The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-31
NEW WORLD.


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Particulars Of mutiny off the Andrews Is
lands on board the American trading schooner
| Maria Capt Brown, have been received. Cap'
Brown, Mate Hartmann lIopmann and q passen
ger were murdered IN colo blood pv ihG crew
and Mrs Brown and her son nearly killed by
blows from an AK. After killing the captain
mate and the passenger late at night the schoon,
or was headed for the Andrew islandt' ana
Mrs Brown and her son were kept close prls'
oners, 1t being the intention of the mutineers 70
put them ashore on an isolated coral reef near
Andrew. Before the island was reached the
! Chinese cooks, native sailors and boatswain got
| to fighting among themselves ana knives were
drawn. Two half breeds were xii He'd instantly
and another died of wounds received. All OF
| the mutineers were wounded. Provisions gave
| out, and when cruising of the Andrew Islands
the schooner was manned solely by the boat
swain, two Chinese and half'Dretd Inc
schooner was steered into port and the King OF
the islands gave the murterers food enough to
last them several weeks. Before the vessei
sailed again, however, the King became suspc;
ious, boarded the craft rescued Mrs Brown ana
her boy, the former more dead than alive and
took the mutineers prisoners. The Spanish
gunboat Vaiasci put In at Andrew island ana
took the murderers to Manila Tor tii'''
Possibly II Murder Case.
The body of Oscar + crrier, a carpenter,
about 80 years old was found Sunday In the eel
lar of an unoccuped new house on Dawes street
at Springfield, Mass, by two women who were
looking over the house. lie had scratches on
his neck, and had quarreled with his wife the
night before and she and his cousin were seen
IN front of the house whore the body was found
at aboGi 10 O'Clock that morning. Medical En-
aminer BreCk thinks there are signs of violence.
Twelve years ago Perrcr fell from the rigging
of Il ship and hur, his mead and ne has not been
quite right since. lie has quarrreled repeated
~ with his wife and threatened to Kill her. lie
was Il drinking man and 1t Is thought that he
went into the cellar to sleep of his intoNicat:on
and that the cold and liquor killed him.
Death of John Tyler.
John Tyler, the son OF President John Tyler
died ut Washington, u {, sunday morning At q
very advanced age. and after an illness that had
lasted for several months. For the last 20 years
Mr. Tyler had been resident OF Washington
and he was for time on the rolls 0 the treas
ury department, but partial paralysis had pre-
vented him from engaging in the active duties
of his Office lie was well known in many other
parts OF the country and at one period ne was
prominent in eocia circles In Washington.
Claimed to be the Murderer.
There was sensational scene in the criminal
court at Chicago Saturday when John cram
was called up to say why sentence of death
should not be imposed upon him for the murder
otsJOseph COnlan. AS Cram arose his wife
sprang to her feet and cried. II killed that man.
My husband is not guilty. lie shall not suffer
for my crime" The courtroom was instantly
in an uproar. When quiet WAS restored the
prisoner asked time to consider, which was
granted him, and he then pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to imprisonment foi life. Nj $
Cram told the judge that she committed the
murder, but that her husbands lawyer would |
not allow her to testify. The Judge told her
that her testimony would be OF no avail, rs her
previous contradictory testimony would dis
prove II. she then tainted repeatedly.
An Important Capture Of burglars In
Boston-Hnd n Letter From Dunlap.
The Boston police made a big capture Wed
nesday night, rounding up five notorious safe |
breakers and allround thieves. who are known !
to the police all over the country. Two we're |
caught after desperate fight as they were !
taking their burglar tools from their hiding |
oil (,pDrfvp Townsend
both well known crooks who have served time |
IN various prisons. On Kelly's person was |
famous Norihampton bank robbers, pardoned |
by Gov Russell few years ago, saying that he |
had spent nearly all OF The money he had and |
was willing to take hold OF any kind OF u job |
that Kelley could lay out for thim. About an |
hour later posse of inspectors visited a lodging
house on Dwight street and there captured
three more men, members of the same gang.
who drew reyolvers and showed fight but were
greatly oyerpowcrcd.
Catarino CARA, the lannon's Mexican bandit.
Is reported to have been killed In Cuba while
fighting with the insurgents.
Something of new record was established by
thieves in Adams county, Washington, last
week, They stole a big barn belonging to the
county auditor, pulling 1t down during the
night, loading II on wagons, and having II TO
parts unknown.
Of Center street. North Adams. Mass. was Sc
riousy probably fatally injured late Mon,iay.af
ieInoon near Troy, !, while attempting TO
board 4 railroad ain
George Gibbs of Manchester, II, employed
IN the impTuv cmcnts being made by the Boston
and Maine Railroad ut Hooksctt, slipped and
fell Tuesday morning. pail of dynamite
which he was carrying struck rock and cN.
Dlodcd, and the man WAS blown into atoms.
The American liner "st Paul" struck the out
,r bar, OFF Long Branch y J. in dense fog,
It two O'Clock last saturday morning. The
passengers were III no danger ami remained on
BOARD until taken off saturday afternoon By
Jugs. The "st Paul" had a miscellaneous cargo
md 81 100000 in specie on board. She was
moved sunday by tugs about 200 feet. She
vent ashore at high tide and was buried six
Get In the sand The vessel itself was unin.
ured SO far as could be sscertaincd.
Timothy AIahoney of New York nit an irch off
he end cf his pipe stem. The broken end dew
Town his throat and lodged in his windpipe.
lie choked until the hi, turned endwisc, so
hat some air could enter through the hole In the
Iipc stem. Then some doctor forced the piece
nto Mahoney's stomach. Now he is oil right.
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