Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-09
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
THE MISSING GIRL, MARY CHURCHILL, FOUND
AND TAKEN HOME.

THE MISSING GIRL, MARY CHURCHILL, FOUND
AND TAKEN HOME.
The girl Mary Churchill, whose mysteri-
Gus disappearance caused 80 much excitement,
was discovered toward the end of last week
in an insane asylum three miles from Indian
apolis where she had been working in the
laundry since Sept. 4 under the name Of Jen-
ME Lockwood. A reporter who had a long
interview with her learned that her leaving
home was voluntary, that she went alone,
and that all the theories about an elope-
ment or marriage are mistaken. Her father,
Col. Churchill was notified, and he at once
went to indianapolis and took her home. The
girl refuses to state why she ran away from
home. She says nobody but herself knows
the motive for her flight, and the secret shall
not pass her lips. The departure was not a
sudden freak, but had been planned deliber-
ately. She had only few dollars in her
pocket, which had dwindled TO $40 when
she reached indianapolis and went to work as
a hotel chambermaid When she applied for
her situation at the asylum and secured il she
gave the name of Jennie Lockwood, and soon
becoming proficient ironer made herself Sc
cure in her situation. Occasionally she played
the piano, and il was her musical ability
which first made the superintendent suspect
that she might be the missing girl, Her
father thinks it may have been her aversion
to four hours piano practice daily which led
her to run away. She was given an iowa
ton" when she got home, and immense
numbers" called.
THE END OF SOME UNsAvoRY LIVES.
Arthur b. Johnson, q prominent and
wealthy lawyer of Utica, N. Y, and brother
| of the late Judge A. s. johnson, committed
suicide by shooting last Saturday. He was
an uncle of johnson L. Lynch, the Utica
lawyer who was shot and killed by E. N.
Rowell of Batavia, last week. Lynch went
to Rowell's house on Mrs. Rowelrs invitation
and they had tea together in the dining-room,
the wife supposing her husband had left on
business trip Monday morning After tea
Lynch and the woman went to her apartment.
Rowell, who had secreted himself in the
house, approached through the hall and fred
one shot, which was imbedded in the wall
over the bed Lynch then made for the door
and started down stairs. Rowell followed,
firing three more shots, one of which entered
the base Of Lynch's brain. He dropped on
the floor Immediately. 1t was depression
caused by this tragedy that undoubtedly led to
Mr.. Johnson's suicide. He was found dead
in his Office with bullet through his heart by
Lena Bender who entered his private room
by means of a duplicate key which she car
ried. The relations of the Bender woman
with johnson have been notorious for years,
and her home just across the Mohawk, in
Deerield, has been his retreat during de-
bauches in which he not infrequently in
dulged He had wife and four interesting
children, the oldest under 20 years. He was
about fifty-fve years old and in recent years
has been conspicuous as a stalwart Republic
can and a close friend of Roscoe Conkng.
His wife was the only daughter of Ward
Hunt late of the United States Supreme
bench. This week it is whispered that John
son had other reasons than the apparent one
for his act that in fact he has been losing
money to a ruinous extent in Wall street, and
it is suspected that he has converted to his
own use in his specuations a large amount of
, personal property belonging to a 100000
, estate of which he was trustee.
A disastrous tornado visited Springfield,
3 Mo-, Monday afternoon. II is reported that
, five persons were killed and 80 or more
wounded, and that 100 houses in the north.
ern part of the city were damaged or destroy
@ ed. despatch dated on Wednesday says
Workmen are busy to-day clearing away the
70 debris of Mondays storm. Mrs. Aiken who
- was reported among the injured, died at mid
% night Three others are yet not out of dan
ger. In the country west Of here the storm
r was severe. The farmhouse of Jerom,
d House was blown away and his wife is report
/ ed as still missing. The storm also wrough
u serious damage as far east from here as car
: be heard from. 1t travelled about 80 miles
r its force being extended chiefly in this vicini
70 ty A large number of farm houses wer
4 blown down. About 40 families are homeless
y and destitute and as many more material,
/, damaged in their property.
r The 1-years old son of l.. S White
D more was found with his throat cut in rive
at Princeton, Wisconsin, recently, and tn
father and Mrs. Ellen Long, widow, hav
been arrested for numbering him. The neigh
bors say that criminal intimacy has existe
d between the widow and Whttemore, ant
1t that it was known to his son, who was probe
If bly, murdered to stop the scandal.
lie Clara Louise ellogg sang to the cor
lie victs in Auburn, n. Y, prison Sunday morn
lie ing. She and her party went without thei
or breakfast to give the convicts chance
e hear her. She was enthusiastically receive
g by her strange audience, and many of ther
is broke down and wept like children as sh
n sang of Home, sweet home"
C. A banquet in honor of the Emperor
a Japan was given to about seventy genteme
lg at Parkers hotel, Boston, Saturday night b
a. the chief commissioner of Japan at the fo
u, eign exhibition.
~ Two passenger trains were boarded b
" highwaymen near Danvile, ILL.,, early la
y, Saturday morning, who robbed the passei
~ gers of large sums. The robbers, four
III number, boarded a west-bound train son
ne passenger coach and, with drawn revolver
Il ordered the passengers to hand out their mol
gu ey and valuables About $1,000 in cash.
y check for Sl700, and few articles of wea
u ing apparel were taken. When the ira
81 stopped at Danvlle the robbers boarded
u cast bound passenger train on another rof
eS and again presenting their reyolvers procee
ed to take in what money the passengers ht
about their persons. Having obtained $50
from this train they left the car.
Jake Bonsall of Bucks county, n. Y
d. highwayman and leader of gang of Lar
he pirates. won the affection of a young e
in named Kline, and the other day forced Re
no A. j. Hoechler to marry them The minist
Of at first refused, but yielded to a revOlve
ms which Bonsall kept pointed at him until Il
re ceremony was completed. The girl is We
TO pretty, deaf and dumb, and worth $50, 600.
or Thomas Terry, travelling salesman fol
IN Troy n Y, house, was run down on Ma
IN, street, in Worcester, Mass, Monday nigl
'iH by one of the horsemen from a torchlig
es' procession and his skull fractured
~, AT Sioux City, Ia, the police have {
90 down the telegraph poles and wires becau
90 the telegraph companies did not do it in oil
"a dience to a corporation ordinance.
ro. The Canada Pacific railroad lost an ent
he freight train on Monday by sending it owe
il condemned trestle.
for "A convict at Joliet, Ill.,. has been sentel
lis ed to death for the murder of his cellmate
&C. states prison.
in Kate Townsend, of New Orlea
ess queen of the demi-monde," person
ers considerable wealth, and, as she has boast
as having national reputation" was killed
my her husband, William Sykes, last Saturd
or during a quarrel Sykes was of good FAM
ak but many years ago was disowned for mar
is ing this beautiful Irish girl. Their house
huff New Orleans is palace in its way, and
Il is long been disgrace to the city.
the Charles Wilson, the jealous lover of !
tie Clyde, an actress in Deadwood theat
shot and killed her Monday night and Il
etch shot himself.
If q John L. Martin, self.confessed v
ON murderer, was lynched at Luling, Tex, TT
bps, day night.
OF Two negroes were shot, one dangeror
au- and one slightly, by white named Crog
the at Staunton, Va, and prominent demoC
rom named r. W. White was fatally shot at Wa