davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-11-14
BN AID. Leithanser-

By Aid. Leithauser-
Ii is hereby ordered by the Common
Council of the City of st. Paul:
Thatt the matter of grading the alley
in Block of Terry's addition to St.
Paul be, and the same is hereby re-
ferred to the Board of Public Works to
Investigate and report:
First-Is this Improvement proper and
necessary?
Second-Give the Council an estimate
of the expense thereof and state whether
one-half of the cost thereof is to be paid
into the City Treasury before the CON
tract is let.
Phird-Can real estate to be assessed
for said improvement be found dbenefited
TO the extent of damages, costs and eX-
penses necessary to beincurred thereby?
Fourth-Is such Improvement asked
for upon the petition or application of
the owners of majority OF the property
to he assessed for such improvement?
Fifth-Send the Council plan or pro-
file of said improvement, as required by
law, II you report in favor of the same.
Sixth-Send the Council proper Or
der directing the work to be done.
Yeas-Ald. Blom, Cullen, Conley,
Fischer, Gehan, Hamm, Kayanagh. Lett
hauser, Minea, Melady, Pratt, Sanb0rn.
Sullivan, Weber, Yoerg, Mr.. President
---16.
A.uol NJ, IN 1000
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-11-14
Manchester Park. st. Paul.

Dyer's Rearrangement of Part of Mac
alester Park, st. Paul.
Supposed owner and 49,. AMT Of
description. Lot. Block. Assm't
Edgar Fl Elliott and
Thos w Shea. 80 $33 80
Pearson's Rearrangement of Lots s, 9
and 10, Block 5, Manchester
Park. ST. Paul
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-11-14
E. Rice's Fourth Addition to St. Paul
Supposed owner and

GRADING GENESSEE STREET,
FROM MISSISSIPPI STREET TO
BUFFALO STREET.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-11-14

GRADING GRANITE STREET,
FROM MISSISSIPPI STREET TO
BEAVER STREET.
E. Rice's Second Addition to st. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-11-14
Manchester Park, st. Paul.
Dyer's Encouragement of Part of. Mac.
aleSter Park, st. Paul.

GRADING CAMBRIDGE AVENUE,
FROM FAlRVIEW AVENUE TO
OXFORD AVENUE.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-11-14

E. Rice's Second Addition to st. Paul.
SuppoSod owner and
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-11-14
CIR AIDING HAMILTON STREET
FROM CAMBRIDGE STREET TO
MACALESTER AVENUE.

GRADING WITHERSPOON STREET
FROM ST. CLAIR STREET TO
RUTGERS STREET.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-11-14
CITY NOTICE.
Notice for Judgment

OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER, |
ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. IL. 1888.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

up the boards trying to smother it. Sheriff Clarkson and Deputy Sheriff Hayes have been here and, with outside help, Deputy Sheriff Glover has pursued the clues. Rudolph's trial, set for Tues day, was postponed till Wednesday at ? m, when he was bound over to the term of the Superior court in September and lodged in jail at Bridgeport. Though poor Rudolph is lodged in jail, it is by very circumstantial evidence and it would not be strange if this was another of Connecticut's murder mysteries, for W whicn the State has become famous.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15
The Old Maid.

Who claims to be Peck's first and only wife, says that the first that she knew of the whereabouts of Peck, whom she call ed A. J., after lie left her on the cars in 1858, was in 1882. William Trenchard of Wheeler, N. Y., Peck's brother-in-law, informed her and, writing to Stepney, Peck sent her money and an invitation to join him here. This she did, remain ing here two years. Her daughter Met ta came on and got into a fearful quarrel with Peck, because she refused to accede to his wishes and marry a man living near Bridgeport. The mother followed her daughter to York State, because she was sick at Rochester. This was in Feb ruary, 1885, and by the next July Mrs Peck says that she once more returned to her husband. In September, 1886, the mother went to Rochester again, as her daughter was about to be married. She remained there till last August and again swooped down on Peck, who was now thoroughly tired of the "old maid," as he called her and did everything he dar-
 
 Lockwood woman was now in Peck s embrace and Mrs Peck says that he al- ways called her Jennie. She said that she had been nurse ill Bridgeport hos pital. Mrs Peck did not tarry long, this time, but, at the time of apple gathering, last Fall, had her effects moved to Albert Platt's, mile west of Peck's, where she could keep an eye on him. She did not fear him. Once he brandished his gun and said that he was good mind to blow out her brains and his too. She told him to try it, but he thought better of it. Thursday of last week, Mrs Peck says, she met A. J. in the onion lot that they worked together. He told her of the TOW that he had that morning, with Rudolph and had warned him to keep his horses and cattle off the Peck premises. Peck took her home to dinner with him i The Lockwood woman also spoke of the terrible row between Rudolph and Peck Friday morning at , 30, Mrs Peck heard the report of a gun at Peck'H house. Al bert Platt heard it, too. Soon they heard Peck's horn blown. Jennie Lockwood was coming to Platt's blowing the horr as she came. Mrs Peck says that sht took out the bread she had baking in thu oven and, putting on her shoes and talk ing Louisa, Albert Platt's child, witt her, hastened to Peck's. His forehead was still warm when they got there abou 7 10. Rudolph had shot him, Jenni said. Mrs Peck went to Mir David Sum mers for help. He had gone to Bridge port, but Will Gilbert was there with hi meat wagon and he notified John Il Summers. Mrs Peck went back and thel went to Burr Godfrey's in Hopewell t get him to send word of the murder t Newtown. Mrs Peck says that Jenni Lockwood was full of morphine an whiskey, that morning and that, whil at Peck's, she feared lest Jennie wOul poison her. She did not drink her coffee one morning, because it tasted so queer ly.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

examination. He had been placed there or had sat there before dying; did not | fall there when shot. The shot were not all removed from the body. He would not live but few minutes after the shot penetrated the heart sack. Henry Whitehead, the Redding Ridge merchant, knew Rudolph and Peck. Ru- dolph found his dog dead and claimed that Peck had killed it. He would eith- CT kill Peck's dog or shoot him, The threat was made in Whitehead's store, some time since; within year. He was a good deal excited; had been to Dan- bury, should judge, and was intoxicated. It was soon after he lost the dog that he made the threat. He would average once week at the store. Never heard him threaten Peck but this once. Had
 sold him tobacco within a week or ten days. GA paper was shown witness.) He
 said that it is a brand that he keeps in
 his store. Stauffel bought from two to
 five papers.
 William H. Glover, the deputy sheriff,
 found a paper Oftobacco on the highway, 56 feet from the doorway where Peck
 was found dead. Found it last week
 Friday, 1 30 m. Found vial of pow
 der outside the gate on the highway. !, Examined tracks in a low mashy spot in Rudolph's lot across the way from Peck s house. Rudolph's boots fitted the tracks exactly. A rail on top of the stone wall was blackened on it's under side from the flash of powder. The tops of two pick , cts were marked with shot and were in - direct line with where Peck stood in the door. Aaron Sanford, John G. Gay $ John B. Parmelee, James Lynch, John
 Patchen, Glover Blakeman were witt l him when the boots were fitted to the 3 prints in the mud. The foot prints were ) sunk ill about three inches. Found five e distinct tracks of each foot, southeas l from Peck's house; tracks all pointing e in the direction of Rudolph's house l Boots fitted all the tracks. A pit of coa was just below, but not burning. Pow = der was found 56 feet from where Peel
 was in the door, in a south easterly di
 rection and directly in front of the char
 red place on the rail; not more thal
 three feet away. s.-
 John G. Gay has charge of the lock u up. Rudolph was in one of the cells = Sunday night. Opened the door, Mon
 day morning; saw two boards torn O y and another started from the bottom. Tn o outside boards on the inside had bee ,, burned nearly through on the bottom ~. Fonnd sharp stone behind the door an
 an old fire shovel. No one but Rudolp tn 5 occupied the cell that night.
 ie Deputy Sheriff Glover was recalled I testify that when he left Rudolph's eel r. about 12 30 Sunday night, everythin l. was all right.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15
WE DON'T SUPPOSE

That there is another stock of dress goods and silks as peculiar ours. Instead of heap of big lots at the beginning of the seas on and sold from, all along through, it Is our practice to freshen up the stock almost every day. Something we find for to-day that is bright and attractive, as well as cheap, is a silk surah, l9 inches wide, changeable effects,
 for half dollar. On the center tables:
 Two lots of black rhadimir, one of 10 pieces at $1 19; the other of 15 pieces at S1 10. Decorate for the grand celebration of the 4th of July with the bunting we sell for a tri fe. Stripe of red, white and blue, stars, fag' l and plain goods. Buy now for the chances are that later on you cannot get just what yor want. Now you can.
 l Swiss tiouncings, very wide, pretty designs i and wonderfully cheap, are the items of inter | est in the corset department.
 | Parasols for sun, umbrellas for rain, bot are needed nowadays; hard to tell which t take, but we have both in all grades and styles
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15
Rudolph Staufel

is a German of 10 years or so who lives
 a mile and half or two miles southeast
 of Peck's in the town of Easton, on the
 road from Stepney to Bedding Ridge.
 Rudolph he is known to his neighbors,
 the nearest of whom, Lewis Goodsell and
 his tenant, James Futile, live just west
 of Stauffel. He bought the place eight
 or ten years ago of Wake Bradley and
 has lived there since, working for the
 neghbors, burning charcoal and hauling it to Danbury or Bridgeport. He has a Swiss wife and two children and, though
 hot tempered, is reputed good neigh
 Dor, when not in liquor. Then he is ugly,
 as anybody can be under like circum-
 stances. Rudolph got ahead enough to
 get Frenchman from New York, as farm help, this Spring, Joseph by name, a man unable to talk much English; Joe
 has been under detention at Newtown
 Rudolph is stoutly built man of medi
 um height with red face and full red dish beard. The immediate cause O trouble between Rudolph and Andrew { Peck was Rudolph's purchase of 30 or 4 acres of land across the road from Peck house. The purchase was made thre years ago of George R. Parmelee fo : $200. Rudolph has been burning tn I wood on this tract into charcoal an ' hauling it to Danbury and Bridgeport ! He turned his horses on this land and, a :. the fence is poor, they were soon feedin ]. along the road, to Peck's great annoy ;, ance. Wednesday night, June 6, he loa' n ed up with charcoal for Bridgeport, dre ,. the load to the road near Mr David Sun II mers's and turned his horses into u II charcoal tract for the night. Of cours e the horses got into the road and, wht e Rudolph went for them, Thursday nor |. ing. 7th, he met Peck and got into vi l. lent altercation. Words flew hot al n heavy, Jennie Lockwood says, Pe' m threatening that, if he was only youn to CT, he would fix Rudolph, who also " f. equally ready to swear that he wou e. drink Peclxs hearts blood, or words t. that effect, when he got q good chan' vo Rudolph went on and found his hors nd on John Burr Goodsell's green in Hol ar well, went on to Bridgeport and, he sa, ke got home at II o'clock at night sick a
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15
TOWN, ss Probate Court

STRICT OF NEWTOWN, ss Probate Court, u June 14, 1888.
 Estate of ANDREW J. PECK, late of New town, in said district, deceased.
 The application of Jennie A. Lockwood ol granted on said estate, hereby represented in testate as appears by said application on file having been received, therefore,
 ORDERED-That said application be heard at o'clock D m, on the 23d day of June, 1888, at the Probate Office in said Newtown and that notice of the time and place Of said near ing be given by publication two weeks in the Newtown BEE, a weekly newspaper printed Tn Fairfield county and by posting the same on the sign post nearest to where the deceased last dweit in the town of Newtown. Attest, VIM. J. BEECHER, Judge.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

lay abed until the officers came for him at 3 m, next day. The paper of tobac- co found near Peck's was of the brand Rudolph is known to buy and it is said that tracks in the swamp southeast of Peck's, in the direction of Rudolph's home, match Rudolph's boots.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

At the meeting in Sandy Hook school district, Friday evening, Messrs Somers D. Croffutt, Thomas Bradley and Edward Troy were chosen committee and MT Il. l.. Wheeler clerk and treasurer. The hiring of teachers was left to the com mittee.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15
The Trial, Wednesday,

Brought little to light. Prosecuting At- torney Beecher put in just enough evi- dence to bind Rudolph over. Quite an audience gathered to hear the testimony, the ladies occupying the gallery, but ev- en those only few feet from the justice heard but little.
 Isaac Patchen testified: Live in Greg ory's Orchard, Newtown; knew Andrew J. Peck; saw him last one day last week i; he was dead.
 Dr E. M. Smith examined the body of I Andrew J. Peck. Found the body in the doorway in q sitting position, lean-
 ing against the open door; right foot out
 side, left foot inside, hands lying on the thigh. Made an external examination of the body. Found between 40 and 5C
 shot wounds between the thigh and neck. Saturday afternoon made an au- topsy of the body, with Dr F. B. Downs l of Bridgeport. Found that death was
 caused by shot wounds beside the heart
 that produced hemorrhage in the sack Q
 the heart, completely filling it; also sho wounds ill the stomach and intestines
 A complete post mortem was made There were adhesions of the left lung , showing that at some time there ha 1. been pleurisy. Slight adhesion to tn brain, as though he might have had ' clip over the head at some time. He Ina ], been dead, probably, from six to eight l nine hours, when I made the extern,
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

Mir John Lillis has opened an ice cream saloon in the building opposite kelley'' meat market in Sandy Hook and will have supply of all kinds on hand on Wednes
 day and Saturday afternoon and evening
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

The ladies' union prayer meeting will be held on Tuesday of next week at the
 M. k. parsonage at 3 p m. All are cor diallY invited.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

Mrs Henry E. Tucker went to Mamar- oneck, Saturday, to spend the week with Miss Sadie Gately. Mrs Silas Fairchild has been quite ill for a day or two under the care of Dr Smith.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

Dr John Lynch, Bridgeport, was called last Friday, in consultation with Dr Sites in the case of MT William McDermott.
 MT McDermott is improving slowly, but is not out of danger. Dr Sites says that he will pull him through.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

Mir and Mrs Charles DuBoise of Brook lyn spent Sunday in Sandy Hook, guests of Mir H. l.. Wheeler. Monday morning they went to Hartford, returning to thelr home in Brooklyn, Monday evening.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

MT H. N. Latin is improving slowly. Dr Sites had quite a job in bringing the parts together, so as to give MT Latin a respectable looking nose and face.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

Everybody says E. F. Hawley has the largest assortment and lowest prices in mems, ladies' and children's straw hats.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

Mir Newhine, travelling for McMahon &, Wren, lost papers of considerable value at the Newtown depot, which were luck fly found by Matthew Mccarthy and re- turned to him.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

Mir Edward Troy is confined to the house by injuries received at the hands of his brother John. He narrowly es- capped the loss of an eye.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

A meeting has been called of the New town Library association, Thursday even ing, June 21, at the Library room, to de wise means to raise funds to meet current expenses and to do all necessary busi- Ress. It is hoped that all will turn out, as an entertainment is being talked up,
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

Rev Mir Chapman and Messrs William E. Acllley and Hobert H. Curtis attend ed the diocesan convention at Hartford.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

At the meeting of Potatuck school dis trict, last week, Misses Lizzie Gallagher and Susie Carroll were hired as teachers MT Michael Collins was elected commit tee.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

Misses Nellie and Frances Northrop gave , o'clock tea at their residence in South Center.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

Kill the pesky potato bugs by using either pure Paris green, slug shot or Lon don purple. For sale at K. +. Hawley's.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

MrG. w. Curtis is improving as well as can be expected with broken arm.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

Curran X Co. have taken section o1 the Derby extenson near Henry c. Love lands
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

Messrs William E. Bulkley of the Dan bury News and E. A. Street of the Pal ladium attended Wednesdays trial.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

Mrs Thomas Brennan of Hawleyvill is very i'll; Dr Sites was called.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

Whoever shot Andrew J. Peck was no slouch of a marksman!
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

Reporter A. B. Underwood of ths Farmer was here, Wednesday.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

Mir Edward P. Kilbride has moved int the boarding house in the Glen.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

Trinity church is to be re-opened next Sunday.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

The adjourned auction sale of the req estate of Mrs Margaret Madigan takes place, ,this (Friday) afternoon at o'clock Aaron Sanford auctioneer.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

Mir Joseph Lavery, machinist, left the Rubber shop, Tuesday.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15
John H. Summers

Was the first man on Peck's premises af- ter the murder. Will Gilbert notified him of the affair and, taking Isaac Patch en along, he drove to Pcck's house. He found Jennie Lockwood there boozy with drugs or liquor and crying. She claimed that she was asleep and did not hear the report of the gun that killed Peek. The first she knew of it, he called to her, "Jennie, I'm shot; Jennie, my dear, I'm shot, I'm shot; start for MT Summers as soon as you can" Jennie didn't know the way there, she said,
 though the two houses ara barely a quar- ter of a mile apart and she went to AL Pecl<'s wife and had been married to him six weeks before; she says now that she was only engaged to be married to him. Her habits can be judged by the fact that S4 bottles of morphine were found in heI room, besides scores of empty bottles
 Mir Summers counted Is shot that struck the outer and inner door and walls ill
 range of the assassin. Mrs k. A. Peck
 returned from Burr Godfrey's, after NJ
 Summers hpd been there for some tim, and said that she heard the shot while
 feeding chickens, remarlking to herself
 '.Shoot away, you can't hit me-" Sh
 wanted to milk the cows and got into
 wrangle over it with Jennie, who sai' serhe old maid thinks that she is boss her but I'll show her." w. H. Noble, Bridge port, is Peck's attorney. Peck is rate /, by one neighbor as worth $1S,OOO, said to have had $12, 1000 i'll Iowa nor / gages alone. Only about $50 50 in mol , ey was found on Peck's person. : couple of years ago, Peck lost S2O0O in
 lawsuit with a brother-in-law in or 2 State, William Trenchard and he Ina , T, taken more to drink and been muchmol = ugly ever since. Messrs Summers an
 Patchen took charge of the premises ti 2 the proper officers arrived, but ever
 thing was locked up, even wagon whee
 being chained. Peck kept everythil ' under lock and key for he trusted no on
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

MT Walter M. Smith of Brooklyn is again guest on Mt. Pleasant.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

Rev J. P. Hoyt will hold service, next Sunday, June IT, at the HattertoWn school house at o'clock.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

Rev Robert Booth is with Newtown friends.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15
THE READ CARPET CO.,,

We are so situated that we are sell ing goods at retail at regular whole sale prices.
 Buy direct from the manufacturers.
 We display large and fully assor- ted stock of just such goods as the people want.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

Dr Vile was in town, Wednesday, to visit Mrs Norman Hoyt of Berkshire.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

The Congregational lecture room has been painted, renovated and, this Fri day) evening, the ladies of the aid socie- ty will give another of their popular lOc suppers there, with ice cream extra. All are invited from to 9 o'clock.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

There was fine display of flowers at the Children's services at the Congrega- tional church, Sunday. Mrs c. 5. Fay Tor and Misses Eva Hammond and Jen- nie Otis were committee on floral decora- lions.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

Mir E. Roby, Mrs Roby and son of the New York Betting and Packing Co. were guests of Assistant Superintendent Campbell during their short stay. MT Roby. who has been an invalid for some time, was taken very ill, Saturday. Dr Sites was called. They returned to their home in Brooklyn on Monday morning. Mir Roby says that Sandy HOOK has benefited him and he will return 1 later on to remain quite while.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15
Picket fence.

West HIGHWAY. East.
 Where assassin |. hid.
The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15

Picket fence. Door where Peck was shot. +
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-07-18
Those Timber Cases.

Summons were issued this morning by Win. Wilkerson, clerk of the distric, court, in those celebrated timber cases brought in the name of the United States, by o. T. Rouse, U S district attorney. The papers were filed June 26th, but the clerk of the court was not able to issue the summons until today There are ten defendants in all. the amounts sued for aggregating little over half a million dollars. The follow. ing are the names of the defendants and the amount sued for from each:
 Parker X O., T. $. Bullock nd Pres colt & Atizona Centrsl E. K. Co, $64OO
 Parker < Co.,, S9,63O
 Atlantic < Pacific R. R. si30, ,298. so.
 Aver Lumber Co. and D. M. Riordan. $l43,57O.95,
 W. 7. Wilson & O., $3S,5i3O2.
 Ed. F.. Aver, D. NJ. R:ordan ct al., $I3 3,57O95.
 J. w. Eddy and seven other defend anti, $l2,S2O.
 W. /. Wilson < Co. and j. l.. Fisher, S775.
 City of Prescott and ". z. Wilson & Co.,, $l, l,279.76
 w. 7, Wilson and Co. and P. A. Craigue, $2, 200.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-07-18

summer, is from Is to 90 degrees, Prescott being the cooler.
 The school trustees will meet to- morrow evening, for the purpose of electing teachers for the ensuing year, and arranging for the repair of the school house and school property. Messrs. Louis and Henry Tuning, who recently applied to the courts for relief in the division of their property, have agreed to submit their differences 10 arbitration-a very sensible way. The firm is one of the oldest in the Ter ritory, and their property is estimated to be worth close to . million dollars. Louis Tuning, one of the members Of the firm, was . resident of Prescott away back in 1864.
 Henry s. Van Beren and daughter and c. H. Dillingham; and daughter, re- turned yesterday from brief business and pleasure trip to California, and left this morning for Walnut Grove. Messrs. Van Beren and Dillingham; are inter ested in the Walnut Grove Water Sto- rage company, and during their visit to California, engaged the services of first-class hydraulic engineer, and will commence work at once in the con- struction of their Hume. They expect to remain at the big dam couple ot weeks.