The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-01-21
CRIMINAL VARIETIES.
CuIled Here and There from the Columns OF
the Daily Press
HanSinan's Day.

Louis on Friday Of las. week, by the suspen
sion of Ward and Barber; and at Reidsville
North Carolina, by the hanging OF Joe Hay
Eldridge Scales and Matilda Carter, colore'
persons.
Willard Ward and Thaddcus BaOcr wer
women murderers, the former having kille'
his sweetheart Annie Lewis. He ran on tn
river, saved some money, and expected to maj
ry Annie He gave her some of the none.
and she spent it. He was under the impress
1 ion that she meant to trilc with him. Late OF
the night of Aug 80, 1879, he went to III
lgrl's house. After some talk he said to tn
girl: "Will you go over on Chestnut stree
with me?" She replied in the negative, ad
h ding that 1t was too late and her mother wa
away from home. well, then" cried Ward
very deliberately, you will never see day
hight" As he sad this he raised his pisto
and fired The victim fell and the murdere
fired u second shot, II WIS brutal, causcles
crime, and the only excuse that Ward eve
offered was that he Was jealous and drunk.
Babar was plumber, and over his shop iv
ed Mrs. schneider, who kept an designation
house, and had q daughter whom she forced
to entertain men who came 10 her house sing
lly. The daughter became rcbellious and was
driven out of the house on cold night bu
half clad. Baber found home for her anc
maintained her as his mistress Her mother
found her ana forced her to 90 home; where
the old life was renewed. Baber became jeal
Gus and entering the house one night got into
fight with Mrs. Schneider, and i'll the course
of it killed mother and daughter.
The crime for which negroes Hay, Scales
and Matilda we're hanged was the murder o.
Nash Carter, the husband of Matilda. HeI
two companions and Alfred Webster had beer
constant visitors at the house of the deceased
This intimacy attracted the husbands atten
ton, and early in December last he charged
these men with criminal intimacy with the
woman. This aroused their anger few
days later Carter was murdered while at work
at his shoe bench. Suspicion pointed to Hay
Scales, Webster, and the murdered mans
wife. Upon the trial Webster turned states
evidence, and made "a full confession impli
eating his three confederates.
THE ASHLAND MURDERERs.
| The grand jury at Cailettsburg, KY, having
found true bills against Ellis, Neal and Craft
the murdercrs of Annie Thomas and the Cab
bons children, and each requiring separate
trial, the trial of Ellis began on Monday. II
is TO be remembered and which adds to the
Nervousness Of the crime, that all the three are
married men After the indictment was found
Mrs. Ellis was allowed to see her husband
she kissed MN and fell on his neck and
sobbed like child.
George" she said, II know you are guilty
because you told me 50, and you wouldn't lie
TO me. George, want you to repent OF this
awful crime. | want to meet you III heaven
1t won't be long, dear, for you have broken
my heart. can't live; don't want to live
have nearly cried myself to death, and oh
George Mrs Meals heart Is broken too, and |
beg Of you, If Neal wasn't with you, il you did
1t Yourself, for the sake of this poor woman
say so, and die for it yourself. Dear George
don't tell lie about il. | want to meet you
in heaven, and if you take an innocent mans
life can never see you there"
Ellis eyes were sutiused with tears, and he
was convulsed with emotion, but he raised
his eyes toward heaven lifted his hands, and
said:
Before God, they are guilty. | have told
the truth am not afraid to face my God |
am guilty, and know ought to die, and
am ready to die. ! know, wife. | have been
cruel to you and to everybody in this affair. |
have done a terrible wrong, and in Gods
name repent of it, and III meet you IN
heaven If can"