Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-04-20
TOLD BY THE TELEGRAPH.
Matters of Interest Cleaned
From Various Sources.
Butchered His Daughter---FiVe
Men Killed in Tennessee.

Mrs @. W. Turpin was brutally murdered
by her father, j. Y. Aston. at his farm resi-
dence, near the village of Poolville, fourteen
miles north of Weatherford, Texas. The I'M
fortunate victim had married, clandestinely,
g. W. Turpin, successful business man and
respected citizen of POolville, against the
wishes of her father. After the ceremony
Aston affected forgiveness and friendship
for the married couple, and invited them to
his home and be treated as his children. They
repaired to Alston's residence, and he re-
ceived them with affected cordial1ty and
kindness. He insisted that they re-
main over night but they declined
urgent request by her father, Mrs. Turpin
returned the next morning TO spend
the day with her mother, who was not very
well.
Mrs. Turpin had been in the house but
few minutes when her father came in, and
after upbraiding her for disobeying him,
seized her. and while holding her, with his
left around her neck, he stabbed her
with a large pocket knife fourteen times in
the breast, besides gashing her face and neck
in shocking manner.
Believing he had killed her he left the
room, leaving her lying the floor weller
ing in her blood. Returning and finding her
not quite dead, he stabbed her again repeat
edly, slashing her breast in fearful manner.
Believing that now she was dead he again
left.
A third time he returned, and finding his
victim still breathing again repeated the hOr-
ribe butchery until he became satisfied that
he had killed her. when he started for Pool
vile and surrendered himself, holding out his
bloody hands and knife, saying: This is the
heart blood of my daughter" Fearing mob
violence, the sheriff hurried the pris-
oner to Weatherford and placed him
in the county jail. This hasty removal pre-
vented his being summarily lynched by the
enraged crowd which gathered at POOlville
as soon as the horrible murder became
and collected. He says he deliberately muir
dered his daughter to get her away from her
husband, aud is willing to hang for it.
The Women's Victory at Oskaloosa.
An Oskaloosa (Kas) despatch to the Chi,
city election Tuesday in this city, in
which the Mayor and five mem
bers of the City Council, all consisting
of women. were elected, seems to have at
tracted attention all the country, as
kilograms coming in from all quar-
ters asking for particulars. The rea-
sons for the somewhat remarkable
action can be stated in a few words.
There has been a vigorous kick from the law
and order element in the city on account of
thelax manner in which former administra-
tiOnS have managed municipal affairs, and
advantage taken of the State
office in cities of the first second and
third class. and a ticket put in the field
and triumphantly elected composed of
representatives of the gentler sex Mrs
Mary d. Lowman was chosen as Mayor, and
the following ladies were elected as mem
bers of the City Council: Hannah A.
Morse, Sarah E. Balsley, Emma Ham
ilton, Carrie L. Johnson, Mile Col
den. These are representative women,
the wives of well-known citizens who are
prominent in business and professional
circles The experiment is not looked
upon in the nature of joke, though there
was hilarious serenade given to all the
as the Mayor had her bangs put up in
papers, she unable to appear longer than
to bow her thanks, and, therefore, her speech
of thanks for the honor will not go thunder
ing down the ages"