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The Huron News-Record, 1891-04-15, Page 2t e Duron Neuus-Reoord $1.80 a Yatr— 1.25 in Advance Wednesalay. April Mb. 11391, THIRST FOS,', GOLD. ST. PETERSBUau, April 4,—There will shortly go to the gallows here as uni,lne and villainous a trio as ever were captured by the net of justice. These three persons bear to each other the relationship of father, son, and grandson, a clear case uf inherited depravity, which has liuked them together in the comwiseioe of a series of diabolical crimes, all of which are precisely of the same character, forming a sequeuoe su fiendish and uuigne es to he unprecedented iu the annals, of villainy. The victims of these monsters iu the guise of men are six womeu, all of whom have been successively married and murdered for their fortunes, which have been carefully hoarded to build up the wealth of the family of fiends. How lung this horrible slaughter would have coutinued cannot be surmised, as the police were not responsible for the discovery, being urged to an investigation by a jealous lover, for the hand and fortune of whose mistress one of the trio was negotiating. A man named Peter Vladish, engaged in commercial ventures iu the Town of Orel, had laid the foundation of his fortunes many years ago by marry- ing an heiress, who, after bearing him a son, died suddenly. The •money which he had lend° by his marriage enabled him soon to cap- ture the heart of another wealthy lady, who after a while ale° died suddenly, all her money going into her husband's coffers*. The son had meanwhile grown up and at the advice of his father looked around hirn for the purpose of form- ing a matrimonial connection which would be satisfactory from a finan- cial point of view. In this purpose he succeeded, marrying a lady who brought a handsome dowry to him, and like tha first wife of his father also a sun. In due corse this lady died, also suddenly. Peter Vladish, who was now a grandfather, suc- ceeded in marrying again for a third time, making another profit- able match, and securing another accession to his fortune by the un- timely demise of the lady. While these events had been progressing the grandson had grown up to manhood, and he in his turn, moved, presumably, by the Same devilish impulse as had dominated his progenitors, com- menced looking for a wife and a 'victim. His search was successful, and ere long he had married an heiress, who after a year or two suc- cumbed iu the came way as the wives uf hiK father and grandson had done, to the effects of the malign iufluence of t' e family. Again the graudsou, having become a widower, looked around him for 0 wife, bearing carefully in mind the inevitable purpose of acquisition which had nOW become a motto with his race. This object was duly attained, and fur a second time Peter Vladish, the grandson, was a benedict, having secured the hand of a woman whose financial status satisfied hie aspirations. Then again the fearful drama of demolition war enacted and the grandson became a widower, the wealthier for another fortune at- tained by matrimony and murder. And yet these insatiable demons were unsatisfied., another victim was craved, although their accumulated wealth was beyond the dreams of agaric° and they had escaped not only punishment for their crimes, but apparently had not even arous- ed suspicion by their remarkable experieucer. Alike with all sins, however, the day of reckoning must inevitably follow. The wealth of the Vladishes had now become se iwnlensu, supple- mented by the profits of their com- mercial transactions, that, viewed from a financial point, they were valuable catches in the matrimonial market. Therefore, when the grandson, looking around after hie Second bereavement for a third wife, made proposals to a young lady of Orel whose heart had already been captured by a gallant young officer wearing the Czar's uniform and who was away in Riga with his regiment, she forgot her vows and listened to the alluring whispers of young Peter Vladish. Tho facts of her coquetry were not long in coach- ing the young officer, who was acquainted by a friend residing iu Orel of the turn affairs wore taking with his betrothed„ and who in his communication suggested the first suspicion which had ever yet been breathed, unless indeed privately, against the character of the Vla• dishes and their matrimonial methods. The young officer im- mediately set about a secret investi- gation of the records of the Vladish family, and had little difficulty in persuading the police to take the matter in hand. The first stop was to disinter the bodies of the two wives of the grandson and to mare an examination of theta with a view to determining if, as suspected, _ ..�.�.,..._� the ...Jodfea-,had-pseraelaisdo-fgatn-est, administration of poison. The examination justified the step taken by the police and show- ed igslisputably that the deaths of the two unfortunate women bad resulted from poison. The grand- son was the first of the infamous trio to be arrested, bu`% his admie- e'ons and incriminations saou led to the arrest of his father and grandfather and to the pushing of the investigation into more remote channels. Following upon the discovery of their crimes seems to have come the overwheluriug flood of a long peut-up remorse which will make death, even to such hardened reprobates a welcome if uot a satisfactory release from the terrible hauntings of conscience which refuse to be louger suppres- sed. It is said that the eriee of these wretched creatures are so terrible that their keepers, harden- ed as they are by the sights of cruelty which they have to witness daily, keep as far away front where they are confined as eitcuwstauses will permit, and that the most rigorous precautions have to be taken to prevent them from accom- plishing their own self-deetruc tiou. The case against the prisoners has not yet come up for trial, but it is already certain that the facts re- lated will be fully established, and, owing to the wealth and influence of the accused, coupled with the monstrous character of their crimes, the judicial proceedings will pro- duce a sensation of unparalleled magnitude. NATURE, SIN, RELIGION. And when the apostles had been straightway threatened by the powers in Jerusalem to speak no more in the name of Jesus, regard - loss of all human authority they went forth and proclaimed the gospel, and they said : 'Whether it be right to obey man rather than God, judge ye.' "Sin is the transgression of tate law of God. Sometimes in order to obey God it is necessary to disobey roan. No, it is not a transgression of the laws of nature. We make much of nature novadayf. We talk learnedly and largely of the law of nature. Nature hasn't auy law. Nature never made a law. Nature has no soul. Nature has no head. Nature has no heart Nature has no hand. Nature has no throne. There is no such a thing as a law of nature. It has no existence. Men aforetitne worship- ed the sun, some of then, and the ancient Persians worshiped fire, and the ancient Egyptians worehiped an ox. Men have worshiped creep- ing things. But now the philoso- phers have bunched theta all and nailed them nature, and the philoso- phers bow down before this con- glomeration of materiality and adore it as a Deity. This is just as much idolatry as worshiping that graven image, that golden calf. Nature never made a law. Nature hasn't any law. What we call the law of nature is nothing other than the law of God. Such was the original sin and such is every sin. It is a willful trausgreesiou of the law of God. "EVERY SIN HAS IN IT a conscious violation, or there must be violation back of it, or it is not sin. There are things I do in- voluntarily. I wink my eye. There aro things I seem to in voluntarily, but I don't. Here is a muscian that plays upon an instrument. How "fast the fingers fly. Wouderful isn't it? Seems almost a miracle, and the singular thing about it is that he will talk to you while his fingers fly. What makes them fly 1 How do they know where to fly '1 How is it that they strike exactly the note 1 Is ale a machine ? Is that whole thing automatic 1 It was not automatic whets he tried to learn the piece. It didn't just go of it- self at the start. You try it, and see how far you will get. There was a study of the notes, there was a volition, and back of that marvel- ous perfutmance now is a volition, even though there he no conscious - noes of it, "Y Oli start down hill. You voluntary start dowu hill. You run down hill. You start to run. By and b ,you caonotstop ruuniugif you have got a good start. If yuu mu into somebody is there ,po responsibility 1 You sey "I could not help it, I could not stop.' But what made you start? There is volition in the start. "I suppose a man may get so used to ,weariug that he ewears without rhiulting. 1 have known such people. I have known men couverted, brought into the church, pious people, but they have got so used to swearing that they would swear in telling their experience. [Laughter:] They didn't tnean to, but it was a second nature—the swearing just swore itself. 18 TSERE NO RESPONSIBILITY for that habit. for that oath, for that weakness which has now become a second nature ? I repeat that sin is a:voluntary transgression of the law. There is violation back of it. It may not bo of this forbidden act, but the law holds a man responsible ti thd6 alai:¢ o °which zthat act is an individual expression. "Tho whole essence of sin is the upefulness Qf 11ti1,Inaf n,at-ure, I t i8 a question of whose will ehall.rule, that of the sovereign or the subject; drat of the creator or the creature; than or God.?- The essence of sin la the saying to God's face, not Thy will, but nine. That was the trouble with the prodigal. He did not like the restraint of home ; he did not want the father to interfere with his personal liberty. We have a Personal Liberty League in Chicago [sensation] a precious lot of leaguers ! They do not want any interference with their will That is what's the matter with the author of all evil. That is the reason he is not iu heaven. That is the reason he has made for himself a hell, and that spirit will make a hell in Chicago [sensation] and anywhere else. It is the imperious, indomitable human will asserting itself,unwilling to bow to the dicta- tion even of Jehovah. All religiou begins when a man sincerely says, hot my will, but thine. That is religion. When a man cries out like Saul of Tarsus in the dust of humility, 'Lord'—notice the word ; not Savior, but Lord ; Lord as well as Savior—`Lord, what wilt thou have me to do ?".That is religion. It is the surrender- It is not areae ly the clinging to the °roes ; it is taking the yoke, bowing the to ck, saying, 'Lo, I come ; in the volition of the book it. is written of me, I delight to do Thy will, oh God. "TLIAT 18 RELIGION. Sin is just the opposite. It is self- assertion, self will ; and that is the reason that we sometimes insist that a man shall publicly declare himself. It is like hoisting the white flag. Itis like throwing up your hands and saying, I surrender. He gives up. When a man does that he is a saved man. HOW MARRIAGE WAS A FAILURE. Last week the tedious case of Mrs. Robertson, of Toronto, against her husband for alimony came up. When the parties to the suit en- tered court his Lordship remarked that he hoped yesterday's attempts to settle had proved successful. "Not so, my Lord," said Hon. S. H. Blake. "Mrs. Robertson cannot accept the nnsatisfactor'y overtures of settlement which her h'lsband ad- vances. In point of fact she says she would rather go without one cent of alimony than endure another five years of existence with her hus- band." "Well thea," said the Judge resignedly, 'flet the case pro- ceed." The firet witness called by the plaintiff's lawyers, was Mrs. Robert - sou herself. In a straightfarward but modest manner the witness des Bribed how her husband had ne- glected her ever since the first two months of their marriage. She des- cribed how her relations with her husband resulted in an illness which nearly cost her her life. This ill ness in itself, the witness maintain- ed, was conclusive proof of her hus- bands erratic life. By Mr. Blake : Q.—On this occasion what did your husband say? A.—He said "there, that's just like you womeu, getting sick and increasing ex- penses," , In the course of Mrs. Robertson's evidence she described an occasion when her husband's temper broke loose. "I asked him why he mar- led mo," Q.—What did he say to that A.—He didn't say anything but just throw a basin of water over me, Q.—Was that all ? A.—No, I ran away, and he followed nie into the next ruotu, there he grabbed the water pitcher, and throw pit• cher and water both at me, Q.—That's all ells A.—No, he knocked me date's and kicked too. And so the pitiful story cuntin- uod;the witness describing incidents of domestic unhappiness which were shocking to sensitive eats. Justice Robertson at one time asked the sheriff how it was that so many wren trod students were in the court room. The officer remarked that he would quickly put theta out if his Lordship desired it, The Judge said that it was abso lately disgusting to see the couit room crowded with young men to hear the worst else it Ells ever been the court's pailful duty to hear. One of the meet pathetic pieces of exaninatioli was the follow- ing :— Q.—What occurred in July of the carne year ? A.—Ile put me out ofi the house and locked me out ono day from 10 o'clock in the morning until 5 o'clock in the even- ing. Q.—What was the reason 1 A.— He ordered me out and when I did not go out he put me out. Q.—Why i A.—Ile accused mo of unchaetity and called me names. Q.—Why 1 A.—Because I re Iwo ed,to.woik 10 his gffice.• Q,—Why did you refuse 1 A.— Benner) I was to sick to erotic MAN'S LIFE SAVED�- IWOULD not be doing justice to the afflicted if I withheld a statement of my experience with Jaundice, and how I was completely cured by using Northrop at Lysnau'a Vegetable Discovery% No one can tell what I suffered for nine weeks, one- third of which I was confined to my bed, with the best medical skill I could obtain in the city trying to remove my affliction, but without even giving use temporary relief. My body was so sore that it was painful for me to walk. I could not bear my clothes tight around me, my bowels only operated when tak- ing purgative medicines, my appetite was gone, nothing would remain on my stomach, and my eyes and body were as yellow as a guinea. When I ven. tured on the street! was stared at or turned from with a repulsive feeling by the passer-by. Tho doctors said there was no euro for lite. 1 made up my mind to die, as tars IUD LOST SLI. ITS MARAIS. One day a friend called to ace me and advised me to try Northrop St Lyman's Vegetable Discovery. I thought if the doctors could not cure ane, what Is the use of trying the Discovery, but after deliberating for n time 1 con- cluded to give it a trial, so I procured a bottle and commenced taking It three Gums a day. Jcnas or Eta enentls6 at the expiration of the third day to find my appetite returning. Despair gave place to hope, and I persevered in following the directions and t;a:- ing IIot Baths two or three tines a week until I had used the rum bottle. I then had no further need for the medicine that had seem 115 LISS—that had re- stored me to health—as I was radically cured. The natural color had replaced the dingy yellow, I could cat three meals a day, In fact the trouble was to get NORTHROP &LYMAN'S enough to eat. when I commenced taking the Dis- covery my weight was only 132} lbs, when I ftn;shed the fifth bottle it was 1721 lbs , or an increase of about half a pound per day, and I lever felt better in my life. No one can tell how thankful I am for what this wonderful medicine has done for ane. It has rooted autos my systole every vestige o; the worst typet4 Jaundice, and I don't believe there ib a Mier, of Jatuudlce, Liver Complalat or I►yspeplaIa that 1t will not cure. (Signed) NY. LEE. Toronto - WHAT IS IT ? This celebrated medicine is a compound-extracts:41 from the richest medicinal barks, roots and her*. 1t Is the production of many years' study. research and investigation. It possesses properties purely vege- table, chemically and scientifically combined. It is Nature's Remedy. It is perfectly harmless and free from any bad effect upon the system. Ix is nour- ishing and strengthening ; it acts directly upon the blood, and every part throughout the entire body. It quiets the nervous system; it gives you good, sweet sleep at night. It is a great panacea for our aged fathers and mothers, for Itgives them strength, quiets their nerves, and gives them Nature's sweet sleep, as has been proved by many an aged person. Itis tare Great Blood Further. It is a soothing remedy for our children. It relieves and cures all diseases; of the blood. Give it a fair trial for your complaint. aud then you will say to your friends, neighbors and acquaintances: "Try it; it has cured me." Q.—Where did yuu put in the day 1 A.—In St. James' Cemetery. and the young wife was grieved. The father claims that she wrote to Q.—Why 1 A.-1 did uot have him accusing her husband of hilt - any other place to go and my dead delity and cruelty and asked to be chilli was there too. tnkou away. This the girl now deuied and says she is perfectly willing to live with her beloved. At the police court the magis- trate heard all three stories. The girl was asked if she was under ago and on replying thatr,she was; the magistrate ordered her to gu with her father and threatened the young man with arrest. The girl pleaded that she loved het -husband in these words :—"I love you more than my life" and the young man respoudod iu equally loving tortes, but the stern old parent was inexor- able. Neither the teats of the girl nor the prayers of the son -in law could move hint. Gordon and his daughter took the 3:10 train for Chicago and aa they entered the train Hill kissed his wife good-bye. Q.—I suppose you wished you were with it? A.—Yes, '1'he witness told how her hus baful insisted upon her bringing up tits child on pateut food, and not to nurse it, as by nursiug it, she was weakened and could not work in her hushaud's stat.iouery factory where she superiutended fifteen girls. Q.—Your husband ill-treated you in May, 1889? A.—Yes, one night Ile shoved 1110 out of bed. Q —Where did you go ? A.— Into any boy's bedroom. Q.—Did he let you aloue then 1 A.—No he followed me in there and thl'nw a pitcher of water over me. (L1.—What else? Then he se;zed me by my hair and dragged ole back to his room. The court rose at 1:35 for lunch, while Mrs. Robertaou was etill in the box. "I LOVE YOU MORE THAN MY LIFE," The indignant father and the loviug husband and wife scene was the centre of attraction to the usual crowd who watch the arrival and departure of trains at the Windsor Grand Trunk station. As the 11:20 a. ui. train drew into the Windsor depot on Monday there left tho train a tall, gray whiskered and fur capped man, in appearance a mechanic. He was accompanied by a tall, thin and colorless faced girl with evident traces of recent weeping on her face. They had tickets through for Chicago, but wore forced to change c.lrs there. No sooner ltad the pair alighted on the platform thau a young man, apparently abo'Ittwanty•suveu years of age, rushed forward to greet. tha girl. But the strong arm of the old man held hint back. Such greeting as he would like to give was forbidden fruit. They walked through the depot to the steps loading to Sandwich street, up which they started to climb, the old man over striving to keep between the young people. Loud words were indulged in and as the trio reached the sidewalk, the young roan reached forward and took the girl by the hand. "Backus was willin," but the stern old parent didn't agree with Barkus and so his strong arm restrained the au urous impuis.s of rho young people. `herds, wicked and hasty, filled the morning air, Detective Campeau, who was passing, collared all three and took there before Magistrate Bardet. Here the story was told. The old 111911 was 1Villiom Gordon, of Chicago i the young man was George hill, of Newbury, Ont., while the woman was the wife of Hill and the daughter of the other Mian. Up to about two years ago Gordon was rt carpenter living in Florence, a small village near Bothwell. He left for Chicago ; Ir',tving his family in the old home. Among his children was cue named Annie. She was then about fifteen years of age, a more school girl. She became enamored of George Hill, of Newbury, also a carpenter, and about seven months ngo these lovers were married. The father's cous.tut had never been obtained and he had been kept in pure ignorance of the whole affair. The young people had the knot tier? at Bothwell where another of Gordon's daughters lived. It soon because apparent that the young wife was not fully satiafied. She loved her husband but she had been deceived. She know that her husband had been formerly mar- ried blit she did not known that by 11 re rOrfi ei' VIre IV 'nit* 'hfcd "b"rell born. The child was a deformity A SABBATH SERVICE FLIR- TATION. WHICH RESULTS IN TWO WEST 7.01111.1 YOUNG S1EN BEING PINED, Roderick McKay and Willie McKay were charged ati,the Wood- stock police court on Saturday afternoon with disturbing a meeting in the Maplewood Methodist church ou Sunday, March 22d. Roderick's explanation was that ho saw a pin ou the floor and as ho was accus- tomed to do he picked it up. In front of hirn sat a young lady whoso`arm rested on the back of tho pew, ands the arm proved ,so tempting that he could not resist the desire to give it a gentle prod with the pin he had picked up. It was a very gentle prod that could snot possibly have done More than touch the skin. The lady respond• od somewhat more vigorously with another plod, that let flow the crimson blood, These little inter- changes wore followed by a course of whispering, but it was only tvhispering and was nut intended to disturb any one, Willie was ascus• ed of whispering aloud and of annoying the lady ahead of him so as to cause her to shift from her positicn in the pew. Willie ad- mitted whisperiug in a very low tone, but denied beiug the cause of the young lady's uneasiness. Roder ick after hearing the evidence said that at the time he had a bad cold and explained that the whisper of a person so affected was sure to be louder that if his throat and lungs were clear. It cost the defendants something over $8 each for their little Sabbath fli,tation. IIOMES'I'EADING IN MANI- TOBA. 7'u the Editor, Dhow Sin.—Will you oh Hue ]lie by letting lire know the rules and laws of taking up land in Mani tuba. 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