Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, March 25, 1875
Marriages
TAYLOR - CROSBY: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], March 13th, by Rev. W.J. Judd, Mr. Andrew Taylor of Redfield, Oswego Co. [NY], to Miss Ida Crosby of Oxford [Chenango Co. NY].
HEADY - GUILE: At the residence of the bride, in King Settlement [Chenango Co. NY], March 14th, by E.K. Buell, Esq., Mr. E.S. Heady of New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Ruth M. Guile, of King Settlement.
LEWIS - BRIGHAM: March 19th, by Rev. A. B. Jones, Mr. Mancel C. Lewis of Preston [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Ellen Brigham, of Oxford [Chenango Co. NY].
CURTIS - PHELPS: In Remsen, Oneida Co. [NY], March 23d, by Rev James Caote, Mr. Elbert Curtis of Preston [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Alice E. Phelps of Remsen.
Deaths
LEACH: At Rockwell's Mills, (Guilford) [Chenango Co. NY], March 19th, Mrs. Mahala U. Leach, widow of the late Willard Leach, of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], in the 58th? year of her age.
BURLISON: In Guilford [Chenango Co. NY], March 16th, Mr. Frederick L. Burlison eldest son of Hiram Burlison, aged 24 years and 6 months.
Mr. Frederick Burlison, a son of Hiram Burlison, died on the 16th inst. after a short illness, aged about 25 years. He resided some three miles east of our place. He leaves a wife and two children.
POWELL: In Plymouth [Chenango Co. NY], March 23d, of scarlet fever, Florence [Powell] daughter of Wallace D. Powell, aged 4 years and 3 months.
NEWMAN: In New York, March 13th, Mrs. Phebe Newman, aged 76 years, mother of Mrs. Daniel Noyes, of this village [Chenango Co. NY]. Her remains were brought to this place [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY] and interred on the 17th inst.
BASSETT: In New Berlin Centre [Chenango Co. NY], March 2d, Mrs. Julia Bassett widow of the late Christopher Bassett aged 86 years 1 month and 9 days.
Mrs. Julia Bassett, widow of the late Christopher Bassett, died at the Centre on the 2d inst. at the advanced age of 86 years 1 month and 9 days. She was born in Connecticut, married at 16 and removed to New Berlin in the winter of 1809, where with her husband, she settled on the farm, where she died. She was the mother of twelve children, nine of whom are still living, and all but one attended their mother's funeral. She was an estimable lady, and a consistent and worthy member of the Baptist church. [Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, Mar. 25, 1875]
CHASE: In North Afton [Chenango Co. NY], March 18th, Ada [Chase] daughter of James W. Chase, aged 4 years.
PLACE: In Cincinnatus, March 8th, Mr. Thomas Place, aged 86? years.
George Stevens, aged eighty years, a soldier in the war of 1812, died at Castle Creek [Broome Co. NY] on the 10th.
Chenango Telegraph Norwich, NY, March 25, 1875
Deaths
HARRINGTON: On the 20th inst. in the village of New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY], of Scarlet Fever, after an illness of about 36 hours, Merrit M. [Harrington], aged 6 years and 7 months. Also, on the 20th inst. of the same disease, Samuel W. [Harrington] aged 3 years and 4 months, only children of H.H. and Maria T. Harrington, of the above-named place.
TRACY: At Plymouth [Chenango Co. NY], on the 5th inst, after a brief illness, Charles Tracy aged ?years.
COMSTOCK: In Earlville [Madison Co. NY], on the 18th? inst. after a brief illness, Fannie [Comstock wife of S.L. Comstock, and sister of Dr. W.H. Stuart of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], aged 28 years.
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MITCHELL: In Providence, R.I. on the 8th inst., the infant daughter of Dr. John W. and Fannie E. Mitchell.
MITCHELL: In Providence, R.I. on the 10th inst. Fannie E. [Mitchell] wife of Dr. John W. Mitchell, formerly of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY] and daughter of George Mason of Providence.
Our obituary column announces the death at Providence, of the infant child and wife of Dr. John W. Mitchell, formerly of this village. It was scarce a year since that we announced the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. M. and their pleasant bridal trip to this village. Here they were greeted by many friends, who, though their acquaintance with Mrs. Mitchell was but brief, found in her a lady of rare merit and womanly virtues, and her sudden and early decease has cast a gloom over all who met her, as well as the many friends of her husband here. In his great affliction, Dr. Mitchell has the sympathy of our entire community.
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Assassination of an Editor
One of those horrible crimes which shock entire communities was committed at Vineland, N.J. on Friday morning last. In this case the victim was a well-known former resident of this county, Mr. Uri Carruth, son of the late Deacon Levi Carruth, of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], formerly of Pharsalia, where we believe Uri was born, and brother of Mrs. William Card, of this village.
The perpetrator of the crime was Mr. Charles K. Landis, the founder and original proprietor of Vineland. In his proprietorship he has "lorded it" over his tenants, and, indeed, everybody else in the vicinity, with merciless sway. In this habit he was uninterrupted until some seven or eight years since, when Mr. Carruth purchased the Independent, a newspaper there, and at once commenced to edit it in the interest of the people, and not in that of the landlord. This naturally set the "proprietor" and editor at loggerheads, and the sore has never healed over. Whenever Mr. Carruth saw the oppressions of Landis, he failed not to cry out against him, and in this he was amply sustained by the people.
Like all quarrels, however, this did not confine itself to the individuals alone. It extended to the families as well, and this was the immediate cause of the final quarrel, which led to the assassination of Carruth, by Landis. Among the references to Landis in the Independent, the following appeared in the last number, which is supposed to have had reference to Landis, and his domestic troubles.
"A prominent Vinelander sat down by the side of his loving wife on the sofa and looked up in her eyes and called her a duck and a birdie, rabbit and all the other endearing names. Then he told her he wanted she should learn the use of a revolver, so that in his absence she could protect their home and silverware and defend the honor of Vineland. Then he went off and bought an elegant seven-shooter and a nice target. then he sat up the target in one end of the parlor and gave her a first lesson in shooting. Then he told her he wanted she should practice every day. Then he went away for a week. When he returned, he found the revolver on the other side of the looking glass. the parlor door resembled a bad case of smallpox and the furniture looked as though it had been indulging in a wrestle with a Burlington County hailstorm. Did he walk up to his wife and sicken her with the endearing names of the birds and four-footed beasts? Not much! He marched out into the street in his shirt sleeves, with but one boot on, and that patched over the big toe. Then he went galloping up and down, telling every man he met, confidentially that his wife was crazy. Then he went off and tried to get her into a private insane asylum. Yes, he did, the wretch!"
It will be seen that there was a careful avoidance of names in the article, but no one who knew them could mistake the parties aimed at. On Friday morning Mrs. Landis handed her husband the paper and called his attention to the article. Landis immediately started out to find its author. Entering the office of the Independent he asked to see Mr. Carruth. Mr. C. had a few moments before stepped out into the street, and Henry Wilbur, the foreman, sent a boy to call him back. When the editor entered his business office, Landis drew a revolver from his pocket and cocked it. Mr. Carruth fled for safety into the printing room, but Landis followed him and fired. The ball entered the back of Carruth's head, and penetrated the brain. He sank to the floor. Landis, holding in his hand a slip of paper containing the obnoxious article, pointed to the prostrate body, and excitedly exclaimed "My poor, crazy wife showed me this, and this is the result." Officer Corhes, who was sent for, took Landis into custody and carried him before Justice Loughran. The accused waived an examination and was committed to jail at Bridgeton to await trail. His wife accompanied him to the jail.
Medical attendance was immediately summoned, but the physicians, discovering with the aid of the probe that the ball had penetrated the brain, decided that nothing could be done to save Carruth's life. He recovered consciousness shortly after the shooting and retained it during part of the day. He relapsed into insensibility in the afternoon and was still alive on Monday afternoon and apparently easier. There is however, but little hope of his recovery.
Mrs. Card upon hearing by telegraph of the dreadful occurrence, hastened to Vineland where she still remains awaiting the issue of the tragedy.
The excitement created by the affair was very intense. People flocked in groups to the office of the Independent and frequent threats of Lynch law were uttered. It is likely that if Landis had not been removed at once to jail, he would have suffered violence at the hands of the citizens. Indeed, it was only by flanking the gathering crowd that the danger was escaped.
As we have said, Mr. Carruth is a native of this County [Chenango Co. NY], and is in his fiftieth year. In his early days he was an inmate of our academy where he was marked as a close student and noted for his geniality, though not without his strong likes and dislikes. He graduated at Hamilton College, and was admitted to the bar at Berlin, Wis., where he subsequently established the Green Lake Spectator. In 1868 he purchased the Vineland Independent and has since continued its editor as above stated. He was noted for his tenacity in the advocacy of what he deemed to be right. His family consists of a wife and five children. His life was insured for $6,000.
Charles K. Landis is known both in this county and Europe as the founder of Vineland. He studied law with B.H. Brewster, of Philadelphia and was admitted to the bar before reaching maturity. with a Mr. Burns he started the town of Hammonton, N.J., but in 1861 he sold out his interest and purchased the Vineland tract of 50.000 acres. Then little more than a sandy barren and wilderness, but which today has a population of nearly fifteen thousand. The particulars of his somewhat romantic marriage with the daughter of Commodore Meade, seven years ago, will be remembered by all. The Commodore bitterly opposed the match and was incarcerated for a time in Bloomingdale Asylum. Landis visited Europe last year, and his wealth is estimated at a little short of a million.
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