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MISCELLANEOUS NEWS
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Friday January 17, 1879 THE VAN NETTER MURDER Examination of Geo. W. BURT alias FOX on the Charge of the Murder of Martin VAN NETTER Below we give the important part of the testimony in the examination of Geo. W. BURT, alias FOX, held on the charge of murder of Martin VAN NETTA in this village in 1876, the particulars of which our readers are familiar with: Milo VAN NETTER, first witness sworn, whose residence is in the township of Williamston, was a brother of the murdered man. Mr. VAN NETTER testified as to his death in the old Crosby house the particulars of which all are familiar with. The next witness was Dr. LEASIE, of, Williamston, who testified that he was acquainted with Martin VAN NETTER (the murdered man) and that he was at the Crosby House and saw him after he was shot; that he made an examination of him and that he came to his death from a gunshot wound about two inches below the navel in the abdomen. He also identified the accused, Geo. W. FOX as being the man who run a watch repairing establishment in Williamston in 1867, who then went by the name of BURT. Next Mrs. TAYLOR, of Williamston, took the stand and also recognized the accused as the man living in Williamston in 1867, engaged in the jewelry business and went by the name BURT. Dr. B. DEFENDORF, of Fowlerville, was then called to the stand and testified that he was called to attend Martin VAN NETTER, the murdered man, and made an examination of the man they called VAN NETTER and found a gunshot wound below the navel and on probing the wound found that the ball had passed through the abdominal walls into the abdomen cavety which in his opinion caused his death. The next witness placed upon the stand was Lambert WILLIAMS, of Fowlerville, who testified that he was acquainted with Martin VAN NETTER and was with him at the hotel until his death. J. A. LOCKWOOD, of this village , next took the stand and testified that he resided here at the time of the murder that he was sitting in the hotel and heard some shooting which sounded as if in front of Chalker’s blacksmith shop and on running to the door heard a man say "Oh my God, I am shot!" He ran into the house and woke up the proprietor and next saw Carl DICKINSON and some other man bringing VAN NETTER into the bar room of the hotel; he was afterwards removed to the bed room off the sitting room where he died that next evening. Mr. Arvid GARDNER, of Fowlerville, then took the stand and stated that in the year of 1867 he was residing near Pinckney and was in this village on a visit at the time of the VAN NETTER murder and was at the well near the barn pumping water for the purpose of watering his horse when he heard shooting and saw the flashed of a pistol about 15 rods west of the hotel barn; he saw a man fall upon his knees and heard some one say "Oh my God, I am shot!" The man got up and started towards him when he left his pail and started for the house when he met Carl DICKINSON and they both went to the man and helped him into the bar room, after which he and Mr. LOCKWOOD went to Howell after a doctor. S. M. GOODRICH, of the township of Lansing, formerly a resident of Williamston, being the next witness sworn, testified that he was engaged in business at that place at the time of the murder, the accused occupying a window of his store as a watch repairing establishment. He identified the accused as the proprietor of the jewelry business and that he was known to him as Mortimer BURT. A short time previous to the murder he (BURT) settled with him and paid him up and asked his address, which he gave him on a card which was produced in court and identified as the one he gave BURT. A letter was then produced which was taken from BURT at the time of his arrest, and identified as one Mr. GOODRICH received from BURT but could not swear that BURT wrote the letter as he was not well enough acquainted with his writing. The next witness, E. O. WORTMAN, of Wheatfield, a brother-in-law of FOX, who was a watch repairer who learned his trade of the accused who went by the name of Geo. FOX at that time. The witness testified also that Mr. FOX had two children one girl and one boy, the girl being deaf and dumb, who went by the names of Cora and Armenas BURT. The witness knew of the accused using the name of Geo. DUNBAR while he was at work with him. The next witness who took the stand was Joseph STEEL, of Williamston, who recognized the defendant as Mr. BURT who carried on the watch repairing business at that place in 1867. The watch that was found by the fence at the time VAN-NETTER was shot at this place and works were identified as a watch
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that BURT used to carry when in business at Williamston. The next witness called on the stand was Ira LOUSBURY, of Conway, was a resident of Williamston at the time the accused done business there. The accused boarded at the hotel where the witness worked; the before mentioned watch was produced and the works were identified as the same as Mr. BURT carried at Williamston, but the cases do not look the same as then, but could not swear positively that it was the same watch. Theron METCALF, of Fowlerville, next took the stand and testified that he, with others, was searching for tracks in the direction the man ran after shooting VAN NETTER, and that on getting over the fence and going about 10 or 13 feet in the field he found the watch previously shown the other witnesses and upon examination of the watch swore that this watch was the one found to the best of his judgement. The witness kept the watch about 6 months and then sold it to his brother-in-law R. MARSH. The watch in now owned by Ed GRAVES, of Unadilla. The next witness was Samuel GILLAM, of Fowlerville, who testified that he acquainted with Mr. VAN NETTER and that after he was shot he sent for him to come and see him, and upon Mr. GILLAM’s arrival he told him that he had been shot and told him that a man who had been in the jewelry business at Williamston had done the deed. The witness then related the circumstance of the shooting as it was described by the dying man, the details of which all are familiar with. A. H. BENEDICT, of Fowlerville, was then put upon the stand and told the story of the shooting as Mr. VAN NETTER told him after he was shot Dr. LEASIA was again called to the stand and testified that Mr. BURT was the only man in the jewelry business in the fall of 1867. The next witness was W. S. ABLES, of Merridian, who was one of the detectives who made the arrest of the accused, Mr. BURT, of Eaton Rapids. Mr. ABLES was shown the card recognized by S. M. GOODRICH, of Williamston, and testified as to its being the one found in BURT’s posession. The witness also stated that he asked BURT where Williamston was and he told him "he did not know." The prisoner was bound over for trial in the Circuit Court.
Michigan News of the Week
Friday January 31, 1879 The Berrien county treasurer’s safe was final opened on the 18th and only $500 was found in it. There is thus a defict in the late treasurer’s accounts of $2,800, which will settle in many minds the question as to whether Mr. TATE’s death was accidental or suicidal.
Friday February 7, 1879 Mrs. Charles CAMFIELD, of Keeler, Van Buren county, whose husband was killed by a vicious hog a few weeks ago, has become hopelessly insane.
Friday February 7, 1879 There are two brothers residing in the vicinity of Vestaburgh named James and Proctor SHEPHARD, the former being the father of 22 children and the latter being the father of 23 children. Another brother, who resides in Ionia county, is the father of 57 children. The mother of the SHEPHARDS gave birth to nine pairs of twins, and 27 children in all.
Friday February 7, 1879 John W. HURLEY has been arrested on a charge of burning his house in Sencea, Lenawee county, last March, by which his wife and two of his five children were burned to death. It is also charged that he chloroformed his wife and set fire to the bed, in order to collect an insurance on her life.
Friday February 14, 1879 John W. HURLEY, arrested in Lenawee county on a charge of firing his house, by which his wife and two children lost their lives, has been acquitted.
Friday February 28, 1879 The residence of John BEWER, in Allegan township, was burned on the 21st with all its contents. Two children, aged 4 and 2 years, were alone in the house at the time. The youngest is believed to be fatally burned.
Friday March 7, 1879 Joseph LEE, of Prairie Ronde, Kalamazoo county, while attempting to cross a railroad track was struck by a locomotive and thrown 40 feet, landing in a snow bank. He is injured internally and lies in a precarious condition.
Friday March 28, 1879 The trial of William FAUTH, of Owosso, charged with killing Ezra L. BONESTEEL last August, ended in his acquittal.
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Friday April 4, 1879 Wm. GREEN, a farmer living near Tekonsha, attempted suicide on the 27th by shooting himself in the breast with a revolver. His recovery is doubtful. No cause is assigned.
Friday April 18, 1879 Dr. Fred. SOVEREIGN, of Three Oaks, has been arrested on a charge of grave-robbing. Dr. G. H. McLIN and George VAN ORDER, supposed to have been concerned in the same transaction, are not to be found. The victim was a tramp named James RILEY, who was buried at Three Oaks in January, and part of whose body has been found near McLIN’s barn. The information leading to the arrest was given by Wm. GLENN, sentenced to State Prison for three years, and has occasioned great excitement.
Friday April 18, 1879 The preliminary examination of James PARK, charged with the murder of Miss Inez L. HENRY was held before Justice PHILLIPS in Ithica Thursday. Accused pleaded not guilty, and was committed to await a regular examination April 21.
Friday April 18, 1879 The BURT Murder Case Commencement of the trial in the Circuit Court at Howell, Tuesday
George W. BURT, the Prisoner, Charged With the Murder of Martin VanNETTER in October, 1867. The BURT murder case was called on Tuesday and all the jury first impaneled were rejected and the case was then adjourned until Wednesday, and the sheriff was instructed to impanel another jury. All the time Wednesday was taken up in questioning and rejecting jurors until 3 o’clock, when the lawyers for the prosecution and defense finally succeeded in finding the following 12 men who knew little enough about the case to serve: M. V. SALSBURY, Gideon RATZ, Chas. T. DEWEY, Lewis PIESS, R. McCALL, George STARK, Geo. BEAUR, Anson A. STOWE, John COTES, James CUNNINGHAM, Isaac DAVIS, James McCANE. The Prisoner, George W. BURT, is a man about 35 years old, rather tall and well built; of dark complexion and wears a heavy beard covering the entire lower portion of his face. He pleads "not guilty" of the accusation and is defended by R. A. MONTGOMERY, of Lansing , and D. SHIELDS, of Howell. The prosecuting Attorney, A. D. CRUICKSHANK, stated the facts he expected to prove which are as follows: In October, 1867, several roberies had been committed in and around Williamston and the officers laid their plans, to try and capture the guilty parties, and as a part of those plans Charles CARR, a constable, was detailed to watch the gravel road leading into Fowlerville. Mr. CARR obtained the services of one Martin VanNETTER, a man living in Williamston, and the two came to Fowlerville, got their supper at the hotel known as the Corbett House and went west on the gravel road about one-half mile to the bridge across the Cedar river and there took up their stations at the east end of the bridge about 9:30 o’clock to watch who should come that way and see if any of the stolen goods were in their possession. About 10:30 in the evening they heard some one step upon the bridge and start to come across. They waited until he had crossed and then stepped up to him and asked him to stop a minute, that there had been roberies committed and that they were there to see who passed the road and see if they could catch the thief or obtain any of the stolen goods. The man told them he lived near Fowlerville and that if they would go down to the hotel he would show them who he was, but that they must not touch him for he thought they were robbers. The three men then started toward the hotel, the man in front and CARR and VanNETTER a little in the rear, and continued in this manner until nearly opposite Chalker’s blacksmith shop when the man suddenly turned and fired a revolver at CARR, who was a little in advance of VanNETTER, the ball missing CARR and striking VanNETTER in the abdomen about two inches below the navel, from the effects of which he died the next morning, and that the defendent, Geo. W. BURT, was the man who did the shooting. Milo VanNETTER, of Williamston, brother of the murdered man, was then called to the stand by the prosecution and testified that he saw his brother, Martin VanNETTER, the day before the shooting and when he next saw him he was at the hotel at Fowlerville, known as the ---- House, lying on a bed in great agony from a gunshot wound in the abdomen about two inches below the navel. On the cross-examination Mr. VanNETTER stated that he was with his brother until he died, about 7 o’clock P. M. On the following Saturday, and remained with him until Sunday noon, when the corps was taken to Williamston and intered in the cemetery on Monday. Arvid GARDNER, of Fowlerville, the of Pinckney, then took the stand and stated that he was in Fowlerville the evening of the shooting and stopped at the hotel where VanNETTER was taken. He testified that he was at the pump in front of the hotel barn when he heard the report of a pistol and saw the flashes of powder about fifteen roods west of the pump where he saw a man fall on his knees and exclaim "Oh, my God, I’m shot!"
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At this point the council for the defense stated that they would concede the fact that Van NETTER came to his death from a gunshot wound in the abdomen. James A. LOCKWOOD, of Fowlerville was the next witness called, who testified that he was stopping at the hotel and that he saw Mr. CARR and Mr. VanNETTER on the evening of the shooting, and that he got supper for him, and that when he saw him Carl DICKSON was bringing him up the steps of the hotel, and that he was then in a dying condition. Lambert WILLIAMS, of Fowlerville, took the stand and stated that he lived in Fowlerville at the time the shooting of Martin VanNETTER, that he was acquainted with Mr. VanNETTER and that he was called to see him at the hotel after he was shot. Dr. Byron DEFFENDORF, of Fowlerville was the next witness and testified that he was living in Fowlerville at the time that VanNETTER was shot and was called as a physician to attend the wounded man, that he was wounded on Friday evening, Oct. 18th, 1867, and that he was present at his death on Saturday, October 19, 1867. Dr. LESIA, of Williamston, took the stand and testified that he was a physician and surgeon and that he was acquainted with VanNETTER; he stated that he had seen the defendent before and that he was running a watch repairing establishment at Williamston in the summer of `67, and that the defendent then went by the name of Mortimer BURT, and that he was then a jeweler in the place and that he wore very much the same beard as he now wears. Charles CARR, of Kansas, the man who was with VanNETTER at the time he was shot, was called and testified that he lived in Williamston at the shooting of Martin VanNETTER and that he was acting as constable at the time. He further testified that Martin VanNETTER and himself went to Fowlerville together and after getting supper they went to the east end of the bridge across the Cedar river and remained there for one or two hours when a man came across the bridge where they were, and that he stepped up to the man and halted him and told him that they were officers placed to see who came across the bridge and see if they had any plunder , as there had been a robery at Williamston a short time before. The man told them his was afraid they were robbers and wanted to rob him, Mr. CARR then told him that they would go to the village with him and he could prove who he was. They all walked along together until they got in front of the old blacksmith shop when the man sprang to the right of the road and made off south, and that he, CARR, sprang after him and that the man shot at him and hit VanNETTER and ran to the fence where he again wheeled around and fired three shots, and then ran down the fence a short distance and there turned and went into the woods and that he followed him until they got to the woods and then turned around and came back to the hotel where he saw VanNETTER in the condition described above. Mr. VanNETTER wanted him to go after his folks, which he did, in company with Mr. GILLMAN. He also testified that the shooting was done on the 18th day of October, 1867, and that Mr. VanNETTER died on the 19th day of October. He also swore that he saw the man that shot VanNETTER in the face and that he recognizes him as Mortimer BURT, a jeweler previously located at Williamston. The witness then testified that the prisoner at the bar, Geo. W. BURT, was the man who shot Martin VanNETTER. The witness was then submitted to a severe cross-examination, which did not result in drawing out any new evidence. The court then adjourned until Thursday morning at 9 o’clock. Thursday Morning Court opened in due form with Charles CARR on the stand. He testified that he knew that the defendent fired the first shot and then started to run, when VanNETTER fired a shot which was followed by a shot from the witness. The witness testified that Mr. VanNETTER was a rather timid man and acted all the evening as if he was afraid that something would happen to him: witness thought the last shot fired by himself hit the man who was running but could not say positively; he thought the man the man acted as if he was shot. Re-direct: witness told the defendent that he thought he was the man they were looking for; that he showed guilt in his actions; he knew he was not the man he represented himself to be. Mrs. Caroline TAYLOR, of Williamston, the next witness called, testified that she had seen the prisoner, BURT, before--in the year 1867; that he carried on the jewelry business at Williamston during the summer of that year. The council for the defence conceded the fact that the prisoner was the man who was engaged in business at Williamston at that time. Witness testified that her house had been burglarized and a gold watch and some money stolen. This testimony was objected to by the defense but the Court over-ruled the objection as the testimony would show why CARR and VanNETTER were stationed at the bridge. Joseph STEEL, of Williamston, testified that he resided in Williamston in the year 1867 and was acquainted with the prisoner who then carried on a watch repairing establishment in Williamston and went by the name of Mortimer BURT; witness knew of Mr. BURTS having a very peculiar watch he used to offer to trade but never did so. The watch found at the place of shooting, supposed to have been lost by the man who did the shooting, was shown the witness who recognized it as the watch referred to in his testimony or one very similar to it. Hiram HARE, of Williamston, testified that he resided in Williamston during the summer of 1867: that he was acquainted with the prisoner and boarded at the same hotel: the prisoner had shown him a very peculiar watch; the one in
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court had every appearance of being the same watch, but the cases did not resemble the one the prisoner then had: the cases then looked like gold but now looked as if they had been plated and the plating had worn off. Theron METCALF, of Fowlerville, took the stand and testified that he lived in Fowlerville at the time of the shooting of Martin VanNETTER; that he went out the next morning with others in search of the man who did the shooting and while searching for some traces of the man he found the watch exhibited in court about 15 feet from the fence where the man who did the shooting was said to have climbed over to enter the woods; he kept the watch four or six weeks when Mr. LOCKWOOD came to him and stated that he was going to Canada to look for the man and wanted the watch to take with him; witness let him take watch after taking the number, 24,017 on a card; Mr. LOCKWOOD returned the watch in a few weeks and witness sold it to his brother-in-law, Robert MARSH. Dudley GRAVES, of Unadilla, took the stand and being shown the watch testified that he now owned it and that he bought if of Robert MARSH about nine years ago.
Friday April 25, 1879 The BURT Murder Case (concluded from last week) Dr. DEFENDORF, of Fowlerville, was re-called and testified that he saw VAN NETTER several times after he was shot. S. M. GOODRICH, of the township of Lansing, testified that he lived in Williamston in 1867 and that he recognized the prisoner as the man who occupied a window in his store and was engaged in the watch repairing business; he remained in witness’ building until the 15th or 20th of September and paid his rent in full up to that time, asking for Mr. GOODRICH’s address, stating that he might want to come back or correspond with him; witness gave Mr. BURT his address on a card; Mr. BURT, also gave witness his address, which was Port Huron. Warren S. ABLES, of Meridian, then took the stand and upon the council showing him a card and asking him if he had ever seen it before testifies that he obtained it from the prisoner at the time of his arrest at Eaton Rapids, and that the prisoner told him that he did not know where he got the card (which was the one given BURT by GOODRICH,) and that he did not know Mr. GOODRICH, that he did not know where Williamston or Okemos were, that he had never been in Ingham county. Ira LOUNSBURRY, of Fowlerville, was the next witness sworn who testified that he was in Williamston in the summer of 1867 and that the witness was working at the hotel in Williamston where the defendent boarded, and that the prisoner was the man who done a jewelry business there at the time. He also testified that Mr. BURT showed him a very peculiar watch, and upon being shown the watch in court stated that he thought that was the watch. Lewis S. ADAMS, of Mt. Morris, took the stand and testified that he was acquainted with the defendent and that he boarded the defendent in 1876, and that he was known at the time as Geo. W. FOX. Witness also testified that FOX told him that he was engaged in the jewelry business at Williamston, and was acquainted at Okemos and Meridian. Court then adjourned until 2 o’clock. THURSDAY AFTERNOON Court opened in due form at 2 P. M. E. O. WORTMAN, of Williamston, brother-in-law of the accused, was the next witness called and testified that he worked with the prisoner in the jewelry business off-and-on at different places for four years, and that the defendent went by the name of Geo. FOX and also Geo. DUNBAR. The witness testified that he asked Mr. BURT why he did not go to Williamston and start a shop, and the accused replied that he had been there and worked and that the place was small and the business would not pay. Mr. WORTMAN testified that the accused told him that some parties tried to rob him near Fowlerville and that he fired three shots and got away. Dr. LESIA, of Williamston, was then re-called and testified that his house was burglarized a few nights previous to the time that CARR and VanNETTER were stationed at the bridge and that they were there to obtain the stolen property if possible. Charles FOWLER, of Fowlerville, took the stand and testified that he lived there at the time VanNETTER was shot, and that he with others went out to search for traces of the man and Mr. BODINE measured the tracks and set the measurement down on a piece of paper, and that they followed the tracks up the river about three-quarters of a mile, when the witness saw the man sitting upon a log a short distance ahead of him. Witness fired his gun--asignal previous-ly agreed upon--and the man sprung to his feet and ran behind a clump of bushes and that was the last the witness saw of him until the arrest an-examination of the prisoner. The witness then pointed out the prisoner as the man he saw in the woods the morning after the murder. John WILLIAMS, of Fowlerville, was the next witness called and testified that he resided in the village in the year 1867, at the time of the shooting of Martin VanNETTER, and that he was one of the party who went in search of the man who did the shooting and that he went in company of the previous witness, Chas. FOWLER, up the river about three-quarters of a mile, following the tracks made in the soft ground by the fugutive. The witness testified that Mr. FOWLER was a short distance ahead and that he, the witness, was bent over near the ground looking for marks when he heard the report of Mr. FOWLER’s gun and upon looking up saw the man disappear in the woods; witness saw the man in the face and thinks it was the prisoner.
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J. H. VANDERCOOK, of Mason, testified that he was present at Eaton Rapids at the time of the arrest of the prisoner and that he took him from Eaton Rapids, to Mason; that the prisoner told him that he did not know where Williamston was, that he never lived there and that his name was not BURT. Court adjourned until Friday morning at 9 o’clock. Friday MORNING Court opened in due form. Samuel GILLUM, of Fowlerville, was called and testified that he knew Martin VanNETTER and that he saw him at the hotel after the shooting, laying on the floor in great distress; VanNETTER sent for the witness and told him that the bullet that was in him was killing him; that he could live but a short time and had sent for witness because he was a Mason: that he would rather confide his business to a brother than a stranger; VanNETTER told witness that a man came across the bridge and that they halted him and after some conversation they all started for the village and that as they walked along a strange fear came upon him and that he dared not come up very close to the man; that when they came to a point in front of Chalker’s blacksmith shop the man turned suddenly round and fired a revolver three times, the first shot striking him in the bowels after which the man ran off south. VanNETTER told witness that the man who shot him used to keep a jewelry store in Williamston. Robert FISHER, of Locke, was sworn and testified that he lived in Fowlerville in 1867 and saw VanNETTER at the hotel after he was shot and was somewhat acquainted with VanNETTER; VanNETTER told witness that he was shot and could not live; that a man who used to keep a jewelry store in Williamston was the man who shot him. A. H. BENEDICT, of Fowlerville, was sworn and testified that he lived in Fowlerville at the time of the shooting; he saw VanNETTER at the hotel after the shooting; VanNETTER told witness that he had been shot and could not live; he also told witness the circumstances of the shooting and said he knew the man who shot him perfectly well; that his name was BURT, who had been engaged in jewelry business at Williamston: witness was shown the watch exhibited in court and testified that he carried it some four months himself and that it was the one found by Theron METCALF at the time of the shooting; witness measured the tracks supposed to have been made by the man who did the shooting; he kept the figures for some time but did not have them now; to the best of his knowledge the man wore a No. 10 or 11 boot. John CHAPMAN, of Fowlerville, testified that he lived in Fowlerville at the time of the shooting and saw VanNETTER at the hotel after he was shot: VanNETTER told witness he and CARR had attempted to arrest a man at the Cedar river and that on the road to the village the man turned and shot him : also told the witness that he saw the man in the face as he shot and thought it was BURT, a man who used to keep a jewelry shop in Williamston. Oscar DANA, of Williamston, testified that he saw VanNETTER after he was shot witness asked him if he knew who shot him and he told him BURT, the jeweler. Here the prosecution introduced an almanac of the year 1867 and rested their case. THE DEFENSE Dennis SHIELDS, council for the defense, stated to the jury that the defense would show that the men CARR and VanNETTER, had overstepped their authority; that they had no right to got outside their county and undertake to make an arrest without a legal warrant in their possession and that if these men came to their death in doing what they did they alone were responsible for it and no one else; that there was no authority that would justify these men in their acts at the bridge; that the defense would show that there were other watches like the one exhibited in court; that they would show by experts that it was impossible for anyone to identify a watch which they had seen only once or twice; that the defendent, Mr. BURT, was in Port Huron the day after the shooting; that he took the boat for Sarnia with others to settle on a piece of land which he had previously located. The first witness sworn in the defense was J. B. HULL, of Port Huron, who testified that he had lived there for 20 years and was express agent in 1867; on the 17th day of October, 1867, Mr. BURT had a gun sent to him from Sarnia which was called for at the express office every day for three or four days before the gun came and that the gun came and was taken out of the express office on or before the 19th day of October by a man who signed his name H. B. BURT. Wm. HOLDEN, of Port Sarnia testified that he became acquainted with the defendent sometime in July, 1867, that he rented the defendent a house and that his family lived there until the first of November, and that his wife and family moved from there to Port Huron sometime in November. Witness testified that he heard Mr. BURT had murdered a man near Fowlerville on the 18 of October, and that about two weeks after some officers came out there and ask him if he knew where BURT was then, but witness did not know. Witness testified that he saw Mr. BURT sitting on the dock on the 18th day of October, 1867. On the cross-examination witness would not swear that he first formed BURT’s acquaintance in July nor that it was in August. E. S. BENNETT, of Flint, testified that he lived in Port Huron in 1867, and that he knew the defendent and also that he knew the defendent’s brother, H. B. BURT, and was well acquainted with them both and that he knew that they went up to the lakes in the fall of that year, that the defendent and his brother waited at his boarding house until the boat came up to the dock, and that they had a gun with them, that the witness told them he would bet the beer that
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they would miss the first deer they shot at. H. B. BURT, of Greenleaf township, brother of the defendent, testified that he located the land he now lives on, and that his brother, the defendent, went with him to Lansing and also located a piece of land, on the 13th day of August, 1867, and that they went from Lansing to Williamston together and that he left the defendent there and the witness went to Port Huron, and that he next saw the defendent at Port Huron and they took the boat at Port Huron on the 19th day of October, 1867 for Sarnia. Witness testified that for ten days previous to their leaving Port Huron the defendent was with him all the time with the exception of one day when the defendent went to Detroit. Witness testified that the defendent was at his house on the 16th, 17th and 18th of October, 1867. Witness was shown the watch in court and stated that his brother had a peculiar watch but did not think the watch in court was the same. Witness stated that the defendent got a peculiar kind of watch about 13 years ago, and that he had it when they were at Lansing locating their land, and that the defendent still had the watch four or five years after they went up to the woods. Several letters were handed to the witness on the cross-examination by the Prosecuting Attorney, part of which he thought he wrote but did not know weather he wrote them all or not. They were signed Y. Y. YARD. Mr. TURNER, of Okemos, testified that he lived three miles west of Williamston and that he was acquainted with Mr. CARR and Mr. VanNETTER, and that he knew of the shooting and that after the shooting Mr. CARR told the witness that he knew the man’s voice that shot VanNETTER, but that he could not place him. Mrs. H. B. BURT, of Greenleaf, wife of H. B. BURT, sister-in-law of the defendent, testified that her husband went from Port Huron in the fall of `67 up to Greenleaf to build a house on the land he had taken up there. She also testified that her husband and the defendent were engaged in building window and door frames to put in the new house and that she saw the defendent every day for nearly a week before they went away. Witness testified that they were away on a boat the 19th day of October, 1867. A short time after they had gone the witness heard that the defendent murdered a man near Fowlerville, and that the officers were at Port Huron looking for him and that then she looked up the date and knew he was at her house in Port Huron on the 18th. Witness stated that she had known the defendent for about 20 years and that in `67 he was not near as large a man as he is now. Witness stated that she lived in New Jersey and that she was married to her husband in that state and that she knew the defendent there. Miss Anna BURT, niece of the defendent, and daughter of H. B. BURT, of Greenleaf, testified that she was 21 years old and that she recollected the circumstances of her father and uncle going up in the woods on the steamboat and that they were at work around the house making door. Mrs. Geo. BURT, wife of the defendent, testified that she was 32 years old and that her maiden name was Anny WORTMAN, that she was married to the defendent in the year 1870, at her father’s house in Leslie, and that they were living in Eaton Rapids at the time of her husband’s arrest, in a house belonging to Mrs. WILSON, and that the lady was boarding with them. Court then adjourned until Saturday morning at 9 o’clock. SATURDAY MORNING Court opened in due form on Saturday morning at 9 o’clock A. M. E. O. WORTMAN was recalled and testified that he did not tell Mr. STRONG he would send his brother-in-law to State Prison. Alexander STRONG, of Eaton Rapids, testified that he was a harness maker and had a shop in that place and that BURT occupied a window in his building at the time of his arrest and that a few days after the arrest E. O. WORTMAN came to see the witness, telling him that his brother-in-law owed him $30.00 and that he would send him to State Prison if he didn’t pay it. Mrs. BURT was recalled and testified that she recollected her husband having a gold or plated watch with rather a peculiar kind of works and that he kept the watch until four or five years ago; witness was shown some clothes which she testified fitted the defendent at the time they were married, in 1870; they were his wedding clothes; he had grown very much heavier since that time so that at the present time the clothes were a great deal to small for him; Mr. BURT was her second husband; she had applied for a divorce from her first husband before marring Mr. BURT; the witness was married to defendent under the name of FOX and did not know at the time of marrying him that he was going under an assumed name; she never told parties that she and her husband had gone under assumed names at different places they had been in since they were married. Mrs. H. B. BURT, was recalled and testified that she first knew of the defendent calling himself FOX in 1867, at Sarnia; that she heard the reason for changing his name was because he had been arrested for smuggling. Mrs. WILSON, of Eaton Rapids, testified that Mr. BURT lived in her house in that place at the time of his arrest. Amos SMITH, of Howell, testified that he was a boot and shoe maker and had measured the foot of the defendent and found from measurement that he would require a 7 1/2 boot. H. C. BRIGGS, of Howell, testified that he was a jeweler and had seen a number of watches similar to the one shown in court; witness was shown a watch which he said was very similar to the one shown in court; witness did not think a man could see a watch once and recognize it after 10 years
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without there was some private mark upon it. Mr. COLES, of Charlotte, testified that he had seen other watches that looked like the one shown in court but could not tell how many; witness was shown another watch which he stated were made by different manufactures and that the bridges were differently ornamented but he could not tell the difference between the watches in ten years nor three months. W. D. WHALEN, of Howell, was sworn and testified that he was a jeweler by profession and upon being shown the watch in court called it an engraved movement; he had seen other watches of the same general style and on being shown another watch stated that their appearance was very similar; his means of identifying watches was by the movement and he thought he could not tell which was the one in evidence in ten years from this time. Hiram HOPPER, of Howell, testified that he was a shoe maker and had measured the defendents foot and thought he would take a No. 7 1/2 fine boot and a No. 8 coarse. Chas. BUERMAN, of Howell, sheriff of Livingston county, testified that Taylor PARSHALL was removed from the office of deputy sheriff before the arrest of Mr. BURT. Court then adjourned until half past one o’clock Monday afternoon. MONDAY AFTERNOON Court opened in due form on Monday afternoon with Edwin WOOD, of Bay City, on the stand who stated that he was a jeweler, and that he knew the defendent, and that he became acquainted with him in 1868 and that he saw the defendent have at the time a peculiar watch, and that he saw it several times up to `76, when the defendent sold the watch to an employee of witness. Witness was shown the watch in evidence and stated that it looked very similar to the one owned by BURT. Charles E. ROSE, of Bay City, testified that he was a jeweler and had been in the employ of Mr. WOOD, the previous witness, about seven years and that he had seen the watch carried by Mr. BURT in 1867 many times, and that the defendent traded the watch to the witness about three years since and that the watch looked in appearance much like the one in court. W. W. HOLCOMB, of Tuscola Co., testified that he lived about 2 1/2 miles from Mason and that in February, 1878 he visited Williamston and spent the day there with defendent and that they met there by previous arrangement, that he had his coat buttoned up and that he passed him about six feet and did not notice him until he spoke. Mr. STEEL was recalled and swore that he was in Williamston when Mr. BURT and his brother came there in 1867 and that it was near sun set. E. O. WORTMAN was recalled and shown the wedding clothes--as sworn to by Mrs. BURT--and stated that the defendent told witness that he had the vest over thirty years. Councils then closed the case and R. H. PERSONS opened the plea for the prosecution who was followed by Dennis SHIELDS and M. V. MONTGOMERY for the defence and closed by Prosecution Attorney CRUICKSHANK for the people. The Judge charged the jury on Wednesday morning, who after about seven hours deliberation returned a verdict of murder in the second degree. The prisoner will receive his sentance the first of next week.
Friday April 25, 1879 E. K. BENNETT, of South Lyon, was in town on Monday visiting friends and paid the review office a short call.
Friday April 25, 1879 John H. POTTS took leave of Fowlerville on Monday and will try pioneer life near Bear Lake, Ogemaw county.
Friday April 25, 1879 Mr. Burt ADAMS, of Mt. Morris, brother of "ye editor", in company with his wife, is spending a few days in the village.
Friday May 2, 1879 A private letter to a sister in this village from Mrs. Charles SABIN, who left Fowlerville on the 16th inst. to join her husband in the Black Hills, announces that she arrived at Deadwood on the 25th in safety.
Neighboring News - Webberville
Friday May 2, 1879 James TAYLOR, a young man of this village, a few days ago sank into a stupid sleep in which state he remained two days and nights successively and is at present dangerously ill.
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Friday May 9, 1879 The Hon. Josiah TURNER sentanced Mortimer BURT, the murderer of Martin VanNETTER, to eight years hard labor in the State prison at Jackson.
Friday May 9, 1879 The wonderful growth of Mortimer BURT, the man convicted of the murder of Martin VanNETTER, from a man of 140 pounds weight in 1875--as was sworn to by his sister-in-law in the recent trial--to about 200 pounds at present, is now accounted for. BURT stated at his examination in this village some three month since that he was 35 years old; he told Sheriff BUERMAN last week that he was 47 years old, and on Monday last as the Judge asked him his age before passing sentance he gave his age as 58. Of course a man who could increase in years as fast as that (23 years in 3 months) could grow correspondingly in statue.
Neighboring News - Webberville
Friday May 16, 1879 Truman FISHER left town Monday for Detroit to engage in the grocery business.
Friday May 23, 1879 Addie MOORE, a fifteen-year old son of Chas. MOORE, went to Howell and back last Saturday on a velocipede. He made the trip down in two hours and return in one and a-half.
Friday May 23, 1879 A Nebraska letter from Carson HILDRETH, (who is a son of Wilson HILDRETH and not of John P. HALDRETH, as stated recently by us through mistake) is received too late for publication this week.
Friday May 23, 1879 On Friday of last week Clyde, a ten-year old son of Holly PULLEN, came up missing without leave of absence. When found on Saturday he was enjoying the hospitality of his uncle, five miles below Howell.
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Friday May 23, 1879 Mr. and Mrs. Frank CRAWFORD, of Caseville, Huron county, are about to be divorced, and Mrs. C. will retire from the firm with about $30,000 alimony.
Friday May 30, 1879 Mrs. Jas. B. LOWE, of Brooklyn, N. Y., daughter of S. S. MUNSON, is spending a few weeks with her friends in this village.
Neighboring News - Webberville
Friday May 30, 1879 Dr. LANGFORD’s little child is very sick with diptheria.
Friday May 30, 1879 Mrs. J. McNEVIN left Tuesday for Gaylord, Otsego Co., to visit her daughter, Mrs. J. A. PHILLIPS.
Friday May 30, 1879 H. S. HATCH has gone to Colorado for improvement in his health. His many friends here wish him abundant success.
Michigan News of the Week
Friday June 6, 1879 Duane CHAPMAN, convicted at Flint of assault with intent to kill a short time ago, has just confessed to being a party to the murder of Holly CONKLIN. This occurred in that city several years ago. The murder was committed in the night time.
Neighboring News - Webberville
Friday June 6, 1879 Mrs. McNEVIN, returned from Gaylord, Otsego county, yesterday, accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. J. A. PHILLIPS.
Friday June 6, 1879 Richard LOWE and wife of Stockbridge were in town over Sunday visiting their sons, C. P. and D. M. LOWE.
Friday June 13, 1879 Mr. Skyler DEFOREST, of New York, is in town visiting relatives.
Friday June 13, 1879 A letter from S. H. HATCH finds him in Iowa where he is under the treatment of a skillful physican who thinks he can cure him in a few months.
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Friday June 13, 1879 D. D. WHITE, of Lansing is about moving to this place. He will occupy the house now being vacated by John BARTOLOMEW and Mr. GEE on Main street.
Friday June 13, 1879 Chas. GODLEY has sold his farm 1/2 mile east of Webberville to Dr. G. W. LANGFORD and will move to Kansas ere long.
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Friday June 13, 1879 Karl PESTH, a German mill-hand, was found lying on the Lake Shore Railroad track near Riga, Lenawee county, Wednesday morning, unconscious from a terrible fracture of the skull. His watch and money are gone, and suspicion attaches to two fellow-workmen, with whom he was drinking the evening before. His recovery is doubtful.
Friday June 20, 1879 On Tuesday last while Dr. N. C. HALL, of Davisburg, formerly of this village, accompanied by his sister, were driving across the Davis mill dam the horse took fright from the water escaping through the flume and backed down a steep embankment into the pond. Mr. A. E. BUTTON hearing their screams at once ran and plunged into the water to their rescue. He wrested the lady from the death like grasp in which she held her brother and succeeded in landing her safe on shore. The Dr. being thus freed had no further difficulty in saving himself. The horse was drowned. The Dr. and his sister may well feel that they owe their lives to the prompt endeavors of Mr. BUTTON, for ere he reached them they had already sunk twice.
Neighboring News - Conway
Friday June 20, 1879 C. D. PARSONS, Sr., one of the early settlers of this town is now lying low at his residence. Fears are entertained by his friends that he will not recover.
Michigan News of the Week
Friday June 20, 1879 Prosecuting Attorney UNDERWOOD and Deputy Sheriff MILLER went to Ann Arbor in search of the remains of Mrs. Joseph SMITH, taken from Oakwood Cemetery at Adrian on the night of May 5. The body was given over by the authorities of the medical college, taken back and reinterred.
Friday June 27, 1879 Our former townsman, A. S. LELAND, of Edmore, was in the village last week.
Neighboring News - Webberville
Friday June 27, 1879 Chas. GODLEY left town Monday night for Kansas. His many friends here wish him success in his new home.
Friday June 27, 1879 James SPENCER, of Canada, son-in-law of Mrs. WHITEHEAD, of this place, arrived in town Monday after an absence of two years.
Friday July 4, 1879 H. R. DAVIS, who for the past nearly two years has been sojourning in Levenworth, Kansas, has again returned to Fowlerville.
Friday July 4, 1879 Notice--Notice is hereby given that I have given Henry S. RODMAN (my adopted son) his time and he is at liberty to contract and engage work on his own responsibility. All persons are warned against harboring or trusting him on my account as I shall pay no debts of his contracting and will not become responsible for any of his obligations on or after this date.
Neighboring News - Webberville
Friday July 4, 1879 D. D. WHITE, of Lansing, has settled here.
Friday July 11, 1879 John W. BOTSFORD, father of Mrs. J. FREEMAN, of this village, is lying very low of cancer at his residence in Oceola.
Neighboring News - Fleming
Friday July 11, 1879 Mr. John VAN ARSDALE of this place has just received through the war claim agency the snug little sum of eleven hundred dollars. He expects to make a permanent residence here, and will soon begin work on a good dwelling house. Neighboring News - Webberville
Friday July 11, 1879 Robert DONLEY has removed to Howell.
Friday August 1, 1879 W. F. PARSONS and wife, of Conway, started yesterday noon for Petosky where they will spend a week at the Bay View Camp Meeting and in visiting Mrs. PARSONS parents who live at that place.
Michigan News of the Week
Friday August 1, 1879 James H. BEATTIE, Richard TURNER and Edwin BOYCE left Ludington May 27 for the vicinity of White Fish Point, Lake Superior, and have not been heard from since. The boat they embarked in was about 18 feet long and five feet wide, scow built and contained all the paraphernalia for camping out. Mr.
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BEATTIE is a man about 60 years of age, Mr. TURNER 22 and Mr. BOYCE 22.
Friday August 8, 1879 The wife and child of Chas. JOY were thrown from a lumber wagon on Saturday last and quite seriously injured, the wagon passing over the child. The accident is said to have been verry narrow escape from killing both mother and child. They are present doing quite well under medical treatment.
Friday August 8, 1879 Mr. and Mrs. Bern. PARKER, of Chelsea, honored Fowlerville with a visit last Monday.
Friday August 8, 1879 A. M. FISHER, of Linden, formerly of Fowlerville, was in town last week, as was also his son, "Mat".
Friday August 8, 1879 E. A. STOWE, of Iosco, is home again, he having been absent about four months attending school at Valparaiso, Ind.
Michigan News of the Week
Friday August 15, 1879 A letter from Mr. CARPENTER, who emigrated from Muir to Nebraska last spring, brings the startling intelligence that his little daughter, 8 years old, has been kidnapped. At the date of the letter she had been missing six days and no trace discovered.
Friday August 15, 1879 Mrs. F. W. WARREN and her daughter, Gertrude, are visiting friends in Brighton.
Friday August 15, 1879 A. A. GATES and wife, of Turner, Ill., are visiting their brother, S. W. GATES, of this village. Neighboring News - howell
Friday August 15, 1879 Mr. WILLIAMS, of whose illness you have learned, is no better, and fears are entertained that he will not recover. Neighboring News - Webberville
Friday August 15, 1879 Russell SLY has left town to try country life several miles south east of this place. C. H. DOLPH occupies the house vacated by him.
Friday August 22, 1879 Mrs. W. H. HESS is spending a few weeks at her former home in Macomb county.
Friday August 22, 1879 E. G. TUCKER, of Three Rivers, was the guest of his brother G. G. TUCKER last week.
Friday August 29, 1879 Phylinda E. CHAPMAN, administratrix of the estate of the late Joel A. CHAPMAN, will sell the personal property and crops at auction on Tuesday next. Neighboring News - Webberville
Friday September 5, 1879 School commences next Monday Prof. M. B. SWEET and Miss Hannah LANE are the teachers.
Friday September 5, 1879 Mrs. WILLIAMS, of Mason, was in town over Sunday, the guest of her daughter, Mrs. F. B. FELLOWS.
Friday September 12, 1879 L. P. HICKS, of Ovid, formerly of this place, is in town attending the races. He dropped into the office and paid for the Review another year.
Friday September 12, 1879 A six-year-old son of James LEACH, of Iosco, was kicked in the head by a colt on Sunday, crushing the skull so that several pieces were taken out. He was still alive at last accounts.
Michigan News of the Week
Friday September 19, 1879 Peter St. GEORGE, a very old and almost blind man, residing in Erie, Macomb county, claims that he was born at Montreal, January 18, 1773, and came to Detroit in 1804 and commenced the business of peddling. He is a pensioner of the war of 1812.
Friday September 26, 1879 Rev. J. H. CASTER was the guest of his son-in-law, Dr. R. B. SMITH, over Sunday.
Friday September 26, 1879 Mrs. Geo. KINNEY is at her father’s G. L. GORTON, confined with inflammation of the lungs.
Friday September 26, 1879 Geo. FISHER, SR., was stricken with a stroke of apoplexy on Sunday afternoon last. His life is dispaired of.
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Friday September 26, 1879 Notice--My wife, Dana MILLS, has left my bed and board without just cause or provocation. All persons are cautioned against trusting her on my account as I will pay no debts contracted by her. Dated Sept. 15, 1879. Louis MILLS. Neighboring News - Webberville
Friday October 3, 1879 Mr. and Mrs. BARNES and Master Carlie NEWKIRK of Dansville, are guests of C. F. NEWKIRK.
Friday October 3, 1879 A small daughter of M. C. TAYLOR is dangerously ill with typhoid fever.
Friday October 3, 1879 Laura SLY, who has been so dangerously ill with dyptheria is nearly recovered.
Friday October 3, 1879 The public has just become possessed of the news that we have a "still" marriage in town one year old. The parties are Henry HACK and Miss Alice VanORDEN. They will locate soon at Edmore, Montcalm Co.
Michigan News of the Week
Friday October 3, 1879 Tuesday afternoon, as Charles HAYNOR, a young married man, and David PUTT were hunting wild turkeys in Arcadia, Lapeer county, they became separated, and PUTT discovered what he supposed to be the coveted game among the bushes, fired hastily, lodging a bullet in HAYNOR’S side. The wound was considered fatal.
Friday October 3, 1879 Evan L. FITCH of Niles, was seriously stabbed on Thursday by his drunken brother-in-law Asa A. KESLER.
Friday October 10, 1879 Mrs. STEARN, mother of Mathew STEARN, of Campbell, Ionia county, is 101 years old, and has made a practice of working in the harvest-field each year for the past fifty years, and this year raked and bound four dozen bundles. Her son, with whom she lives, is over seventy years old.
Friday October 10, 1879 The examination of the notorious "Mother CURTIS" for the murder of Ella LASODER, who was found dead in a house on Macomb street, owned by the defendant, in February, 1878 was begun at the police court Tuesday. The testimony showed that "Mother CURTIS" had the dead girl sent to the house where she was found, and evidence was given by her niece and brother-in-law to the effect that she made certain statements to them in regard to disposing of the body without notifying the authorities. The examination was continued Wednesday and Thursday.
Friday October 10, 1879 The examination of "Mother CURTIS" for the alleged murder of Ella LASODER in February, 1878, was concluded Friday afternoon, resulting in the defendant’s being held for trial at the recorder’s court.
Friday October 10, 1879 Mr. and Mrs. MORGAN, of Fentonville, are visiting their daughter, Mrs. J. G. BALDWIN.
Friday October 10, 1879 Chas. GALE, brother of W. B. GALE, is in town. He will be remembered by our readers as the person who has been traveling in Europe for some time past and written a number of interesting letters which have been published in the Review.
Friday October 10, 1879 Ora, a young son of D. C. CARR, had his face quite badly burned on Saturday while playing with gun powder with which he and some other lads were having a young "fourth." Their mode of procedure was to place the powder in a hole in the ground and ignite it with a coal of fire. Supposing the coal had gone out Ora looked into the hole to see, when the explosion occurred with the above sad results.
Friday October 17, 1879 W. H. TUTTLE has removed to Detroit where he is engaged in the harness business. Neighboring News - Webberville
Friday October 17, 1879 Frank E. GREGORY, of Petosky formerly of this place, is in town for a few days.
Friday October 17, 1879 H. S. HATCH has returned from Colorado with a slight improvement in health.
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Friday October 17, 1879 John TOMPKINS, formerly of Williamston, has formed a co-partnership with C. W. CHAPMAN, of this place for the, purpose of buying wheat, etc. under the firm name of Tompkins & Chapman. Neighboring News - Howell
Friday October 24, 1879 Walter PAPSWORTH and Cyrus HOLT, of this place, depart for Texas this week.
Michigan News of the Week
Friday October 31, 1879 The trial of Mrs. CURTIS for the murder of Ella LOSODER, which occupied the Superior Court for several days, ended Sunday morning in a verdict of not guilty.
Friday October 31, 1879 By the side of the murdered surveyor IVES in Taymouth, Saginaw county, was found part of the gun with which he had evidently been killed. After a prolonged search the rest of the gun has been found in the Flint river. It is an important link in the evidence against the supposed murderer, BARNUM, now awaiting trial. Neighboring News - Webberville
Friday November 14, 1879 Geo. FISHER Jr. is about moving his family to Fowlerville. Mr. FISHER will be greatly missed in the social circle and societies of which he is a member. He as well as Mrs. FISHER have done much toward the present temperance reputation which this place bears.
Michigan News of the Week
Friday November 21, 1879 A Mrs. ULAM in Almo, Kalamazoo county, is now over 98 years of age, and still does her work and keeps house for her son.
Friday November 21, 1879 Gov. CROSWELL returned from Lansing to Adrian Thursday afternoon, and at once appointed the Hon. Fernando C. BEAMAN of Adrian senator to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Senator CHANDLER. There will be no extra session. It is understood that Judge BEAMAN will accept the position.
Friday November 21, 1879 Herman WINKLER was shot in the breast by John BOSLEY, a colored barber, at Ludington Wednesday night, in a quarrel about their gambling. WINKLER has a wife and two children at Manistee. His is not likely to recover, BOSLEY is in jail. Neighboring News - Webberville
Friday November 21, 1879 William LING, of Edmore formerly of this place, arrived in town yesterday.
Michigan News of the Week
Friday November 28, 1879 Wrecked in Lake Ontario During the gale of Tuesday night a terrible disaster occurred on Lake Ontario, off Oswego, the particulars of which are as follows: The tug Seymour of Ogdensburg, left Cape Vincent Tuesday at 1 p. m. with three dredges twelve scows and two derricks in tow and accompanied by four small tugs, bound for Port Dalhousie, en route for Buffalo. After passing Gallup Island, off Sackett’s Harbor, a gale of wind from the northeast with heavy snow storm set in. The tug and tow got within six or seven miles of Oswego when they lost sight of the light, turned and the Seymour endeavored to hold the fleet until daylight. The fleet broke away and was wrecked in the storm and darkness and nearly all hands were reported lost. The entire fleet except the Seymour, belonged to Hickler & Co., of Buffalo. When they left Cape Vincent yesterday, at 1 o’clock, the weather was fair and continued so until 7 p. m. At 4:30 p. m. Mr. ARNOLD, superintendent of the fleet and junior partner of Hickler & Co., went on board of the tug Seymour. After consulting with Capt. FLEMING, they decided to make for Oswego instead of this port, the weather being favorable. About 8 o’clock the wind changed and blew fresh. The night was pitch dark and bitter cold. Mr. ARNOLD was on board the dredge Gordon, which had the Seymour’s towline. When the sea got rough all the tugs except the Seymour let go their tow-lines. At daylight the dredge Gordon was the only craft that could be seen from the Seymour, and nothing but her cabin was above water. The following is a list of those supposed to be drowned: James ARNOLD, one of the proprietors: and Henry HICKLER, son of the other proprietor: Jas. B. YOUNG, Buffalo; Patrick HOGAN, Grand Rapids, Mich; Patrick FENNELL, Lachine, Can; Chas. TOMPSON, Buffalo; Fred STRAUS, Buffalo; Mr. PAUL, Lachine; Geo. PALMER, and wife, Vergeanes, Vt; Judson MORRISON, Welland Canal, Can; Jerome MORRISON, and wife and daughter, Charles ENGLAND, and wife, Chas. CRAYOUGH, Lachine; Edward BEANSON, Buffalo;
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John WOOD and son, Ogdensburg; Noah GARROW, Ogdensburg; Wm. SCOTT, Ogdensburg; Capt. Sam LOGAN and Wm. LOGAN, Ogdensburg. A Later dispatch from Oswego says tug Hickler is safe at Sodus Point, with the following persons on board; Capt. THOMPSON, Fred STRAUS, Judson MORRISON, Chas. ENGLAND and wife, Chas. CARRIGAN, J. B. YOUNG, Henry HICKLER, Jerome MORRISON and wife. Patrick FENNELL and three others, names unknown. Since the above was in type, the following dispatch has been received, dated Oswego, Wednesday night; "The Tug Gardner which left this port for Sodus Point yesterday returned this evening and reports eight of the scows of the wrecked fleet on the beach between here and Sodus. There were 31 persons of the fleet when it left the river St. Lawrence for Lake Ontario. Sixteen were taken to Sodus, six to Sackett’s Harbor, and three, who were on the scow, are missing. The number saved so far as known is 22.
Friday December 5, 1879 The Misses SCHRODER, of Detroit, are visiting their brother Fred., of this place.
Friday December 5, 1879 Mrs. ARNELL, mother of Robert ARNELL of Conway, was quite seriously injured by a runaway on Saturday last. The horse which she was driving became frightened by on old buggy in the road between Drew’s and Swarthout’s on the town line. Mrs. ARNELL was thrown out. Jas. HAWLEY succeeded in stopping the horse which was making lively tracks for home with a badly wrecked buggy.
Friday December 19, 1879 Henry KELSO, recently of Webberville, formerly of this place, has removed to Richmond, Macomb Co., where he will engage in the hardware trade.
Michigan News of the Week
Friday December 19, 1879 Mrs. Joseph TREMBLEY, of West Bay City, was attacked with paralysis on the 8th and died on the 10th, aged 65. She was the first white lady to reside in Bay county.
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