The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-10

MURDER.
Ida LathrOp Found in Dying
Condition in Coal Bin
at Lisbon, n. Il.
She Had Stated to Immediate
Friends That Her Life Was
Threatened.
TWO MEN UNDER SURVEILLANCE
They Advance Theory Of SuIclte-Empsoyer,
and Fellow Workmen Are Suspected
Il The Crime.
TWO MEN UNDER SURVEILLANCE

Lisbon, n. H., Jdhs Y0.--T4s quiet
village was thrown inSo stale AZ In
tense excitement yesterday morniag by
the discovery Of what now appears to
have been q premeditated. coDd!baooded
attempted murder. The victam II Ida
Lathrop. q garment operative intshe en-
esoy OF q. Conrad Drummer and Carl
Drummer, merchant tailors. She 10 sS
years old. q blonde. and rather prepos-
sessing In appearance. She b highly
spoksn ~ In thu s0ommuDty.
II appears that Miss LAthyup lett her
boarding house Thursday evening t.
20 to tho workshqp for . pair OF button
hole cutters. with which to nuish gar
n,ent NE was milking for fttsnd. She
wds dne at the stims at the Ccngrega-
tional church to attend y0hearsal OF
the ottxDiY. Telling her room~snats, Miss
woodbury.. to get the music together.
she esnatched ;uD the latteIaU' cape and
stated that she would join her soon at
the church. That was the Sast seen OF
her'tfil yesterday morning, when, search
being made FOR her. she was discovered
about 8 O'Clock by Carl Drummer In the
eoal bin under the front portion Of the
store. She WIS bound hand and foot,
and was unconscious.
Examination revealed that the young
woman was In q terrible condition, with
but iittfs hope Of recovery. Her face,
prdinaFtly thin. vas - pulfed and
swollen ~ TO BE almost cosnSnable.
md a. poft a. 50By swing rise Is the
suspicion that the victim had bsen
choked into unconsciousnsss and then
pounded with a fist while the cloak was
ever the face. Two small scratches
were the only. marks visible on the
Ahroat. Both eyes were blackened, ana
there were several contusions on the
ears, side Of tho face and chin. Strange
TO say. not . drop Of blood had been
started.
The local polics were Immediately
notified and az once went to work on the
ease, but the whole affair seems to be
shrouded In mystery. Four men have
be- arrested, the two Brummers, pro-
prietors OF the tailor shop; a Spaniard
named Je Calalusco, and Joe Norton.
The polic& however, are waiting for ex-
pert assist hnce before proceeding any
further.
1t Is supj osed that the.d was COM
miteed sotie time after dark Tuesday
night. Eery effort Is being made to
restore >.ne young woman to her senses
anu obtain the names OF her assailants,
but IT is feared that she will die before
she can give any information.
All four men who were arrested were
arraigned before County Solicitor
Adams last night. The theory ad-
vanced by the Brummers IL that Miss
Lathrop attempted to commit suicide,
as she was subjected to fits Of despon-
dency, and furthermore from the fact
!hat an empty vial was discovered at her
side. On the other hand. the physicians
have found no symptoms of poison
ing. and 1t is their opinion that II death
ensues as seems now probable. II will
be the result Of the blows on the head.
Miss Lathrop has been In the employ
Of the Brummers for four years, and is
. woman Of quiet disposition. with no
known enemies.