Loading...
The Blyth Standard, 1908-06-04, Page 2MURDERED HIS FAMILY. Dwell Sound Man Murders Wife and Daughters had Then Shoots Himself, But Still Lives. Victims Highly Respected Residents of the Town. An Owen Sound, Ont., despatch: Three radios stark in death, in Burround- nga that suggest a veritable alaugh- 'sr-house, he to -night in what was me of the lightest of Owen Sound tomes, a mother and her two bright rormg daughters being the claims of dw most atrocious murder that here harkened the, history of this county, visite the murderer, the husband of mly a few months 1a e,t death's door, 1 primmer he another room, with a miler wound In hie wad. The Dal. 1 ., Mrs, James F. Creighton. Kathleen Chapman, her daughter, aged la years, Clara Chapman, daughter, aged 16 rears, lie family occupied s comfortable twelling on Union street, a little over half way up the Eat Hill, About dx o'olook thla evening the neigh - ions were attracted by a revolver shot, w hites rang out Blear from the upper window on the east aide of Use residence. (id's was followed by a mingled shriek and groan, and Wm. Hayes, a carpenter, whose residence is a few hun- ired feet away, went over toward the rouse. With blood streaming from a wound in his faze, Creighton, the hue• reed of the dead woman, appeared at the window and stated that an awful murder had been committed in the rouse. Ifeeitating a few minutes, while Iwo other East hill residents, James McGarry and Daaiel Silverthorn, came sp the hill on their way home, he deo seal word to the police station 1.1111 P. C. Anthony Shute wee soon 88 the .acne. Together they foroed 'he door, and, following the sound if the moaning, they hurried upstairs, where they found Creighton, dressed m bis nightshirt, lying across the bed a the room at the northeast corner of the house. The House a Shambles. It was evident that he was 111 a cri- tleal condition. He was perfectly :atioual, huwcver, tied told the men to go across the hall to the rooms there 1011 sue what had been done. Enter - mg the southeast room they found the wily of the wife of Creighton stretched rut on her couch bed with one hand thrown Up erg though it had fallen sack a the fruit11es eftort to ward off the 1114a0.430in'8 attach. There was a tight - ay drawn 0110010 0 around the woman's throat, which had been cut. Stabs end gunshot wouuda added evidence to the atrociottsneer of the attack. This wove, ...mover, was secondary to the in heeribable revelation which greeted the sight of the mon when they enter- ed the adjoining room, A doorway led fr11111 the room in which the body of the mother was found into that of the tcedroom of the • daughters, Kathleen and Clara. Stretched out on the floor was Ibe body of the younger sister, ,lad in her night robes. She had been lacked and cut in the face, neck and body, and shot through the head with a revolver bullet. On the bed were the resuaiata of the elder 'deter. A greet gaping slash across the throat and gun - shut» completed the tale of the triple murder. Tho room was a' terrible shambles, The Murderer's Story, Perfectly rational while 1)r. Cowper dreaaed the wound in the man's face, (heighten told the story of his terrible Seat He had got up at 4.40 this morn- ing and, after slipping in and kissing his wife, emnmcnwed the horrible but - deity. Waiting till six o'clock this 'vening, b'' fired the revolver shot into his head, and said that the only thing Haat prevented hits from following it up with another 1008 that he, was seized with cramps. Ne tele. where the wea- pons could be fousa, and search re- vealed the accuracy of his statement's, for a two-edged, heavy steel knife, running from a two-inch 1vidth at the handle to a point, was found. The re- volter which had been used was, he said, under the arm of hie dead wife. Here it was found, and attached to it was a tag ingtrnetiug,the finder to re- turn it to the hardware store where it had been purchased, as it had not beeu paid for, The other rooms in the house were iu a most orderly condition, reveal- ing the tidiness of a well -kept home, 1110 motive of the crime is hard to comprehend, as, while the , doctors were dressing his wounds, Creighton did not utter an explanation, though he admitted the act, The cause, un- doubtedly, arises in the fact that mar- ried -life did not run smoothly, ow- ing to the habits of Creighton„ who was addicted to the use of intoxicants. Itwas not, however, while he was un- der the influence of liquor that the jet was committed, 0n he had 1101 drank anything of the nature since the middle of April. Less than a year ago, the murdered woman became the wife of Creighton, who had only been a widower of a few weeks. His pre - Timis marriage to it young lady of this town waif followed by frequent quer- ride and a sepu'ration for many years, which extended till the latter'* death; about a year ago. Had Frequent Quarrels. When ho married Mrs. Chapman, the mother of the murdered girls, it is stated that no knowledge of his drinking habits wan known to her, and flus feet embittered the relationships that followed, Frequent quarrels, however, wore followed by reconciliatory efforts on the part of immediate rela- tives, though the threat on the part of the wife to (eters) to her old home in fort Huron, where her aged father still 'asides, was frequently repeated. it is to the fear that the threat would he carried out that probably prompted the terrible culmination of toelnyt a», notwithstanding their domestic infeli- cities, Creighton wits greatly attach- ed to hie wife and her bright young daughters, and so the determination to make an end of them and follow himself. How nearly and how terribly he succeeded remains to be told, as to- night hie condition is exceedingly pre- carious. The young girls were both students at the Collegiate Institute, and amongst the brightest in their class. Clara Were a mueiciau of considerable prom- ise, and at the last musical and liter- ary society contest of the institute carried off the honors in vocal music. No more popular students were on the roil, and . Principal :Murray 19 terribly upset over the terrible afffair. Yes- terday the sisters made two of a jolly party at a Wert Hill picnic, hire. Dreighton was a meet ladylike charac- ter. Oreigbton fs the eldest son of one o! the oldest and most respected fami- lia of the town, and the history of the plum is Identified with that of the fam- ily, The aged another is »till living, and it is feared that the terrible circum- stances will have their effect In shorten- ing her days. The deliheratenese with which Creighton planned the murder shows that it was premeditated some days ago. He remarked that home condi- tions were becoming more /trained and that he was afraid something terrible would happen. He left a will and a letter to a brother, stating hie responsibility in connection .with the tragedy, For a number of years Creigh- ton was a bookseller and stationer here, and was identified with both the Mas- onic and Independent 0ddfellowe' Or- ders. Coroner Allan Cameron, 11. D., took charge of the remains of the three victims to -night, and an inquest will be held at 10 a, m. to -morrow, though little more than viewing the results of the murderer's work is possible as Creighton's condition will not admit of his being present. •.• 4+-s-rH Generous Gift. London, June 1.—Lord Mount Stephen, formerly the president of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co„ who had previously donated 12,000,000 to the King Edward hospital fund, has now further donated 5,000 shares of the Great Northern Railroad of the United States to the same fund. In a letter to the Prince of Wales, notifying him of the gift, Lord Mount Stephen expressed the «« hope that should the finance cora- 1 mittee decide to change any of the securities in which his contribu- tions already are invested, it would not be tempted to reinvest the money in what is called "trus- tee securities" FOUR KILLED And Farm Houses Destroyed by Tornado In Kansas. Wichita, Kansas, June 1.—Peter Rudy, Itis wife and two children were killed by a tormulo which passed two miles east of Alva., Okla., early to -day. Several 110180na were Mimed. A number of farm houses were destroyed or damaged. De- tails are lacking, owing to interrupted telegraph and telephone service. •-♦ GUELPH STATION. Trouble Between the Railway Com- pany aad the City. Guelph, Ont., despatch: The City Coun- cil last night passed a resolution to in- struct the City Solicitor to issue an in- dictment to bring the Grand Trunk to the Police Court for not having at Guelph passenger station accommodation for their passengers, es the charter pro- vides. The station question has been hanging fire for a long time, the Grand Trunk wanting the city to give Jubilee Park as a site, and this the council re• fused to do, •-• CARS RUNNING. Chester, Pa., June 1.—Cara are run- ning unmolested to -day on the lines of the Chester Traction Co., the employees of which have been on strike for seven weeks, and the local authorities appar• c ttly have checked true disorders of the last two days, which followedthe with- drawal of the State police, who were rent here to guard the p!pperty of the c(etpany. The oars are guarded by p0- 1':emen, and are manned' by non-union crews. 12 CHINESE DEAD IN BOXES what we cannot gruel, namely, the admission of German funds to the Paris Bourg. On the other hand, the greatest oh - 160110n to a British alliance has disappeared with the reconciliation of our ally, Russia, • with Gre0e Britain." State Ball at Buckingham Palace, Such is the Report That Reached New York. New York, June L—Cnder order» from Immigration Commissioner Sar- gent, agents of the Immigration Bu- reau to -day investigated a report that twelve Chinese who were smuggled into this country over the Merciaan border nailed tightly in boxes and shipped from El Pnno, Texas, to New York, were dead when they reached this city. Rumors concerning the death of the Chinese were circu- lated in El Pasa, wlter_ Fung 'Wing, the interpreter for the immigration inspector, heard a story that a tele- gram had been received there from a New York Chinaman stating that twelve boxes containing the Chinese had been received, but that the men were dead. When this, information reached Commissioner Sargent he put Chas. L. Babcock, a secret service officer, and Harry R. Sisson, the inspector ' in charge of the Chinese Department of the Bureau of Imnmigration in New Yor)•, at work on the case, although the commissioner said he did not re- gard the story seriously. Quong Lee Yuan, a Chinese merchant of this c'ty, said that he had telegraphed to Quong Don Yuen at El Paso concern- ing some Chineee in transit, but had received no reply. ACCUSED OF BIGAMY Hamilton Man and Companion Arrested hi Toronto. A 'Toronto despatch: Thomas Kirk- patrick, aged 98, and Mrs. Minnie Evans, aged 39, both living at 1e3 Jarvis street, were arrested by Moral- ity Officer Chapman yesterday on a charge of 'bigamy. The couple were married and have been living to- gether, until Mre. Eeans' sister in- formed the police that Kirkpatrick had a wife living in Hamilton. Of- ficer Chapman made enquiries, as a result of which ho took then( into custody. Kirkpatrick admits the pre. vious marriage. A Mixed Marriage. alp sew Smaalg :galadsap emerge y charge brought against Thos. Klrkpat• rick and Minnie Hayes, alleged to be his wife, at the Police Court this morning. The charge read that on February 28th, 1907, the couple were married here, al- though Kirkpatrick had a wife still liv- ing in Hamilton. "What have you to amyl" asked the court of Kirkpatrick. "Web, sir, I couldn't live with my first wife. That's all," said the prisoner, apparently not realizing what he had done. ' "But that's no excuse for you break- ing the law." "Well, sir, we've been separated for 12 years, and 'she married again, too. 1 could not live with her. When the chil- dren were born she took them to the Roman Catholic Church, although she promised to let then go to mine. She was drunk all the time," "I don't want to sentence you with- out thinking the case over. You will be remanded till Friday." Minnie Hayes, charged equally with Kirkpatrick, said that she knew he was a married man, but sprung something of a surprise when she said that she had never been married to Kirkpatrick at all. She was remanded till Friday to get evidence. • FALLIERES VISIT. BRITISH AND FRENCH ALLIANCE NOW SPOKEN OF. Great State Balt at Buckingham Palace in Honor of the French President— King Edward and the President Paid a State Visit to the Franco -British Exhibition. Paris, June 1.—The speeches exchanged in London between President Fsllieres end King Edward have attracted much ahem tion from the French press, and The Tempe this afternoon says it considers the time to be ripe for substitution of an Anglo-French alliance instead if the present entente, pto- vidod that the British army be radically re- oganized in order to render it capable of energetic action on the continent. Other- wise, the paper says, the benefits of the alliance would be one -aided and in favor of Britain, and consequently inadvisable. The Temps recognises that the cordial relations between France and Great Britain as manifested yesterday are likely in the event of a crisis to breed identity of inter- est, but it thinks it dangerous to rely upon moral understandings. "Forced to choose between Germany and Great Britain," The Temps dolmas, "Prance chooses Great Britain. We can with dignity live on correct terms witb Ger- mauy, but the past forbids our going farth- er. As for the future, Germany only wants lmalon, Juue It --At Buckingham Pal- ace to -night a great State ball 009 given in honor of "resident Fallteres of France. This »vas the culminating feature of a busy day of entertainment spent by Bing Ed- ward's guest. Everywhere the French Pre. sident has gone he has been greeted with the greatest enthusiasm, and early in the evening immense crowds gathered about the various 16ya1 residences to witness the processions to the palace and to cheer the President of France. - The scene within the walls of Bucking. ham 1000 one of exceptional brilliance. Tho royal guests assembled is the throne room, and a fanfare of trumpets heralded their entrance into the ball room, which was superbly decorated with flowers. King Edward and Queen Alexandra, ac- oompaaied by M. Fallieree and the royal entourage, passed down the entire length of the mom between rows of bowing guests. By the King's command the ladies' gowns were all of Bolt shades of color, most of them being feehioned after the ditectoire and empire porlode, All of the Embassies were well represented, and many high In- dian officials were present: Them was a great display of jewels and orders. During the afternoon Present Falliores, accompanied by King Edward and Queen Alexandre, poid a state yleit to the Franco - British exhibition in Shepherd's Bush. He also made a number of ceremonial calls up- on various member,' of the British reigning house. • s Many Drowned. Oklahoma, Okla., June 1.— A special from Colbert, Okla., Bays fourteen persons, who had taken refuge on an island formed be- tween the new and old channels of Red River, are reported to have been drowned late yesterday when the flood waters covered the place where they had taken refuge. The report lacks verification. Three children of J. H, Roberts, ferry- man, were carried to death yes- terday when the river swept away a tree in which they had taken refuge, south of Lawton. Will, and Newton Slidham were drowned near Henrietta yesterday while attempting to leave their home in a skiff, •-µ-(444444+ WAKENED BY BABY. Captain Braved the Flames to Rescue One of His Mea. Brockville, (Int., despatch: The most disastrous fire lame in many years occurred at an early hour this morn- ing, resulting in the destruction of the large derrick and coal sheds of G. E. Shield d, Company, on the water front. The coal barge Mary Lyon, of the Hall Coal & Towing Company, Ogdens- burg, N. Y., being unloaded at the der- rick, was damaged to the extent of '$2,- 000 before it could be hauled away, Capt. Abbott and hie orew had a miraculous escape. Mrs. Abbott, by chane, hap- pened to awake to attend to her babe, and hearing a crackling noise, !looked out, to find the deck ablaze with the flames rapidly approaching the cabin. She aroused her husband and the mato, Harry Storey. The woman barely had time to descend the ladder to the ehore carrying the babe, in her night clothes, which were scorched. Capt. Abbott performed an heroic act in saving the life of Chas. 'Javier, a deck hand, who was aeleep in the forecastle. The entrance to Lavier's quarters was surrounded by flames, which also cov- ered the deck from the bow to amid- ships. In his `baro feet Capt. Abbott daahed through the fire and smoke until he reached the forecastle. Him ones of "Firel" aroused Lavior, who was twice driven back by the fire before he euececded in emerging from what seemed like a death trap. He immediately dived overboard and escaped. Capt. Abbott's feet and hands were terribly burned, and his clothing also ignited. He is un- der treatment in the hospital, PURCHASE OF BATTLEFIELD, Masa Mseting at Montreal Endorses the Project. Montreal June 1.—At a meeting of citizens held )hie afternoon In the City Council Chamber, a resolution wit un- animously adopted approving the pro- ject for raising pnblie subscriptions throughout the Dominion for the pur- pose 'of Purchasing the Plains of Abra- ham and the Battlefield of St. Foye and handing them over se a national park to the City of Quebec. It was further re- solved to ask the city of Montreal to contribute a stun of ten thousand dol- lars to the fund. •.e CARRIE IN TROUBLE. Pittsburg, June L—Mrs. Carrie Na- tion, of Kansas, who was arrested here yesterday charged with disorderly con- duct for scolding and embarsesing four men in public, was fined $26 and costa or 30 daye to the workhouse to -day by Magistrate Brady. She refused to pay her fine, and will be sent to the Alle-' gheny County workhouse this afternoon. TO SHOT TO -KILL. Mayor's Order In Street Car Strike at Chester. Chester, Pa., June 1.—Absolute quiet prevailed in the atreete of Cheater to- day, following the disorderly scenes of last bight, when crowds of men and boys.' attacked sortie of the ears operated by sten who had taken the places of the striking, mothrrnen and conductors of the Chester Traction Co. Fearing fur- ther trouble, the company decided not to operate the ears until later in the day or until sufficient police protection is provided. Half a dozen ears .were attacked last night in different section', of the city, and several were stoned while pawing through near -by towns. Several shots were fired, but no one 1080 seriously in - lured. Two motormen and two conduc. tore, who were attacked at Eddystone, near hero, while running their wars, have disappeared. The Mayor in a statement to -day Sayre: "We will take care of the eitua- tion thin time oureelves. We have sworn in extra"pbljdeman, and I have instruct- ed them in case of a crisis to shoot to kill BOY WAS HUNGRY. Niagara Falls' Boy Picked Up In Detroit. Detroit, Mich,. June 1.—Howard Boyd, a 10 -year-old boy from Niagara Falls, wandered'. into police headquarters last evening with a man to whom he hod appealed for assistance. Later he was sent to St. Joseph's Home. He claims to be an orphan, who, started out to make his own way in the world, but the police are incredulous and think that he Parr away from home. He was nearly famished when given a meal by a citizen to whom lie applied, and who after- wards took him to the truant officer. CHAIR AS WEAPON. Guelph {{Aldermen lake Rough Hennes at Meetlag. Guelph despatchl An exalting meeting of the Board of Works Committee was held yesterday afternoon, which almost ended in a fight, one alderman going af- ter another with a chair, while tea Diay- or and others got out of the room. The trouble arose over the Eremosa Bridge contract, the lowest being for a steel bridge at $0,400 from the Western Bridge Co. which was finally accepted. Ald.:Hamilton and olbgn favored the cement tender of a local man at a high- er price. This started an exchange of personalities, which ended In a regular break out with the chairman, Aid. Car- ter. TO FIGHT CHARGES. Fruit Growers Resist New Scale In Toronto. A Hitphflton despatch are: Fruit growers who send shipments to Toronto have decided to fight the new schedule of cartage charges in that city. The growers have pledged themselves not to submit to this schedule of extra charges, and are organizing with a view to selling their small fruits f. o, b, al railway stations. Thier action will com- pel the commission merchants to become wholesale fruit merchants instead of re- ceivers of consignments of fruit for sale. II •. THE TRUTHFUL BOY, He Helps Make Life Worth Living cn Many a Family. Robert Burdette says: "How people do trust a truthful boyl "We never worry about him when ho is out of sight. We never say, `I wonder where he Is; I wish 1 knew what he is doing; I wonder whom he is with; I wonder why he doesn't come homer' Nothing of the Bort. We know that he Is all right, arid that when he comes home we will know all about it and get it straight. We don't have to ask hint where he is going or how long he will be gone every time he leaves the house. We don't have to call him back and make him `solemnly promise' the same thing over and over. "When he days `Yea, I will,' or 'No, I won't,' just once, that settles It." U. S. CURRENCY. Washin ton, dune 1.— After two hours' deliberation the Republican mem- bers of the conference between the two Houses of Congress on the earreney question reached an agreement to -day, but it was stated that the exact terms would not be made public until the pro- posed bill has been submitted to the full conferonpe, including the Democratic members, It is understood, however, that the bill will follow the general linea tentatively agreed upon. 4-3 NOT MARRIED. , New York, June 1.--Justiee of the Pence W. C. Budenbender 1108 stated officially before the Board of Health in Hoboken that he performed no marriage ceremony for Mune. Anna Gould and Prince Helie de Sagan. • CAPITAL OF THE FAR NORTH. Fort Churchill Terminus of the Iludson's Bay Railway, Ottawa, June 1.—The first move in the direction of establishing a new' out- let for western exports to the seaboard Vitt the proposed Hudson's Ray (nut, i, now being made by the Government. 1 survey party, under the direction of 31r. osier, is being sent out by the Interior Department to lay out the town site of Tort Churchill, the future lue- tropolis of Hudson's Bay and the te'- IninnB of the proposed Hudson's Bay Railway. The future city will be located on the eastern side of the river, oppo• ,site the ruins of old Fort. Prince of Wales, and across the river from the Hudson's City Company's trading post. Plans and drawings of the harbor are also being prepared under the direction of the department. 'Cho present population of Tort Churchill consists of fou' holfbred fam- ilies, a mounted policeman and one set- tler named William bocci, The batter is the only roan whose home is pitched on the future town site. He settled there with his wife before the area in ones. tion WAS reserved for settlement, and is, therefore, entitled to claim n free quar- ter section of 100 acres of city real es- tate. It is expected that the Government measure providing• for the construction of a railway to Hudson's flay will be brought down in the Commons shortly. • PREVENTIVE TENTION. British Bill Aiming to Reform Habitual Criminals. Loudon, June I.-- Monte Secretary (1ludstone introduced in the 1101100 of Commons to -day a bill aiming to reform habitual criminals by 000(011 - atony treatment. .lir, Gladhyqsono said the present system was sufficient de- terrent for 60 to 00 per cent, of pri- soners, but 00119 ' useless for two (emotes, munely, those who are criminal owing to mental or physical deficiency, end those, preferring to lire by crime. '1111 latter laughed at the present sys- tem. They refused a helping hand and were determined not to work, ''1110 bill proposes to follow penal sentences by 11 period of preventive detention until the authorities are assured the prisoners will live honestly :and until age or in- firmity incapacitates them from result). in� 0 life of erinrr. The system, said ,Mt'. (iludstone, is based on hope, not fear. It would enable a man to effect his own release. The bill passed its first rend- ing. DROWNED IN BAY LAKE. Two Swedish Prospectors Upset Front a Canoe. Cobalt, despatch: A double drowning (accident took place last week on Bac Lake, when two Swedish prospectors for Mr, Archie Gillies were drowned ,while out flailing in a canoe. They were Eric Heleljus, aged thirty-eight, ;and Otto l'yyliko, aged thirty-one. They were not long out when a squall suddenly 150080 and capsized their canoe, Both bodies were recovered front the lake shortly af- terwards, and were taken in charge by Mr. Charles Campbell, undetaker, of Cobalt. Another Swedish prospector is miss- ing in the Anama-Nipissing region, And it 19 thought that he, too, has been drowned. • HEARST MAKES GAIN. Recount of Two Boxes in New 'York Mayoralty Election in 1905. New York, June L---tu the recount of the ballots cast 111 the Mayoralty' e ec- tion of 11)05, when George 13, McLellan, Gepublieaun, was officially declared elect - ea over 31111iam llandolph Hearst, inde- pendent, by a plurality of 3,400, u re- count of tae contents of two boxes to- day showed a gain for Hearst of 27 votes. Hearst's friends maintain that if the :mew average is maintained he will 1)0 shown to have been elected by 2)100. �1103rd claimed immediately after the election in 1003 that he 1100'been defrauded out of the Alayoralty, turd began proceeding: through the courts ,110 Lc701111, 'o, leading up to the pr(,ent re001101, wo CHINESE MINERS MUTINIED. • Billed Several Mexicans in Town of Santa Rosalie. Victoria, 13. C., June 1.—After hold- ing. up the mining town of Beata }to- s:uia, on the Mexican cast, and kill- ing several Mexicans with 1:nives, 1.1 boisterous street fights, 300 mutinous Chinese miners were slipped away to i ilunzanillo on May 12, according to news received last night by the steam - ex Lonsdale. The 011111ese rioted in the streets and when a mob tried- to drive them out they attacked the Mex. icons w1(11 knives, and when the street as clvured sever111 hacked 0017000 were lying on the roadway. The uii- tlout a- finally sounded up the mu. Lis ,..ut (00)'al00 11061, 1,1 stun 0,1 CIO 01,..11 tiler General Diaz. ♦ • DUG UP BY HOGS. Another Human Relic Recovered on the Gunness Farm. Laporte, lode June 1.—Several hogs, uauoving in the, pond at the saga of a lot on tete Gumless farm near here, toeley brought up a bone of tt 11'an010 arm. This convinced Sheriff Suuttzer that other bodies have been buried be- neath the mud at the bottom of the pond, The entire shore will he gone o'er with long rakes in an effort to bring any bodies tine water Day secrete to the surface.