The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-01-05
ID. j. TROMBLEY, OF BAY ClTY,CUT
HIS WIFE'S THROAT, KILLED
HIS CHILD AND FIRED
HIS HOUSE.
HE WAS FORMERLY A RESIDENT OF BARA-
GA AND WELL KNOWN THROUGH
OUT THE UPPER PENINSULA.
AFTER COMMITTING THE CRIME HE
JUMPED INTO WE'LL, BUT WAS
CAPTURED.AND LOCKED UP.

Early Tuesday morning Dsnsl j.
Trombley. a resident Of Bay City, cut
his wife's throat, killed his eight
months-old child, set fire to his. house.
walked five miles and then jumped into
a well, evidently with the Intention of
ending his own lfe bu, IA that he I'M
fortunately failed, and was soon ar
rested and locked up.
The iremen upon responding to the
alarm found the bodies Of the victims In
q bedroom down stairs. Mrs. Trombey
was found lying on the bed with her
feet partially burned. Her throat was
cut from ear 10 ear, and the bed and bed
clothing were covered with blood. The
baby was found ~ the foot OF the bed
dead and to all Appearances had beer
smothered.
An examination Of the woman's body
showed that her throat had been cut in
three places, the murderer evidently hav-
ing jabbed the blade Of {. knife in and
then twisted it about in determined
effort to find the iugular vein. There
were two clear cu;s OH both sides OF the
throat, both OF which reached clear to
the bones. A third directly over the
throat was but little more than scratch.
Trombley was nowhere TO be seen and
none OF the neighbors had heard from
him. Every officer in the city and
county were pnt ont 10 search for him,
Sheriff Souther!and was the fret to find
the man. a rumor reached the city that
he had jumped Ia well on the Ililllier
farm near Oak Grove, and fully tiya
miles from his home Southerland found
him at the Hilliker house s.,iver!ng be-
hind stove. About : O'Clock, after
breakfast, Hilliker went out to do his
chores and heard some one calling. He
could not understand where the calls
came from, and looking into his well.
was surprised to see man the;e. The
well is bGx carbed, about three iess
square aud thirteen feet deep. The
water came to the fellows waist. niili-
ker thought he was soma mild lunatic.
who had escaped from tho posr farm,
and with the assistance OF neighborS got
him out and gave him dry clothing. They
natifed the poor farm superintendent,
who, having heard OF the murder, noti.
fled the sheriff.
At the jail Trombley declared he
knew nothing Of what hau happened
When told of his wife's death he de-
clared he was innocent of all charges.
II hear that my wife and child were
burned to death. 1t is terrible" he
said. Say, you don't ,hink ! would kill
thoID, do youT'
4. The announcement Of the crime caused
great astonishmcnt aud regret in this
county. Tromblev was formerly resi-
dent OF Baraga, aad was amber in
spector. His wife was sister of George
Butterfed. Of Houghtou, and also well
known In this vicinity. Manv peo5la
state that Trombley was apparently OF
unsonnd mind. bu; othors locked upon
his singular ways as the result OLA
cranky disposition. Oi late he imagined
that he was cut out for politician, and
early in the campaign Of last fall nomi-
mated himself for county clerk. and can
vasssd the county. He went from town
ship to township telling the people of
the time when he would get into Office.
and placed his majority at 5000.
He marched through the. corridors Of
the leading hotels aud asked the electors
to vote for him aud he would saye them
monev by his careful and efficient work.
The man is evidently crazy.
The remains were taken to Hough-
to yesterday, and the funernl will oc-
eur Sunday.