The herald., 1897-12-27
Shot to Death on Christ
mas Night
ROBBERY WAS NOT A MOTIVE
FOR MONEY IN PLAIN SIGHT WAS
NOT TAKEN
q Long List of Crimes Resulting
From Avarice, Too Much Liquor
or Illicit Love
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Speotan Wire
INDIANA, Pa, Dec. 26.-Milton New
and his aged wife were shot to death by
an unknown assassin at their home neal
Jacksonville, nine miles southwest OF
here, sometime during the night. The
bodies were found at o'clock at night
by their son Harry, who was passing
through and stopped to pay Christ
mas call on his parents. New was one
of the most prominent and prosperous
farmers in the vicinity. Officers are
today securing the country for the MUIR
derer, but as yet he has not been found
When young New tried to enter his
parents home he found the door locked
He forced his way in through the cellar
and on entering the sitting room horri-
BILE sight met him. In a chair near the
window lay the form of his mother, her
face entirely blown away. At her feet
was all that remained of her husband
and CHASTITY hole In the side of his head
told the tale of his murder. At his side
lay double -barreled shotgun, the i'm
plement of death. All of the walls,
ceilings and articles of furniture in the
room were spattered with blood and on
the ceiling was a good-sized dent in
which was imbedded a piece Of the
woman'S skull
For a time there was suspicion of
suicide, but as the facts in the case de-
veloped the murder theory gained
strength.
The woman was killed with birdshot,
the husband with buckshot. There was
no mark of powder on his face, some
thing which, it is said. would have been
impossible to avoid had suicide been
committed with shotgun. There is
nothing to indicate that the crime was
committed for plunder. as in Mr.. News
pocket was SO bill and 500 bill lay on
the top of the dresser. Friends say they
have clue, which they will at once be-
gin working on to trace down the mur-
derer.
A LOGGERS' QUARREL
OLYMPIA, Wash, Dec. 26.-Jack Gro
min, a driver in the Mcdonald logging
camp, shot and killed Tony Ferardi in
a saloon tonight. Three shots were fred
by Cronin, either one of which would
have been fatal. After the shooting
Cronin walked into the barroom, laid his
revolver on the bar and expressed his
Willingness to give himself up. The
shooting was the result of previous
trouble. Both were more or less intox-
icated.
Just before the shots were fired Fer
ardi was talking to a man in the back
room of the saloon when Cronin en-
tered and addressing the Italian, said:
Have you got knife?" and on receiv-
Ing negative reply commenced shoot
ing.
WORKED A POOR FIELD
RENO. New, Dec. 26.-An unknown
masked man tapped the till in the
Steamboat Springs hotel last night and
robbed the loungers about the place. He
secured very little booty and made his
escape without being identified.
A BOSTON MYSTERY
BOSTON, Dec. 26.-There seems to be
little information CLEANED by the police
today to clear up the mystery of dou-
BILE murder in the north end last night
The dead men are Joseph Catolari,
boarding house keeper of Hanover
street, and Savario Quartario of Moon
street, boarder in the house. The men
under arrest, who will be charged with
the murders, are Savario Careli, who is
in the hospital suffering from a knife
wound, and friend named Cappocinno
1t is said that the trouble which ended
In the killing grew out Of feud orig
mating in Italy.
CRUEL PARENTS
SACRAMENTO, Dec 26-The Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chill
dren today investigated a case Just
called to it's attention and found that
several days ago James Gilman, rail-
road employe, had abandoned his family
and left the city in company with the
wife of neighbor named James Ray
man. He left his wife and three children
so absolutely destitute that their Christ
mas dinner consisted of three crackers.
He had so long neglected them for the
Rayman woman that the house was des-
titute of furniture except three old
Chairs. Yesterday a wagon load of tur-
keys and other good things We're dis
tributed among the poor, but the case
of Mrs. Gilman and her children had
not been reported. Mrs. Rayman also
leaves three children, but their father
is able to support them.
A CHRISTMAS DEBAUCH
SAN JOSE, Dec. 26.--As the result of
a Christmas debauch, Lagora Molina
Chilean woodchopper, met a terrible
death. Molina, who was employed on Il
ranch near Los Gatos, drank deeply last
evening, and with three fellow workers
caroused in his cabin until far into the
night. After three members Of the quar-
tet had fallen to the floor in drunken
stupor Molina took a lighted lamp and
went into the yard. He stumbled and
fell, the lamp exploding and the burning
oil ignited his clothing. Being unable to
rise, he lay there and burned to death.
No one saw the accident, and Molina's
tragic fate was not known until this
morning, when his body, with the chest
and lower limbs blackened and charre1
by flames, was found short distance
from his cabin.
DRUGGED AND ROBBED
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2e.-At an
early hour this morning f. A. Taylor.
cashier in Baxter & Oestings pharmacy
953 Market street. was drugged, sand
bagged and robbed of S42 by footpads
at the intersection of Market and Taylor
streets, He reported his experience tc
the police, after having been treated
in the city receiving hospital for his in
juries.
ONE THING CERTAIN
SACRAMENTO, Dec. &c. - When
Michael Fields son went up stairs this