Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 122, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1904 — TONGUE BURNED OUT. [ARTICLE]

TONGUE BURNED OUT.

NEW YORK MAN ATTACKS WIFE IN ATROCIOUS MANNER, Whips Her Into Insensibility and Then Thrusts Red-Hot Iron Into Her Mouth—Thief Shoots Himself When Capture Seems Inevitable. Joseph G. Riley was arrested in Elmira, N. Y., charged with murderously assaulting his wife at their home in that city. The woman is in a hospital and is not expected to live. In his cell Riley Diked freely of the assault. He said that he had had a dispute with his wife over money matters. He first attacked her with his fists, knocking her down. Then he stripped off her clothes and whipped her with the butt end of a heavy whip into insensibility. The flesh was horribly cut. He then thrust a hot iron into her mouth, burning away part of the tongue. Riley also applied the iron to her body and kicked the unconscious woman. He then left the house. Recovering consciousness, the woman made her way to the home of a neighbor, who cared for her until the next day. Riley is held to await the result of his wife’s injuries. The couple have been married ten years.

OWNS TRAIN HOLD-UP. Bandit Wounded in St. Louis Battle Looted Illinois Central Special. Believing himself about to die, Wil’ liam Morris, alias Blair, the leader of the three suspects Who 'killed Detectives Shea and Dwyer in a desperate battle in St. Louis, and who V as himself wounded in vital organs, confessed having been implicated in two train robberies, after his identification by railroad men as one of the four men who robbed the Pullman passengers on the Illinois Central “Diamond Special,” between Harvey and Madison, 111., Aug. 1. Identification was made by Lawrence B. Combs, conductor of the train which was robbed; W. E. Sheppard, the baggageman, and William H. Burch, flagman at Madison. “Yes,” said Morris, “I’m going to die .and I might as well tell the whole thing. We took a tramp and had him rifle the pockets of the~passengers m that robbery. 1 held up alone the Big Four station agent at Mattoon, 111. This was two weeks ago. I got $458 and a hammerless revolver. I used this gun in the fight yesterday afternoon. We held up a special world’s fair train at Columbus Junction, lowa, the latter part of July. We got nothing in that job.”

PREFERS DEATH TO ARREST. Thief Who Stole $1,271 from Factory Shoots Self When Crowd Pursues. Preferring death to arrest, a daring thief who had stolen $1,271 shot and fatally wounded himself when pursued and in danger of capture. The man had entered the J. S. Mundy Machine works in Newark, N. J., and succeeded in carrying off several packages of money. Just as his pursuers reached him he placed a revolver at his head and fired twice. Previously he had fired at but missed his pursuers. Before he lost consciousness the thief said his name was James Wilson and that he had no home. The packages containing the money were found in the breast of his coat. Timber Sold ut Auction. State Auditor Iverson of Minnesota has sold at auction twenty-eight out of 114 parcels of pifie timber offered for sale at the State capitol. The timber is located in St. Louis, Lake and Itasca counties and the priceS ranged from $7 to $9 per 1,000. The Sheevlin Carpenter Company of Minneapolis paid $9 per 1,000 for 3.300.000 feet of pine. The total sales were $289,671. Banker Gone with $35,000. Allen Parker, cashier of the First National bank of Tullahoma, Tenn., is missing and is aHeged to be short about $35,000 in his accounts. He is also deputy revenue collector at Tullahoma. Bank Examiner R. D. Garrett has taken charge of the books of the bank, whose officers will make good the shortage.

Russians Fire on British Boats. The Russian Baltic fleet fired on a fleet of British fishing vessels off Hull, England, in the night, sinking onp boat, killing the captain and mate and wounding a score of the crew. Another vessel is missing and is believed to have been sunk with all on board. Eighteen Hurt in Wreck. In a rear-end collision between two trolley cars on the Westboro and Marlboro Street railway two and one-half miles west of Westboro, Mass., eighteen ■people were injured. It is believed all of them will recover. Slippery rails are accountable for.the accident, < < Chaplain Drummed front Navy. Chaplain Joseph F. McGrail is reported to have been dismissed from the navy on a charge of scandalous conduct, the edict being issued by a coifrt martial on the Asiatic station. Chaplain McGrail sought to resign, bitt Admiral Folger insisted on the trial. Panama Seeks Concessions. Panama seeks many concessions in a new commercial treaty with the United States following the visit of Secretary of War Taft to the isthmus. Japs Make Make Desperate Charges. Hundreds of Japanese laid down their lives in a desperate charge against Russian positions near Bensihu und prevented the capture of the town. Young Violinist Kills Himself. A young American violinist, fearing failure, committed suicide in New York on the eve of being accepted as a member of the Metropolitan orchestra. Race in Building Big Ships. A shipbuilding race between the New York ami Mare Island, San Francisco, navy yards has begun in the construction of two colliers authorized by the last Congress. They are to be the largest and fawtert boats of their class in thf world. Each will be about 500 feet ir length and cost about <1,250,000.