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Show THE DEED OF A MANIAC. , An Old Dlin'i Awful nine (luring a Moment Mo-ment of MadneaV L.NSivn, ch.'0. 4. The myg tery surrounding the death of a young girl whose body was found in (Irani! river, near Dinioinl.klef fViduy last, was cleared up yesterday morning. The first cliio to the crime was when the body was identified by a Lake Shore conductor as that of a passenger on his train, who was arcompaued by an old man. Then an ollicial of the state public pub-lic school at Coldwatcr identified the body as that of Nellie Gritliu w ho hail been adopted a few days previous by an old man giving thu name of llenre-shot. llenre-shot. Active search was instituted for the old man aud he was located early this morning on a farm near Dimoudale, where ho wna employed. His real name was found to be Russell C. Can-field. Can-field. After being fully identified by the superintendent of the Coldwater school he was arrested and taken to Charlotte. He broke down anil confessed. con-fessed. He said that upon arriving from Cold-water Cold-water with the girl heset out through the woods for the faun where he worked. work-ed. Thev sat down on a log by the water, w nere the body was found.' "The girl began to cry," be said, "and I threw her to tho ground and choked her to death with one hand. I did not outrage the girl audi have no idea why 1 killed her. I must have been insane." Cantield is Hit years old and the age of his victim was 14. It is thought the old mm is crazy. Canlield "was brought into court at Charlotte, pleaded guilty, and Judge Hooker sentenced him to imprisonment for life. I,ast evening he was lodged iu the state prison at Jackson. |