The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 11, 1888, Page 2

setaguneerebcwereeneeerece icra nr ete atte ne tieeeraerermeninteme tn eterno eOre Wales “words: The Unhappy Experience of a Youth- fal Murderer. Nashua, Mass., December 30.—On August 10th., 1885, in the city of Brooklyn, young Thomas Armstropg killed his step-father, Albert Her rick, son of W. C. Herrick, who re- sides at 50 South Elm street, in this city. Today he drags a 20-pound iron ball, forged to his ankle, through the streets of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. There are but two years between the two dates, yet in that time this 19-year-old boy has lived whole lives of remorse and turmoil. His hair has whitened under the ter fible curse that always followed him. From land to land, across seas and @eserts, back in the wildernesses far from civilization, putting thousands of miles between him and his hour, he hurried along, but no peace came, and now he is breaking stone in the public highway, a branded felon. Brought up in ease and luxury, Thomas Armstrong found ample time to learn the vices of a ‘great city. While he was still a youth his mother, who had considerable prop erty left by her first husband, mar- ried Albert R. Herrick, of this city. From the first young Thomas and Herrick had violent quarrels. The murder was sudden, but the neighbors had aimost expected it. August 10th Mr. Herrick arrived home early in the afternoon. Of what happened afterward but little is known, except that he, and young Thomas Armstrong had a violent quarrel. An hour afterward a Mr. Frank, who was passing, was horri- fied to see Herrick standing in the hallway of his residence, with a tor- rent of blood pouring from ‘his mouth, “Murder! Help! Burglars!” Then he fell. When taken up he was dead. The police searched the house, and, after almost despairing of finding a clew, found a bullet em- bedded in the woodwork of the cel- Jar door. Thomas Armstrong was suspected, arrested and tried. He ~ admitted his guilt to the officers, but denied it at his trial, under instrue tions of his counsel, siying that he _‘kiiled Herrick in self-defense. The tria! wili long be remembered in the Police annals of Brooklyn. Mrs. Herrick spent a fortune for her boy and he was acquitted. As young Armstrong left the court room free, there crowded forward a tall, beautiful girl, not more than 19 years old, who caught him by the rm and hissed in his ear: “You have escaped but one judge- ment.” Then she vanished in the crowd: Tu the spring of 1886 Armstrong, now notorious for his many crimes, -Caused a genuine sensation in his “city by marrying a pretty young so- ciety lady named Ella Hascomb. From the first he beat and maltreated her. They soon parted. Last Au- gust she died, and in the delirium just preceding death she cried in agony. “Keep him away. Don’t et Tom kill me.” Armstrong became haggard and “pale, and his mother was forced to Send him away. He stayed away a _ year, returning broken down, telling a story of being haunted by an ene- my. . The police in every place he ~ gtopped visited him and asked him to “move on.” Try as he would he ould not get where he was not known to the police, and, broken down in ~ Spirit and health, he returned to Brooklyn. His mother ra for him and he sailed for New South under the name of L. D. Witzler, of Canada. As he walked up the dock of Sydney when the | vessel landed, December 10, he felt | the hand of a policeman | shoulder and turned to upon his | hear the “Thomas J. Armstrong, _ you. Move on.” Despairing of peac a made the best of his way to the wild part of Australia. There he gambled | and drank until his money hausted. Longing for the ¢ fons of a city, each time he v one he met with command, “Move we kr ex- that same stern ; on!” At last, | ised $1500 eat ised $1500 | Marmaduke’s Miltary St reached Brisbane, a wreck of his iormer self. With not a friend or a dollar in the world, he attempted to repeat the experiences of his youth and commit a burglary. but the po- lice, besides warning him had watch- ed him. He was caught in the act, tried and sentenced to two years penal servitude He is now serving his sentence in keeping the roads in good condition in company with 100 other criminals. The nemesis who is making of Thomas Armstrong a rival of the Wandering Jew. is the young lady who hissed the wordg in his ear just after his acquittal of the murder of his step-father. She had watched the proceedings of the murder trial with feverish interest. “Vhen the verdict of acquittal came she bit her lips until the blood ran. To her Al- bert R. Her. ick had been as a broth- er, and she swore in the Brooklyn court room never to rest until she had avenged his murder. She had money, and it was devoted to warn- ing the police of every citythat Arm strong visited. Men were employed to track him. Letters preceded him to the police of Sydney and Mel- bourne, and they were ready to act. When Armstrong’s sentence ex- pires next year she will follow him as before. One or die before it stops. the other must Already Arm- strong shows signs of rapidly break ing down under the terrible destiny of continually “moving on.” Like a hunted felon he will wander over the world and find no resting place un- | til he drops into the grave. Bucklen’s arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cnts Bruises, Cuts, Ulcers S Rheum, Fever Sores, Cancer-, Piles, Chilblains, Corns, Teter, Chapped Hands, and ailskin erup- tions,and postively cures piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give pertect satistaction, or money retnnded. Prine per box, 25 cts For sale by all Drug- gists Is the Interstate Law a Failure? An man wearing an old soldier's overcoat with white buttons on it came in at Bijou Hills, and, after de- positing a large carpet bag in the end of a seat, seized the back of one in front and tried to turn it. “What's the matter with this ‘ere seat?’ he demanded. ‘ “Locked,” replied the conductor. “Locked?” roared the Bijou gen- tleman. “Yes.” “What's it locked for?” “So folks can’t turn it. Ticket!” “How'd that white-faced little cuss with the streaked pants get his turned?” “Don’t know.” “Dunno, hey! Comin’ the dunno- nothing dodge, are you? We'll see if we can’t make ycu know ‘fore we get through with you! A little pill with red eyes and a spotted necktie comes in here, and you flop a seat for him, a honest but plain tiller of the sile comes in and has to set in one seat or stand up! Talk about discrimination—here you have it, bigger'n a woodehuck! Did you ever hear tell of the interstate com- merce law. It’s jes’ made for such fases of discrimination as this, an’ you bet you and your old road are going to hear something drap right close up to you! No need of keeping your ears cocked up to hear it; when she draps she'll jar the earth! Jes’ you bear in mind that old Nat Chandler, President of the Charles Mix County Fair Association, is campin’ right on your trail!”—Chi- cago Tribune. Retained. 4—Gov. Jefferson City, Mo., Morehouse to-da ber of Gov, M military sta that each of them re seven members of : Dr. Me Advocate; L. T. Pe | Brigadier and Gov. Morehou @long in the spring of the year, poor | D. M. Howell School Commissioner | #nd desperate, weary and worn, he | of Reynolds County, to fll s vacan ATRUE PIRATE STORY. Thrilling Experience of a Venerabla Citizen of Florida. B. Oliveros, father of the county clerk, is 88 years old and is as vigur ous as are most men at 50, says the Palatka (Fla.) News. His mind is equally well preserved and he de lights to tell of the rough experience of his life in the long, long ago. Mr. Oliveros is a fluent talker, and the re- porter could never tire of listening to his vivid descriptions of the ups and downs of nis boyhood days. In the year 1821 Mr. Oliveros was a sailor between this port and Cuba. On one of his outward trips during that year this vessel was captured by the Barbaretta, a pirate ship, and the captain and crew of the merchant- man were put in irons and subjected to the most cruel treatment at the hands of the pirates. The object of the pirates was, of course, plunder, and they demanded gold, which they knew must be aboard our hero's ship, but the crew were obstinate, and re- | fused to divulge the hiding-place of the coveted treasure. The pirates, for some reason, did not put young Oliveros in irons with his companions, but it seems that they expected to find out from him where money was concealed, but in this they were dis | appointed. After using all kinds of threats and abuse to extort from the captain the whereabouts of the precious metal and having failed they threatened to hang the whole crew, and were get ady to put their threat into | execution when young Oliveros came on deck to remonstrate with them against committing such an act, | when he was struck on the head and | felled to the deck. The pirates concluded to make one more search for the gold, and they engaged in the s while ch our hero and went to where the money was, and had just reached the deck when he heard the regained consciousne: free-booters returning from another portion of the ship. Oliv f they saw the mon- ey they Would take it from him, and looked hurriedly around for some ros hew place to conceal it, and espying a large water cask, he rushed up to it and threw the money into the bung- hole. The pirate angrily demanded of the obstinate young man to tell them where the money was or the second time, but he was immovable. Then they held a consultation and decided to take the captain and crew on to their own ship and set young Oliverous and a small cabin boy adrift in their vessel, which they did. The pirate ship then put out to sea, leaving our hero to the mercy of wind and wave. The gallant young Spaniard, with the aid of the boy set about devising means of reaching land. After be- ing tossed upon the billowy deep two entire days, almost starving, they succeeded in reaching St. Au- gustine. Those of our readers who read in cheap periodicals accounts of the daring deeds of murder and plunder upon the high seas, by pirates, can hardly realize that «e have living right here in our midst a man, haie and hearty, who has had the misfortune to fali into the hands of genvine pirates, but such is the fact, and every word of the above narrative can be vouched for by a most honorable gentleman living in our city to day, and that man is Bar- tolo Oliveros. The old gentleman is in excellent health, and we wish for his children, grandchildren and | great-grandchildren that his life may ; yet be prolonged to delight them, as they are w | him, with the to gather around s of long j ii t. Margaret’s West t, by G. W. Childs. The in- ption has been written for the lew by the poet Whittier. {in glass vials. j sure. WET AND DRY VOTES. Statistics Showing the Strength of Local Option in Missouri. i Since the Wood local option law | took effect in this state last June, seventy-eight elections have been held under this provisions, sixty-two counties and sixteen cities of 2,500 | inhabitants and more having voted. | At these elections, 153,180 votes have been polled at voting places where in 1886 207,357 votes were polled at the general election, so that 54,177 votes have failed to express them- selves by ballot on the sale of liquor in these counties and cities. Of the 153,180 votes cast, 72,807 were “for the sale,” showing a majority of 5,510 “dry” votes in sixty-two coun- ties and sixteen cities. Of these counties twenty-two have returned a “wet” majority and thirty-nine have | “gone-dry.” Of the towns five have rejected the “dry” proposition and elevn accepted it, among the lat ter Springfield and Carthage, both jarge and growing towns. Of the) total vote polled, the cities cast 13,- | 384—wet, 6,459; dry, 6.936. The | election were quite close in each of | the towns. In the counties which have yoted | “dry” the law will close 155 saloons, IK andin the “dry” towns sixty-six | dram-shops will have to quit busi- | ness. These saloons have been pay- ing to the cities, counties and state | aggregate of $320,000 annually for | license; all of which will now be | As | the law does not refer to breweries and distilleries, of course none are | effected by it in the “dry” counties, | except in their local trade. stopped for four years at least. Fifteen of the sixty-two counties which have voted had no saloons be- fore the vote was taken, having abol ished them under the provisions of Five of these fifteen counties were carried by the “wets,” but the saloonists must yet the Dewning law- | obtain petitions under the Downing law before they can open dram-shops. Of the counties that to vote local option, eight are politically republican and fourteen deimocratie. Nine counties that voted for local option belong in the republican col umn and thirty-one are claimed by the democrats. Two republican and three demccratic towns went “wet” and seven republican towns went “dry” while four democratic towns went the same way. The figures quoted are from official reports sentin by the county and city clerks. The statements are, therefore, reliable, and exhibit clear- ly the result of the local option movement in the state up to the close of the year.—Globe Democrat. While Protectmg Their Mother. Albuquerque, N. M., Jan. 4.—A serious stabbing affray occurred at Pajorito, a smali Mexican town twelve miles below this city, on the Rio Grande, last night. During the day an exciting election took place for Mayordonio, or Acquia, boss of that precinct. It was virtually a race between the Americans and Mexicans, and naturally caused bit- ter feeling. 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