Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-10-22
MURDERED AFTER A HARD FIGHT

fishery has proved a failure.
MURDERED AFTER \ HARD FIGHT.
The Wealthy Employer of Servant Girl
| HE'D Tor an AtrOCioas Crime.
Zara Burns, who had been employed as
| a domestic in the family of Orion a. Car.
| penter, \ prominent and wealthy resident
| of Lincola, ILL.,, was found dead near the
| outskirts Of the city one week ago, her
body bearing all the evidences of a des-
perate murder. Her throat had been cut,
| from car 10 ear and her skull crushed in.
| and her arms bore evidence that she had
had fierce struggle with her asssilant.
Ever since the discovery of hei body the
entire community has aided the detectives
| in the search for her murderer Il was
learned that she had been engaged to
| a young farmer named Dukes aad sus.
ptcion pointed somewhat towards him, but
| during the last two days Q chain of
| apparently cEimiGating circumstances has
been wound around her former employer,
Carpenter, which resulted in his arrest.
Investigation disclosed the facts that
lara had left his employ and returned
home TO her father in a village near Lin.
coin AMI that on the day preceding her
death she came TO Lincoln and paid visit
to Carpenters office, remaining with him
an hour alone. lie was the only person
she visited so far as known while there
As TO the nature of her visit Carpenter
related a story plainly denied by the facts
subsequently disclosed. 1t was also dis
covered that tho dead girl was encieute
and the testimony Of various persons
tended to show that he had supplied the
girl with money and had written her var
iOus letters.
The bartender of the Matte house at
Lincoln testified that Carpenter purchased
from him half pint of whisky the day of
the murder. An examination of Carpen.
ter's buggy disclosed the fac. that the
cushion, lines and shafts were plainly
marked with blood and on this discovery a
warrant was Immediately sworn out for
his arrest. lie was followed TO the Jail by
a large and excited crowd. The accused
Is credited with being the wealthiest res.
ident o! Lincoln, Owning large grain
elevator, farm near the city and other
properly. He has wife aud two daugh
ters.
Charlie Ross Again.
tailor named Price oD the 9TH instant
reported TO the town marshal at Bethalto,
III, that ho knew where the missing
Charlie Ross was seCreted. He had pre
yi0usly, however, written 10 Mr.. Ross,
informing him of bis alleged discovery.
The latter, it is said, went on to Edwards.
vile, where the boy was TO be found, and
consulted with J. II. Yeager the proscut
ing attorney Of Madison county. That
gentleman had learned from Price that he
had gained his information from Charles
| Donnelly, who was recently sentenced to
the penitentiary for burglary.
When tnterrOgated by Mr.. Ross Don
nelly stated that he simply told Price that
no knew the boy to be in charge Of a
negro family, but he did not inform him
OF tho place where the boy was confined.
and that he could give no information
! without eliminating himself and the
whole family. All Efforts with him failed
but he said that as soon as he would have
served his term he would do all in his
power TO help the distressed father TO find
ms son. Mr.. Ross says that he did not
pace much confidence IN the story, as he
had personally seen SIX or seven hundred
boys, each Of whom was alleged to be his
son.
Shaky Ground at HaIleton.
Much excitement was Occasioned at
liazIeton on Saturday by the settling of
tue NO, HazletOn mines, owned BY A .
iardee " Co. The timbsring in one of
the gangways gave way under a strain and
the ground began working. A fissure
appeared in the surface on Locust street.
near Broad, besides the grain depot OF
Hi brothers, which, since yesterday, has
grown until IT is now six inches wide.
Small cracks are also seen on Broad street
and some of the houses bear slight eyi.
dence OF the strain. The timid are
alarmed, but engineers and miners predict
out little danger. The company is rapidly
retimoering the gang way.
Caught IN the Act OF Stealing "a Play,
Manager Roberts, of the Park theatre,
IN Boston, acting upon information re-
ceiYed from New York, caused tho arrest
IN That theatre Saturday night of two
young men giving tho names of III. G.
ihomas and W. II. Donovan, who said
they we're employed by one of j. II. Ora.
per- OF Boston, to steal tho play of
" Young Mrs. Winthrop" They had in
their note books verbatim report in short
hand of the dialogue up to nearly the close
OF tho last scene, when they were inter
rupted by the officer. 1t is believed that
they have given fictitious names. They
were allowed to depart on their own recog.
nlzanco upon giving up their note books.
Mrs. Boxers suit for a Quarter OF a Million
AT Montreal the largest action entered
| Tor long time was recorded Saturday