Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-30
CRIME lANp CASUALTY.
A Mysterious Discovery.

LAWRENCE, l.. l., May 2S.-Thomas f,
Ward while cutting grass on the public high
way at Hewlett's, on the Rocksway branch
of the Long Island road Yesterday, discover
ed portions OF human skeleton. Much
IeKcitement exists over the matter.
{ A Bcastiy Father.
New York, May 2s-Jonas Nichols, aged
90, Of Mat'ituck, Long Island, attempted to
outrage his 16 years old daughter this morn
ing. The girls screams brought the neigh
bors to her assistance. Nichols tried to
commit suicide by cutting his throat. lie
was arrested and will recover.
Indias Raid.
MAPLE CREEK, Mon, May 2S.-The In
dams raided the settlement lastlnght, killing
Paul Pollock and stampeding forty horses.
Bloody Fight Between Revenue ON
Gers and Hoenshiners.
LOUISVILLE, May 2S.-Bailiff w. II. Kill
lion was killed in Laurel county by party
Of moonshiners while trying to arrest them.
Four moonshiners fortified themselves In a
! house, which was attacked by the officers.
Eight or ten velleys were fred before the
dying almost Instantly.
An Editor Fined for Libel.
LEXINGTON. KY, May 2s-H. T. Duncan,
editor OF the daily Press, was convicted TO-
day In the circuit court and fined $500 for
libel in publishing card by b. j. Tracy,
| rejecting ON circuit court Judge J. II. Nor
| ton.
Killed While Resisting Ares.
RoADHoUsE. ILL.,, May 2s-James Skel-
ings was shot and killed by officers near
VAUDEVILLE, 10 resisting arrest on the charge
Of swlndhDg Constable Lynngs was fatally
| wounded in the ARRAY.
Fatal Result OF n Quarrel
NEW YORK, May 2S.-William Cunning
| ham, bargeman, struck George Coleman on
| the head with an ice axe during a quarrel
| to might, inficting wounds which are pro-
nounced fatal.
| 4 Pror,inent nan Murders Relative.
New YORK, May 27.-Co Charles B..
Waring, who shot his brother-in-law, George
Freund, at Dutch Kills, last evening, was
formerly a well-known politician here. He
had been member of the Tammauy society.
He has wife and five children. He came
home last night in an intoxicated condition
and began to abuse his wife, turning her and
the children out of doors. They went TO
| her brothers who lives next door, whe e
they remained till ten o'clock. Freund, the
brother, stood on step ladder looking over
the fence and upbraded Waring for his
treatment of his wife and children, when
| WarnG shot him, killing him instantly.
Warlng was arrested. He claimed that he
shot in self-defense and that Freund was
assaulting him with a smoothing iron.
Sow "A HeastIy Wretch was saved a
Lynchins.
DETROIT, May 27.-sDavid Stone of Hills
dale, a half wltted uncle of little x-years
old girl named Lulu Dycke, was arrested last
week on suspicion on having outraged and
murdered her, He confessed the crime Sun
day night, but the roatter was kept secret
Last night he was taken Into court without
public knowledge OF what was g0iug on anc
lsentenced to States prison for life. Stone
was then put into close carriage and driver
across tie country to jackson, where he ar.
rived this morning. These extraordinary
proceedings were taken on account OF tn,
intense feeling at Hllsdale and 10 svoit
llynching, which had been generally threat