Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-02

day, to Miss Liza NJ. Clay, who has been
| Waterville's assistant postmaster for Eve
years, and is one of the most estimable
young lades--the daughter of Mr.. Fred S.
Clay. The couple received numerous pres
ents, among them purse of one hundred
dollars in gold from the business men of the
town, as token of their esteem for the
bride. Although young man Mr.. Wright
has already made his mark at the bar. He
recently formed 4 co-partnership with w. H.
Haines, ex-county attorney.
The shoe factory at Stafford, New Hamp-
shire was burned to the ground Saturday,
with all its contents. including machinery,
finished stock and stock in process of manu-
facture. The total loss is given in this dis
patch at from S75. 900 to SS5, 900; insurance
SS5.000. 1t is doubtful if the firm will re-
build. Armstrong, who was killed by the
falling of the chimney. was 81 years old and
leaves family. The town has no fire de-
partment and the fire was handled by the
able bodied citizens of the place who formed
a bucket brigade. The loss of the factory 10
severely felt in the town. The payroll
amounted to about $4,000 a year. Cause
of FIRE unknown.
For months certain degree of mystery
has surrounded the movements of John La
blant, Sioux Indian half-breed on a rancho
at Willow Creek, Is miles west of Pierre,
Oak. Lablant's rancho was formerly the
stopping place of Black Hills travellers.
Many people who left Pierre for the Hills
were never heard from after leaving the city.
few days ago Lablant was detected in cat
tie stealing. A posse of men were organized
at Fort Pierre to 60 out and take the cattle.
Upon reaching the rancho Lablant was not to
h.f - al, II,
see of citizens proceeded to make thorough
search of the premises. In one hall room of
the house, in front of bed, was trap door.
hanging upon hinges SO it would drop when
a cord was pulled. The cord extended from
bolt under the door to the room occupied
by Lablant. The trap was twelve feet deep.
An examination of the cavern revealed the
skeletons of twelve grown human beings and
two smaller ones.
Advices from No Mans Land give particu-
lars of the capture of the Kelley family.
Parties of COW boys came across the family
living in dug out. 1t was necessary to
burn the house to get the members of the
family to appear. Finally Billy Kelley stag
gered from the place, a terrible looking
sight. His hair was on fire and one arm had
been broken twice. Following him came his
mother hourishing a big knife in one hand
and trying to shoot off revolver in the other.
One of the attacking party shot her dead just
as her cowardly husband came out and beg
ged pitiously for his life. The son and
daughter were soon captured, the father
begging all the time for mercy, while the
son Dragged of his wickedness. The son was
finally hitched to lansit and dragged to
death over the prairie by horse. While
the party were sobbing at this terrible death
scene the old man was forgotten. He sue
ceeded in mounting a~horse and getting away
and although hotly pursued he managed to
make good his escape. The man on the
horse which was dragging the son around
joined in the chase and when it had ended
it was found that the victim had been literally
torn to pieces on the sharp rocks.