The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-10-09
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
Fatal ARRAY.

| Fatal ARRAY.
MEMPHIS, October IA special from
Macon, Mississippi, says at Scorba sta
ton, on the NJ. & o. Railroad yesterday,
W. C. Davis, scalawag, shot and killed
man named Dawson, who fell dead in
the doorway Of the store from the in
side of which Davis fired. Another
fellow, also, named Gilmore, after Daw.
son had fallen, brutally placed a revol-
yer at the dead mans head and fred
two shots through his brain. Dawson,
it seems, was intoxicated. and provoked
the fight. After dark a mob sacked
Gilmore's store, destroying goods
amounting to $4,000.
MERIDIAN, MISS. October Davis
and Gilmore, the two men who assault
ed Dawson at Scibo yesterday, were
taken into custody by the sheriff who,
with his two assistants, started TOR DE
Kalb county Jail, when number of
citizens started in pursuit with the view
of taking the prisoners back to Scibo.
Overtaking them a desperate fight en-.
sued in which guns and pistols were
freely used The sheriff and his assis-
tance, with the two prisoners, were kill
ed outright, and two or three citizens
wounded Great excitement prevails.
Incendiarism.
Last night, at Washingtonville, an
incendiary set fire to the store Of Wiley
Coleman, which, with stock of merch-
andze, was completely destroyed. The
loss will reach $4,000; no insurance.
Fire.
New YORK, October IA fire at
Binghamton this morning, destroyed
Hardiug's sash and door factory, Stew
art's scale works, Ostran's livery stable,
dwellings and other property.
Murder and Suicide.
A frightful tragedy was discovered at
No. 81 Essex street this forenoon.
Julius Steinman, Dane, married Geor-
gia Morril, two years ago, and they have
lived unhappy ever since. She was gay,
visiting friends in the evening, and he
was jealous. He kept a large beer
saloon at the above number. Some
neighbors entering the saloon this fore
noon, beheld Steinman's body hanging
from hook on the lock Of the door,
and alarmed the populace, who, enter
ing, found the dead body Of Mrs. Stein
man in chair, as if killed while sitting
up. A small bloody knife was found
on the floor, covered with blood; a
broken club was also found. The room
was in complete disorder, dishes broken,
lamps smashed, NC, showing evidence
of some struggle. Mrs. Steinman
was covered with bruises, the skull was
smashed in, and several stabs were on
the body. She had been out last night,
and did not return till midnight, when
Steinman killed her and then hung
himself.
Last evening the bodies of Anna
Wagner and her husband, Carl Wagner,
were found in their rooms in tenement
house in Newtown, Long Island, in a
decomposed state. The body of the
woman was horribly mutiated; her
head was broken with some blunt in
strument and she had bruises on every
part of her body. 1t was evident that
a great crime had been committed. 1t
has been aseertained that the couple
had frequently quarreled, and it is sup
posed that her husband killed her dur
ing one ofthese alterations. On Tues
dav, the neighbors heard shrieks and
sounds of blows proceeding from their
rooms. The Coroners jury last night
were investigating the case.
Attempted Suicide.
CHICAGO, October IA man named
w. w. Parks, from Davenport, Iowa,
attempted to commit suicide here yes
terday. 1t seems that this conduct was
brought about by reason Of the conduct
of his wife, who left her husband on
Thursday and came to Chicago, deter
mined not to live with him any longer.
lie came here and tried to reconcile the
wife and induce her to return home. On
Tuesday afternoon he proceeded to the
Holmes house and had an interview with
his wife, but to no purpose. Yesterday
afternoon while sitting in the office OF
of the hotel, to all appearance in good
spirits, he placed pistol at his head
lust back of his ear and fired. The
ball glanced and came out about the
middle Of the head. At last accounts
he.was very easy, and in fair way Of
recovery.
Fatal Accident.
BKooKLYS, October IA quantity OF
timber fell upon a workman named
Miles McKenna, employed in Ham
monds sugar refinery and killed him.