Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-09
Criminal Record.
FIENDIsH OUTRAGEs.

FIENDISH OUTRAGES.
COLUMBIA, S. c., March S.-AbOut fifty men
entered Yorkville, York county, a few days
since, and broke open the front door of Roses
hotel, where the office Of f. NJ Rose, county
treasurer, is located. II is stated that they
came TO obtain possession of Rose, who luckily
escaped. They demolished the papers, records
and furniture of the office, and then destroyed
the liquors in the building, They then mount
ed their horses, which were picketed in the
woods, in the suburbs of the town, and, after
committing several other depredations, repaired
to the residence of Thomas Wright, colored, one
of the IOrkville commissioners, who had also
taken the precaution to be absent.
A day or two succeeding this party of men,
disguised in black, came at midnight to the res
idcnce of a negro named Anderson Brown, living
four miles south Of Yorkville, whom they order
ed to follow them. In short time afterward
his wife heard the reports of firearms. The next
morning Browns murdered body was found
about TWO hundred yards from his house, with
bullet hole through his forehead and several
small shot through his arms and shoulders
Just previous to the above outrages a party Of
disguised men visited the depot at Rock Hill
where they tied the agent, and then destroyed a
large quantity OF state arms, which they could
not carry off. The party was mounted and well
armed. A company of the 18th United States
infantry arrived at Yorkvile on Monday.
ATERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
ALBANY, N. Y, March ga terrible tragedy
occurred here this morning at the residence OF
Doctor Lemuel p. Van Hoosen, Madison ave.
nue.. The doctor, who is of Incorporate habits
had some angry words with his wife
iron griddle, struck her on the back of the head
crushing her skull, and causing her death al.
most instantly. The circumstances becoming
known, the police arrested the doctor, who is
now q raving maniac.
FATAL ARRAY.
Va In,,
negroes at Buffalo Gap last night attempted to
mob another, named Jackson Neville. Two OF
the mob seized Neville, when the latter drew a
knife and vigorously commenced to cut at them
He killed one instantly, and MORALLY wounded
another. He then made his way into his house
where the mob could not yet at him. A few
hours later he was arrested IVA brought to this
place and lodged in jail.
FRAUDS.
TRENTON, n. j., March S.-Fifteen Newark
brewers convicted of fraud on the revenue by
the illegal use Of stamps, were to-day sentenced
to pay fines ranging from $1,000 to 500, respec
lively, two receiving in addition one days i'm.
prisOnment each.
DEFAULTER.
WHEELING, West Virginia, March 9.-Nine
indictments have been found against A. c.
Quarter, defaulting cashier of the Wheeling
savings institution.
TIE FILKINs TRIAL.
ALBANY, March S.-The testimony of the de-
fence commenced in the Filkins case to-day, and
consisted chiefly of evidence Of the honesty and
good character of the prisoner. Aaron Rich.
ardson testified: Was in SCOTS store at the
time the pistol was purchased, and he is salts
fed that the man making the purchase was moi
Filkius; known Filkins for long time, and i,
certain it was not him.
Jno Carck testified Was in the store the
same day, the day before the robbery, and saw
Richardson there at the time the pistol was be
ing loaded and sold.
Other witnesses testified that they had paid
Filkins for bread in large amounts of fractional
notes. This evidence was given to account fol
his having a large amount of this kind Of cur
renry on his person when arrested