The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-11
CRIME.

Saturday afternoon James Chambers, ,
tobacco dealer at Indianapolis, when h,
went to his rooms saw that his wife SHOWED
unusual symptoms ct nervousness, and
hearing noise in closet, opened it, wher
Rufus Pearl, well.known insurance man
stepped out. Chambers demanded an ex
PLANTATION, and was fatally shot by Pearl
who escaped, but was afterward captured
The dying man alleged that his wife and
the murderer were crimlnally intimate.
An a,rocious murder was committed on
Saturday night about : O'Clock at Hume
Rcdman's house, 8 miles northwest OF Mt
Vernon, Ind. Persons passing heard loud
cries of Mercy" For Gods sake, don't
| kill mel" and at the same time heard
sounds Of blows beng struck, and shortly
after pistol was fired OFF, Immediately
after which man was heard to eXclalm :
MY God, Eva, did hit you? For Gods
sake, speak to me, Did kill you" and
then Redman threw open the door and
| called to the neighbors, saying that his
wife had shot herself. Several parties NV
ing in the neighborhood then went over to
the house and found Redman's wife lying
upon the floor about two teet from the door
in dying condition, wel;ering in her
blood, and Derringer pistol IN her lap.
Medical and was immediately summoned,
bu. by the time the doctor arrived the
woman was dead. The coroner was mott
fed, and upon examination the woman
was found to have been terribly beaten,
her body being covered with bruises from
kicks and blows. The pistol ball entered
her head Just behind the left ear. Ii is
supposed that while she was being beaten
by the brute she managed to get away
from him and started tor the door, when
he shot her down. She was about 10 years
Of age and was enciento at the time of her
death. Redman was released from the 10,
lict lIll) penltentiary about year ago,
having served out q sentence of eight years
tor shooting man.
Kewanee rcjolces over the arrest OF the
fourth man engaged in the daring bank
robbery IN that town several weeks ago,
and the recovery Of $1,000 more, making
in all $4,000 of the $4,000 taken fr2m the
bank vaults. The citizens of Kewanee
were greatly distressed at the mystery sur.
rounding the disappearance of so large
proportion of the plumber and were quite
prepared to believe almos, any one Of their
number was the custodian Of the missing
money. 1t seems that Dunkle, the fourth
man arrested, threw away valise marked
"Sl00 silver" which was so heavy as 10
impede his flight, but which was yesterday
searched for and found among the weeds
by the side, OF the railroad track, and
proved TO contain $1,000 in gold.
And now the cranks are after President
Arthur. A New York dispatch of Satur.
day says:
A boy about IS years old called at the
police headquarters this morning and
asked for permit 10 carry a pistol. He
was asked what he wanted TO carry a pistol
tor, and replied: 10 sloot President !
Arthur" He was taken to the Jefferson
Market Court, where he seemed much ex-
cited. In answer to questions from the
court he said his name was William Mar
TIN that he lived at IL East Stth street
tho, President i-.hrr ,a-lad 70 live in the
same house with his father eighteen years
ago, when be was a rOuudsman. He said
he had just come from the penitentiary,
where he had served a term for larceny,
and that when he did not steal lie BACKED
boots. He was committed for examination
az 20 his mental condition.