Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 17, 1877, Page 2

2 T HE CHICAGO TRIBU. SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1877—TWELVE PAGES. PIKE--JONES. The Homicide and His Wife Held for Murder. Testimony of Mrs. Bobinson and " Others Before the Coro- £ ner's Jury, The Prisoncr Says Nothing Th Unbosoms Hlimsell to a Re- porter. How and Why He Shot Jones-«« The History of That Note. The Way in Whi-h the Xn of the Adultery ;:ame to Pike, Full Text of the Confession Genevieve to Her “Husband. Inducements Held Out by the Wily Jones ~—His Overpowering Magnetism. Joues® Escape from Pleading to That Vietoria Woodhull Indictment. THE PRISONER TELLS THE WHOLE Pike sat in bis cell at noon yesterday, kecping well back as though shrinking from mizht. As a TRIBUNE reporter called him. he came Lo the grat- ing and invited him fn. At first Pike declined to xmake any statement. The time would come when .-a statcment wonld be neccssary, and then he would PIKE’S STATEMEN ! ere, but owledge Made by T. STORY. ell bis story. Bat he scemed insensibly to fall into conversation, and, as ittended more and more towards hie tronbles, it seemed to have tion for him, and he finally toid all. i a fascina- s talk was Droken and disconnected, and at times he com- ‘pletely broke down. (Often he looked as if about to faint, but the reporter restored him with “water, and he would talk again. Hissobs and tcars when epeaking of his wife were piteous, and his manifest love for her traps- formed him into something better than a casual i glance would induce onc to believe him. ! THE ROBINSONS' STORY. £ *‘Have you scen the statements of Mrs &nd her son in TnE TRIBUSE?" f i paven vour wife receiving moncy from men?" i - **Noj; it 18 false, it is false, it is false. + &new of it ana I'know it is false." 1 *“Did you tell Mre. Robinson that your wife haq #hown you money ehe had received from *¢ A long time ago, when my wife was me, she showed me a 35 bill and caid a ziven it foher. Iasked her sister, Fanaie, how #he came by the money, and Fannie said ehe had lentitto her. I told Mrs. Robinson this told her thatI did not believe Genevieve at the time. " **Now just begin at the commencement of your troubles and tell me all about them.™ *“Since my wife joined the Roman Catholic Church, some three yearsago, SHE BAS BEEN A CHANGED WOMAN, and has not eeemedto have the eame 1rith that she had before. it was time for her 10 go before either the £ome ouc else 10 confess, and I objected ing to the church.™ **She came to you voluntarily and said this™ ‘*She eays, * William, you were jealor without cyuee Jast summer, but you have canse now. It wasn'taRoman Catholic pricst that se- duced me, but a Spiritualist. " Here the old man etopped snd the blinding tears came. Inafew moments he continuer **Ieaid, *Genevieve, I don't believe it. Idon't believe n wordof it." ¢ Yes,” she said, ‘ASE JONES.! Y thought she was trying juet simply to vex me, and I didn's believe a word of it.” **Was ehe apparently broken down by ++Xo, she didn't scem to be.” *‘What did you eay to hers" *“Itis a pretty long story. 1didn'tpn 1n what ehe said then. My eyes began to be open- d when I confronted her with Mr. Jos ‘office. “That was the day T left the room with Mrs. She went to Jones' oftice and charged Robineon, Zim with it in my presence. ™ ¢ Who cmuFé him? % ““Mrs. Robinrou; and Jones taiked to jtand szidit wasn't o, Mre, itisthat woman. Why don't “Why don't vou answer her chargea?' #*When was this®" /1t was about the 5th of March, this month.” you suspected ansthing before that?" or about that time, I home one night very tired. 1 had been work- jusi s wewere about to go Went to the hall-door, and was < Haa ** Either on Christmas Eve, ;‘m:lld all da; d X 0 bod my i Jooking out and watci She gaid, ‘watch for her. Ttricd 1o pet her to co “but she refused and I went to sleep, and “Mrs. Robineon was'in my room with m Jwas peloep.” (liere Plcd the sdjorapaayebrarda tld b i e adjo! room, an t m, it hor that ight v o > “‘Was Mrs. Hobinson your roor Simer” 5 Bomo -3t was." ++Are there two beds in that room?" +*No, there is_only one. On New Year's Eve I Bobinson's room, 1. don't know ¥ha: for, and she eaid, ‘I want a Now Year's pres- 1told her I Year's pres- then & man named Mercer, who was em- ‘went into Mrs. Mr. Pike; what am 1 to ha ‘wasnotin the habit of making New Prison, said cal examination: elle or- Fowler, and he ‘compare it with mine. -gueste. 1t may have been a day or two 8. Robinson said she wanted an examination of boy, and hereelf, and asked me what 1 told ber that, being in the houe, wounld take the for. aplece. "1 took down her charts she raid to me, ‘I want to 1 went in with her and #he questioned me sa 10 what I knew abont "PEE TROUBLE THAT TIAD OCCURRED THE NIGH?Z der girl, her §'flfl§ t En\im e h ~d Wi nof r uch ; Three for 85. °1 usnally charged €ee you in the room.* B BEFORE. ‘That was the night <charges. My wife told me the reason <omc o bed that night was that she was working foralrs: Robinson on something they ©estod in. 1suppose mow that she was deceiving e at the time. - She acted very stranzely. and 1 1 eald to 3 drow me on and questioned me didn't sce why she should do o. ot g e Ty e haa com uf 3 m "ll!ul she was inflm’;le with Mr. that 1 did not the color come into her face, ‘1 want yo 1o promise me will never tell ‘truc. Promise me.' She promised would. * About 1w or three days nfter ‘that ehe had told Jones aboatit. IIE WAS GOING UP one mo{xnilfg. when h]c Yerx politely, a8 he always Diad Beard that he uad rafd s2idto him, *Mr. Jonee, if thung egulust me come ngit tomy face and I will do the same By f that he sbout thisatall. He went on: about 0. He went on: * than you are, and anything to do with a woman boy 4 yeams old.* » * When was thisy *¢ It must have been some time very ‘year, —I think in the fore part that timer” ought there was Last Chiristmas she &fid Robinson_said to Alr. Jones, ‘ILain't the man who is charging yon, vou look at her? Bathe never -dooked at her; he looked away from her." 3 she was looking *Mrs. Robinson wanted me to he paused and shook with 1old thag Jones occu- she came up with my wife; ng between flxgm. and I o’mfld not tell what he wante that he T compliea with their re- my wife 1ad been in the room “with Jones, and she ssked farther if I knew that Genevieve had clred other men with intimacy. 1 told herI knew nothing abont it. 1 wnasasiecp 1hat night, and I bnd mever heard of any other | believe 3 word of ¥ 2 wordof it to any livinggbeing, to <Jones or anrbody elve. and I will find ont if it 8 that she never ON THE ELEVATOR. met meand _accosted did, as - Professor.” [ r ometning about me, and 1dido't know whether it was true or not. 1 Jou_ever have any- « e by yon.! I said ‘that my wife was telling some things that] didnt now believe or mot. think 1 should thinkshe knew anything ; *Iwill tell ‘eneling. your wife must not nse my name. Oldaman are you, Mr. Pike? I replicd that I wae 1am four years older Ihave no more desire to have whenIwas a . Robinson *“*1s their story true that yon were cognizant of T never men®™ jealous of man had Ftory,and regard for e priest or to ber go- us of me ity t any faith mes in his me about It was t she had me to bed, that night wife while wife_was . m all that there was just come d had wanted to afterwards When e ouly expose me. ' thing of the kind, and told her I only wanteda if!l;li;m(ien if 1t was eo, for I conldn't live so. were crowding Iwill get a divorce.” *Well," she aid, *itfs but Twill not make 5 oath, for yon will 1 =ald Ididn’t want to'do any- npon me then $*When did you go to the buildi ¢*When I l;m’l \wfnl there 1 paid Jones $4 o week for my room. 1 gave him 3 in advance, in money on depoeit (for which 1 took a receipt), besides -paying bim for the room by the week. The under- flandiuz was that he was to give me the. receipt i and I could withdraw anv time I wanted to. didn’t care to carry it about with e, because it was a little surplus money I had eaved up, and 1 thousht it would be safe in his hands, fter we had been there & short time, 1 thiok on the 13th of November, Ihad made arrangements to give Jes- *ons 10 a blind girl named Smith, over on the West Side, No. 146 South Halsted etrcet. 1found I could £el 8 very comfortable room over there, with a Ktove, for $2.50 per week, 1 told my wife I thought we had better o over there, as it would Ve more convenient. She went over with me to 1ook at the rooma, and at first eaid she would move over there 1 will ‘That was before Jones. thoush they were talking about it then. She said to me, ‘ YOU GO UP AND SEE J Iwentto his ofiice, and he want you to go away. room” here think you with Mrs. can get give you give " yon ° that room the intimacy with ES.” Pike, 1 don't You have got a comfortable Pike, and, if sou linlé cheaper rent, room _cheaper. 1 for $3 a2 week, a that il k hut don't say anything about it to any one else in the house. 1told bim I wouldn't say anything From that time be_charged me 53 for My wife suid pretty soon after this. * I abont if. the coom. conid get this room from Jones for. Tet me manage it.” I didn't think anything alout it at all, and told ber $3 was cheap enongh. 1 gave her some moncy to give Alr. Jones when the rent came Lelter's. either, " wanted. o gcn aaid, ¢ room. go." What it was, aud I told him, and he denied it. due. him, but she didn't do so. e S satd T aman didus vt the money. 1 didn't think anything sbont it at that time far —could only—j 5 The rcpor’wrglsxh&-d formm o collect himself, 1 tioned him. R erly v dones make when Mrs. Robin- 2 if you would ‘Then She told e xhe would give it to She epeut it at Ficld & Here the old man broke down utterly, and it was some tine before he conld recover. called for water, and braced him up and he went on This was along before Christmas, and before T had had any intimation of the thing. Jones one day: *Igave my wife some money for yon and she ‘said you were busy inthe office, or fomething of that Kind, and you couldn't take it and she paid it out.” you wouldn't The reporter 1 said to “Well,” said he, *I'd rather toyour wife andgive her money 1o rive to me, but give it to me yourself.' The truth of the business was, as] found out after- wards, that he had promised her that she—that. —oh! my God!—that she could have anythingin the house—unything in the h she. ‘housc—she—she— ey could shé was concerned, if— tid —of—me." liy don't you look at that woman? She ia the one that charges you with adultery.” “+Jones said it was A GOT-UP SCHEME FOR BLACRMAIL. 1seid, *Mr. Jones, yon haven't got enough money tobuy me.*. Thixwie when we first_entered ‘the 1raid, *I have alwuays treated you as a gentleman, but if you have done what you are e cnsed of doing you are the meanest mail in Chic He sprang to his feetand wanted to know But then there was an understanding that he should deny it, as T have learned since. I **What was your wifc's object n confessing?™ ¢*There was an agreement that both should deny it, but her reliy us feelines have a _good deal of influence over her, and other things.” **Do you mean that enc had 1o confess to the pricat " *Yes, #o ehe gaid.” . : *+* And she confessed 1o you instead?” “*Yes, but1 didnt believe it even then, but I know now it js true,” 4 *+ Was her confession written at that times"” iy Jones¥™ then wite. ** Did yor $iDidye Ttobinson. **Was Yes. the notex" ol owing taken” by told her 13 afte; o “CYes, note.” she did not were inter- Mra. esscd 1o me Jones, but i 1 saw id, you that I found ‘me and tell me, farther, *Well," vour you 0w **Hg tol wiyon *eYes, **What note. you and money.” o save! life. As eigne carly in this. of January, ™ Matters passed on, and the Lackgronnd, coming wife that if 1 buu:\'!cd it "fi ing up oc- it,—T wouldiget a divoree. and 1 thought T wonis. | *said, ‘If-you will ‘make out a statement that it is cause of the f live with her. r I was acquainted with Mre. Ell, house where she lived. s there any written statement " ot at that time. ‘The written statement came afterwards, and have it yet." *Did she admit it that day before you and 1t was only a verbal confes- **Yes, and he denied it.” “*And you wouldn't believe it was true cven ** She took Mrs. Rtobinson into the back room and told her what I related to him. "™ ¢+ Did you believe it? **Imade up my wind it was all true, concluded that it wa<, and 1 began to think, I had “WHAT SHALL 1 DO u T told Jones I would apply for a_divorcs on the zround of the adultery of niy wife with S, &, Jones, and Mrs. Robinson as stairs, “Will yon live with v plied *No.” She wae j She was living with Jones, and that was the calousy. ' cave rhe building?™ **Where did you go?" . **She went down to G0 State street. and 1 went overon the West € we went down the wifer' and { re- alous of Jones and my ed me. When I came to think the matter over. 1 prosecute Jones. what canIdot e w sae. If Isue fora di- vorce from my wife und set it, what canIdo? Where are -~ my children? "Where is my fumily? And then I thought of the Beecher ecandul, and I thought, *llow that man is lion- ized to-day, and yet the world believes him to be guilty: what can Ido? T will *noot Jone: thouzlits occupied my mind untl thought, ‘What shail T do, thent my mind to 2o to Dakota. But I killed him, and 1 am giad I didit.” ** Did you see your wife between the time she went to 690 State etreet and i I saw her almost every day Lwent aronnd and called on her. * Those yesterday. T had and made up vesterdny? 'y althongh I did not who kept the 1 there ot GENLVIEVE'S CONFESSION, Ile “*Te tried totarn off by raving that I was indebted to him for rent. d him e knew how it was, and that it was all to my wife's pereuasion that 1 had stayed there, and hehad never intimated to me that there wae anything wrong until then, " ** Did he then state how mach *+He fiured it all up tv about 8. My wife had hada gold watch and o gold pencil stolen out of ber trunk there, and some othor things, specify the nuuics, rson that is the one that was published. ™ ¥ When was this?” ** Juet before the affair oécorred. 1 think it was written Wednesday. ** +* Did she sign it Wednesday " + ‘I am pot positive whether she signed it Wednesday or yesterday. " & ** What time vesterday “*1can't tell exact] Mre. EIl's at dioner, —12 o'clock perha, aft +*Then when yon left it was about 12:305" *+ conld not ‘eay positively. from the State street house to Jones' oftice. had considerable conversation in his ofice, but I prefer not to etate what it was.™ ** DID JONES HOLD YOUR NOTEY" ‘¢ He did, for $28." 4 When did you give the note®" ** Jones got ihat note from me through frand. Joncs ix 8 lawyer, and he obtained that nofe throngh fraud, and he knew it. But he did it to blind Mrw. d yon ree hert"! Iwasat ora little y what time it was, I went_directly Wwe told me what it was doue for. Jones didn't want me to pay that note. ™ **When did you give it *The very morning he was charged with ndnl- ters, the 5th of March. 20.”_Mrs. Robinson had paid me S1on account of the 85 ehe owed for the phrenological examination of herself. %on, aud daughter, Jones the $4 it is allin the famil Iirst drew the note for suid to ber, *Puy g ‘that the day you signed the notes™ **ihat was the conversation when you signed the accusation of aduitery I on owed him? " o might for I know the things were & in the house: Jones came and e had found ont where her watch wuy, This Mercer was scen to have just such a wateh before ho went away. " **How did you come to make out the note?" 41 was excited, yon know. that all this fuss and trouble was made because I owed lum afew dollars for rent, and, under the excllement;d; eigned the note, for which I was sor- bt 4 ‘hen the S+ paid on account was pald by Mrs. Robinson. and was the balance of her indebted- ness to yon!" and that Jeft $24 due. 1t wasa demand **Where 18 the mote ™ lie had intimated “‘ JONES KNOWS WIERR IT 1S. 1d T had a talk with him abont it yesteraay. ™ **Where did he ray Lhe noLe wan?™ e be didy in't care about that. have nad a devilish hard tiwe,” eaid he. ' 1 an then? ‘‘He went into the business office and When be minutes, and then repeated the remark, -Yon needn’t pay that put it in the stove.™ * There is a woman at the building who pre- tends to have overheard a conversation between Jones in which ehe claims you demanded He éprangas if a knife **Nevemin the iorld RNever I have as 1 *Are vou going to Dakotay' swered. 1s your wife goimg 10 stay here? he in- Yes," I replied. 1 know your i death, ' raid he. ife has deviled yon almost to “You needn't pay that note.* * got the came back he sat down fora_few note,’ and then he gotwp and had gone into him. Nevert as 1 have a sonl did Jones give mea dollar in his a soul to xave, 1swear j11" ++And you never asked him for any ¥ +Never, ‘* When yoa first went in what was . THE TOPIC OF YOUR CONVERSATION WITH bave a ronl to suve. " JONEST” *-1t was entirely in relation to my going to Da- Kota and about the ote. e !4 *When are you going? he asked. +* “To-morrow,’ Ianswered. ‘*‘What are he inTflrcd. haven't the money to to have. said I . wrongfally signed, and. it, andif Ihad should never kave signed $24Why not? asked he. ‘‘‘You kuow how it was, *you know all my work was on ¥ou going to do abont.that notes* pay it as I expected way I th‘filk the n:lx;: was I ought never to have k.l%’fl'l}'n what I was. doing I Mr. Jones,’ said T: the West Side; and I came here to accommodate my wife, and. it was through . 3 here, and'she was an over, iYon s2id b Jouto have d 2w ocr and her persuasion that I stayed \d'ehe has lost et g ehch “‘He intimated that he ha £old watch and pencil.' d not known there ything wrong, and tried to 8mooth things had a devilich hard time, Pike,” ‘woman has nearly we‘rmcnlf:‘d 1d you N fignré the intercst on the note ‘There was 1o figuring. !’ .- 4 “*There were some fizures fosnd on a blotter, apparently 8 computation of the* Sole, interest on.that Did you do any figuring?’ .. e ot that T am aware of. fke,’ he said. Pi **That one remark, conpled with THE !XI’BISSXQN ON HIS FACE when I told him I was gojug to Dakota an Iwill never trouble you about this note, d intend- 4 wifc ‘behind; informed me that all g I e oy, with my. a0 was true,” . & DI e bum the noter) **He put it in the stove. << Aftor buraing the note, W 441l sat down. " ¢Waa there any further mm:xe ngmm!“ ‘bhat#" conversation abont «¢Then it was at that polrit of your conversation that e e aropped, and yourdo- mestic affairs taken up?”’ Yes. ™ down was it before you went o “+ 1t was not very’ lonz. **You must have been note that you got by gt teay. Tdon'tthink it was over three minutes. ception of that note.™ **Then any conversation al **There was something eaid and he denis watching him car 1 had my wife's o ) inmy’ id you show him th: and there was no neceseity. "' mare condrmed your suspicion: + Were you aitting down? desk! e did." ¢ 1 eaid, TRERE, DAMN you will never seduce another: 28 I spoke." bullet home. And grasping the reporter lustrated horribly. eion, taken by Plke at her vage, containing the oath **Genevieve Pike." This is vantage by reformers. l S4TL s true, W a terrible dream It scems h h whom I'have ever Wil 1 know conrse, 10 both of did not etop toconsider why he was 60 much ki and more attentive to me when you were absent than when —— 11 times daily room was comfortabic, otc., aid me in coming before the writer or a public speaker. 1 warmer than my room; would me, holding my hands and Joo! him at hie desk while he was my lap €0 that I could scem that he intended any wrong. kindest und one of the best His treatment of me at this harm—that there was nothing e, for he could not help it. knew the first tHime he saw me the night when first he publishing of my book, thinking to himself, just as an, die T xhall gome day held that and make her tell me that he quite sure that he woitld neve: weone motive.. He told nothing wrong, with auy womun, I fold perfect chastity, that was etances had-drawn me intoa m Thad lived =nbject, and rom 1did not think any man_livi be. ‘He said he would like to the world ina_Titerary capaci he would hold me in his’ lap Kies me., {hat Iceded hie friendship ‘before, el However near or To light nd eve: is sout all wilte Enters the path by o ‘Toreap the carth *‘He asked me to let Jeet about, and tricd to turn i enid he was not jesting; hislife. He continned Teft bim, thinking 1 had and meant never to give him would be the end of it next dav, and, when he came him tonch me, or ask him to ing him several . times, me about his dead son, ana Em‘ all that foliowed. e prom pose or injure me, life by doing so. Sunday, th 5 sammated until Wednesday, er. is agree seemed asif he wasa and carried me_along with hi; poems, which you would r he told me that he had been I plishment for the last year; 1t days and dreamed of it eted mea year ago; not to you, but to remain and the Ist of June. He sal 1o make an investment there an excase for keeping me wi understand it 6o at the time. me ffom going to .\;:w u}}nk Wwanted mr " promise I told him 'u'l'-tpl 4 ‘You wili come back.’ since that his eyea had been u affairs must have taken vlace in thrée minates e first went thera to i means, and conld and wonld do 0. st thing was to surround me with a healthy mag- netism: invited me 1o his office because 1t was fatherly solicitude for my welfa came 10 enjoy his society very mu {mwcrfll by him and conld not resi: When he cormenced drawing me into hus lap, 1 time tell him that I Joved him. w me, abont a fore, while in the book-room ft: e kept Jooking at me and that he wax Torce me to accept a condition below it: he really loved me, and meunt me no harm.. T | thought he was my true frien to do so; that Fhad 2 mission, cide in what manner he would do it. E; assixted Mrs. Robingon into her work, which waa than 200 times in a single day. When they commissioned a I thiuk, bat was not to of my own. dream. The id, of which doy " I With him as his wife. it was best not to print that poem intended to remain. b " After that nothing was said about money?” py: o long after he burned the noto and sat ut " there about fiftcen ? v long was it after he burned the Tor et you s xu‘:fimd left the room ¥ 1 was in the room ‘minutes, but 1 may have been.™ ““Now try and fix the Japse of time between the barning of the note and your depa *4Jt was natover five minutes. 1 never had a wor conversation with him about money, with the ex- rture. " I don't think it rd of bout yonr domestic before. Ihad CHARGED NI WITH ADULTERY . g wife ith oG, And when Dakota and my wife with me, gg‘,;:q,':lred of me whicro elic was, 1 watched his ., and I saw it rizht in his face. T AtEhing himh caretally, and yon Thust bear in mind okot.” ked me If T was T was ket. No: T went there fully satisfied of his guilt, ** After he turned away from the stove and fat down was anything said about the matter that still M No. I'had been standing all the time. ™ I‘"}tcn ;‘uu turned to go out did ke turn to his *¢ Did you leave him with angry words®” You, man’s wife, and fired ** The on must have stepped Lehind him ¥ bk § dfi‘:yand n; I spoke the words Isentthe by the shoulder he THE CONFESSION. HOW MRS. PIKE FELL FROM GRAGE. The following is Mrs. Pike's complete confes- dictation. The. part published in yesterday's TRIBUNE was only the last and the mgnature tho only confession ehe ever made, and bears on its face sad evidence of Pike's state of mind when he wrote it, for of the woras are broken or blrred. With this, the only genuine confession cxtant, the facts are fully before the public, and the lesson they teach of what transpires below the surface of metropolitan life might perhaps be studied to ad- many EVE'S CONFESSION. am, all Ilhavetold you, and much more. G ows it is truc. Iam sorry it is true. 1 wish it was not eo. I cannot teh you how it came I never intended it. 1 was drawnon. [ flattered. I wus infatuated. 1 was seduced. 1 had no thought it would end thus, 5 but it is tene: God knows it is true. and I call Him to witness that S. x % is the only one to blume, 1le is the only had criminal inter- how Kind he ucumc% nder made cxcusesto call at my room_several ily during Your absence to_inquire if the expressed himself much interested in my manuscript and my talents 0% 8 writer; expressed a desire and willingness to pubdlic cither us a Te said he had the ile said the lock the door xo that ‘we mizht not be distarbed, and after sitting before king into my oyex for fenath of time, he would ask me to it heside writing and_holding his other hand in mine, throwinga newspaper in to be reading if any one called. I never once thought while sitting thuy T thonzzht he was the men I had ever met. time seemed only a and T graduslly 1 yas over- his intlucace, made an_effort to escape, but he held me back ond kissed me, and told me mot 12 be alarmed; that he meant me no wrong in his loving That he Joved me better than any swoman hic ever met. and that he that Twould vome- He said that on ear be- ut the ng al re as T shall some day woman in wy arms, Joves me. " T felt rdoit. and told him #o, although I had at thix time no suspicion of a Tie meant not living him T believed in my ideal. Circum- narriage. Sometimes ctimes above it, that nz haud the power to thought me that d, 0 he professed to brine me out before ty: that he was able 1T T would only de- Tie sald be a great success, and that he woald likome to be- come acquaintéd with her. **We agreed to elt alone in day when Sou were out and no the circle-room every one was inthe office. H¢ said that his magnetism wonld wive me strength and davelop my mental condition. Ie came down tomy room morninga as soun ns he heard you go ont, and then Iwonld go np-etairs with him, and most of the time and He gotwo that he would kiss me more I really thought and nothing mare, When I thonzhit he'was too fumiliar I resisted him, and we had a little quurrel, * Then he told mie that he meant no harm,and we were better friends thun One day in_looking over my papers for a short poegrlor the Journal, he read this one: MY 80N, il 19 a Touna and radfant soul, Eesnlendent as a star, ¥ control, nd fovally he 3 Anditke a god his misilon roll, ar. Igtve the sunshine in my hafr his gentle brow, v hope of Heaven I bear, sacritice 1 dare, Unta his weal I vow. Velled in the zlory of our God, und shriven, angels troid ot God for Heaven, Bis enlendor doth my belng thrlll, Hia radiance throngl me streais. Impassively I walt untli Hi& incarnation shall fulgl The measure of my dreams. 1 him be the boy. 1was sitiing in his lap at th Lim to let me go, that was too #erions 8 matter to father of that time. toff in that way. To never was more scrioas in talking in that way, and 1 cscaveda great dunver, another o vortunity to speak to me in'that way. Thoughl. nover say anything to any one about1t, and tiat 1did not go np stairs the 1 wonid down, refused to let it down, After sce- he beman to tell that ever since his death he felt that he conld not be reconciied to die himself until he had another son. I cannot tel] We had an agreement, and mised to take care of me alwnge, everytiing he could to his son, leguily, nnd never under any ' possible £tances to acknowledze anything that would ex. ot even if he could save his and leave and’ adopt him circom- ment was made on be con- the 224 of Novem- *1 had come tomove obedient to his will. It whirlwind and took me np m. 1 had no identity ‘The three months is like a terrbl 22d came and 1 deferreq, Tt o e conzented " to liva We or any of my ognize in print, lest it might arouse your saxpicious. Afser thic u:;:nrrcd, ooking to its accom- that he had thouwht of nights. " Ile kad cov- £o out to Dakota with - id that his proposal t was Dfily ?:u'ndg({z:‘ th him, but I cid not e tried to dissuade in'the summer, and would come back. i He had told' me 'pon me from the very 1 told concluded , first, and that'I* should: live with him, and he wondered thatT had - not'felt it and acted HF%’; Sooner. - ‘Afler hiorcamo up-stairs to slecp Mrs. Robinson became 20 jealons that be s frald she would ruin him, nnd asked me for my own sake to help him avert it. . He said 1 was dependent upo: im, gnd his ruba .was my ruin. When I dlucowmd bis true character, treachery, and hypocrivy, "’h charged him with' his wickeduess and using Sucd means 88 he had to overcome my conecicnce an will, that he had seduced me by fooce and fraud, that ©'¢ bad wnonged me and bad done eo'inten- tionalhy, he pleaded with me not to rain hims if I waated to 11l him to do so, butnot 1o ruin him. He said\ewas willing to.die for me, bat ruin was won'e than death, and if I talked 80 lowd, awd Mns. Robinson learncd the truth, she 1iad the power 6o rnin him, and would do g0, { was gorry, snd askes1 bim what I conld do to undo the mischief I had-done. e said let him tell her that we had not mz.de up after our quarrel, lm'd that T should tell .bur fwo falsehoods, One was that X wasnot ‘n hit: bed-room the pigiit she said T was, and that my quitrrel with him was not caused by my jealousy. .He carried a key to my room. all winter in hlsveat pocker.” ‘*Do you, Gewnevieve Pike, solemnly in, the name and préscac'e of Almighty God and His/Liv- ing Son Jesus Che ist, in whom you trust foralva- tion, swear that the revelations and stayments mugde to me in_yaar confessions - respecting S. S. Jones ure all troes: that, without provocution or intention on your p art, while professing friendship to me, knowing woa to be my lawful wifo, he did treacherously, by yalschood. fraud, und force, mislead and geduce y7ou, making you belicve that you were the only woman he loved? And do you also rolemmly swear that he is the only anan with whom yuu;have ever shnned ™ “‘Ido. Itisall true, €0 help me God. ** GENEVIEY, THE INQUEST, HUSBAND AND WIFEUIELD WITHOUT BAIL. The inquest on the body:of §. S. Jores was held in Justice Summerticld's court.at 2:30 yesterday, and was preeided over by his Mightiness, Coroner Dictzsch, The neual police-couzt sudience was present, and nxnifested the usnal.degree of mor- Did curiosity necessarily connected, it would scem, with such affairs. B The exercises wewre begun by the +Coraner ing- inz out: ‘*Capt. Buckley, pleass fetch in the Professor.™ * But the Professor was down-ataics in his cell, consultingwith the: only legal feiend he had, Mr. William T. Dutler. His comirg«was therefore de- lJayed a few moments, and when he came in he was preceded by bids wife. Each of them took chairs, about a footzapart, and scparated by only a thin railing. Bothwvere very much downcast, the old man wceping anx! trying to catch the tears in a dirty handkerchief,, while (he wife lowered her head ngainst the railing and sobbed violently. Judge Greely took awhair begide ber. Coroner Dietzgeh cai'led on . P and asked hitm if ke hmtany statement to mnl_:e. 1is only reply was the vollowing, or a reiteration thercof, when pressed to. spea **Iwould say that I hay ¢ been advised tuat, per- haps, under the circumstar-ces, it is not proper for me to make any statement at present more than f have made. Perhaps 1 have s1id more than .Y thould have said already. W.hat I bave done,. Y Lave done, " CAPT. BUCKLAY was called, and testified to Piks coming in, gf. ing himself up, turning over the confession, s ing that he bad killed Jores, und thé confess ion would give hls reason for the deed, tagether ~with other matters which have heen fully published . MARTIN BEST, Clerkof tho Police Court, testificd that Pik ¢ had confessed to having shot §. S. Jowes twice ; that he had smd Best might call it murder or w hat he pleased. This happeped when Best asked him what he would plead to the charge of fmurder Thursday afternoon. DRt. HOLDEXN, County Physician, eaid he had made she post- mortem examination during the morning. One was a gun-shot wound in the most vital jart of the Drain, and was necersarily fatal. Thes ball was found lodged in the left side of the sknll, in the rear of the forchead. The other wound was a 4] or three inches from the Toomider-biate. . Ruts wotme. had satraied i wards, but he had not succeeded in finding “p Dull. "The decensed must have died 1nmediate’ y from the wound in the brain. The Coroner next turned ot ready to make.n statc: MRS, and asked her if she was ‘don’t know auything about it, ™ ehe sald, “Do yom recogalze this paper? s thart your, signature?"” & £*What the paper eays is true, ¥ was herrangwer. * Did you sign 1t¢" o nuswer. How do you know It is truie? ™ 1 heard you read it.” Juror—* When was it writ:n?* 1 don't know...? . Can't you recolie never did know. s it sigmed?” . Tdon't want 1G have angthing to\do with this case, one eide or the other. I don’t waut to injure the dead or the living. I don't wish to el any un- truth. ™ Inanswerto further questionsto the: same end shenext replied: ‘*lam notable to ssy anythingnow. Iam too ick. Humph, " suid a disgnsted juror. CWhat i your first mames™ said the Coroner. +*Genevieve, " sai n married?” *Sixteen years ao the 23d of last October.” “*\Where were you married?™ “In St. Loujs?” g lived with him daring that time?" **Where were you living lately “*In the Relitio-Philosophicat Bailding. We went there in October last, and staid there all the tim You saw Jones every day, and your husband | tooy" 5 **T saw Jones every day, but did not eee my hus. band. " *Can you recollect now how long it is since yon signed this paper? **Everything in that paper is true, and.this was the cause of the trouble. ™ A moment afterwards she added, in response to a juror’s question. that she thouzht the paper wag signed after she left Joues building, After this they had no trouble becunse they separated. Her husband, after he knew the trith, zave her up, Having said this much, she stubbornly refused to #ay another word, and was led down to her cell again. ticor Kireh testifled o buvine found the bod Y his account differing in no respect from that |illg- lisked in yesterdsy's TIMEBUNE, except tiant it was tediously verbose, TIEN THE BUXOM MRS. ROBINS ON was called, and a_moment afterward taat rather celebrated woman bounced in and took hir place in the witness® chair. She teatified that she: lived. a 127 Fourth avenue, In the Religio-Philosophical Building; that she' had known Jones for years; that she hiad Jived there in his building oeurly two yeurs: that she knew Pike and his wife amply us tenants; thatshe hud, howover, had €01no contors sation with them at’times; once on.the-day they moved ont. The Coroner—*‘Whal was this conwyersation? Did she give any reacon for their moving outs™ *Mir. Jones wouldn't allow them (o stay any she tell you that, or did you know it2" **I Knew it." *¥What did she say?” £ +She referred to the story she had tald before, 2*What story? **The statement Pike had made. She denied that she had ever had any improper ralations witie Jon she say she had confessed that befores™ ** She raid she fiad told her husbanad 8o because she wanted to et rid of him,—didn’t want to live with him any longer. Sho had said scveral times he. fore this that Pikc wasn't her husband; that he had seduced her from her husband when she was not his luwful wife. She told me o in Pike's pres- ence.™ . A juror—Did he moke any reply? ¢*Idon’t know that he gid,* oDl they huve any quarrel, as far as you inoy ** Frequently—from the time they first came there, ™ lungfi ¢ What was the cause of the quarrelg? **She said éhe didn't love him, and he snid on one occaston that if she should a1y she wanted o g0 and leave him, hie would let hor go, - Did you ece Pike yesterdayr T didnot.” ** Who informed yon that somebod; <My son, \ho met the oflicer in second floor. ™ 1+ 2id you know Pike owed Joncs some money?™ was killed s e hall on the * He first mude ont the bill for $28, Pike paiad him 84, leaving a balance of §24," 1. Did Janes bother him for the money?” ‘I don't thk he did. The night Lefore Pike left Jones found out that he had rented a room on the West Side, and that be was paying rent. Jones 9, snld, anditpe balance' was: S28! | pay any rent, and, in the next " busi told him if he could rent a room on the West Sige and puy rent he could certainly pay him, and tha if be didn't he wonld have fo leave. * That was Monday night. A juror=Were you and “Mrs. Pike on friendly terms? *-Yes, until toller shie was. ) **Did you see anything improper betwee: and Jones TR Improge e +i1never did. I never mistrusted anything, " Do you kuow where that note 15t 5 Loaln 10wt T heard it was given up at the sta- **When did you see jt2 ny.10e 955 it Wwas made—a week ago last Tues- “D:_{un know that Jones had.itin his pos- ldo.n 1+ Do you know of any one clse that knows it , Aliss Petors, a clerk in the office, ™ 4 i, Buckley was' recalled, sn said no mote | n found on Pike. . Another juror asked Mrs. Robinson 14 (2O SUE HAPPENED T0 SEE THE NOTE!? Iwasin the room at the time the scttlement I found out whatan awtal story- was made, "-sald sh n iones’ they had been there, the smounts oned up the time they Pliow Pike pay ones the-$+, and Jones indoracd it on the note and enid, . *You "can_pay this s you can,'butl wanld Ii&e you to poy.as soon as you can—s dollag, or $4. arall at once.” Pike said he would do so. *Vhen did he pay the 19 ** @he day the note wus made. The money wag ‘harded to Jones shortly after the note was made. 1. DId you ever hear 2ny theoats on the part of Ake or his wife acainst Jones™” - b *Atier the matior was scttlod: In the office, and they went down. to their raoom. they came to my room, and Mr. Pike was going away to leave ber. She was going to remain, although having becn told she could not remain, Then -Jones came dows and told her she mnust icave; that he wouldn® allow her to stay there any langer; that they didn’t Ince, she wgs a nuisance in the ouilding. He told ‘her so_rigit to ler face, ‘but sho said she wonld “stay till_she got a place. He gaid, ‘Yon -have staid the Just dayyou can stay.” Andwhen he started up-staira_she said, *You will regret this, Mr. Jones. ~Retributive justice will follow you." " +Did Pike soy anything?” ++Was he presents” oF 1¢ Ses, slong with' Jones, Mrs. Pike, and my- s 0 you know her reputations" *“Tic teuants could epeak if they were hero. Pike aud hivwife were quarreling and fighting all l{:c ime, and there was a feeling of relief when they left. " . Mrs. Robizson further explomod the $2 transac- tion, saying she guve thatmmouut to Pike, who &uid she owed It to him, and he paid it over to Jones. f MISS JOHANNA PETERS, - aclerk at the oflice of the Religio-Philosophical Journal, and residing at No. 42 West Jackson street, testifled in rezard to Jones' coming into the oftice and usking for Pike's note Thursday noon, near1 o'clock. ~She gave Jones the noto, withoul looking at it particularly, althonsh she recollected that it was marked **Pike’s note.” - She had not seon it since. After Jones went out she nelther saw nor hieard auything until the rerival of the offi- cer. She then went in, asked wiio shotJones, and looked around for the note. dut it wasn't there, She was the third person entering the room, and it couldn’t have buen taken n%¢ay b¥fore her arrival, She supposed Pike had brgn there - asking for his note, and inferred that ‘a¢ had done the shooting. At this time the otlicor could only suy it was a dos- tor who had shut Jon g, At this slage 1t Vs stated that Mra. Pike had coe to the concl gion that she wonld make & full statement. She ax accordingly sent for. Waile they W ore after her %y ARS. ELIZABETI DOAK, « Dearborn street, was called npon. She swore ghe knew of disturbunces between ike, Mrs. Pike,, and Jones. Theday when the Pikes left the "suflding, Mrs. Pike said in Jones® office aud in ‘ais prexence that kbe hnd had intimate re- Intion s with hin; but she afterwards denied 3t Witr ess heard this. Jones also denied this, 1o living at 1 cur ed her a good deal, and told her she lied in e king such a churge.” She then admitted thut she b Yied. Pike was also there. Mre. Pike then aked for u furthur uge of the rooms, but Jones ¢old her to leave the building as soon us possiole, cand she went off with her husband. Mrs. Doak considered her o nuisance to the building; in fact, ehe went throuzh the hally listening ot people's dours and trying to get into everything Witnees bhad " heard that she had had connections witia _nearly evers man _ In the building. Alrs. Pike cumne o bid her good-by before #he left—abont three hours after the muss inthe ofiice. - Witnees here enid she had beard Alrs. Pike say she bud had_conuection with every man in the building; she eaid it out in tne hall in aloud voice, ko thit everybody could hear her. Wituess did not know of M. or Mrs. Pike's having mude any threats towards Jones, MRS, PIRE hud by.this time made her appearance, all forlorn, and it was kome time beforo she could compose herself 5o as to say anything, After the first few sentences, however, she wenton like a blue streak, AS it were, and whateser her testimony lacked in point she more than made up for it in the mutter of volubility. Turning full wpon the jury, she said: “* My lawyer advised me not to #ay anything at all: but I ihink that o long as I am’ perfectly in- nocent I wall speak the trath and leave the result with God Almighty. I have been told of fearfully- false testimony giten here by people who do not recard the wacredness of an oath. 1 believe in God, and in Jesus Ohrist, Hix Son"— A matter-of-fact juror—Never nund that. 5 xili’ thoso p¥cple who do nat rezard an oath, Xow, T heard some one speaking down thore—T don't know whether ft way 2 reporter or not— sbout «ome money. 1 tell yon, in the name of God, there was no money in this matter; not on cent. Mr. Jones rbted 1o me, in money but I never received one dollar from that man in the way of moncy or anything told me everything he had was at dizposal, but 1 never nsked him for anything; T never received anything from him. I loaned him— d, rather—out of m¥ money 325, for e 4 writien paper worded fomething Like this: ~ S8, Jones promises to account for £25 on demad, " e that. 3y hnsband amethina 1 refusd to take'it, out of friendshup, thinking it 100 much of a 'formality. But Jones said * Nos if you don't take the paper T will not take the money." He was to use the money until the time cume when we were oing tosend it East with soma other money. Dut it was never sent. Circuny: stauces mever arrived to require it. When the money was wanted afterwarly, the paper was miscing. " It was stolen from my - burcan drwer, and that moucy s still | Que, I did' considerable work for Jones last winter, but liave never received one cent for it. 1 read proof for him and asisted him_in revising his articies_on * Knowledze Is the True Suvior,' “The Philosophy of Life,” and *The Little Bonguet.” Ifo had often told me my literary tuste was saperior o his, and.as he wrote hastily and carelessly. he submitted his articles to me to revise them. 116 owesme for that yet. The Foreman of the Jury—W illyou explain how your hushand came to give Joues a note if Jones iras indebted to you? **I don't know apout that. T know my hnsband spoke nbout that: but Jones never knew this was my money. ~ 1le doe<n't know it now. " The. Foreman—He may not now. ** Ay husband had his money in his hand at the ‘The Foreman—When did Jones make those Qfertures to you to pat all Lis property in your ndsy *Jle didn't agree to put his property fn my Dhands. e told me to make myself at home, and that anything he had was ut my disposal. I know that all'the obligation was on the other side at this tim 11 the note was given.” - ** Lesidex that, khe continued, hardly noticinz the interruption,' **Jones has in his possession, o amons his (Tucts, u yunyrigt of mine which 1 valued at $10,000. 1 refusee 3,000 cash for a If-interest in it. e held it 25 the agent of the fo-Pinlosopliical Pablishing Combany, Ile kept it in his-safe—took it from my husband—and said lie would be responsible for its safety, e wofui to look into_the mannscript, and pro- posed a plan for publication, " What was it about?” ‘*The manuscript is there among his effccts—it was a book, mther. T prefer not to give the uame, if you please. " ** Tell us the whole story, Madam, to, be believed, ” sald the foreman. T was calléd ~The Bantism by Fire.” ™ I your name connected with it Ttis mine, ™ **Is your name on ity {tYes. I was enzaged on it elght years. ' What was the name of the party who offered you £1,000" ML entleman ia St. Lonis—a jeweler; Mr. er. * ¢ * 1l was going into the Baptism of Fire busi- Tess, was he” [Langhter. } ik ns & busincas idea Of his, an if you want 1ie sold ont his had the money to invest in some- thi What time was the note given by Jonca" In Sovember. +* Still your hushend gave him a note when you Teft the building.for a bulance due on the rents t+Tdon't know how that was. ™ **Iwouldn't try to explain anything T'didn't kvnmv about. We'don't care abont the Baptism by Jare;but If yon can tell us anything about this smur- der we would fike to hear it. .. One evening loxt winter Joncs became respon- sible for a gold watcn lre. Robinson® Kol ant pen that we sapposcd n took ot of my room. 1was Inz o take out a wareant and search for { articles, but Joney said, * Don't make any troubles il be responsible for them.' I ne: received thing for them, and yet I believe he i tended e it all righi.” hat do you know about the murders™ T kuow nuthing about it. My husband and I separated a week ngo, ™ ' YOU SIGNED THE STATEMENT before you separated? " ‘¢ There was a confession in Jones' had had gomo trouble, o mu] office. We and the quarrel lasted from the day Mrs, Robinson took my husvand in her room—New Year's Day. He didn't believe what 8he said abont me at the time. Afterwards there was more and more trouble; Jones and Pike quar. reled all winter. " piss }\;ll;r; wrote the cnnrusion!‘" *“1didn't see it written, It looks like - band’s writing. ** g like'my oy t*Was it read before you eigned it?" 41t was, " 1+ Xon signed it freely or under comphlsion?” .+ There fvas compulefon, No woman ever signed such a paper as that except under compulsion & ! Yot you admi ettt of o was satisfied of the truth had been said lie would leave me. . Bt he iy o1t oL wanted bim to leave me thre. 1. sqid 1 Bim that 1 didn't want to live with him, " ' Was [c compulsion or persuasion? What dia hemarr m **1t was to avold any farther trouble. He sai he could not rest under the sus cn:e. nncd !lnl:E trath would satisy him and he :l.onffx Iet me stay.™ s At reagon you -signed -the v} you “wrwnrd l:]cnx‘m(m be 5’"“5!" > RPeE en ¥, have not denfed the paper to be‘true, it Jras not oblged to publish| o trath. T wichos keep the maiter ba) o 2, dmn;t wmhn 1o sign it." Ropes R it 1 **You had illicit intercourse, you cla ; Jones; in other words, he reduced your ™ iR the 256 Iad. an_agrecment o live tozether from 2d of November as man and wife— aad then pamed in the ofice. Tl ienioag *Was agree) t st agreement consummated, or did you *+Ldid not—only ostensibly, and he knows tha :fign‘,:vi‘:e"‘ knew it. No oneyelw knew nnnhsn"g “*Didyou' cver hear Pik agai Dl you & ¢ make any_threats .o, nor aguinst anybody. ¥ never knew 0 base g sefona n:nyrn,.;lo Vith any oneor u ever tel] un married {0 your husbandrr Lot J0U Were not my marringe cert .{mx here!‘the lady stopped in"her! rambling tale, and was led back to her cell, more daz 1 was lefnl:y married to him, and I have cate. than awake, more crazed thun in her sane mind. H. C. ROBINS 0N, a beefy-looking swell, was called and testified .in ike und the rest of the crowd. He considercd Alrs, Pike a loose choracter, and for regard to Mrs. g00d reason. room, would be particular, occasion she flattered him, agreenble. didn't He, want called him any. She had once taken him’ into her and said a_ half a dollar e little another room being On intd ~ her to sec about a robbery that ehe said had been com- mitted there. She added that If be would sive her a dollar she would t: worth. “He refused. He had ry_to ive him “his money's been ' engagdd ina boot and shoe house until last September, —Brown Bros., on State strect,—but they had failed last September, and he had been **out " eversince.” **Did Jones test medinms up there,” asked the Coroner. **Yes. Tle had a cabinet there for that purpose.” **Did Mre, Pike assist him In testing me [Langhter. ] ums ¥ **No sir, Dot that I know of.” The young man further deposed that he saw noth- ing of ‘the note after the shooting. “This completed the testimon; tired. They were out about they reappeared and returned death on the I5th day yaud the jury re- alf an hotr, when the following VERDICT! We, the fury, find that Stevens S. Jones came to lils at the Iteliglo-Philasopnical avenue, by b Dl aud the other through the ri hands of Willlam C. Pike, iy, and mallcfousiy; and We also find evide gree. istol-shot wour remy ence to tind it murder 1n the iy of March, fn the Clty of Chicazo, Batlding, No. 157 Fousch ng, No. 127 nds, one through the t shoulder, at the editatedly, dellberate- Hirst de- satlsfy us that Gene- vicve Plke, his reputed wifc, should be held s an ac. cessory efore the fact, and persok be hold for thé Betion o out bail. The prisoners were immeds County Jail. we recommend that both f the Grand Jury, with- Orvsnzr, Foreman. iately removed to the JUST IN TIME. AN INDICTMENT NOL PROS'D. A singular coincidence in connection with the murder of Jones is the fact that the day of his killing had been set in the Criminal Court for him to answer an indictment for libel, procured in Sep- tember last by Victoria Woodhnll and Tenncssee Claflin. But for the fact that the libeled individu- als could not be here on that date, he would have been on trial, most likely, foran offense against these women, at the very hour that he received the fatal bullet, and his killing mi%lht have been avert- ed. A cony of the indictment lows State of Illinots, Cook County—s ber term of tue Criminal Court of State, In the year of our. 1 The Graud Juroy for the County of Cook, in their oaths rs chosen, subjoined, as fol- : Of the Septem- Cook County, and and sworn. {n and sélected, the State of Iilinofs, upon Fresent that Steven S. Jonesallas S.'S. Jones. Iae of the Couaty F In said County of Cauk. 1i the State of Nlinols aforesaid, with the (hEand 10 caue IL to be had Le ness of seductng unlawfuilly and tatn false, (the satd 2 razdim, and Tenn! and Tennfe Giadin), though not unholding them e (1 huil and Cl: come to ‘them {meaning said meaning sald ¢ 10 the otl} thereiy me: ¢ € tually rewing Woodbnl ani Herets downrie] Tennessen nst the e of 11l s H, cured cult for her nudience, reason 1o ce we pathetic. and friends, Gomez, wel the encore: with - recall, eling. For th Romanza, ul ‘“Love Unce ciformance of Polonaise, op. 3 P ception. fair hus been secure the Messrs, icading Bazan, e theutre. J Palm, C. E. Sargent, dltizens of satd county an Woadhull and Tennessee Clatiin, lewd, lazcivious, and abandoaed en coiaged i the inf; defamator, of and concerning thim, the said Woodhull and 3 tending fo fmpeach the Tiriue and reputation of them and Clatiin), ane Pose thum to public hatred and contempt; and that e maliclous, 1 “eontained amony other things the false us, maliclous, and defamatory words follow- L 10w for t] d fssue: M. ed friend and Shumplon of Victorla by meaning sald Victorla Woodhull Woodh : S By the devot, e (th that follows, says that th in_ scarc port them (meaning s: by ineantme said Mrs. Ghl ent, thinking her out uf Teanle's (thereby meanis nessee Clatlin) ‘hunds! Woodhull und Clafiin) had 8 girl, for themsclves, the 't Ciatlln) told her they sh she would try to wet a living that way get It more éxsily anothier. and the; for her; end s they (meaning Cladin) _have often admitced Tacts. Nothing could poesibiy go further than thi: ht, systematic, wholesale prostituilon —institurcd] to men for money. as treets. . . . The girl fhe froedom 16 refuse. (meaning sald Wood New York has been.” Jeace and digaity of ihe ssme people of the nofs., Cuanrgs H. Rerp, State's Attorney. indictment was found on the testimony of Dlood, who testifled that he was **a veling through this country “—the principals’ Marion Childs citizen of England tra for information, aud E. C. Booth, lished in a pampiilet. a copy of at Jones' ofice, Thie i the last that will ever be heard of the fndictment, of coarse, which hes been practi- cally quashed in an AMUSEMENTS. THE ABBOTT CONCERT. The first of Miss Emma Abbott's concerts was given last evening at the New Chicago T which was dencely crowded, notwithstanding the storm. No singer In our recollection has ever re- ceived 80 cordiul and even enthux The audience was'made up of the of the city, and their reception of the little singer wasnot so much that of peonle whose curiosity had been gratified and eatisfied, as it was of true friendly feeling, althongh probably scarcely one in the audience had ever heard her sing before. There was, of conrse, a fealing of lceul pride in one who hos made suci a stir in the musical world and set Ametican and European critics by the ears, which induced the andience to warmly welcome Fer back to her Virthplace; but after all, we are 1 posed to attribute it toa feeling of kindly sympa- thy and of admiration for her energy and genuine Western one e [{n aughter of the Regiment ™ enthosiasm which her singing tious and spread to the other artists, Agal most enthusiastic double Hatton's *-Good-By, S second, his old war-hor: “‘Don’ Pasquale.” has_but recently Studics, also inet awitl which, a8 the crenim, se, with ve iin & favorite after with audiences wears off. As a whole, the coucert of her appearunce. will be given this afternoos THORNE’S BENEFIT. s “Chis afternoon und evening monial benefit oceurs at McVic benefit was originally proposed bers of *<The Players, " that dramatic orgunization, kind efforts in their beh: nerformance at the ‘the Woman's Hosnital some w, to the inventors of Michigan for the. week and each patent in the list reported expressl Evans & Co., patent solicitors, C. Charge for obtaining a pate of the Patent laws sent free ou A. H. Sheffier, Jol Starnes & Lipe, \\.swwl(:;:‘e. Chicago, 1 ues, 20, £ 1. Bocaréns s} S. E. Gross, Chjgaz . Hennermann, bellaved by ns. tite i And when divers good ‘and ‘worthy State, that Victoria C. were then and there women, and that they amous end unlawful pusi- «irls to prostitation, did then and thers maliclowsly publish, by printlag,a cer- 3, mullclous, and scandalous 1ibel Claulin, thereby 1o ex- sud’ defama- ui is ose two (mesning said We adin) are In the Labis of telling girla who h of employment that they A goduull and Clagin) will fad thera 1) men who will be zood to and suj uid glrls), and she herself (there. rardim) one day, when a gi; on Twenty-third strect, while Ten- ‘Tennesece C| 0 (inea: tould not th y when siie couid vould dnd 3 man sald Woorlhuil un1 the 0 those knuwing These ziris aze 1o aell thelr hudles re s The libelo and traordi geit. ) theuss enthusiastic. trangers _became fmmediately Her first number wasa of whi in second encere she sal was henrtlly encored at cach appearance nt builo singing, and the old f noh, entered into acti Abbott, and, after singing the Sulli in '’ (in_English), received ncore, giving for the firet weetheart,” ‘and for the 2 the "serenade from Mr. Case, reta; he be Our opinion of Miss we reserve until the next jssue The present notice is only intended a8 3 recognition ccond snd last concert The In ILLINOIS. 1Amp. rotecting pavem Chicago, regist a8 bought, . And Tea; aitin) that the Twenty.u hotise Way one of assiznation, as cve; Mand Clafh) bave Contrary It petite in physique to commena herself to the hearts of and perhaps to disarm criticism, and this Migs Abbott thoroughly eucceeded in doing, for there were many old who went gitiie beside ing, and probably asked themselves all the way home why they did it. Whatever may have been Miss AbDOIUS fate clsewhes doubted rizht to claim a great her firstappearunce in her nati neratulate herself o, which was spontancous, cordial, ayin- the which was %0 apro a ulted in a tempestuon: which shie answered wit king Back, wst Thou, the Lan lict, cornshelling machia , Macomb, seives, o 00 khart, ball-throwers. Chicako, fire-cscape. Sagdwich, sprinz-hinge. T C. H. Rohde, Chicago, tale-leaf support. those who walk the They pave soll n) T T to the stat ind e us matter was pub- f which Blood pro- which sold for 10 ry way. catre, stic a greeting. leading people dis- is ot and difi- frail cers in the andience ves over her sing- re, #he has the un- popular_success at ve city, and sie has upon a right royal An audience ” of an _audience of floria ballate of 11 adapted for displaying the voice, for performance replyiug Auld Lang Syne, to the occasion thut It res she _receiv tirst tance pos h ‘*Mollie Baw part was Sullivan's . ™" which was sung with exquisite ng the ** Mignon ™ In this n‘'duo from *‘@he with Ferranti. The aroused was infec- Ferranti for his ex- avorite, Brig- ive competition with Miss n bailad, the pia who rned from his European ha most kindly reception. 7 wore. on, reiicved nim of the cxcessive nervousnest that' characterized his opening number, the Caopin e is a young pianist of Ty clean ‘execution, and with g ¥ of touch and gracefnl finish that will make hi¢ nervousness from contact greut was one of the most re- markuble popular successes cver known here, and the little arcist has reason to proud of her re- Abbott A« a kincer of Tur Trinvrye. Mr. Thorne's testl- ker's Theatre. The by numerons mem- well-known amateur a3 a- compliment to his alf on the occasion of their New Chicago Theatre in aid of ecks ago. The af- postponed untit this date in order to presence of Mr. Thome and_ McCullon; parts in **Damon o) afternoon performance, Thorne will appear in the ported by the st h performan the pretty little drama, John McCnllough. gh will take the tivo nd Pythias™ at the the evening Mir. role of Don Cueaar de ock “company of the ces will ** Black-Eyed Susan.” WESTERN PATENTS, A weekly list.of United States patents issued linois, Wisconsin, and conclude with Stanbough & Smith, Casey, ‘h-balance, .- :D. £. Stone, Freeport, w1 arbi; b R Tobin, Macomb, wind-anchors 1o, sibe. orsie: hougg C. H. Castle, Quincy, stove. ; ‘WISCONSIN, “C. Robinson, Eau Claire, devis f ; Cesar & Sochurel, Milwikee, baor oo, R. A. Copeland, Bay Gl § ; ‘opeland, Bay City, fire-es 3 & Lowell, Sackspa, il 2 E. Pepple, Hartford, motor. G. H. Clark, Lapeer, stump-extiacior; r ‘Gv. % grnmell. N_a‘sz Snghn‘:w. sute s ¢ . azart, Niles, millstone-oarh, . - C. W. wfifia, Berlin, f dy g Py lin, feeding devices for gnpy, REISBUE. ¢ B G. Hargreaves, Detroit, match-splints, : re IOWA POLITICS; ~ & Senator Blainé's Great Popularity.-., Preg dent Hayes’ Southern Pouey‘—c.;‘md,.. for Governor and Supreme Court Judge, 70 ths Editor of The Triduns. .CHARLES CrrY, Ia, ercl;_li-—l’mm,,," State delegation at Cincinnati favoreq the nony, nation of Blaine for President more < Towa delegation, and niowhere . was he mg 5 vered and respected than in the central ey of the northern Portion of that State. ~ Hivge. {eat at the convention came like a persoia .g row; it was taken to heart a8 & personal ; and all this enthusiasm grew ont.of the cay like manner with which he" defended (hy reputation of the North during .the Iste unpleasantness, in the debates of Jast m —a matter of comparatively-Jittle Dationa), portance. ft seems ‘wonderfnl, does thq% membrance of his immense Ppopularity, o - fi:rowm% out of that short summer's 53 WVell, they haven't got over that respect fip Blaine in this portion of the country yet; angé When the news came that he Was array fi \ sell{";gm'gsl thet.-\dmini‘stn&}ul‘lllfln the: X policy, the greater portion of the Repul licang this Section went with him, but u'sgdinaids. thought has brought them 'back, and they'se, today with the- President: Certainly, oy gy tempt to sustain the Republican - inthe Sonth thus far has been a failure, We starteq in with a wajority of the Southern States=now we have two. Let us try some other method; it can’t make the matter any worse. - Dwhidleq down to two. and_ this with the Protecting arm of the United States troops. It wouid seem that common sense m!m‘md. g chanze of policy, if we retain any of these States. Twelve years the Republican party bay been tinkering ai-the Southern questionyand all the time at_one- place, viz.: the Pprotection of the negro in his various rights, and yethsy protected in_neither his life, liberty, nor- ri to vote as he pleases to-day, any more "‘fl when the work was begun. Hasn't there been a lack of statesmanship in handling this matter| No change could seemingly be for the wor the one proposed by President Hayes'will be the better. v Let us have an end of this continual Wrane glinzover the Southern question, and let it work itsclf out. things m(%btbg eforg It begius to look as though *lively in State politics during the season the Republican Convention.” There are lots of candidates for Governor. The Hon. H. 0; Pratt, ex-Member of Congress, of this placelis mentioned by some of his friends, but he will hardly get the nomination, for while he has many friends in this connty, many of the com- tiesin the Fourth Congressional District are bitterly opposed to him Tor any office. and he could not count on any swpport from them whatever; he would go dnto the Convention with neighbors for oppooents, and they know all the bad tuings about a man. It is Liardly probable that he will make an attempt for the nomins- tion. . Let it be understood, however, that if be does make the attempt e will have the hearty support of Floyd County. . After him probably the Hon. John H. Gear, of Burlingion, has the most friends; in fact, he is the only outside candidate who has an active working friends in the county, and" probably the favorite throuwh this portion of the State. He is a strong, able man, of a rood f]et:u ,,‘;,'f‘"me"“e in public life, aud undoubted integrity. Among the candidates for Supreme Judge, 3 the [on.’G. W. Ruddick, of Waverls, at pres- g ent District Judge of the Twelfth Judicial Dis- trict of this State, is mentioned. He is one of the ablest Jawyers in Northern Towa, and if ¥ressud by his friends will undoubtedly make & ormidable candidate. He has been on -the bench for a number of years,‘and deserves pro~ motion. Frorp. ———— THE WEATHER. Wasmixngroy, D. C., March 17—5 a. m.—For the Upper Lake reglon, Upper Mississippl, and Lower Missouri Vulley, rising barometer, northerly to westerly winds, colder and gen- crally clear weather, succeeded in the western portions by falling barometer, and* winds shift- ing to warmer southerly. Special Dispasch 1o The Tridune. ! JANESVILLE, Wi March 16.—Last night it bezan snowing and blowing very hatd, and kept it up until afternoon to-day. Trains were slight- Iy delayed. The storm is now passed, and the weather cold and clear. LOCAL OBSERVATION. - - CuicAgo, March 1 Wi, / Time. \Bar.| Thr Hu. 1 Maxtmum thermometer. $): mialmam, 22 SENEEAL ONSERTATIONS. ie—Midnight. Ciguasio, March iBar. Thr.| Wind. Swi Weather Stations. THE TRIBUNE COMMENDED, Ta the Eiitar of The Tribine. ROCK ISLAND, IIL., March 15.—I have been 3 constant reader of your paper for twenty-two years, and I desire to express my beartyap- proval of the manly course of your paperin 1ts criticisms of the Republican party and its would- be leaders and office-holders. Thezonly way for areturn to prosperity is in a thorough reform in the oivil service. It wiil require heroic treat- ment, and also a just administration of affairs in the Southern States. The policy indieated by President Hayes meets with hearty indorse- ment by all persons here, excepting expectants for office in the party, and our Democratic {riends who_are disconsolate and will not bo comforted. Yours, ete., A8 ———— ? HUMOR. A life policy—Trying to get rich, . - An anchor rite—Taraing the capstan. In skating circles an habitual rinker is called 8 runkard. % . How to find out what's in a name—Pat it on the back of a note. Deaf ladies now wear blucglass. ear-rings. Then they are sure of their Tearing. A ‘“Sugdr Conference” has been held in Paris. If you don’t like it, you can lump ft. ;. The favorite hymn of the srrasshoppers— “This wheat by nu’vimby."—.\'ew York Graphic. A milkman was asked if he had &!mty of milk in his cans. *¢ Challc-full,”. was the appro- priate reply. K - “Change cars " g: what a bootblack said 73 couttryman, the other day, when he had fin‘shed one of his brogans, They say it is dangerous to go Into the water after a hearty meal. * But who expects_to finds bearty meal in the water? : Men are frequently like tea,—the real strength ' and goodness are not properly drawn out: untl they have been in hot water. . - . ‘“Give the hens a rest,” sa n:munifl"" change. ‘“Just 50; n sort of inter-egg-nuim, 88 merc,” adds the New York Commerclal. Advers Springer, of Illinofs, wags his chin: so inces- santly that bis collars have to be faced ‘with tin to keep them from wearing out.—Burlington Haukeye. Many a boy has lost his lp on_ his father’s [ections, ing able to t the old ‘geggz ending March 13, 1§77, will bear this date, ly for Tug TribuNEby A. I, Washington, D. nt, $20. A copy application : ves, theatres from fires, ent. tery for car-bertha. man at a friend]; e of cards.—7Tuiers. Heporter. B § cdif that ninety-pine tor remarks ”m.‘t“ ke owing away A Kentael out of 2 huadred people make a When they cut off a dog's tall, in the wrong end. 5 ———et— In no branch of manufactare has more !df"; and skill been developed than in that ofeosp: 2 both' hemispheres -chemistry bas lent its best ¢! forts to purfect an article of suclr wids. demand. he name of 1% T.. Babbitt has become widely.cele-, braged in this branch of the usefal arts, andof 1a “he made still another atcp in advance, nal dg In hie Toilet Soap. In this ho dixpenses with-.{B0 - use of all but the purest materials, anch as the pare vgzetable oils. - Consequently he need nof use-8o¥ denu.mula;immi.munm-p a charmisg lor o . ¥ i i ,