A Horrible Crime

The bloodiest crime over perpetratod in Sblawassee connty was committed Beven miles west of Owosso on the even Ing of June 8d. Daniel Pulton, Bged ü'.! years, rut the throat of, and practieally disembowt l it, Alexander Holmes, a farmer, killed his wife, Mm. llanïet l'ulton, and slashed bis vn 11 throat from car toear. The motive tor the crime was jealousy, and a Btrange feature of the case Is thal all the partles were of advanced ae, Uciim-s. whó Is .r5. belng the youngest, wliilc all ore the white hair and Other martes of time tliat are generally taken to denote the perlodof llfe when the passlons do nut lead tu violent and bloody extremes. A month ago Faltón married a domestlc worklng it one Holmes, on liis farm In MIddlebury. Fulton becajTie exceedlngly ealous of Holmes' attentions to lus wife. On ihe night of the 8d he claims he caught Liu1 couple i" a compromlslng sltoation. Aiming hlmself with a long knlfe he weni to the door, cal led Bolmee out. and without warning attacked andstabbed blm 'even or rtlght linies, llolmi'slell and expired :i a horl time. Fulton, then thoroughly Infurlated, mshedon hls wife and cui her throat, almos) severlng the head trom the body. Then he hunted up a razor and ent his own throat in i fearful marmer, lic Is uow in jaii with poor chances of recovery.