Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-10-13
SIN AND DEATH.
Tragic Ending of n Young Druggists
UnIa wiul Amour.

Unla wiul Amour.
A terrible double tragedy took place in
Gloversvile, n. Y on the ill., the principals
in which were mot respectfully connected,
a popular young druggist named Frank
Berenger, who hasa wife and two children,
has been keeping company with Mrs. Libbie
Center for some time past. Their intimacy
had caused much gossip more especially rs
the Young woman was known to nave been
Jealous of her lover. In the evening the
couple drove to resort several miles out OF
the village. When the porter called to arouse
them at 6 o'clock this morning. according to
Berengers directions, there was no response,
and continued rappings could secure no
answer.
The door was at last forced open and on the
bed the woman was found lying dead. side
door standing wide open disclosed the muir
derer's way of escape. He is believed
TO have administered a deadly drug
to his companion aud beng overcome by the
enormily of his crime FASTENED TO his drug
store in the village Here he procured some
arsenic pills, several of which ho took, anu
afterwards wandered aimlesSly about the
village until overrowered by the poisonous
dose About six o'clock this morning he was
discovered in an unconscious condition, dy-
ing in the roadway. Medical assistance was
quickly summoned, but proved OF no avail,
the victim expiring few hours later The
fear of exposure and disgrace following on
their lason is supposed to have led to Inc
terrible crime,
Bcrcnger had appropriated money belong
ing to other parties, and his effects We 1
seized by the sheriff to day. Hi'
20 &c ronOrted in a precarious condition
''hehse Strike n, ,,. u
wnl .. ,no Chicago packing houses
against the proposition to return TO the 10
hour working Cay began this morning, The
packing house owners had put up printed no,
tees notifying their men that, be-
ginning next Monday, the men
would be expected to work 0 hours
instead of eight hours day, This
morning committee of 1900 employed by the
Chicago Packing and Provis on COMPANY
waited on the foreman of the works and de-
mandel that the notices be taken down. The
demand was refused, and the regiment of
workmen at once left the building, and were
soon joined by the 800 men emplOyed in the
Silverlorn works Thus reinforced, the LARGE
force went in body to the Amour works TO
induce the men there to stop work. Shortly
before /" o'clock, evidently by preconcertei
action, all the men employed by the 70 lowing
stockyard packing firms joined the strikers;
Amour, & Co., John Morrell, j. T. Hickey &
Co., John Cudany, international Provision
Company, and the Anglo-American
Peck ng Company. There are between
5000 and 1000 of them, making
about 5000 in all who struck during
the day. Some of Morrell's men, after 90.
ing out, decided to return to work, The
strikersat once invaded the place to compel
them to quit and employed violence which
for time looked like serious riot Affairs
became very quiet when the police arrived
Some OF the Morrell employees were injured
by the attack upon them, but none seriously.
Three hundred Pinkerton men are guarding
the house tonight. The representative Of
the SIlverhorn packing house declared that
New ork and other eastern buyers were
sending their orders to Kansas CITY, which
inecessitated the change to the same hours
here. Amour & Co. posted n notice tonight
Notifying their men to come and receive their
pay tomorrow. 1t is deemed positive that
the houses all contemplate keeping closed for
a short time at least