Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-19
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.
DANISH WIFE WHO WOULD KILL
HER HUSBAND.

marriage With His Brother and the
Possession of the Victims Life Insur-
ance the Object of Her FoiIed Plan
Further Particulars of the Fowler
Arson and Robbery
CHICAGO, Dec. IS.-A dispatch from
Fowler, Mich, gives further particulars
OF the Creasinger arson and robbery as
follows: EARLY yesterday morning some
robbers entered the house of S. p. Creas-
niger, wealthy resident of Maple Rapids.
and having chloroformed him ransacked
the premises and secured about $500 in
cash and quantity of valuables. They
then sought to cover up their tracks by
setting fire to the house Immediately be-
low the room in which the proprietor Law.
He, however, recovered from the influence
of the drug in time to escape, though the
house was wrapped in flames and was
burned to the ground with its contents.
The loss is $4,000, and the insurance
$4,000. Mr.. Cfeaslnger recognized one of
the robbers and a search for them is now
in progress"
MISS BONDS REVENGE.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 18.-Specials say that
the prosecution closed its testimony in
the trial OF Montgomery, Pettus and Gle
menti this evening. Among the wit
nesses for the prosecution were two con-
Victs from the penitentiary, who occupied
cells in Taylorsville with the men on trial.
One of these, named Burrell, now
serving term for burglary,
testified that he was in iaiI
at Taylorsville in the spring, and be-
came acquainted there with Montgomery,
Pettus and Clement. They were all in
cell together, and he heard a conversa-
ton between them. Some one read from a
paper that Miss Bonds underclothes were
torn. Clement said, ''That it was a
ID lie, that they were not torn" and
Montgomery said, "Shut up; what do you
know about it?''
At this point Judge Thornton, of the
defense, said to the attorneys for the
prosecution: ''You may just as well rake
hell for witnesses as to take them from a
penitentlary. The introduction of a wit
ness convicted of one of the highest crimes
to testify against men of good standing is
infamous, and such testimony is wholly
incompetent"
He moved to exclude the whole testi-
mony. Alter an hour and halfs argu-
ment the court Overruled the motion, and
another prisoner from the same JAIL Eslife
convict for murder, named Meyer, testi-
fed to much the same effect as the pre-
viOus witness. The testimony of the
other witnesses has already been made
public.
A GUILTY WIFE TRAPPED.
DENVER, Dec. 1S-Last Saturday Mary
kotford called on DR.. Rose, prominent
dentist of Leadville, and made the startl-
ing request that he furnish her with poi
son which could not be detected by an
autopsy. She offered $500 compensation,
reluctantly admitting that she wished to
get ria OF her husband, Hans KotfOrd, so
that her husbands brother, of whom
she was enamored, and herself
might enjoy an insurance of $500
which her husband carried. After making
an appointment to meet both at his office
last night the doctor arranged with the
police and several interested insurance
men to be present, but concealed. At the
interview the whole diabOlical plan was
made known. The man and woman were
arrested and placed in Jail. All the per-
sons concerned are Danish. The younger
brother is 90 years of age, and the woman
is 80.
AN ABsCONDER.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1S.-Ernest II. L. Piper,
of the firm of Piper g. Co., jobbers in no.
tiOns and fancy goods, is reported to have
absconded, leaving debts to an unknown
amount. 1t is alleged that he bought a
considerable quantity of goods from
various drummers on credit, sold them
below cost ard pocketed the proceeds.
Attachments have been laid on his re-
naming stock, but it is not expected to
realize much. Piper is said to have done
business in several Eastern cities.
A POST OFFICE THIEF.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-The post office
authorities, late last evening, arrested
j. d. Mccarthy, letter carrier in the
general office, having a down town route,
charged with embezZling letters entrust-
ed to him for delivery. He was seen to
gather up batch of them in the office and
stuff them into his pocket. Upon reach
ing the street he was apprehended and %
letters found on his person, To-day Nc
Carthy gave bail. He had been in the post
office about nine years.
FRANK JAMES, CASE.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 1S.-The Criminal
Court at Gallatin yesterday fixed bail
at $1,000 in the case of Frank James for
the murder of Cashier Sheets in 1859. The
defense asked that the prisoner be re-
manded to the custody of his sureties.
This the court took under advisement.
The prisoner was returned to Jail.
FRATRICIDE.
MOUNT STERLING, Dec. 18.-In Nor
gan county two brothers, named DeBusk,
working in field, became involved in a
dispute, when the older, aged "a, shot his
brother, killing him instantly.