Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-17
'IyL CRIME IN
DARK HOLLOW
pGEsNoN ETHERIDGE, PRoMI-
gENT CITIZEN, WAYLAID AND
MURDERED AT LONG BRIDGE.
.,RECT CLUE TO MURDERER
MIX With Which Crime Was Commit
led Easily Traced to Its Owner
landlord of Claymore Tavern
In the Toils-He Denies
His Guilt.

last evening Shelby's clean record
VS. blackened by outrageous crime.
kne time after nightfall a carter
vas driving home by Factory road,
Thsl just as he was nearing Long
riga he came upon the body of
,n lying without movement and
seemingly without life.
Knowing that in all probability an
Er might elapse before assistance
aVIi arrive in the shape of another
ESeFby, he decided to carry his
EoTy straight to Claymore tavern. It
m fortunate his horses were headed
aai way instead of the other, or he
i9lt have missed seeing the skulk-
vfgure which slipped down into the
aTle with short cough, hurriedly
aoEed back. He could not see the
hcs or identify the figure, but he
new the cough. He had heard it a
Nldfed times; and, saying to himself,
mats John ScOville,' he whipped his
AiSe up the hill and took the road to
Caymore.
AND he was right. A dozen fell
avs started up at his call, but Sco-
ts was not among them. He had
ven out for two hours; which, the
aref having heard, he looked down,
ai said nothing except Come along,
MS! III drive you to the turn of
aa bridge
but just as they were starting SEQ
,le appeared. He was hatless and
a'neVeled and reeled heavily with
l9uOf He also tried to smile, which
aaae the carter lean quickly down
~ M with very little ceremony drag
4la Up into the cart. So with Sco-
,4e amongst them they rode quickly
"ek to the bridge, the landlord
"aSning, the men all grimly silent.
Une flash Of the lantern told the
a'aal tale, The man was not only
ssao' but murdered. His forehead had
wen battered in with knotted stick;
- dis pockets hung out empty; and
avn me general disorder of his dress
was evident that his watch had
e Yea torn away by a ruthless hand.
a.. Nv inc lace they failed to recognize
~ ~ sumo people, running down from
! ~' upper town, where the alarm had
y ,ulS Time spread, sent up the shout
'. IT'S Mr.. Etheridge! Judge Ostran-
VI :, great friend. Let some one run
~ notify the judge
0uI the fact was settled long be-
we Inc Judge came upon the scene,
~ another fact, too. In. beating the
~. Issues they had lighted on a heavy
w. ..,A, When it was brought forward
: nela under the strong light made
-, VlIeie OF lanterns big movement
y, wa pace in the crowd. The stick
~ ~ Ueen recognized. Indeed, it was
y, ~ Known to all Claymore men. They
:. seen it in Scoville's hands
}, .-s" umes. Even he could not deny
~. ownership, explaining, I lost it in
Use woods this afternoon. 1 hadn't
lung ~ to do with this killing
ne mad not been accused; but he
n. sslu It impossible to escape after
~ and at the instance of Coroner
,.,'es ne was carefully looked over
], - :, small red ribbon found in one
:. Us pockets. He was Immediately
lckup." 1
iater paragraph,
me detectives we're busy this
:" going over the whole ground
a ne Vicinity of the bridge.
n. icy were rewarded by two impor-
y, =. discoveries. The impression of a
|. u u certain soft place halfway up
= ~, Uluh; and a small heap of fresh
- near by which, OF being dug
~, revealed the watch of the MUIR
til It. "AA
'3s footprint has been measured.