Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-18
Criminal Record.


NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-On Friday night three
ties were placed across the Southside railroad
track, between Bellmore and Merrick Had not
man discovered the distractions the train
would undoubtedly have met with a serious dis
aster, as the ties were directly over a pond
twenty feet deep. The company has offered a
reward OF $500 for the arrest of the offender
DARING RoBBER.
JERSEY CITY, Sept. 17-John Russell, conf
dental clerk in a banking house in New York
city, was returning through South street to his
home on Warren street, on Jersey city heights.
Friday night, when he was knocked down by a
butcher named Robert Houghey. Russell
quickly recovered himself and ran. Houghey
followed in pursuit and overlook him in front of
his home. He again knocked Russell down and
beat him iearfully. When Russell finally got
into the house he discovered that he had been
robbed of S125 in money and of the jewelry
upon his person. Houghey is now in Jail await
ing trial.
STARVED A BOY TO DEATH.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, Sept. IA dispatch from
flShklll landing says that little boy aged seven
years, belonging TO the "strong woman" of
OBren's mcnagerie, died of starvation at
Stormyille on Thursday night. The dispatch
adds that while at Stormville he was shut up
IN room alone, with his hands tied behind his
back Looking from a window he begged the
COOK to get him piece of bread. She got
ladder to ascend to the window, and threw the
drop of blood in him. 1t is said that the wo-
man bought the child in Paris for 500, to per-
form with her in the menagerie. The little fell
low was buried. Steps have been taken to ar
rest the woman.
GALLONS VICTIMS.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 17.-John Williams,
Alfred de Carraux and Noel, alias Madison
Hampton, all cOored were hanged yesterday
in st. James parish, for the murder of Frank
Monleath, May 10. They were executed on the
spot where the murder was committed. The
sheriff, executioner, the jailer and the guards
were all coored men.
A MURDERoUs sTEP.FATHER.
WAvERLY, Va, Sept 17.-At Wakefield, on
Friday, the second down freight train ran over
negro boy aged fourteen years. completely sew
ering one of his legs and horribly mangling the
other. The boy had been tied on the track with
ropes by his step-father to be whipped and while
the man was in the woods gathering switches,
the train passed over the boy who was helpless
to avert his fate The authorities have taken
steps to punish the brutal father
THE MENAGERIE RIOT AT PAwLING.
PAwLlNG, N. Y, Sept. 17.-No one was killed
IN the riot though several persons were serious
ly injured. The Cramer hotel was cleaned out
by the mob, and the baggage car of the up eX-
press train, which stood on the track at the sta
ton, was robbed. The treasurer of 0Brien's
menagerie was around to-day endeavOring to set
tic the matter. No arrests have been made.
NORFOLK, Va, Sept. IA serious ARRAY oc-
Cured last night between the members of the
United and the Hope fire companies. About
twenty shots were fired. Two men were seri-
0usly and four slightly wounded. The rioters
were arrested. Steps will be Immediately taken
to abolish the volunteer system, and substitute
a paid department.
M'GEHAN
CINCINNATI, Sept. 1.-THE jury, in the case
of Thomas Mcclellan indicted for the murder of
Thomas Myers, at Hamilton, Ohio, on trial at
Dayton, returned verdict OF guilty of murder
in the second degree. The jury were out twelve
hours, and announced their verdict at five
o'clock this morning. In aprevious trial of this
case, it will be remembered that one of the de-
tendant's counsel was the late c. l.. Vallandig-
ham, who lost his life in illustrating his theory
Of the cause Of Myers death. The case will
probably go to higher court.
BURGLARY.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 1.-THE store of B. Presley
20. was entered by burglars Friday night and
robbed of $1,000 in bonds and $50 in cash.
SELF DEFENCE.
SAN Francisco, Sept. Thames Dennis
was shot dead by Joseph Willis near Oakland,
Oregon, Friday. Willis claims that he acted in
self defence.
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