The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-26
THE ACME or CRIME.
TWO METROPOLITAN MURDERS

METROPOLITAN MURDERS
That Startled the World of Curiosity
Brothcr Against brother, and Lover
. Against swecthcnrt-A Graphic Ro.
cltal Of tho Dunl Deods Of Hood.
NEw YoRE, August 25.-Tliere were two
fresh murders reported in New York yes
terday occurring within period OF twelve
hours. And horrid samples Of Metropolis
tan crime they were. One brother discm'
bowcling another with q fsh.kniic in the
open street, and n young man shooting the
sweetheart who had discarded him. 4
The victim OF the eowarlly youths re.
yolvcr is Miss Lena Stone, 4 Norwegian
girl, eighteen years old, who worked rs Il
cigarettc-mnkcr, md who issaid 10 DO very
pretty. She lived with her father, form.
erly sailor, but who now keeps candy
store at No. 100 Mulberry street. Joseph
Rice, the would.bc murderer, is now
twenty-one years Of age, and lives witlthis
parents Mt No. al Mulberry street, tlti, ONT
next TO that occupied by tho Young
woman's parents. lie claims TO be IN en-.
ginccr, but he has been fidling about for
some time, and las been given more or
less to liqtior. -gasst5.} 3,
He dresses well, and inclincs to be
dndish. His father is II shoemaker, and
Ills mother tnkcs in woshinwonI Joos aow,s
worktokeep linn in idenesss. III; The ya twoia,n y
lilies were Intimate. md Tor thrso "r 'rnars
past Lena has been keeping comnanv with with
joscph. Eight mouths nro .Ioscnf cavr
Lena m engagement ring. = Shortly nitor
this the yonns woman Heard Tint "Joe"
Was drinkiny This, turnri hnr , ,oo;nst or"
him. and size told her iather SO. ns. Mr..
ceusc paving attention 10 Tho yo,,mp
woman. 81 55,..i..
ANS Lcha'spnrcnts sent her to the co,n-
tme shc s cnne , hatl "Jon dMd .l!I Y Ha,s ,1e
forgotten her. When, Sic cot back from
the country she sent AIRS. Mccarthy 10
JOSEPH '@ln 70 e return nini'ls ensasement ring,
c,lIad nt ,o % randv .tnr" apn1' e,Jsh ~
cna yaS H. ~ '.tll .l'>c.'t .''''s !
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my, scnaill! inc pack the ring III this
"" aI 1o,,,. n
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na.,;ai uv Ma.' t"u ny M.!'er .olo me hot 10,
isL,.e" isLh .l,c pIettyr cisatetle-hlnker. Inc
''n, l".n.f, VINO was listening 10 tins then
si'uke:
ar ~ IS ! lolo you r"o years ago TO break
on' ~
TffAT FIAT SETTLED II.
Then, that settles it, said the young
man. Al
uyo, u doos !, s,,o ,,1o, H., u..sS
,,,,o,, ~. 49, ts"t 80. 90 :, "',u' .uf,''"
upon ner hee'' went back INTO the kitchen,
The youth seemed to mediate Il moment,
and then followed her. The fothc, s.;d
nothi,ci ith;nl;,, hot t,,o ,.,v.,a,,., ,.,,
ioroot ~ saw so,ncth;n, H.. T. ,''' ,,'. i'""
thn door hei,;nG him IN ny ,U,sn a,sds s,,ds
alter Ills the rjesr ,he INV sgeonu s,nts
q; pistol md ran into tho @ l;t.inpn' % 'elTIIs ~
ionnI Tho wo,n" W. man nan or 's.,,J;na "iIo H. te t,e
middle of 'tLc, 'tloor wifi, thn s,nn,.;ms "a ;e
weapon in his l,nnd. rho vomn,, s wam,o'i
who was shot in tho bnci, ron OF ~ ~ .t,,
back door 10 nm alley md thonno " NJ NJ
street, ran across ths s,yrnt 10 Voy,r, ~ ~.
per-box factory where her i, w. othcr @,ri' r..
ed. a"E.''' : ~ : os"S' - WON
T"I am shot r nm mur,or,,, 1,o IA
it." she cried and noin,ed to ,be To Ion "as .a
The brother r,,shc, ,,rrnss tho W se .o4i
wounded girl ran after him and fell against
cellar door She lay there without help
i",Lnn ~, nu.s s,rl ,,!e ahe nro.ner iollnd ms