Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-04-18
DUSHORE ITEMS.

A literary society has been or
ganized by the young people of Du-
shore.
Samuel Thrasher, of Cherry has
moved to town and occupies the
brewery property.
Hello, therel Muncy Valley and
Nordmont, we have aroused your
sleepy heads, have we ? Hope you
will continue to write for the Re-
PUBLICAN.
The rumor that the Corner drug
store was to be sold seems to be in
correct, Welles & Co., having en-
ployed druggist from Elmlra who
has re-opened the store.
Street commissioner Harding is
doing some very effective work on
Carpenter street. He expects
road machine in a few days which
will enable him to make more head
way.
From the frequent visits to the
S. L. & S. extention, made by Le-
high Valley officials we arrive at the
conclusion that some important
connections will be made during the
coming summer.
The editor OF the ReuSeso says
that we do not amount to much as
a compiler of vital statistics. We
will admit that we made an error u
few weeks ago, but as far as liability
on all subjects is concered we do not
consider the Re0ieqo above the aver
age newspaper.
The extremely fine weather during
the past week has caused trade to
revive to great extent in Dushore.
The merchants have filed their
stores with new and seasonable
goods and expect a fair spring trade.
We believe there were more people
came to town last Saturday than in
some weeks during the recent rainy
weather and muddy roads.
John Mann, the alleged accom-
plice in the murder of J. W. Wilcox
at Wilcox Station on the 26th ult,
who was placed in Jail April Sd, has
made a confession to the district
attorney of Bradford county, in
which he states that he staid all
night with Mrs. Miller, the woman
now in the Bradford county Jail. on
Monday night March Oath, at which
time the plot was laid for the mur.
der of Wilcox. Mrs. Miller wrote
two letters-one to Wilcox and one
to his wife which Mann posted the
following day. The one 10 Wilcox
Was an appointment to meet her at
tie place of the tragedy. The con-
tents of the other is unknow; but it
is supposed that Mrs. Wilcox was
aware of the plot and anxious for
its execution, as she and her hus-
band did not live happily together.
Tt is also believed that Wilcox, him
self, had some misgivings of the
consequences of this meeting as he
placed the letter making this ap-
pointment, with others from Mrs.
Miller, in the hands of Postmaster
Ormsley of New Albany, saying
that if he did not return their con-
tents would disclose the manner of
his death. Mann says that on the
evening of the murder be and Mrs.
Miller went from her house to the
Houston Wilcox barn together and
he waited outside while Mrs. Miller
entered and awaited Wilcox's entry,
which was but few minutes later,
when she struck him in the head
with an axe, knocking him down and
then stabbed him in the back with a
knife, then robbed the body and
kindled the fire. They both went
Immediately to Mrs. Miller's house
about mile distant, and he started
for his home about eight miles
further on, at II o'clock; but stop
ped in a vacant house on his way
. and spent the night. Next morning
he went to Towanda and spent the
money obtained from the body,
(about $15), which, he says was CIV
en- to him by Mrs. Miller. He says
Wilcox made Mrs. Miller comply
with his wishes by threatening to
disclose the manner of the death of
her husband year ago, which veri-
hes the theory we mentioned inn
lnediately after the murder. 1t is
thought, however, that Mann took a
more active part in the affair and
that his confession may bring a
more correct statement from Mrs.
Miller. NoyUs HoMUs.