found out twas a
boy.
Mr James McGoery Of Earlvlle spent New
Years with friends here
John Wyic ir, Is spending vacation at
home. lie wIli soon return To Galesburg 10
renew his studies. He will graduate this sum
plur. Pedro cougla;ualgs INN, rs John is a
perfect gentleman, aud will be trusted and
true servant m any occupation he may enter,
Our tax man viii soon pay his yearly pa
ITEMS q VISIT Have yOlr UuCat, ready and
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Improvements at tie NattoHal Capjtal-1 Neo
Library Building -S1oampS to be Turned
into GardeHS.-A NeO ErecutiUe Nan.t0n
WnnfsI
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Afgal.

A1OT-IS,I.-EsrATE OF WILLIAM GRAY. DECEASED.
N Notice hereby gwen that the undersigned Execu.
OF the county OF Sale of Illinois, deceased will
appear before County Court OF said county the third
Monday being the m day. OF February 1884, AZ the County
Court Room in in said county. wher and where all
persons having claims demands against said estate are
psssi Us ssa day Of Janusss AID. .i.e:
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n,.,,.. Tor 1852 An ali styles and sizes. at Os.
------,
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sease 1t survived its usefulness as resi-
dence long ago, and, although it might be
utilized for the business offices connected with
the Presidency, it should be excused from fur
Their service as home for Presidents and their
families.
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w EDDJSG AND INN1,TAIlSi
w PAPER and Envelopes At Osnan HaDemar':
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-11-21
-
Transit Of Venus.

EpIruE GUNrpI>-On the sixth Of De
crmbcr an event will occur which will not
occur again until lame :, IN the year
%oui. For this reason Il is worth While to
call attention tu II. refer to the transit
Of Venus. Venus Is th"hri.htr-t,tarw which
for some iiur past has been visible il the
west inst after suu.srt. Most of your r,a.
Hcrs know ihai Venus is pian,i and not a
hNNl star. II I"N"lves around the sun just
~ our, own Earth does, its distance from
the sun hring about &c, 80, zoe miles. while
wcalr about o. uuu 100 miles from the sam ,
body. Venus II a large body having the
shape of III, Earth. Its diameter is only a
l!ttlc less than that Of the Earth ON the
sixth ct December this large body will
pass between H. and the sun. Although
in one sense laTgr, still with respect to the
sun II Is very small and consequently
when brtN zen Us and the sun i, will ap.
pear simply rs 4 spot on the Suns surface.
The spot Will first appear on the lower
side Of the SIM between eight aud nine
o'clock IN the morning and will move
across the SIM towards the west. II VIII
not get across until about one O'Clock
These numbers arc approximate only and
simply Intended 10 let aHe know about the
time to look. IT. sand that the spot can
be seen with ting naked eye, so that all
can see il that wish, if the sky il clear
Observers had better Use glass smoked
enough Ia enable them to look At the sun
without pain to the eyes.
The transit OF Venus" ~ this passage
Of Venus between us and the Sun is called,
is great event in the astronomical world.
Use is made Of II to determine the distance
from the Earth to the sun. We know the
distance TO be $4,000 900 miles more or
less, but this may be enc or two millions
of miles too great or too small, and conse-
queutly efforts are continually being made
to make more accurate determination.
Each Of the more important governments
of the world has senSout party ofnstron-
mers 10 make observations for thi, purpose.
The party from our country went 10
Southern Africa As nothing could he seen
# IL were cloudy OF course an effort in
made ~ select u place where clouds will
not be lisely'to interfere. The method Of
finding the distance 20 the Sun by means
of these observations - too lntrlcate N be
explained here. ;. y.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-11-21
There will likely be n number Of con

There will likely DC n number Of con
tests before the next Congress \ number
Of Democrats will contest III, S.at- ut Re.
pub!cans who, It IL c..I.uIod, have been re-
turned through fraud. The Democratic
Congress should not follow the example
at by the Republicans LIT the contest
BE- made, but let Congress proceed upon
the assumption that Republican has ~
good right Ia seat in the House ~ a
Democrat, prov idCd he has been elected.
No Republican who las been fairly elected
should De arseated
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-11-21

John " Dinkgavc, OF Oulchita parish,
has written letter TO \. J. Dumont,
Chairman Of the Republican State Com
mittee, in which he states that hruceforth
he will take no active part III politics lie
says that he has lost fifth III the colorcd
'oters, has done all he could Tor them, but
hey would not help Themselves. The
'rouble is that the great majority Of tho
.olored people have lost confidence in the
publican party. He says there was
nothiug Ia prevent a free ballot in the re-
cent election, and thatthcrc was desire
On the part Of the Democrats of that par
,.h to see McMileu elected We don't mn.
dcrstaud this last The Democrats Of
Uulchita certainly supported Gen King as
cordially as dil the people If any parish in
the District.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-11-21
Erida,. ihe s9th daY of ecember.

aa2, IA Ward No. !. IN .aia parish, TO as
certain tn" sens" of the people OF sad
ward concerning the sale Of apri,uouS L.
punrs. aud that if a majority of the quail
fed voters of said ward, voting a; SAID cleo
ton, shall vote tor the sale ct SpIi'uouS
l.ipuors, then license therefor shall .sSp"
for the ensuing year; -aid election to be-
holden uuicr the -NI--,ug Election Laws
and each person voting at sl'd election
shall hAv" printed ct Written VI: tho! hal.
lot. "i'ot L.c.ns"' oi The wotts, Against
License"
Be It futthcrrua Sc. That the fol
lowing named pci-u'ls ATE hcr"uS appoint
ed Commissioners 80 hold sad election.
G. W. Alcxaud, .l"hn Hangh and j. y.
AlrHander SAID commissioners 20 make
their returns H. the President al the ln!trn
Jury. Tu"sdav. January III l--t
Approved November ~. l@Hl
Signed 7 l.. MEADOWS
pgc.}h,H, ro!le. Ja:A.
Nttc~t. pELW FrLGJsoS, CIk pro TIN.
NoyvuIr,r - l~-2 'f''
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Notice to Tax.Payers,

I GAVE nut:cc sometime siuco tLa.t a,..
| on all personal property would b.cor,s
delinquent ,h- frs. day Of November, ls,.,
Taxes on snc h property are nov delinou,r,
aud am going - force collections by l.x
II lol prefer 10 pay the cost Of sei,rr,.
aud sul-s. vnn eau stay At home All baeI
taxes val also he collected b7 Law. A
word 70 the wise j. sufficient
J. II. VI. TAYLOR.
sheriff and * o!icio Tax Collector
Nov. :. l--2. 1877
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-11-21

Sweeping charges Of frauds have been
made against the recent municipal election
in New Orleaus. The charges are of
grave and serious nature, aud by the all
mission Of the Times-Dcmocrat, are not
without foundation The charges shonld
he investigated and the guilty parties pun
ished Tho purity of our elections above
all Other things should be- scrnpnlnnsly
guarded. In the freedom aud purity Of
our elections rest the safety Of the Repuh-
lie. II is better that any party should be
defeated than that our clectious should be
corrupted All election frauds should be
discovered 1t possible aud the guilty pun
ished. No party can afford to give any
kind of couHtcpsEsr 10 such frauds Flee
tons Will become mere sham " hen frauds
are permitted - 1ofca, the will of the peo-
pie.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-11-21
Saturday, the 18th day Of December. 1892

the following described property, 10 wit:
The southwest quarter Of the northeast
quarter and southeast quart, the po,tb.
west quarter and the north,a., ou,rt,r of
TOE southwest quarter aud III" rortbv,..t
quarter OF 'h' Nonthcast quari,r Of ,e,rirr
'hieo 90. IN township twenty f20' month
ot range seven ~ west. CONTAINING ltn
acres more or HISS, with AL the imrro,-..
ln"nts 'nereon--all situated in the lhovo
nfAit sad parish II t,;us tho fnrd Sold ~
sad Z. }. Callahan hy,F. II. Tr,.uar. o.
TOE 3lst day Of August, :. l.. l-7s ard
snown AS the Larg,ton place.
Terms OF sale cash, with TIE ben,f, Of
arpraisemeni -
J II. Is, TAYLOR, Sheriff
Sof'!t lss2. pft3e9J late
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-11-21
SMITHS BILE BEANS.

II" gr~a; auii.h,.iioC- r'.utdy. and - a
certain car. Tor AL d.sta-c- caused by
torpid l.,er. -ucL as sex headache, .ndi.
r.st!ui,. -1u, stomach, aud nervous drbili.
,v. and is a sure sntihote against chi.l- and
fever and all lna'ar.al attacks Price, &c.
For sale b. Joseph shelton. Homer, 10.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-11-21
Shcrin-S Sale,

state OF Lo.,Sndna, ra,i,k of rlrLorp.
/. b Neal, for ;. G. freeman. 1utux
~.
Il. j. Callahan aud VIM. Chcwutnc.
Ia DIST. Court, ClaIborn. ralIsh-No. o..
~ virtue OF wrI, Of seizure and sale
- IN tue above entitled cause. f-,t.t h,.
the Clerk of the Dlstrc, Cour, IN and ,or
SAID parish, and TO mo directed. ! h,v.
seized and will proceed ia y, Il 10 the l,.,
ana h'SheAt bidder, within III" irCai hous
OF sale. az the Court house door IN tho
towu OF Homer, on WV
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-11-21
TO NY PATRONS.

THE uudersigu.d, like most other ma,
/ has demands to meet, and thos. ~
have had his services are requested 10 80
him - helping hand His patrons ar. ~.
d"peudru"r for means 10 meet hi. obna.
tons TO others. Come mp iricuds. and SAT-.
49, su.AS TURNER
November : 1872 "a;
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-11-21
TIMELY WARNING.

DERSONS indebted TO we "n ao count 10,
i the year loc2, are requested 10 eau ,s snS
settle; and all persons indebted Tor I2..
eli previous, are hereby notified that uu'.S
immediate payments are made their ~
and accounts will he placed IN the pA0O'
Of IN DtScer iof collection.
JOSEPH >IELToSt
October 3. l-52 G"
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- iIUl 30
which. ON mc,ion. VA. ,lor,,d L., ria.
Board and co,,mitt,. 1,.chararI
r,...
{, ~ .p''''''.'"c "n st..'',i'n' WIN 'h'
.. n''" ''"'"''' '""'"''''u '"'' 'o''o" '"E
''P''''
W., your committee on settlement with
ne fafi-h Treasurer, have received from
MN cash vouchers I" the Slul"u'it of nln'
hundred and fifteen and IL l1nih dollars
nn parish tax proper and two luuGtcd and
riEhtl -i"ur O"'f"uth dollars IN coupons.
which have been checked and hnyncd.
SIGNED hv The com;littr.--vLl.h r,.p,ri
wa- received and committee djsrb1.g.l.
,,...,,....,. c.,,,, ~, Y.
various Residents ,lcrrnt. rrun,,f M, an
election TO hc holden in said ward ,0,,,c
So. .,,,,,,.,,,..
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-11-21
succession sale.

SUPPRESSION e.; ". {. ka1gr,cu, deceased.
>tr', of for,uopr F.f,,,t ot fhrborr,.
No1lrE l. HEETliN GIVEN. That !
Y VIII sell 1T public '~itcIy. AT IN" bat"
'r~'!'fir" 81 dcc,a-cd ri sad parish an!
>,t',. To- tie last and h,.hv,t bidder, with
90 the legal hours "i sale. on
saturday. the 9Th day of Dec. ls>s.
the following d,>crih,d property. 10 wit:
lhr southeast quarter of the northeast
guhttr. and 81 ICIrs of the southern noI
tom "a! tn, southwest qun:irr If the ncnh
"t>t quarter of section -. and ~ acres 81
south"asi,in portion ut the sonlhweH
quarter "I IL" northwest quarter 81 sec
tiuu Is, towns. ip ~, range west; and the
east half of the southwest quarter. and 10
actrs of the east halt Of the sou'hwrs'
quarter ot the hHHthUt.t quarter ~ s-o
non II, and 80 acres ~ the southwest col
uti OF northwest quarter "i the NORTHWEST
quarter, and ~ acres IN the northwest COY
ucr OF the outhwcst quarter of the fof'h,,
west quarter, and the southeast quarter %
tho northwest quarter of s'cti"n IS. to""'
ship - range o-275 acres more or Ices
with improvements thereon.
Also a lot Of Corn and Fodder Csttle'
Hogs, Sheep. one pair Of Mules, one Two
hnrse Wagon, one Buggy ard HaiHes' a.
felms Of snic cash, ~ effect PARTITION
ROENNA kNIGH1EN. GuiriI
Eoy.n,hrr . l--2 1873
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-11-21

morning, . o'clock.
(Sisncd,) T. II. MEADOWS.
President Police jury
Attest: hkh~ frRGrsoN. trk pro ten.
Board met Tuesday morning. Members
all present.
The minutes of Mondays proceeding,
we're read and approved.
On motion. the sheriff WAS authorized to
have printed one thousand blank tax re.
ceiPts at the expense of the parish.
On motion, Charles Bngg was placed on
the psnper list, aod $40 20 allowed tor his
support for the u.At twelve months, Ia be,
drawn quarterly on the warrant of W. L.
Cakes.
On motion, the jail fnui for repairs. less
:f5d 90, WAS transferred 10 be general
fund
On motion, the following bulls We're al
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pelr e{iretti3pmrnE
ELECTION ORDINANCE.

DE IT ENACTED RY TIE FoLICE
ID JURY or CLAIBORNE PARISH,
Tia, ~, election D.. held Oh
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-11-21

TX Governor A, II. t"lqniu has been
elected by the Legislature Of Georgia TO
the senate. for the long term, and John
Pope Barrow to fiji the uncxpir"d term Of
R.n II H. deceased.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-11-21

We presume that the rain sunday night
and yesterday gathered good deal # TIL"
cotton which was yet IN the fields Ih"
bottom lands are all under water.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-11-21
NOTICE OF REMOVAL,

MISS NJ. A. FILES, Of ShreVe
III port, has removed 10
No. so Texas street.
She has q large aud elegant sf9s. .Ts
FALL GOODS, tho latest styles, 10 nj
aId BONNETs. Perfect fits ~ dress~''
ing guaranteed. =,
Sept. 81, 1851.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-11-21

Come up and pay the GrARpIAN your
little bill right away, Further delay will
be dangerous aud may prove costly
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-11-21
tOFFIClAL~l
PROCEE DINGs
or the Police Jury Of Claiborne Parish.

The Police Jury OF Claiborne parish met
Monday, November 18th, l~-2.
Prrsrut-T. n Meadows, Prrst, ward ::
9; W. $ Copeland. warf3 }: John Miller,
il, ward {; J ". Mcfarland. ward :; +.
". Howard, ward 6; l.. X Lay, ward :.
The Board was called IL order.
On notion, j. W. Mcfarland, v. l..
Oakrs aud l.. X. Lay were app"intrd u
committee To make up nh csiIulat" ui ih"
probable expenses of the PARISH f.; the
year l-Si.
On motion. the commissioners, setUruIug
officers and clerks Of election were allowed
each three dollars for services at las. ricC-
ton, "a be issued by the Clerk of the 70.
lice jury on application 10y the parties.
On notion. John Miller, jr. r. J. Hart
and W. =. Copeland were appointed com
mIttec 10 settle with the Parish TreaSurcr.
The committee oh cstimat" Of expense,
for l-o3, submitted the following report:
Expenses of grand and petit jury. sl,7ou 40
Criminal expenses including Shpf-
ms salary. 2.3Ou uO
Parish Treasurer and Clerk Police
Jury, iC0 40
Assessing faxes. 500 10
Public priItiug 800 Uu
EXPENSES Police jury. iuu %
Clerk District Court, 800 90
Parish Physician, - uu
Bridge lumber, 800 40
Repairs on public bullding-. 500 ~
Collecting taxes. $40 ~
Parish paupcrs. 1O0 90
accidental. 5l1 90
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-11-21

Ur. Tibor's Iuvalid- Hotel AZ blanchard
Springs has been destroyed lay iir". II vas
insured.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-11-21

Winter Ia. set in III earnest. There are
phcrc IN cold enough to make fires and
ovcrccats q necessity. But then IT Is time
tor old Winter r. pnt In an appearance.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-11-21

The friends of the improvement Of the
Mississippi River and the protection of the
nveriluwed lands are alarmed from the
visit Of the River Commission appointed
hy Congress To visit and cNamiu" the work
aud report. 1t il thought that the tom.
mission will make an unfayasiibe report.
The body is not favorahly disposed to the
improvement of the river.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-11-21

District Cour, will convene IN Homer
next Monday, r'
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-11-21

The sugar Planter, on" OF the best conn-
try papers IN the State, has completed it,
twenty. fourth volume We congratulate
the sugar Planter ON IT. successful cn,rauc"
upon q new year. May 1t live long aud
prosper
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-11-21

The champion cotton picker has been
found at LAST. An eight year old hoy, son
of Mr. John Wallace, picked 100 lbs. of
cotton in one day. Taking age int" con~ld-
CITATION, this ls the best picker yet r"po"t.
cd To us
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-01-11

WssaIsSros. Dec. 6.-The Rspu5-
ltcap ,e-morrow Will publish a long
leitc- fon Mrs. Francis Guiieau
Scovi.lc. sae prisoners sister, in re-
i.ls :. recently published paFa-
erap.s % the effect that '.the only
persr' who really seems 20 care
what becomes Of Guiteanis his Sis
ter
Nj ,oviile says Il deem that
sacli S cement calls for correction.
Judgln- rom the 800 or 400 letters
which | have opened since the
court adjourned Wednesday after
moon, to say nothing of newspapers
sent with favorable extracts mark
ed, feel quite sure that a great
many people not only care what be-
comes Of him. but they have a de
cided desire that he shall have fair
play. Among these letters, more
than quarter are especially sym
pathetic. A large number Of the
letters are requests for autographs
couched in kind language, and in
many instances they show a pro
found sympathy with him in what
they are pleased to call his misfort-
unc. Some speak of their sorrow at
the suffering OF President Garfield,
but add ''they are convinced he was
honest in his delusion that God de-
mandcd the sacrifice" and hope he
viii have fair play. What they
viii think of the cutting short the
defence and the declaration OF Mr..
Dayidge for the prosecution that
this case must be closed, although
there were nine Of our best witness
cs in waiting to 20 on the stand
(and all Mr.. Reed asked in his elo-
quent plea for '.this penniless, de-
mented creature" was bat one day
more, remains to be seen. A time
viii come when the people will get
the truth in this as well as in other
matters, and they viii demand a
reckoning. God grant it may not
come too late. The country-ne
country-can afford to see any injuS
tiee done anywhere | should not
have taken upon myself the respon
sibility of rushing into print" ut
this iuncture did it not seem TO me
that an effort is coming from some
quarter to have it appear that the
defence in the Guiteau case Is be-
coming discouraged. just how it is
expected that this view in the news
papers is to affect the decision in
the court, | cannot comprehend.
Be that as it may, the one who prob
ably cares more than any person
living for the prisoner and his de-
fence. begs leave to state that, so far
as she is concerned, there is no dis
coumgement. ! shall stand by him
against the whole world. against my
whole family even, as | have stood
since that fated ID of July until the
end, whatever that may be, shall
come. Because | know that his
cause is righteous. because to him
il was the command of God, and be
obeyed against his own will and
inciinations. This faith shall be
accounted unto him for righteous.
ness" If the Lord wills | can say
goodbye to aim on the scaffold even
as calmly as if it were good night,
SO we'll assured am / Of his eternal
salvation.
'9FRANcEs GvrrEAU ScoVILLE.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-01-11
y Mystery Unraveicd at East.

CIScINSATI, O, Jan. "A special
from Ashland, KY, says: "The men
arrested for the Gibbons murder are
William Neal, Ellis Craft and Gee.
Ellis, aIl white. All OF them were
arrested on Monday night and kept
quietly at the hotel in custody Of
Constable Hehin. George Ellis
confessed TO the constable He says
Craft and Neal awakened hiE Oh
the night OF the murder and urged
him to 90 with them to Gibbons
house. He went reluctantly. They
entered by q window, and Neal and
Graft assaulted the two girls.
Emma Thomss recognized Neal
and said she void tell her mother.
Robert, the boy, ~as then about to
give the alarm, when Craft struck
him on the head sch an axe. kill
ing him instantly. raft then told
Fanny that her tins u die had
come, and amid the fiteous cries
OF the child for mercy he struck her
on the head and killed her instant
iy. Neal then killed Emma Thom-
as in the same way.
Craft and Neal 1T first denied FL
lis story, bat Neal confessed this af-
ternoon, and both he and Ellis waiy
ed examination. Csaft will have a
hearing on Thursday. ELS and
Neal are married. Graft is single
They were all present when the Glib
bons residence was burned, and one
of them drove the heafse at the fu-
neral and another was pall-bearel-.
Crowds .ave been gathering all day
nj CatlettsbnTc, and threats of lynch
ing are common. Suspicion at first
pointed to Mr.. Gibbons, the father
of the two children, as the author of
the murder, physicians having stat
ed after examination of the bodies,
that the girls had not been assaulted
but Gibbons proved conclasiyely
that he was innocent.