Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-11
THE NORTHERN KU-KLUX.
Bloody ARRAY in Illinois.
Ku. KluX Letters In Kansas.

''CIeaninE OUt n BrOther-in Law.
CHICAGO, July 10.-Wm. Blair, brake
man on the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad, was shot and instantly
killed at Leland, Illinois, on Saturday
evening, on tie 4th inst. Blair was in
Aurora, got up fight and nearly killed q
young man by striking him on the head
with stave. A short time since Blair
sent for his brother, Laban Blair, in Ohio,
to come on and help clean out his brother
in-law named Sheperd. They went to
Shepard's house on Saturday evening,
and commenced the cleaning out process,
when Sheperd seized musket and shot
Blair through the heart. Blair after fall
ing raised himself on his elbow, drew a
revolver and discharged four shots t
Sheperd, one of which entered his leg.
Blair then fell back and expired.
The Blsirs were the worst young men
in this section of country. They be-
longed to gang of horse thieves. Will
liam stabbed man with butcher knife
in meat market at Somonauk, three
years ago, when only sixteen years old.
he escaped the penitentiary on account
of his age. He has since committed every
crime in the calendar. Laban, theelder,
has served term in the penitentisry for
horse stealing. He was arrested for steal
ing a watch in Aurora, four years ago,
committed to jail, dug through the wall
and escaped. Three months afterWard
he was arrested al SomOnsuk, after each
had exchanged pistol shots. Laban again
escaped justice by some technical inform
atty, and went bsck to Leland. The
same night he broke open trunk belong
ing to a wedding party In the depot,
and robbed it of $3.50 worth of clothing
and wedding presents After his brother
was shot, he declared that he should shoot
Shepherd on sight. Shepherd is man
of responsibility.
''Heil's Half Acre.''
At place called 'iHell's Half Acre, y
near Lewiston, ILL.,, on the night of the
8th while party of peacesble Swedes,
In harmless mirlh at saloon, three
well known despersdoes, named Lemuel
Purdy, Lawrence Purdy and Sam Mich
olson, entered the place with clubs and
commenced beating the Swedes. Befo1e
they could escape from their assailants
Charley Adder was beaten to death, and
two other Swedes seriously injured. The
ruffians are now in jail.
Seigenmeyer.
The trial of Alfred Seigenmeyer for
the murder of VIM. Gambleton in this
city, in January last, was commenced in
the Criminal Court to>day, Judge Booth,
presiding. The day was exhausted in
obtaining jury.
A Woman Frightened out of her
Wits, Kills her Child and Tries to
XIII Herself.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, July 10.-The State
Record gives the follow particulars of
the Murdoch tragedy at Eldorado: Mrs.
Murdoch had been agitated over threats
that had been sent her husband, growing
out of the county seat question. A let
ter had been sent to Murdoch containing
q picture of q man with rope around
his neck. The sight. of the picture
seemed to unsettle her mind. She one
evening secured razor and hid i: in her
trunk. Several days after she asked her
husband which of their two children he
liked best, and the one killed was not the
one he expressed preference for. She
cut the head of the child nearly off and
it died instantly. She then cut her own
throat, but fortunately, she only severed
the wind pipe, and did not touch the jul
gulsr vein. The wound was Immediately
closed and she Is improving fast.
From the time of the reception of the
picture with the rope around the neck,
she had watched every stranger that
came into town, fearing they had come
to hang her husband. On the day of the
tragedy she saw the Hon. Sidney Clarke
and two other gentlemen ride into town,
and thought she saw rope in wagon.
she Immediately seized the child, ran
behind the house, and cut its throat, as
described.
Fatal Leap of a burglar,
NEW YORK, July 10.-Fred. Hennel, a
burglar, being discovered this morning in
a house on East Ninth Street, Jumped
from the second story window, and re-
ceiyed fatal injuries.
The Street Car Murderer,
The appeal to the Governor for the
of the sentence of the
murderer Foster, has been postponed.
Pending the result, argument will be had
before the general term in October, on
the exceptions taken by the prisoners
council during the progress of the trial.