Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-10-31
An APPALLING CRIME.
4 Murderer Confronted by tho bloody
Clothes OF His victim.

During the trill in PuihdelphiA Tues
day of Charles Briggs for numbering his
alleged wife the blood stained clothes Of
the dead woman were presented, causing
a decided sensation in court. Briggs, sit
ting in the dock, stared at the awful sight
for nearly a minute and his hands tremb-
led. Then he shut his eyes for awhile and
when he opened them again turned his
gaze TO the ceiling and KEPT II there while
the besmeared garments remained in court.
The murdered woman's child told q very
direct aud circumstautial story Of the
crime. saying that Briggs sent her ont u
get some cider aud on her return she met
him coming from the cellar with q bloody
razor in his hand.
lie said TO me | have done i, = aud
| asked him what he had done, and he
said Go down and see what have
done went down into tho cellar and
saw my mamma on the floor on the right
hand side Of the cellar stairs. came up
stairs and cried, and Vas taken ont OF
the house and wen, - aly's house
next door. Before went NJ. Lewis asked
Mr. Briggs what he had done, aud
Mr.. Briggs said, Let NE wipe tho blood
of my hand : but Mr.. l. wis wouldn't let
him wipe his hand.
The defense set up tha, th, man vas
insane.
Postal Revenues for the Past Yoar
The estimated amount Of postal rcyeu.
ueS for the hScI, year brg,uniug on July !,
next, including $i3O, 900 estimated receipts
from money ordc. business is 81 lQf 07S.
The estimated expenditure for the same
time is 5000 lS9, which vii, leave
deficiency in revenue Of - 0jS, III In his
message t. Congress. IecJmmcuaiug a
reduction Of the letter rate - two cents,
President Arthur expressed the opinion
that a reduction would cause ! deficiency
Of g, ,OO0, 900 in the uIss year, and The oth
cial estimate just given shows his estimate
| 70 have been within about Sil 900 Of the
| deficiency as computed upon the receipts
| of the department. When the two cent
rate was in practlcll operation Pos:mlstcr
Huidekoper. of Philadelphia, who was at
one time strongly opposed - tho adoption
of the two cen: letter rate postage, now
declares that tho wisdom Of thu change
has been amply pgDYel by the increased
business in his OLtI5a alt taa. he ID longer
doubts the success ot the undertaking.
Tnc BridoEro Drn onC,h Not.
Eugene Lynch and Mary Mulcahey were
to have been married Tuesday morning in
the church Of the Sacred Heart, at New
|
people aud the stree; lined with carriages
in which the guests had coma the parents
of the bride being well to do and of large
acquaintance. The crowd waited for an
hour beyond the appointed timo for the
bridal party to appear and were finally dis
persed By tho news that the bridegroom
had run away. lie arose early 10 the
morning and left the cj.y for parts uu-
| known. He has borne a good reputation
1t is surmised that he had misrepresented
his financial condition and decided not TO
assume the responsibilities of married life.
The lady has the sympathy Of her many
friends who are very indignant at Lynoh's
| conduct.
| Miss Terry's -uCCsH
Mr.. Irving and Mas Terry appeared
last evening at the Star theatre, New
York, in Charles l., " and were vel
coined by large and friendly audience
Mr., Irving confirmed tho good impression
he had made on the first evening. Miss
Terry received a most cordial reception on
| her entry, and made SO excellent an i'm