The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-07-22
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT.
A Horrible Double Tragedy in
Iowa.
ON THE sCAFFOLD,
Two Negroes Hanged-Four Years o.
Solitary Confinement Pulled
Out His Lung.

ELDORA, Iowa, July 1.-THE County is
agog over a horrible tragedy last night at a
farm house four miles from this place.
Grace Grand, a beautiful girl years of age,
was a member of the family of Geo. John
son, farmer whose wife was her sister.
The ladies custnmarily occupied bed in
the second story, while Johnson and his
hired men slept together down stairs Last
night the family retired as usual. Miss
Grand fell asleep quickly, and just as Mrs.
johnson had nearly lost consciousness she
was aroused by some one approaching the
bed. It was her husband. He leaned over
the bed kissed her affectiona1ely, bade her
good night and left the room. Imme-
diately after her husband had gone
Mrs. Johnson's attention was attracted
by the strange movements made by her
sister. Putting hand on the girls face
she was terror stricken to feel blood gush-
ing from her sisters throat. A moment
later the girl, writhing in agony, rolled from
the bed to the floor Mrs. Johnson struck
a light and discovered the girl lying dead
with her throat cut from ear to ear. The
hired man came in answer to her screams,
and instantly started the alarm. When
the neighbors arrived Johnson, too, was
found dying near the door, with a broad
cash in his throat and bloody razor
beside him. johnson violently opposed
the sister-in-law's approa ching marriage to
young man of the neighbor hood. The
theory is that he loved the girl and in a fit
OF insane jealousy murdered her and then
took his own life.
PULLS OUT HIS OWN LUNG.
LOUISVILLE, July 17.-Thomas Hanlon,
aged 81 years, in Jail with delirium tremens.
broke a window pane to-day, and with Il
triangular piece OF glass stabbed hi,ns. ii IL.
the left lung. Turning the glass round and
round, he made horrible aperture into
which he thrust his hand and pulled out a
portion OF his lung. He is still living, but
will die.
A POIsONER SENTENCED.
CHICAGO, July l7.-Mary Lieman, charged
her sister, Mrs. Michael Freeres, was ad-
judged guilty this evening. The jury
named the penalty of one year in the pen
tiary The prisoner is said to have con-
fessed to causing the death of her father
and another sister, a year ago, by poison.
TWO EXECUTIONS.
RALEIGH, July 17.-Eaton Mills, (col-
ored), noted desperado, was hanged this
afternoon in public at Halifax, for assas-
sinating Henry COntOn two years ago.
About 5000 persons, many Of whom were
colored witnessed the execution. Mills
was cheerful to the last. He made no con-
fession.
MEMPHIS, July IT, David Ackles color
[sed) was hanged to-day at Helena, Ark, for
no narder Of Frank Bunell and his wife
kcalAea lss aanary. The hanging was
S3kaS Dr. funning excursion trains
1fG0 41e1enss, FtlHy q, 900 people
ed the execution. Just previous to leav-
ing the cell the father and mother OF the
murdered man visited Ackles. He asked
their forgiveness. They gave it willingly.
The murderer died without a struggle
TERRIBLE SENTENCE.
PHILADELPHIA, July 17.-Joseph T. Cot
Atringer, Secretary and Treasurer OF the
Central transportation Company, charged
with the embezzlement OF $147 800, and
forging certificates for 112 shares OF the
company's stock, pleaded guilty this after
noon. The counsel begged for mercy Tor
the prisoner, who is aged 6S years. and the
head OF a highly respected family. A large
portion of the stock, it was asserted, had
been over issued by the defendant twelve or
thirteen years ago, and large amount OF
the money which the defendant had re-
ceived for the over issue was paid III dlvl'
dends at II per cent. per annum to every
person who got the stock, so thai he protited
very little. Cottringcr began in d small
way and kept it up in order to prevent I'll tht
first fraud from being discovered. The
prisoner had nothing to say in his own be-
half The Judge sentenced him to four
years solitary confinement in the county
prison.