The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-05

had been run as regarded criminals
William Osborne. brother OF the murdered
man, who had circulated the petitions, led
the mob. John Osborne. another brother,
was also among the number. and
both of them fell IN the bat
tie which followed. As they neared the jail
knowing how strongly it was guarded. they
began firing promiscuously. The sheriff
and his force were ready. and the pitched
battle resulted.
Bakersvllle is the county seat of Mitchell
county, one of the widest districts In all
this southern section of mountainous coun-
try. 1t is there that the illicit distiller
of mountain dew has piled his voca-
tlon for years, and defied all law known
to mankind. Murder is of common
occurrence, and the value of mans life
amounts to little moro than naught.
Bakersville. It's countv-seat. may be strict
ly termed q mining town. 1t grew
like the wind when mica was discovered
in Its vicinity. and the class of citizens
thus induced to settle there was not
of the best. Some years ago the
mica industry died out, but never
has the general class of its
citizenship improved or their reverence
for law and order increased. Twonty-
elght miles from even telegraph station.
Its desperadoes revel in their crimes and
hide ont in the mountain businesses, and
until search for them is declared at an end.
Secret Marriage Followed by Murder.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 4-Miss Clara Olga
Ayres. the young woman whose dead body
was found in the ruins of the station at
Brighton, and q. b. Jeffries were married
in this CITY july 8. 1892, by Rev. NJ. j.
Ferguson, Christian minister. The bride
requested that the marriage be kept secret,
as she was school teacher and would lose
her position If it were known she was
married. Neither party called for the
marriage certificate. Jeffrles has q wife
and family in Oakland and Is the man
who was arrested yesterday. charged with
murdering Miss Ayres and burning the
station 10 hide his crime.
Night foreman Starkley. Of the railroad
yard at Sacramento, made confession to-
day In which he admits that engineer JEFF.
fries two months ago made proposition to
him and a third party to go to Brighton
but Starkey backed out. The statement
clears up the mystory surrounding the
death of Misc Ayers last Thursday night.
Jefffles's motive was probably to get rld of
the woman, VINO n0Q IL IN ner power TO
send him to prison for bigamy or break mp
his domestic life.
Was 1t Suicide, or Murder and Suicide?
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-According to dis
patch from Whitehall. n. j., Nora Bott,
of that place. shot and instantly killed
Edward Smith. to whom she was betrOthed,
and then blew out her brains The murder
and suicide occurred late Monday night.
The couple had Quarreled during the day.
That night they attended party. Late in
the evening tho guests were startled to
hear two pistol shots. Rushing out they
found the young man and woman lying
side by side, dead. In the dead girls hand
was clenched revolver. known TO have
belonged to Smith. Some of the girls
friends believe IL to be double suicide
They advance the theory that. grievIng
over their quarrel, the unhappy couple de.
cided TO die. Going TO the rear of the house
Smith shot himself His fiancee, true to
her agreement. they believe. then seized
the smoking weapon from her dead lovers
hand and killed herself.