The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1890-10-17
NEW WORLD.
A Brave Engineer.


An engine attached to Chicago and Erie
west-bound freight broke down at West
Point, Ind, Saturday night, ard engine 60,
manned by Edward Murphy, engineer. and
George Kirby. fireman, was sent out from
Huntingdon to take the train on to Chicago.
When 10 deep cat about two miles west of
Huntingdon, the engine exploded. The front
end blew out and flew distance Of 400 feet.
Engineer Muryhy was badly scalded but
jumped of, bis leg being broken by the fall.
Fireman Kirby was blown from the engine
cab back over the tender and upon the track.
He Is SO badly burned and scalded that recov-
cry ia doubtful. Murphy crawled up the
track on his hands and knees with lantern
and signaled vestibule train. which was
nearly due, preventing terrible disaster.
A gang of desperate young railroad rob.
hers has been arrested at Ellic0t, Md. The
youngest Is about 10 years of age and the old.
eat not over 20. They have committed long
series of crimes, nearly killing some Of oheir
victims.
A Plucky Woman.
Mrs. Saunders, widow of veteran of the
late war and keeper of the tOll-gate on the
plank road near Washington, Penn, was
fatally shot by burglars Friday evening.
Two masked men Knocked at the door about
I O'Clock and when she opened 1t one of
them flashed the muzzle Of revolver into
the woman's face and demanded her money.
She declared she had none. Calmly walking
to the bureau she threw open the drawer and
tossed up the contents with her fingers in an
apparently careless manner. Suddenly she
turned toward the largest Of the men, and be-
fore he could recover from his establishment,
fired shot at him. One of the men drew
revolver and opened fire. After a dozen
shots were exchanged, of which the woman
fired three, the men retreated and left their
victim Frustrated In her own blood
Killed His Whole Family.
Clayton Lloyd, faImer of Ozark, Ala,
Friday night poisoned his wife and children
with Trough on Rats" The poison was
placed In some meal, and when dinner was
cooked the wife and children partook Of it,
hree of the children falling dead at the table.
Mrs. Lloyd died u few hours later and the
baby Saturday morning. He wished to wed
a beautiful young lady In Texas, where he
mas been for some time. and, to accomplish
his end. secretly slipped back in the night
and ended the lives of his wife and children.
A Conspiracy Case.
DR.. Walter NJ. Fleming. one of the most ia
nous experts on insanity. was arrested at
New York Monday, on two indictments
charging him with Iarcency and eXtortiOn. |
Ills arrest is the sequel to the apprehension
# General Milton S. Littlefied In Boston, on
last. Both are charged with being
n collision for the purpose OF eXtorting
money from Mrs. Joseph Stephan, a wealthy
,uban widow whose son IL awaiting trial for
be murder of ex-Judge Clinton G. Reynolds
ONE months ago. Littlefeld e. Co.. secured
1000 from Mrs. Stephoni on the preteXt that
e could get her son released on plea of in.
anity. DIR. Fleming was appointed on the
commission to inquire into the mental con.
S,fr nj of thn
erer was declared insane, 1t is charged he
,ceived money from the widow. The checks
re all In the possession of the district attor.
ey. DIR. Fleming claims that the woman
insane.
The rpmalns of the shattered victims of the
upont ID. powder explosion, so far as they
ave been gathered up by the searchers.
ere buried Sunday at ST. Joseph cemetery.
* bucketfuls of human fragments repre-.
nted all that could be found of the bodies
six men. A piece OF mans face was
entitled by its black moustache as belonging
Martin Dolan, and hand with missing
umh as belonging to John Newell. The /.
md was thrown netrly two miles by the !
rec of the explosion, falling at the feet Of
astOuished farmer.
Four lives were lost by fire In the Putnam
uropean hotel ut Chicago Sunday morning 7
I'd score of persons had narrow escapes. I
e Railways set fire to the stairway. Z
Wright Parks of Indianapolis, InJ., think c
z a burglar was entering his room shot {
rough the door. immediately there was a q
lids scream: "Oh. papa. It's me. You .
we killed me- Ii was his own daughter.
be ball went clear through her body aud \
iged liz her spine. '
The bank Of r. II. Hagerly at Aberdeen. 5.
D.. has failed. with liabilities of about $780, 7
D. which II IL believed will be more than i
vered by assets. The paid up capital stock |
SS5 800. The trouble was caused by the O
lure TO receive money due the bank. b
The Boston ship Magellan with her entire
Implement Of officers and sesmen. together I,
th valuable cargo on the wsy from Bos-
q valparaiso. has undoubtedly been lost. =
le crew OF The new American ship st. Mary
port that on the night of August G. Z
Fir vessel ran into an unknown ship. which :
er sank in very few moments without ).
2 st. Mary'- crew being able t. save any, =
DIV or to discerH any distinguishing marks :.
the fsied ship. Aftertbe collision. the
Mary tried To- make the Falkland islands.
{ mistasing their position. the shiD was :,
anded on the rocks south of kelp Islands y
subsequently went to pieces. The entire
w OF the ST. Mary was saved. A good
al of wrecksge belonging 10 the Magellan b
: been seen By various ships u