The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-04-07
Cut His wIse,, Throat.

Cut His wIfeI Throat
The irllow nsmed Juhn Diliman, WIN
cut bis wife's tbToat vt Hecktown, North
amptan county, on Thursday OF last week
has been captured. The following are tn
particulars Of the dsstardly crime On III
morning Of the day mentioned he went l.
the almshouse To get his wife b live will
hin againi aud Dillman and bis wife wer
noticed by a servant girl in the employ .
Benjamin Rohn, farmer at Hecktewn, I,
stop on the rOad aud converse. The man
suddenly threw the woman to the ground
drew knife scrOss her throat, injecting ,
wound five inches long and then fled acros
the helds Since then be has not been seen
though the thoroughly aroused farmer
have turned out and secured the country
threatening to lynch him il caught. Th,
tragedy occurred within few miles Of the
Gogle murder and Snyder !, Dching, and
some Of the farmers who took part 10 tha,
affair have been looking for Dillman. The
woman lived at the Slmshouse until within
day or two when her husband took her
away, aging he had rented a house ard
would start housekeeping The woman
managed to drag herself to Rohn's house
AMI from there was taken to the Almshouse
She could not speak with distinctness, but
Insnsged To convey the fact that they had
ot quarTelled, and she knew no reason for
the crime. The physician said that she
could not live long. She died ON Friday.
The district Attorney uf Easton offered a
large reward for the man, and Detect, Q
Ja'ob johnson, also Of that city, assisted by
several constsbles, secured the mountain
for HIM, but without any success. Postal
cards were well circulated throughout the
different counties, aud specially in Schuyl.
kill, where il was known the murderer had
friends reSiding-at Shenandoah, Mahanoy
Plane and Fracksville.
The vigilance Of the local Officers and the
Coal and Iron detectives in these towns
was increased aud 4 close watch was kept
on the homes If the murderer's friends,
where it was thought he would 60, on ac-
ount oi his lack Of funds. Their suspic-
ions were wei! founded. The 7.25 evening
train Saturday on the Lehigh Valley Rail.
road brought JscOb johnson. a special de
tective Of Northampton county, tc Mshancy
Ciy. lie was met by Lieutenant Moy er,
Of the Coal and lr"n police force, aud Chiel
Burgess Jones. They concluded that their
man must be u, Mahnnuy Plane aud Il ey
leit tor that place ou the s 20 train. On |
their arrival they found that Chief ut Po
lice Roads and Chief Burgess Williams, Il
Shenandoah, had been ut Frackvills ami
searched the house Of Charles Dillmin.
br"tner Of the murderer, but they could hot |
6nd him. The party ielt assured that h.
was thereabouts, however, aud decided to
try surprise later il the night.
Al twelve o'clock they surrounded the
house. They had been reinforced Ly Coal
"nd Iron Policemen Wynn and Harris.
They, with Lieutenant W. II. Meyer, Bur.
gess Jones and cs;s,tivs Jacob johnson,
the srrsstinH party. Jones
knocked at the dour aud after some little
dsIayit va, opened by Charles d nan
who asked what was wanted. The detec.
tvs told hun. He acknowledged that his
brother was there and The "ficers entered.
The murderer was found lying on a loung'
where he intended resting hins .lf until 4
''clock Sunday morning. when he purpose, d
starting for srnbury. The officers KEEP
him at Frackville over night and ,ook him
10 Mahsndy City, nexrmorning. He CON.
versed freely and stated that be had com
mitled the deed charged to him, but could
not give any particular reasun for 50 doing.
tie said be did not get along well with h
vile aud had great deal of trouble. He
has told several stories in regard to it sn"
Toes not Seem u realize the extent Of his
'rlme. He does not appear at all disturbed
md puts ON a bold front, laughing and talk
ng freely with those who have him ~
'hargs. lie says that alter committing III.
,st he started toward Mahanoy Guy on thu
Lehiga Valley Railroad, sometimes gettins
! ride on coal trains and at other times
Walking.
He spent F idsy night at Stewart Station
nd sbsut the depot lie left there early
IN Saturday morning and walked to Mah
'noy Plane. lie went to theengins hou c
here, where his brother Charles Is o nploy.
u, aud stayed with him until quittin
Inc. lie then went to his br,,ther's hrus
His brother was hnrrifed when informed
# the charge and said he had no know
edge of 1t. He says Joseph told him he
vas going to sunbury TO work, Delrctlvr
"hnson took the prisoner to Easton early
donday morning. The presence "f The
murderer created much excitement in M,h-
i"y city, and q molly crowd surround. d
he station house TO see Dillman.