Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-25


tice. Though the number Of these
crimes has probably by no means in
creased as rapidly as population. still
thanks TO the remarkable new facilities
enjoyed. all the world hears today Of
the crimes committed yesterday, pro-
yided that they happen anywhere with
in easy reach Of telegraph wires. The
majority OF mysterious crimes and also
the majority OF murderers who escape
punishment, are to be found where
population is densest. that Is 70 say.
In the big cities. In the past ten years
almost every large city in the world
has contributed more or less lengthy
series OF atrocious murders. the perpe-
traitors Of which have remained undis-
covered. or. at any rate. have managed
TO eyade justice. yack-the-Ripper muir
ders in London. the work Of Eyrand.
the Frenchman, Of the stranger in New
York HIS imitator in Chicago. and the
very recent cases in San Francisco xiii
occur at once TO the memory Of any
newspaper reader quite apart from
their taking any particular interest in
such records.
And yet all mysterious murders do
not occur in big cities Indeed. many
OF those which have SO FAR been ineapa-
bic Of solution have been committed in
the open country. though not far from
some large town This Is especially
true Of New York. Connecticut and New
Jersey, states which have been fruitful
In cases Of the kind mentioned, espec-
tally the latter state. which has come
to be known as bloody Jersey"
Who killed Mary stannard. in Rock
land. Conn. on Sept 8, 1873; Jennie
cramer al New Haven. on Aug. 8. 1851:
Rose Clark Amber. at Stratford. Conn.
on Sept 2, 1888: Phoebe Paulin. near
Orange. on Nor. "a. 1883: Title Smith.
in Hacketstown. on March %. 1851:
Mary Anderson, near Perth Amboy, on
June 8. 1927
Who killed these young women, the
oldest Of whom was hardly % years Of
age. the youngest IS. all Of them pretty
and welI-known?
Then, who killed Mamie Sullivan, q
music teacher, on Wednesday night.
II elAAEA rANAN va 1r1 A+gAAA% VI
one of the principal thoroBghfares Of
Paterson. n. ~ The dying girl was
found al $50 p. M. A reputable citizen
had passed by the spot where her body
was found at s:27 O'Clock. and had seen
no sign Of her. Within three minutes
her assailant had murdered her, She
died some few hours later at the hos
pitsl without regsining consciousness.
These names have carefully been Sc
lected from the long list Of young
women who have been murdered I'm the
last twenty years in small towns few
miles from New York. The state o.
New Jersey has fairly earned for itself
the name OF the State of Mysteries
Mary stannard was ~ years old. tall
and handsome when. in 1875. she left
the POOR home of her father TO go 70
work al Guilford as servant. A year
later she returned 70 her fathers home
She had fallen In with young man OF
the town. She never told who this man
was. and his name is unknown 10 this
day. Early in the fall Of 1878 the vii.
lage residents. sharp-eyed as are all
country people. noticed that the girl
was IN low spirits. that often she would
burst into tears when spoken TO. Ths
villagers said that she had been de
ceived again.
On Tuesday. Sept. 3. Mary told hei
father. right after she had her dinner
that she was going to whippoorwil
rock TO pick blackberries. At supper
time her body was found. The head has
been crushed In. the throat cut; tn.
body lay on the ground with the hand