Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-02-12
Strange Case of Miss Mitchell.


Miss Alice Mitchell, the young societ
woman who recently murdered her bosor
friend, Miss Fredericka Ward, by cuttin
her throat under sensational circum
stances, have received a communication
from Wisconsin which will be of grea
value 10 the defense in the event of tn
plea of insanity being overruled, and tn
girl being put on trial for her life. 1t i
now conceded that the tragedy grew ou
OF an unnatural intimacy between tn
two girls, and according to the best ac
counts they had agreed to marry eacl
other, the intimacy being suspended onl,
as result of the energetic efforts OF Mis-
Wards family. 1t has been claimed tha
the case is without parallel in this phase
but the advises received from Wis
consin say that an actual marriag,
between two women occurred a
Waupun in that state ten years ago
The man girP' was named Dubois, anC
the girl Gertie Fuller. They were regu
larly married and lived together as mar
and wife for some time until the circum
stances became known, and the Dubois
woman was compelled to skip the com
munity in order to avoid a coat of ia!
and feathers. The personal character.
istics of the Dubois woman as remem,
bered by the people of Waupun cor
respond very closely TO those which have
been described as belonging to Miss
Mitchell, and If the case comes to trial
the Wisconsin mismatement may prove q
valuable illustration to the defense.
The case of Lille Johnson, who was
with Alice Mitchell in the buggy at the
time of the murder and is charged with
beng an accempice, is before Judge
Dubose of the criminal court to-day on q
writ OF habeas corpus with view to se-
curing her admittance to bail.
Lincoln's Anniversary.
New York, Feb. 2-Eighty-three a 20
to-day Abraham Lincoln, afterwards six
teenth president of the United States and
known throughout the civilized world as
the father of emancipation and the mar
tyred president, first saw the light in a
little cottage in Hardin county, Kentucky,
and in most of the large centers of popula-
ton throughout the United States from
the Hub to the Golden Gate, patriotic
Americans will celebrate the day and the
event. In this city the Republican club
will banquet this evening at Delmonico's,
and there Will be notable list of speak.
ers. Hon. L. +. Chittenden, who is
Chairman OF the committee, was registrar
of the treas Jury during Lincoln's first ad-
ministration. In the early years of the
war he received from the president a
photograph representing him as he ap.
peared at the time of the inauguration,
and showing his genial, kindly expression
before the cares Of his great office had
given to his face the deep lines and the
stern and rugged look which appear in
all his familiar portraits. This photo
graph has not been heretofore reproduced,
but one OF the best American artists in
portrait etching was recently given per-
mission to prepare from the photograph
large etching, and an artists proof will be
presented to each one speaking at the
dinner.
Lafayette Camp l40, of the New York
division of the Sons OF Veterans of the
Unitad States army will banquet tonight
at the Hotel Brunswick. Gen. Horace
Porter will respond to the toast in MEM
Dry of Lincoln, and Gen. Palmer, com.
mander-in.chief of the sons of veterans,
and Governor Flower, will be among the
several speakers.
Chicago-Five hundred prominent Re-
oublicans will banquet at the Auditorium
;o-night in celebration of LincoIn's birth
lay, under the auspices of the Marusette
,lub. Ex-senator ingalls, and Hon. Henry
Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts, who had
agreed to resond to toasts, have telegraph
I'd their inability to be present. The
speakers will include Senator Culom,
Hon. I. ?. Dolliver, OF Iowa; BENZ. But
erworth, and Mayor Washburne. There
will also be mass meeting tonight at
Central Music hall under the auspices OF
lincoln Council of the National Union,
1t which an Grafton will be delivered by |
Rabbi Hrsch.