The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-03
The Stranger Caught.

me Los Angeles, Cll police made Il captuI
FRIDAY night tina, they believed may turn out I,
be Jack the strangler who has lately :create,
such areign Of terror In the Tendcrloin dstric
OF San francisco. Shortly before midnight {
taii, wei dressed young man, "a years of age
entered an Alameda street house with the evi
dent intention of spending the night with an In
mate. There was nothing in his manner to in
spire fear, nor did anything occur to provoke hi
anger, but suddenly he sprang at the woman
cutching her by the throat with both hands anc
began to strangic her. She managed to max,
enough noise to attract the attention of tire,
passing policemen. AS the officer entered the
room he let go his victim and tried to escape
but they soon got hold of him. He said his nam,
was Frank Z jackson.
Rockville Police Have a Murderer.
The Rockville. Conn, police officials here arr
confident that Edward Rogers, arrested for tht
Parmeee murder, has been guilty of many otheI
crimes. Detective Bearce in IN all night tail
with the prisoner drew out a remarkable stor,
OF the mans life which duplicates Rogers in The
murder OF n man In Fall River, supposed to have
0een Killed by tramps In n boat. Rogers was
sent to the New Hampshire reform school when
IL years old. has served In the Massachusetts;
state prison, and been an inmate of many iails
IN New England. fIe formerly resided in Man
chester ami is thought to have been concerned
IN the mysterious disappearance of man al
that place some ears ago.
The joint report of the International boundary
commissioners appointed to ascertain facts and
data necessary to the permanent delimitation OF
the boundary line between Alaska and Canada
mas been presented to parliament ut Ottawa
The report shows that the surveyors Of the two
countries agree approximately in their obscrya.
tons. The summit of Mount s: Elias is found to
be 2.4l statute miles east of the Alst meridian
that Is TO say, in Canadian territory.
Francis Sch after. the "Diyinc Healer" wear.
Ing crown of thorns, appeared in Cincinnati
Saturday, with an announcement that he pro
roscd 10 establish himself in that city. Hun
dreds of people followed HIM.
DIR r c Flower of Boston has sued SW McCase
lin n Chicago lawyer. for alleged conspiracy
and false Imprisonment. Damages are placed
victim of n systematic conspiracy, n relentless
and malicious persecution. He claims that this
was done for the purpose Of intimidaiing him
and forcing him to pay a large sum of money to
the Deming Land Company of New Mexico.
Fifteen girls called at police station in New
York last Wednesday and Thursday to make
promised 10 marry them all, so they claimed,
\ Terrill, the author of the law providing
capital punishment in Oklahama, was the first
man to he sentenced under Il. He murdered
the opposing candidate for the legislature, and
was last week sentenced TO death
At an auction sale of property from 4 store
house In Chicago last Friday trunk which had
remained unclaimed for more than q year was
found to contain the body of man, The CORPSE
was in good state OF preservation, the features
being readily dstinguishable The corpse was
packed As closely as possible and tied with 4
rope.