Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-30
Criminal Record.


COLUMBIA, $. c., Sept 29.-Ihe town of
Madison, Morgan county, Ga, is excited over
case of lynch law 1t appears that negro was
attempting TO commit an outrage on the person
of girl returning from school, and was arrest
ed and placed in prison. The negroes threat
ened TO rescue him, and this morning q large
body of white men entered the Jail and muir
dcred the negro.
CLERGYMAN on TRIAL.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Sept 29.-fhc trial of Rev.
John A. Gray, charged with immortality and
unministerial conduct, is in progress in this
city The committee, at the opening of the
trial, declined to permit reporters to be present,
but recOnsidercd the matter, and the testimony
is being published,
MURDERERs' DOOM.
SAN Francisco, Sept. %. Two brothers,
named Valencia were yesterday sentenced, ut
Fairfield, SoanO county, to be hanged Noyem-
Der oath, for the murder of Joseph w Hewett.
THE ESCAPED CoNvICTs.
J. T.. Chapman George Roth and 4. B. Par
sons of Washoe county, and Frank Clifford Of
White Pine county, who cscapedilrom the stare
prison Mt Carson, Nevada on the occasion of
the great outbreak, were recapturcd by num-
Der of ranchemen yesterday. The horse of the
missing eXpressman was found shot where the
sheriff of Mono county and posse had battle
with the convictS. The cXpreSsman Is not now
with the gang, so far as can he ascertalned,
and it is feared that he has been killed and his
body secreted
and Black, OF Nye counties, Nevada, escaped state
prisoners from Carson, were captured by two
rancherOS, near Owen Valley. The cOnvIctS
had buta few rounds Of ammunition, which they
used without during harm. Roberts was
wounded dangerously, They confess to having
killed the pony rider, and secrcted his body
about fifteen miles from Wellington. Burke
and Jones, two other convicts, are in Round
Valley, and the officers hope to capture them
before morning.
ANOTHER MURDER.
UTICA, Sept. 29.-Wm. Bennett was shot by
John Maxwell, near DuThamville, this morning,
and died almost Immediately. Maxwell has
been in state prison for horse stealing, and Ben
nett has been living for some years with Mrs.
Maxwell. The murderer is StIll at large.
DAMAGES RECOVERED.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 29.-ln the circuit
court, to-day, Frances Noustery recovered
$4,000 from j. Flynn, for breach of promise
and seduction.
CURIOUS CASE
SAN Francisco, Sept. 29.--Buenyentina Per-
da, alleged To be one OF the Spanish soldiers who
robbed the Spanish army paymaster of S3OO,0GO
in Cuba last winter, gave up S4O,OO in drafts to
Chief of Police Crowley and Spanish Consul
Martin, on the 18th Of this mouth, alleging that
he had been robbed of large part OF the re-
mainder OF his share of the plumber by his ser
want, in Chicago, and lost portion in specuia-
ton in this city. PeTda now sues the officers
and Consul Martin for the money, asserting
that ii was wrongfuly taken from him by them.
ANOTHER FATAL QUARREL.
ATHENS, Ohio, Sept. 29.-Wm. Titions and
Lester Wines, both prominent citizens, bad
quarrel yesterday concerning the division OF
crop of corn during which the latter was fatally
stabbed.
TWELVE YEARS FOR CHILD MURDER.
BALTIMORE, Sept 29.-Catherine johnson,
colored, was to-day sentenced TO twelve wears in
the penitentiary for Ithc murder OF her infant
child.