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

good ciews. The case was 6rgpped. and
the murder is 10 this daE mystery
Jennie Cramer's dead body was Sound
in the water near New Haven on Aug
6. 1881 The men who found the bs1y
noticed strong smell 81 cialprsfprm
about IT, She WAS 10 years old 9aer
disposition was Lively, buf 80 far an
known she was not bad. She feas into
the hands Of a woman VINO called her
self Blanche Douglass Through her
she met Walter and lanes MagseF. Dr.
cousins. who looked 80 much alike rhat
they were often mistaken fgr each other
On the day before the murder ting four
were together, skyEarkfng. and lze
young men apparently drunk Thai
might they spent at the Maasey h9De.
the family being absent The DonEAass
woman told two stories. one that she
and the young woman had q rDom to-
gether. the other thai they haanst. On
the afternoon Of JennSeis dfssppesrz2ae
Jennie was seen by some In cab vita
one Of the Na1ler boFss By others Ea =
street ear. moody and eas1 6Osz. sSS-
ing toward that part Of the water where
her body subsequently was foRn6- The
MalseF boys and the Douglass woman
were arrested and put On trial The
defense proved an asibs for the begs znd
presented the theory that the girl, who
had been scolded by her mother fos
staying out all might, had committed
suicide thinking herself frretrsevahsF
ruined The verdict xss not guilty
Next came the murder u Rosa Clark
Amber. age e. in Stratford, Cenn,.
on the night Of Sept 2. 1sss- Her father
was seafaring msn and when szae was
10 years Old she married Norman AnE-
bier, from whom she got divorces. al
leging cruelty. she became enxzxes 20
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-25

be married 20 his cousin. william
Lewis. On the night u her death shere
was a thunder st0rm- At l1<59 O'Clock
that night citizen. vino lived near the
spot where al O'Clock the next nOr4-
ing the womsnis dead body was founs.
heard . woman shrek Rose that night
had called az Lewis fathers home. He
had escorted her psr1 Of the way % her
own home and had returned 20 his zr
10 O'Clock. When found IL was notices
that her shoes were covered with dns1.
SO that she could not. fherefore. have
been out in the storm Near By was an
old dancing pavilion, and persons re-
membered having heard laughter COM
ing from IL during the storm The de-
cision was that she had been strsngled.
then stabbed fin The pavilion. and had
then been carried after the storm 90 ths
meadows where she was found.
Investigation then showed that tbs
girl had been Of trffing disposition.
and that she had been the guilty one
and not her divorced husband. Even
before she got her divorce she and
Devils had been undnIy intimate. and
she had also had lore affairs and subse-
quent qnsrrels with other men. one o.
whom. q sailor, had left the town en-
gagged 20 her and returned 10 find her
married 70 another. The divorced hus-
band proved that he was forty miles
from stratford the night Of the murder
and suspicion then fell upon Lewis.
One man said that be had seen Lewis
and the girl driving I'm buggy late that
evening. and another said that at 8
O'Clock the next morning Lewis told
him that his sweetheart had been muir
dered the night before while her body
Was not discovered until O'Clock. Sew
erai persons were arrested. but no one
could prove where the girl had been
from e:45 O'Clock that evening when
Lewis left her half way on her way
home. She insisted always that he
should not accompany her all the way
home-untiI 1880 O'Clock. when her dy-
ing shrek was heard. Lewis proved By
his family that he came home At 10
O'Clock. and that he went TO bed and
stayed there. The coroner's Jury re-
turned verdict that she had come 10
ner death at the hands OF an unknown
person and the case was dropped.
In the murder of Mary Anderson I'm q
lonely spot near Perth Amboy ON the
afternoon OF June 8. 1899. there were
the same striking features as In the
crimes already detailed, The girl wax
just is years OF age. The murder wa
| done AT 5.f5 O'Clock. and thu body dig.
covered seven minutes later. and thres
minutes after that young man wal
coming out of the woods where the
body was found. The murderer had
first shot her through the heart and
then opened her juguiar vein and caro-
It'd artery with knife. The police ar.
rested one young man. Harry scherpf
who established good alibi. That tbs
girl was murdered by some one who
knew her and with whom she had al
appointment is believed to this day.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-25

JEN1G F08lEfAOts lO-DAt.
grown accustomed 10 solitary confine-
neni He was the frSt person upon
whom the punishment for life was In
iilrird Ia Massachusetts,
But though physically be has grown
TO accept bis doom. and apparently
thrive under Il. mentally he Is as rebel
lious IA ever. and will not accept his
fate as irreparsble, He spends many
of his hours Ia reading and studying.
So well has he used bis time that he
can speak French. German and Span
lsh. and he has picked up a great deal
OF historical Information.
The life Of solitary In Massaehu-
setgs II not harsh nor cruel. Pomeroy's
room IL sixteen by eight feet. and has
Two chinkA In the roof for light He
has ! comfortable bed. and the whole
place IL orderly. lie himself Is quite
careful about his personal appearance.
He IL allowed work " he wants it,
the winding of rattan rockers, but. al
though he would like 10 20 in and out
10 the shops with the other men. he
does very little labor In bis room. he
will wind perhaps half dozen rockers
In week. while forty ~ fair amount.
The wonderful mother-love has rare
~ been better Illustrated than In the
case OF this murderer Ever since Jesse
has been in prison. with a regularity
that only illnese could break. has Mrs
I Poneroy visited her son ut the stated
Intervals the law allows-once in two
months. She knows he Ia guilty, yet
she comes with pures, devotion TO talk
( 10 her son. to tell him what is going on
{ in the grea, world he Is forbidden to
see. aud 10 recount anything the papers
may have said Of him. He always de-
sirea 10 know these things. and he u
quite sensitive as TO journalistic utter.
ances about him. So pass his weary
years. and yet the hope that springs
eternal in the immortal breast has MOI
left him. nor has any of his perseyer
auce aud ingenuity lief, his captors.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-25

Advices from Shanghai, China. state
that the steamer On wo was in colli-
sion there with the steamer New
Chwang, and that the former was sunk.
One account says that 6 Europeans and
400 Chinese were drowned, and another
nuts the loss OF life at $50 Chinese and
4 foreigners. Both steamers were
small British vessels engaged in trade
IN the Chinese seas. The Eu-
ropean survivors of the sunken vessel
are Second Officer Cooper and Third
Engineer Allen. The drowned include
the captain and FIVE English officers
The United States warships Olympia,
boston. Yorktown and Detroit sent
boats TO the assistance OF the On We
and saved many lives.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-25
Mr.. shore Los, nrr Head

Mrs Mary Shore. wife of section
foreman on the Norfolk and Western
railroad. met death in horrible form
near Burk's station. W. Va. the other
day. The good woman was returning
10 her home from church. and was
walking along the railroad track.
when near the middle OF the big tres
tie. across Elkhorn river. freight en-
CINE rounded the curve just ahead at
a rapid rate. The woman could have
stepped to the railing beside the trestle
and the engine would have passed her
safely. but II seems as though she lost
her presence of mind and leaped to
the river below, a distance OF fully SO
feet. She was taken from the water
In an unconscious state. She died be-
fore a physician arrived. in much
agony.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-25

puring a fierce gale at Jeffersonyille,
Ind. about 80 convicts at work on the
roof Of building In course OF erection
IN the penitentiary Enclosure, became
greatly excited. and panic followed.
There was no way OF leaving the roof
except by a ladder. This. In some man
ner. was misplaced. and the prisoners,
IN fear lest they would be blown from
tho roof. rushed to a guy rope used
IN hoistlng materials Each convict In
,urn grasped the line and descended to
the ground, distance Of so feet. In
their eagerness to seek place OF safe
ty their hands were badly burned by
ciaeplng too tightly to the rope.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-25

folded across the heart. In the stomach
OF the dead girl were found ninety
grains OF arsenic.
A minister was arrested. the Rev. Mr..
Hayden. He had been seen coming out
Of the blackberry patch, near the scene
of the crime, at about the hour the
crime must have been committed. The
dead girls younger sister declared that
Mary had confessed to her she had been
betrayed by him and that she had prom
Used TO meet him on the afternoon OF
her death. when he was to give her a
quick medicine" that would cure her.
II was proved that the minister had
bought a lot of arsenic the day before
the murder. He was arrested. His
character stood him In good stead. he
had an excellent alibi; the jury dis
agreed. eleven for acquittal and one for
conviction. The state had spent 1000
and had neglected to follow up three
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-25
MANY MURDERS.
Italy Ha. -Four Thousand In 8 single
Year

Italy Has -Four Thousand In . single
Year.
A correspondent writing from Rome
gives an account OF an address by Prof.
Baron Garofalo. delivered recently be-
fore popular audience in that city.
Garofaio. who is recognized as one OF
the leading penologists of Italy. gave
some statistics regarding the annual
loss OF life by homicide In Italy. which
were very startling. says the New York
Recorder. The total number OF MUIR
ders In Italy during the last year was
about 1000, which is equivalent. said
the speaker, TO a homicide every two
hours. This is very much greater
mortality rate than exists in other civil
lied countries the ratio in France being
one-tenth that in Italy and the ratio
In Denmark being one-thirty-fi of
that in Italy. This tendency TO homi-
eide is due. according TO Baron Caro-
falo, first to the existence OF the ven
delta. which has fingered longer in
Italy than in any other country: then
to the practice of dueiing, and, perhaps
more than all, to certain defects in edu-
cation and to racial tendencies. Caro-
falo thinks that the remedy for this
consists in improving the system OF adj
ministration of justice. in enforcing
capital punishment. in recasting the
methods Of education throughout Italy
largely on the lines advocated by Lom-
breso and his school, and finally. in the
ennobling OF the moral and religious
sentiments OF the people. This, accord
ing to Garofalo. is to be done not SO
much by moral as by religious inculca-
ton. To the religious instruction given
In Great Britain and In the United
States he attributes the fact that these
countries have in forty years diminished
by one-half their annual proportion OF
delinquents and mendicants. while In
Italy there has been an increase IN
both delinquency and mendicancy sine,
1862. Baron Garofalo's strong adyo
cacy OF the value OF religious trainins
coming, as Ii does. from the school q
Loinbroso. is factor which religion,
teachers and professors in this coun
try will rejoice over with great hearti
ness.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-25

A little girl opened up conversation
with a travelling man in Mr.. Noes store
the other day. She asked him II he was
a real travelling man, and he acknowI-
edged the crime and he reciprocated By
asking the little girl II she went to
school. and she said she did. The tray-
cling man pretended to believe her. but
tried her one in geography TO be sure.
He told her he lived in st. Paul and
asked her II she knew where that was.
and the little girl said; "oh, yes. /
know where that Is: It's down near
Minneapolis. "-Grafton Record.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-25
Murdered wiz. aud baby.

A horrible tragedy was enacted at
Clayton. Mass. the other day. when
Edgar Cecil Plant. about % years old
shot and killed his young wife. whom
he was forced to marry less than three
weeks ago. stabbed his infant child.
and then. three hours later. put bullet
through his own heart. Plant was the
son OF s. ]. Plant superintendent Of the
Clayton White brick and terra Gotta
company's works. working for his
father az monlder. The murdered
woman, whose maiden name was Ada
], Sanford. came there with her parents
about two years ago. and ever since
that time she and young Plant have
been on terms OF intimacy. This inti-
macy eliminated In the birth OF child
on April IA, aud on the following day,
under pressure brought to bear by the
girls father, Plant was forced to marry
har
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-25
MARRIED TO HER MANAGER.

Eomsafie story and Coart.hIp Of
Concert singer and Opera singer
Working their way eastward by easy
stages are young couple who were
married a few days ago in San Fran
cisco The groom Is Willis Edminster.
who has for some time been connected
with a prominent lecture bureau. The
bride, who before her marriage was
Miss Estella Belinfante, has an envia-
BILE reputation as an operate and con-
cert vocalist. Her story is interest
ing and pathetic. While In the heyday
OF her success as a prima donna she
was suddenly stricken blind. Medical
skill was appealed to in vain, and the
despairing prima donna, after vain
visit to a noted oculist In Florence,
Italy. attempted suicide by jumping
from third-story window at the villa
Trollope. in that city. She was terribly
injured by the fall. but after years
confinement In bed recovered SUM-
GENTLY to appear on the concert stage.
Here she has been a pronounced sue
cess, having made a tour Of half the
world
Some months ago Miss Belinfante eft
an oriental port for this country. Mr..
Edminster happened to be a passenger
on the same steamer, having accompa-
MED Musin, the yiolinist, on his recent
trip to China. Before their arrival at
San Francisco he had become the
charming blind singers manager. Their
friendship developed into stronger
feeling. and suddenly the announce
ment was made in San Francisco that
the young couple had been married.
The wedding was quite an unexpected
affair, for 1t had not even been limited
that the two were engaged. The bridal
party drove out to the Irving institute.
and the nuptial knot was tied by Rev.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-25

II. Church Miss Kate Waterman Of
this city. who was formerly school
mate of Mr.. Edminster. acted as brides
maid. and r. W. Bachrach of the
Italian consulate was best man. There
was nothing elaborate about the eere-
mony, and no invited guests aside from
those who stood up with the contract
ing parties. After the wedding the
happy young couple wrote few adieus
TO their friends in town and made pre-
parations to leave for the east.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-25

@. Basemer. OF Baltimore. out OF 5000,
but his time is up on June 20. On that
day he win walk out OF prison with the
best wishes Of the officials, for Joe"
has been model prisoner. "Joe" al
ways claimed that he was innocent. and
charges ex-Inspector Byrnes, OF New
York. with jobbing him
Hungry Joe" was at one time styled
King OF the Bunko Men" His real
name 10 Francis j. Alyany. and he was
born In Baltimore. He Is also known
as Joseph Lewis. Henry r. Post. w. c.
Howard and many other aliases. Be-
ing good taiker and OF gentiemanly
appearance, he always played for big
game. and seemed TO take pride in his
crooked profession. He hailed origin
ally from Chicago, but worked In the
east for many years. He In about "A
years Of age. and is feet 3 inches In
height He gained much notoriety by
swindling Oscar Wilde during that &C.
centric individuals visit 10 the United
States. Joe and Oscar were close
ehums for about one week. They lunch
ed and dined AZ the cafe OF the Hotel
Brunswick. and took frequent drives.
Joe then attempted confidential game
on Oscar, In which the latter said be
was feeced out OF 5000. Oscar did
not give Joe the money. but a check on
the Second National bank OF New
York Discovering the scheme. he
stopped payment on the check. In 1880
Joe was arrested in Detroit for shooting
Billy Flynn. notorious character. but
was discharged. because verdict was
given tina, the shooting was in self
defense
He was mixed up In any number OF
cases. and on May "a. 1885, was arrested
In New York city for bunkoing bust
ness. The charge was for swindiing
Joseph Ramsden. an English tourist
out OF $3.50. In this case he pleaded
guilty. and was sentenced 10 four years
in the state prison by Recorder smyth
| Upon his release he went abroad. and
did not remain long. Among his many
exploits was the one OF introducing
| himself TO Hon. Samuel J. Randall az
the son OF the wealthy banker. A. J.
Drcxel. Of Philadelphia. His imperso.
nation was SO clever that when the
real Mr.. Drexel called he was shown
the door by the imposed-upon congress.
man. During the summer of 1884, Joe
with Western Sam" and another con.
iidence man known as "Brocky." swim
died dozens OF men at Long Branch
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-25
s,.,a ,, /. s..lea. Husband.

During jealous quarrel James Beals,
a young moulder. OF Ironton, o., shot
his wife three times. mortally wound
ing her. They had been out for a walk.
and as they approached their home on
their return. he drew revolver and
fired four shots at her, three taking
effect. He then escaped.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-25

In Bavaria the police win allow no
woman TO appear in public on bicycle
unless she holds a. certificate OF EN-
cheney. To obtain one she must first
ride before the police officials in crowd
OF other candidates without falling on
or running into anyone.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-25

IN
slsss 10 say. this prisoner Is Jesse
Es,oy the story OF whose atrocious
ID Startled the whole world IN
1874 ON and on since then his
s,,ousl and sometimes nearly sue
Eal attempts 10 escape have made
4, material for the newspapers. and
Eedlpg anxiety for his eaptors Not
months ago he was discovered
4 strong ehlsel in his possession.
iusd no one knows bow, silently
NJ pieces out or the stone which
3ugAded him.
\, Hose OF the younger generation
impossible 10 conceive OF the wave
scwer aud excitement that swApl
RI Massachusetts. and 80 over
,eaatFy when the atroeiGns acts OF
yeung nend first became public,
ass o. the ed OF April. 1874. that
| n,dlgger on the Oats At Washing
|y.llage. in the southeastern portion
rs,on ! elty limits. saws what looked
4 childs form enrled up In the
Ne called, but received no an
and then approaching nearer. he
|grslfied 20 tind the body Of little
!. sbcsl tfe years. The poor little
vas eiis from ear 10 ear. and
Ill lhs heart we're over a score OF
slabs Thrrc were other mnfi-
|fs loo more horrible than can b.
Ia
r,ledly ths old clam.dlgssr ted
lics q his grastly discovery. and
tod vas carried 10 Station ,.
" Il vas SON idrntifisd ~ ih5t of
sa n Million. n.y. most Ingenious
o. the part Of the aslsrtisrs. the
glsu beinE torn shoe. which
peculiar track 10 the mud. The
mar charged 10 Young Pamefoyss
only seventeen years old. hug nith
F,a,ion already for sieipnsnrss
cruelty. LEASE 4as arrested and
|r0hisd ulih the awful corpse. Ia
tsNaer Of such an hecusrr be
down entirely
y0a knaN this litti. boz -
Wood asked.
Es"
BIC yoa kill him."
PEI ! ala he aid. dogRed,y.
|shal TOT
aoni kno~ something told me
Ira asked " he meant 10 slay tie
shsn be started on % the nass
him, Jesse replied tina. he though,
meant TO stick knife in him. nIu
mos whether he intended 10 xii
g not
sis confession srt tbs officers think
~ another cas@
lsui tire. weeks tetors the facts
',la,ed a little yrar-old girl
fsa Nsllie Cdrran. % South Boston
aYr,srioualy disappeared. she ha,
out 70 buy some candy and nevs
i home Why might not Pomcro,
something Of Nellie. though, on,
|fEd de,eciiTe The idea grew in hi
and he finally had Jesse take,
lae knowledge Of her wh.reabout
PRIEST named Father Cook.
~ told hla revolving story with Al
snolneas Of q professional.
~ tina, his mother kept little va
t'ore IN South Boston. and on IN
tht disappearance had gone on
i1eEs some purchases. leaving hin
h4'Ee Of the place. 4, 80 happene,
Ssilie came in to buy candy whil
20 az the counter. He was pleas
alth her. and fInaIiy told her b
some kittens downstairs which sh
|aia Ike to SEQ. They went down IN
sF-Hiaira together. the little Girl 4
AZ the bottom Of the stairs. h
be seized her by the hair. an,
lhf her head back. swiftly cut he
90 Then he dug a hole In th
Is under the stairs and buried IN
= Tie told the officers to 10 Their
ah would be found as he had sal,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-25

Mrs. Eugene sandow, wife OF the
celebrated strong man. is an enthusiasts
tic cyclist and a strong believer In the
bloomer costume.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-25


search was made. and the little
pse was there In the ashes.
IT, Time was lost In getting the ma
10y OF the law at work upon this
~, monster. who seemed to have abb
s'eiy no motive for his crimes. but
. savage delight in bloodshed. lie
Indicted in June, and quickly tried
NV chief Justice Gray and Justice
oon IN the supreme court, and was
r"o guilty of murder In the first de-
II His counsel filed exceptions, but
Exceptions were overruled. and a
~ y, the record was sent to Gov
y, oaston on Feb. 25. 1876, II being
custom at that time for the gov
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-25

william u. Gladstone recently said.
with a smile, that he would be out Oh
the fashion entirely II he did not learn
to ride bicycle.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-25
ARE HARD TO CATCH.
MuRDERERs OF WOMEN EN-
BOWED WITH CHEAT CUNNING.
SERIES of Kemsrkxbi. Instances Bsw
the Perpetrators of Fienai~h crtmas
Have Defed Arrest-sone Esstsrs
Murder Mysteries

HERE have been in
all ages mysterious
crimes. the perpe-
traitors of which
have never been
discovered. and his
tory abounds in in
stances of murders
for the commission
OF which there has
been apparently no
accounting TO jus
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-25
STORY OF HUNGRY JOE
A BAD MAN WILL SOON BE OUT
OF PRISON.
Has Been serving the state of Mary
land TOR the Last SIX xear.-wiii
Now E1joy Snug Fortune Of $780,
900.

MOTHER "g o 0 d"
man in his business
is about to be re-
leased from prison.
II is none other
than the notorious
king OF the bunko
steerers. Hungry
joe" He has been
serving six years in
Maryland prison for
buukoing William
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-25
4 LIVING DEATH.
i : poMERoy's PRISON LIFE
conTlNous TORTURE.

-. Are That ns WIN Breathe
last nsh'ad tho ora" "Af' %
4 .,...s,,. Prison STORY Of ths
!, Murderer
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-25

A new play is being written for 4. s.
willard by Henry Arthur Jones. Mr..
willard will appear as a hypnotist.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-25

James whitcomb Riley has sold his
horse and bought bicycle.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-25

n the banks OF the
River Charles. just
In old charlestown.
In the grim stone
fortress known as
the state prison.
there lives In soil
tary captivity a
man who. spite OF
his ihirty-six years.
is known. and al
ways will be