Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-04
A SENSATIONAL ELOPEMENT.
A Stepmother Runs Away With Her Step
sOn-The Finale.

A Stepmother Runs Away With Her Step
son-The Finale.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, September "a SEN
sational elopement occurred hore in which
the parties concerned were son and step
mother. Near Clear Creek, on the Louis
vile and Nashville railroad, resides IL
farmer named Willis, who has two sons,
Thomas and james. Mrs. Willis, the step
mother OF the boys, loved Thomas more
than her husband, and decided to run away
and marry him.
Arrangements were made and she dis
guiscd herself and boarded Il freight train,
No. s, in charge of( onductcr Henry Leroy.
She paid her fare to ONmoor. a few min
utes later Thomas Willis boarded the same
train and paid his fare to Calera At Gu
lera Mrs. Willis entered the ladies' saloon
and closed the door. She was followed by
Thomas Willis. Hesuddenly turned around
the corner of the building. He had seen his
father, who missed the couple, and came to
Calera on the next train. lie went to the
door and forced it open.
Mrs. Willis shriekcd as he dragged her out
by the hair. Young Willis, with drawn
revolver, stepped out to make mince meat
OF his father, when Conductor Leroy and
his crew took Mrs. Willis from them and
put her aboard the train. She came to
Birmingham to-day. Her stcp-son lover
came to the city, and they took the first
train for Mississippi. A few hours later
her husband came to the city, and swears
that he will never let the couple escape him.
Work Of Kea Devils.
YANKToN, OAK, September 3.-Informa-
ton has just been received from the little
village OF Aten, Nebraska, five miles above
Yarkton, OF a terrible crime which was
committed there a few days ago. A Traveller
passing through the woods near the road
discovered three women lying under some
plum trees insensible and almost dead from
injuries about the head and face. Citizens
of Aten were notified and a physician sent
out who discovered that all three OF the
women had been outraged and beaten into
One OF them had her sea lp
almost torn Oil, and this fast caused the
suspicion that the crime had been COM
mitted by party Of Santee Indians who
were seen in Aten the day before. They
bought some agricultural implements i'll
town and before they LETT got howing
drunk. The direction they took would lead
them to the vicinity Of the crime. The
women were evidently gat herring gpIums when
and being some distance from
the main road their cries could not be
heard. 1t is thought by some that the
crime was committe by white men and
that the Indians are not guilty. The scalp
ing OF the women was evidently done to
throw suspicion on he Indians if the deed
WAS the work OF white men. The women
were the wives OF respectable German farm
ers. They were taken home and the result
OF their injuries has not been learned. The
people in the vicinity are very much ex-
cited, and if the scoundrcs are discovered
there will probably be a hanging bee with
out the ceremony OF the law.
Bicycle Records.
SPmNGFIELD, Mass, September 3.-Sev-
eral bicycle records were broken at the
tournament at Hampton Park to-day.
Woodsde rode five miles in 13 minutes,
so Is seconds. Immediately aiterward
Rhodes brought it down to 13 minutes 30
seconds, with three amateurs as pace
ma kers. Rhodes second, third and fourth
miles were also recorded as follows: Sec
ond mile made in minutes 10 seconds;
third in minutes l 1-0 seconds. and the
third in 10 minutes 4S 10 seconds.
In practice heat on Wednesday Rhodes
made the dista.ce in Is minutes 2S Sec
Dnds. Ives made one mile without hands
in 2:44 As, beating the best previous
record which is 2:5S 40.
In heat with the trotter 'Propeler,'
driven by Sam Richards, Morgan was
beaten, the horse making five miles in
1926 15 and Morgan 1927.
A Rumpus Among the X. OIL.
New York, Septembey 3.-Members of
The Home Club assert positively that they
have purchased Pythagoras Hall on Canal
street for the District Assembly No. 40,
Knights OF Labor. at a meeting OF the
District Assembly on Monday night, the
Home Club notified each master workman
that every member must pay 81 towards
the building fund. This would bring in
$780, 900 in short order, but rs OF the 400
local assemblies held meetings on Tuesday
night and positively refused to contribute
one cent. They said that tie Home Club
might buy its own hail. Master Workman
Mcguire promptly suspended the 10 local
1t was said yesterday that
the members OF % local assemblies alto
gether will kick. Members were willing to
do most anything for the Home Club.
Some Knights said their generosity
stopped short at buying $4,000 house
for the Home Club Oh Canal street.
Cleveland.s Sympathy.
SARANAC. September s. Tonight the
President listened with astonishment and
sincere regret to the newspaper accounts
OF the ruin and suffering at Charleston.
which were read to him.