The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-01-27

Young Haines was one Of the worst fel-
lows Of Bedford, Ind, and when he went
forward for prayers in revival meeting,
with an air Of deep cOntritiOn, daughter OF
the pastor knelt by his side to give him con-
ISOLATION and advice. After the services were
over the girl missed her gold watch and it
was cOnlectureG that Haines had stolen it.
She would not believe this, but went with
the party who set out to follow him. They
found him on his knees under a tree and for
a moment thought he was praying but a
closer inspection showed that he was buTying
the watch.
The Chicago Tribune says there has Just
emerged from the prison walls Of Anamoso
n man who for seven years has borne the in
fanny and the punishment Of a crime he did
not commit. His name is William LungeT
and he was sent from Benton county on con
victiOn FOR incest. This foul charge was sus-
tanned by perjured witnesses, who wished TO
get his property. On their deatEbeds they
confessed their perjury, and Lunger's friends
hastenpd to secure bis pardon. Mr.. LungeT
bore his cruel punishment with fOrtitude,
certain that at some time his character would
be yindicated.
A very sad and singular result Of one Of
the recent hangings in St Louis has Just
come to light John Irwin Kaiser a Young
man twenty-One years Of age, Witnessed the
execution Of KalOvsky and Els in the jail
ward. January 9Th, and was strongly affected
by the scene. During the afternoon Of that
day he was noticed by his friends TO be wan
about the execution. At night he became
violent and it was found necessary to take
him from his boarding house to an insane
asylum, where he died.
"A special telegram to the Pittsburgh
Dispatch from NeWcOmerstOwn, o., dated
23d inst, says Madam Mably, living about
20 miles west Of here, was aroused last night
TO find his house ablaze BY heroic effort
be saved his wife and two Of the children by
throwing them from window but his re-
naming two children. aged four and seven
years, perished I'm the flames. The Mortified
parents, unable to rescue the little ones from
their terrible fate, were compelled to witness
the cremation of their children, whose pierre
ing and heart-rending screams made their
tragic death dOubly horrible TO the frantic
father and mother.
John Wagner, one Of the murderers Of
Dr. J. 4. Biggs-the Treasurer Of the Alice
Furnace Company, OF IrOntOn, O., who was
killed and robbed two menths ago, while on
his way home at night-was taken out of Jail
between Il and ! o'clock Friday night and
hanged in the court house yard by between
forty and sixty masked men. They first took
Bill Zeck, She other accused murderer, and
swung him up, wheIeupOn he made a con-
fessiOn duplicating others not yet arrested
The crowd then allowed him to live for the
present. There is not the slightest clue to
the perpetrators, and public opinion seems to
approve the lynching.
John Williams. a shoemaker. died in
Jersey City, week before last, of smallpox,
bOrs were afraid of the disease, and when
Deputy Inspector Sullivan went to fumiEate
the house they insisted that the bed-the only
one in the rOoms-shOuid be burned Last
Friday morning the Deputy Health Inspector
visited the place and found the mother living
on a heap OF rags and carpets and covered
with smallpox. On her right was the dead
body Of her little girl and on her left that of
a little boy. In corner Of a room was sit
ting a little fellow on whose face was the
shadow Of death, while huddling close to the
cold stove were the two remaining children.
The survivors were taken to the pest house
and the dead buried a. the expense Of the
county.
Near Central Depot, Montgomery cOuu-
ty, Va, a woman received a sum of money
and was known to have It in her possession. /
She took it to heI house where a gentleman
occupied a room in the upper part of the
building. Hearing loud and threatening
noises during the night this man came down
stairs and found the landlady lying dead on
the floor of her apartment with her throat
cut. He also reports that he saw two per
sons precipitately leaving the premises.
SeizinE double bsrrelsd shotgun the man
gave chase to these fugitive figures and soon
came within range Of them. As they refused
to stop he fired in rapid succession, first At
one and then at the other, and killed both
To his intense surprise il was discovered on
q closer examination Of these parties that
they were two women of the ne;ghborhOod,
who for the sake Of the plUnder had dis
gIiSed themselves aS men and cut the throat
Of their unfortunate victim.