The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-07-26
TERRIBLE CRIMES.
A Woman aud Four Children Shot
by an Enraged Man.
The Tragedy Occurs at somerviile, Mass.
In Oregon "A Farmer Murders the
Wife and Child of Ills
Tenant.
POUR PERSONS SHOT.

Boston, July ia horrible tragedy
was enacted in Somervllle shortly after
midnight Friday The victims are Mrs
Catherine Smith, eyed Al years, her son
Thomas. aged IA years, and the perpetrator
OF the terrible decd, Augustus Rosenberg,
while two other children OF Mrs Smith
were injured one OF whom will die. The
murderer has been living with Mrs. Smith
for about q year as her husband, but IL Is
the general belief that they were not mar
rted. The cause of the tragedy Is not
known, although IL is stated that Rosen-
berg has complained about the way he has
been treated in money matters by the
woman. 1t is supposed that recent
quarrel over their financial affairs was the
chief cause of tho tragedy The scene of
the shooting was at the corner Of Dane
street and Dane conrt, Somerville The
ground floor is used as q provision and
grocery store; the business having been
carried on by Mrs Smith since the disap-
pearance of her husband Charles Smith),
who Is supposed to have committed suicide
by jumping from the Portland steamer
about year ago.
Rosenberg met his death In most pecul-
lar and unintentional manner, while
attempting to escape from the scene of his
fiendish work. In trying to scale fence
at the end of lane through which he
ran, the doctor thinks he fell on pile
of railroad sleepers lying beside the
Fitchburg tracks, and struck his head on
spike, which fractured his skull and in
stantly killed him. DR.. Durrell says there
Is no doubt that he was crazy. The house
where the murders occurred has been all
day surrounded by a crowd of curious peo-
pie.
AN OREGON TRAGEDY.
EMPIRE City. Ore, July 16.-Mrs Eaten
hover and child were brutally murdered
on the farm of John Gilman, near Goquille
City, Thursday night and buried In gulch
near the house where they were found
Monday. The husband was working up
the river, returning home on Satur-
day. The Eatenhovers were tenants of
Gilman who wanted them to leave, which
they refused to do until their lease expired
After the murder of the wife and child Gil
man lay in wait on Saturday and attacked
Eatenhover on his approach to his home.
but he escaped and gave The alarm which
resulted in the discovery of the remains of
the wife and child and readymade grave
for the husband Gilman and his wife were
arrested and may be lynched.
Gilman. becoming alarmed at threats OF
lynching, has confessed to the double muir
George Morris a year ago. He was sus-
pected of this crime, and was only saved
from lynching by being hurried from
Coquille City before the mob had fully Or
ganized. Gilman denies that his wife is
implicated
MURDERED IN A SAVAGE MANNER.
DUBUQUE, Ia, July 1S.-John Elkins, a
tenant on the farm of Allen Porter, in
Clayton County, about seven miles north
east of Edgewood and his wife were
brutally murdered in their sleeping room
about o'clock Wednesday morn
ing. Elkins was killed with q
rife which he had in the house,
and which after being used had been hung
back in its place on the wall. Mrs Ellxins'
head was battered to pieces with a heavy
stick, and her body horribly broken and
mutilated Suspicion rests strongly on two
sons of Elkins by q former wife
with whom Elkins has had frequent
quarrels The elder of the boys, about %
years old, has been living away from home
a great deal, and the other, aged about IL,
slept in the barn Tuesday night, contrary
to his usual custom Elkins was supposed
to have had about $500 in the house, which
has not vet been found