A Father's Deed

Cadillac, July 29. - At Clark's SidIng, Borth of Mantón, on Friday night Joseph Ashley, in a drunken rag-e, snatched his own child from the hands of his brother and dashed its brains out against a post Ashley was very violent and quarrelsome in the house, and the brother took the child out in the yard to keep it from the father. The father followed him, and, af ter a strug ffle, got the child, and before he could be prevented committed his crime. He was arrested and brought here. The victim was only a baby about 1 year and a half old. When arrested Ashley denied his guilt, charging his brother with the crime. Afterward he confessed. His wife swore at the inquest that his brother was the guilty one. She has been placed under arrest.