The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-19
A Lisbon, N. H., Tailor Is
Under Arrest Charged With
MurderouS Assault.
Rumors of Undue Intimacy
Between Them, Although
Nothing Of a Direct Nature.
OTHERS MAY BE IMPLICATED.
Note round In the Girls Room Which ls Pail
Of Vague Charges-Mlss Lathrop
Talks to County Officials.

Lisbon, N. H., June 19.-Miss Ida Lath-
rop, who on Wednesday, OF last week
as found unconscious In the cellar under
the tailor shop Of George Brummer's
Sons, where she was employed, has been
lying In q comatose condition. but she
has made = statement concerning the
assault to County Solicitor Adams. on
" hich he deemed II his duty to order the
arrest OF Karl Drummer, on the charge
Of assault with attempt to commit muir
der. Mr.. Adams would give no infor-
nation as to the statement made by Miss
Lathrop,
The most that can be obtained Is the
copy OF a note found in Miss Lathrops
bureau the morning after the assault,
reading as follows:
IF am ever missing, search until I
am found, for ,here Is something going
TO happen. know not what, how. where
or when. 1 have threatened to reveal
the wickedness that have had to stand
up under, and have had my life threat
ened IL did so, In return, but I am going
to make the move and let come what
may"
While nothing definite can be learned.
II is rumorcd that young Drummer had
been unduly intimate with Miss Lath-
rop, and had recently tried to cast her
aside In favor OF a young lady at Woods
vile, and that Miss Lathrop threatened
to inform the latter OF everything. It Is
certain that she wrote letters to Woods
vile, and intended to go there.
Drummer took his arrest In a cool
manner, and Immediately summoned
A. s. Bachelor Of Littleton, his coun-
gel, who arrived at z o'clock last even
ing. Drummer was arraigned before
Police Justice Erie Cakes, who bound
him over for a preliminary hearing at
Lisbon, July T. and bonds for $4,000 were
Immediately furnished by George Brum.
n1er and Lyman c. Payne.
The hearing is awaited with great in
terest. and much sympathy is expressed
for both the Lathrop and Drummer fami-
lies.
Underwriters Gain Their Point.
Gloucester, Mass, June 19-At the
regular meeting Of the board Of alder
men last evening a hearing was given to
representatives Of the New England
board Of fire underwriters on their de-
inand that sufficient fire horses must be
left In the engine houses during the day
W coNcI apparatus OIl nTSt alarms or
insurance rates all over the city would
be advanced from 10 to Is per cent
Speeches were made by George Steele,
Jr., Cyrus Story and John Cunningham,
members Of the board Of underwriters.
Sylvester Cunningham, president Of the
local board Of trade. and large tax
payer, also spoke. He scored various
insurance companies claiming that they
were the most grasping financial octo-
pus now doing business In New Eng
land. He said they had raised the rates
continuously the last 10 years, notwith-
standing the installation Of water
works system, but as the insurance COM
panies have the power to enforce their
threat. the wisest course was for the city
fathers to grant the request. as asked.
as the Increase In cost to the city, about
$1,000, would be preferable.