The Daily News Batavia, Genesee County, New York State August 10-1897 WIFE MURDERER WIRED. Frank CONROY in the Chair of Death at Dannemora. Dannemora.--Frank C. CONROY, the Ogdensburg wife murderer, was successfully executed at Clinton prison today. On the morning of May 20, 1896, CONROY returned to his home in Ogdensburg from Montreal, where he had "gone broke." Walking into the house, he accused his wife of unfaithfulness. Angered at her denials he snatched up a carving knife and hacked her head and throat until she was dead. The woman was nearly decapitated by the time CONROY's jealous hate was satisfied. His two little daughters, one five and the other seven years of age, witnessed the butchery. CONROY gave himself up at once, saying he was satisfied to take his punishment. CONROY had considerable local reputation as an athlete and a drunkard. + + ACCIDENT OR MURDER? A Woman of the Town Met Sudden Death in Buffalo this Morning. Buffalo.--Lottie BRADLEY, for years a well known woman of the town, died at the Fitch Hospital at 7:45 o'clock this morning. Her violent death was a fitting finale to her checkered and wild career. She was either thrown or fell from a window of No. 324 Ellicott street about 3 o'clock. The police investigated and 13 arrests were made in connection with the case. All the suspects were released except Mamie O'BRIEN, Minnie KELLY, George BURLINGHOFF, and Adolph ROSEMAN, who are held as witnesses. The Coroner is of the opinion that a murder has been committed. The police are now at work taking statements from those who have been held as witnesses. Their work of ferreting out the matter is particularly hard owing to the fact that the BRADLEY woman failed to make any statement whatever. She was unconscious for considerable time at the hospital before her death. At such times, however, when a faint gleam of intelligence returned to her rapidly failing powers, she refused positively to make any kind of a statement. The hospital doctors could get nothing from her. She refused to say whether she had fallen or whether she was thrown from the window. + + SOLD HIM TO A WIDOW. Mrs. ROBINSON of New York Disposed of Her Husband for $25 Cash. New York.--Mrs. Hannah ROBINSON, 25 years old, sold her husband John for $25 to Mrs. Jennie GRAY, a widow, last Thursday and now she wants him back, but John and the widow propose to stick to the agreement. The ROBINSONS were married in Scotland in 1888 and have a two-year old son who is being cared for by the grandfather, who lives in Jersey City. They live at no. 621 West Forty-fifth street and opposite them lives the widow GRAY, who deals in oil cloth. They are hucksters and peddle oil cloth. Recently Mrs. ROBINSON noticed that her husband was becoming infatuated with Mrs. GRAY and offered to sell him to her for $25. The widow agreed and articles of sale were drawn up by a notary. The money was paid over and John took up his quarters with Mrs. GRAY. After Mrs. ROBINSON had spent the money, just three days, she demanded the return of her husband. Mrs. ROBINSON procured a summons for Mrs. GRAY, but the latter disregarded it and then began proceedings for divorce, but before the papers could be served John and Mrs. GRAY moved over to New Jersey, without the jurisdiction of this State. + + FIRST SHIPMENT OF STATE HOPS. Waterville.--The first bale of the New York State '97 hop crop was shipped today from here to Boston. Price paid, 25 cents per pound. + + WORK OF FIRE IN ROCHESTER. Rochester.--Fire broke out early this morning in the barn of Simon BLOOM at No. 18 Catherine street. The flames spread, burning the rear of St. Matthew's church and doing about $1,000 damage. The big icehouses of KENDORF Brothers, near this city, were struck by lightning at 6 o'clock this morning and burned to the ground. The loss is estimated at $25,000, with $14,000 insurance. + + BAPTIST PICNIC AT AGRICULTURAL PARK. The Sunday school of the First Baptist church will have a basket picnic on Thursday in Agricultural park. Carryalls will be at the church about 9:30 a.m. for those of the school who would like to go. Games of various kinds will be indulged in and with swings and hammocks there should be a good time. + + submitted by Linda C. Schmidt