The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-01-06
SERMONS.
n DOUDLE SUICIDE.
Twin Brothors Drown Themselves in n
Canal At Trenton, New Jersey.


CANAL at Trenton, New Jersey.
from the Philadelphia Tmesl
The twin brother dcspcradoes, Jacob
and William Rusk, finding that the
officers OF tho law were ,ipOn their
trail and had pursued them to Trenton,
New Jersey, to arrest them for tho
lnurdcrous stabbing of Policeman
Jacob Jaryis on Christmas night, put a
tragic end to their career of misticcds
by drowning themselves in tho water
power. near the State Capitol, at Trer-
ton. The police authorities Of this CITY,
who were aware that the Rusks took
refuge ut the house Of q relative In
Trenton in February, 1879, when they
were being hunted OH the charge of
stabbimg David McCool to death, tclu-
grnphcd to Chief of Police McChcsnev,
OF Trenton, to keep close lookout for
the twins. The rnflans. aware that
their victim, Jarvis, was In a critical
condition, were accompanied by their
elder brother, John, IN their flight to
tho Jersey capital. They wamt'ercd
! through the streets from two until four
O'Clock Oh Tuesday morning, not tlar-
ing to 20 to taverns or lodging houses,
lest the police might be on tho alert to
arrest them.
Before daylight ts;ey went to tho
house of their relative, james Mills, at
l56 North Willow street, and it is ns-
serted told him they were in trouble.
John Rusk departed for Philadelphia
early on Tuesday morning. During
the day his wife. who had not seen him
and was not aware Of his departure
for home, went up to Trenton, where
she learned he had gone. The twin
brothers kept secluded in Mills'< house
on Tuesday and yesterday morning.
According to the statements Of Mills
and Mrs. John Rusk, Jacob and Will
liam. who seemed to he very nervous,
probably with npprchcnsions that JAR
Wis was dying, got out OF bed aud left
the house In company. AS they left
| William said to his brother Johns
wife:
"Sadie, we are going to drown our
selves. Wo might rs we'll rs to hang
for it. You will find our bodies neal.
where our clothes will be found. Goud-
bye"
Soon aftcr their departure it was dis
covered that they had taken clothes
line from the back yard. The Trenton
police, 1t is Said, were at Mr.. Mills's
house few minutes after the young
men were gone, and followed in close
pursuit.
When the bodies were recovered
each had his feet tied with a piece Of
rope. Williams hands were tied be-
hind his back with n silk handkerchief.
The fists were doubled up, and ono
rested within the other. The knot
was tied so tightly as to produce Il
swelling of the flesh about the wrists.
Jncob's hands were merely crossed,
but the knot was tied tight enough to
prevent man under the water from
looscning it. The knots OH both men
We're next to their person.
When tho remains were taken to
Mtih or Jac66 was Iooscned witnon
dlfiiculty. 1t Is, therefore, presumed
that Jacob tied Williams hand, and
afterwards, by some naneuvrc, ar
ranged his own hand. Anexp anation
OF this is found in the fact that tic
brothers were gymnasts of no little
reputation, and frequently gave cxhi-
bltlons for the bedctit of some of the
uptown clubs. In a word, they were
ablc to turn themselves inside ont
almost, and one of the brothers.
Charles, demonstrated to Coroner Dem
ham tho methods by which his rcla.
tivcs had oitcntimcs tied and united
themselves when upon the stage. This
explains in measure the somewhat
mysterious method Of their being so
tightly bound Mt the time they were
found drowned.
The brothers seldom had much
money, but as they did not drink they
were not compelled to spend extrava. !
gantly. They always dressed alike, !
even to the smallest details.
---sse-.-
THREE PARAGRApHs.-Now that the
question of sustaining the South Caro-
lima College and the Citadel Academy
has been set at rest for year at least,
1t is deyoutly hoped that the papers
viii "let up" on the subject
NEWS AND HERALD.
This is only. poor little public
school organ far removed from the
centres Of alleged civilization and tho
i"nnihg influences of the State Pieran
mud-pnddle, but we very rarely usc
such terms as "1ct GreenviUe
NeWS.
Tho first question is, can Green
vile afford to have organs in her pub
Tic schools; the second, would it not
have been more grammatical for tho
"organ' to say, "but 1t rarely uses
such terms AZ 'let up'"2-New6eryu
Herald.