Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-09-30
AND CRIMINALS.
Terrible Vengeance Taken by an
Ex-Husband Upon His
Successor.
Practical Aoquittal Of a Pugilist Who
Pleaded Guilty to Manslaughter-In-
diotmsnts Against Boycotters.
Fatal Ending of a Political Shooting in
New Orleans--Mamie Gan
non Arrested.
At Bay at Last-A Wronged Husbands
Terrible Deed.

At Bay at Last-A wronged Husbands
Terrible Deed.
METROPOLIS, Ill, Sept. ga terrible
tragedy was enacted yesterday morning
by which j. Frank Burden, a prominent
young man, a member of the firm OF
Burden & Davidson, lost his life. Fol
some years past Burden has been con
nected, a good portion Of the time, in q
social and business way with Caleb N.
Jones of this city, boarding a part of the
time in his family and acting for him In
the capacity OF book-keeper and sales
man. During this time rumors Of an Inn
proper intimacy between Burden and
Mrs. Jones have been more or less prev
alent, and the fact has been a m after of
discussion between the parties 10 the
tragedy. 1t seems, however, that the
friendly relations between them were un-
broken until last spring, when a sep ara
ton took place, Mrs. Jones being grant
ed a decree of divorce, her husband not
appearing to contest the case. Shortly
after this Burden and Mrs. Jones were
married, and the gossip about the matter
had In some measure died out, Jones'
family in the meantime having gone to
live with the mother and Burden. This
seems to have added to the bad feeling
existing between the parties, as 1t Is said
that the children, and in fact the ex-wife
and her husband, took whatever OPP
portunity presented itself to tantalize
Jones. Since the separation Jones has
been clerking in the store of W. r. Shoe
maker, and yesterday morning about 6:10
O'Clock, as Burden was passing BY on the
opposite side of the street or his way to
market, Jones walked out with a double
barreled shotgun in his hand and, not
withstanding the opportunities OF friends,
he leveled it and shot Burden in the
right temple, telling him to the ground.
He then walked Eve or six steps further
forward and emptied the second barrel
into the PROSTATE form of his victim, af-
ter which he deliberately walked back
into the store. Burden was carried
home and medical aid summoned, but he
died within two hours after being shot
Shortly after the killing Jones was ar
| rested BY Sheriff Karr, and went homt
with him, where he ate a hearty break
fast. After breakfast he patted his foo
and said: seThou shalt do no murder
| He then went out with the sheriff, ex
pressing himself as feeling light, like h
could run a mile, and said that a grea
load was taken off his mind. Three
times within the last six months tn
sheriff has taken u~gly-looking pistol
away from Jones, and Monday mornin,
he was induced to give up a pistol whicl
he had in addition to the shotgun will
which his victim was killed. Charge
and charges of infdelity wer
made by Jones and his wife, the womaI
alleging cruel and abusive treatment Of
the part o. her late husband. Both par
ffao oro uolt ronuncfad and a stranUl
part of the story is that the woman's re
lations take her ex-husband's part 10 tn
controversy, while his relations defen
the unfortunate woman.
Practical Acquittal of . Pugilist VIII
Pleaded Guilty Of ManslauKhtef.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 29.-Chas. Arch
bald and Robert Hamilton were yestel
day put on trial in this city on o charg
of murder, causing the death Of job
Cameron on the 18th Of May last, on
} hill near Hartwell street and Indiana AZ
enue. 1t was testified that the decease
received q fatal injury In the head in
> friendly sparring match with Archibal
while they were both under the infiuenc
of liquor, and that Hamilton was merely
witness to the encounter. The commoi
wealth has contepded that Archibald wa
to be held responsible for the killing be
cause 1t occurred in the performance Q
an unlawful act. After the evidence wa
all in Archibald, under the advice {
counsel, pleaded guilty to m~anslaughteI
| and the case against Hamilton was abar
doned. In view of the peculiar circun
T stances arising, Archibald was sentence
q TO undergo an Imprisonment OF fol-
months and two weeks from the 10,
|, day Of May last. This discharged th
prisoner.