The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-06-28
Last Sunday Frank Schempf, Of the firm OF r

the country. About ! o'clock they stopped il
the wood of Daniel Vanmeter, near town, an,
spreading their lunch on the grass, were quietl
eating, when Mr.. Vanmeter came up, greatl
excited and not only ordered them away, bu
undertook forcibly to take the gun from Schempi
! In the scuffie the gun went of, the contents O
both barrels entering schempfs body and kill
ing him instantly Vanmeter and his hiret
man have been bound over to answer the chsrg,
Of manslaughter.
Friday morning of last week Stephen Deshsy
and Henry Wilkinson, his step-father, had Al
alteration at their farm three miles from Belle
vile, H., resulting in Wilkinson shooting De
shays, killing him instantly.
John Green, a wealthy German bachelor Twins
at Cankston, near Dubuque, Iowa, was fount
dead in his room, his face black and swollen, ant
blood flowing from his nose and mouth. 1t i,
supposed that he was murdered and robbed
AT Salem, Ind, on Friday oflsst week, a mar
named Hebron shot Mr.. Halstead, killing him
instantly. Not satisfied with the result, the
murderer took his victim to cellar and beat on,
his brains with the but of his revolver.
At Mansfield, O., on Sunday, two negroes
smcared Newfoundland dog with tar, and set
it on FIRE; the dog ran under house and set i,
on fire A sick woman in the house was thrown
into commissions and her life despaired Of The
house was not entirely destroyed,
Nathan T. Hanson, living some miles from
Monroe, Wis, was in the habit of getting drunk
and abusing his wife, and on the Goth, having
badly beaten her. he put her in the COW stable
for the night. The woman, instead Of accepting
such bed, walked to Monroe and made com.
plant to the County Judge. He directed the
Sheriff TO go to Hanson's house, get some furni.
ture, and place the woman in a house in Monroe
While the Sheriff, accompanied by the woman,
was at Hanson's house getting the furniture,
&c, Hanson seized monkey wrench and dealt
the woman blow on the head that killed her.
| At Sidney, near Omaha, on the 2lst, two white
men and negro entered the house Of Mr.. D.
O'Donnel, and after robbng the house shot Mrs
O'Donnell, leaving her in a critical condition
The robbers were followed by company Of cit.
zens next morning, overtaien, the negro killed,
and the others MORALLY wounded.
Near Belmont, Tenn, Sunday before last, while
a man named Crittenden and his wife had gone
to church, leaving four small children at home,
the next oldest took i. from him and ran into
the yard. The others followed, and in the yard
the boy with the pistol fired into the group, kill
ing his eldest brother, and wounding another
brother and q sister.
At Evansville, Ind, on the 22d, Palmer Davis, a
rolling mill hand, in drunken fit, without ap-
parent cause, shot and killed Patrick Foldey,
and badly wounded another man named John
Ryan.
At Wheeling, Va, on Sunday Isaac Freeze
quarrled with his wife, when she attacked him
with poker and fire shovel. These were wrested
from her, upon which the woman drew her little
pistol and lodged bullet in the good mans
breast, which settled him.
At Mill Creek, near Fortress Monroe, same day
William Hersh, soldier from the garrison, was
murdered. He was struck on the head with
slung shot by an unknown party, and died in a
few minutes. A man named Davis has been ar.
rested on suspicion.
On the farm of Mr.. Humphrey, opposite vieks-
burg, Miss, lived an honest negro family, who
had boy years old, remarkably bright and
sprightly. Six months ago the mother had an.
other child and this elder one finding the baby was
attracting much of the attention that was form
erly bestowed upon himself became jealous oft
and taking advantage Of the absence Of the par.
ents one day recently, he took brick bat and
going to the cradle, deliberately mashed the
baby's head to jelly and carried the body to the
woods and concealed it.
Near Augusta, Mo, on the 2lst, young Ger
man girl named Lizzie Koch, living with farmer
named Hnkeats, was cent out in the morning TO
pick berries for dinner. She was followed by
negro who had been prowling around for several
days and whose name is unknown, and on reach
ing the woods the negro forcibly seized the girl,
ravished her, and then attempted to cut her
throat. few hours afterwards the girl was
found, still alive, but unconscious The whole
Reighborhood started in pursuit Of the negro, whs
was found next day, and the girl having mean
time recovered her consciousness fully identified
him. The negro was instantly tried by Judge
Lynch and hanged, not however, until be had
made full confession Of his guilt The girl is not
expected to survive.
Half n mile from Jenesville, Wis, in mser0.
BILE hovel, on piece Of rented ground lived two
egroes-Simpson Walker and George Washing
ton-with white woman named Rachel Thomas
for housekeeper, common bed-fellow &c. The
negroes were common thieves, and having stolen
some sheep from man named Kyser, the wo-
man "peached" on them. The negroes were ar.
raigEed for the theft, but when the trial came on,
the only witness in the case the aforesaid Rachel,
was missing. The premises were seasched, the
ncighborhood enquired Of, but there was no trace
to be found. Foul play was suspected, and the
negroes we're locked up. A day OF two afterwards
the woman was found some 20 rods from the ne
sroes' hut, roughly buried, with her throat cut.
There is no doubt the negroes killed her to get
her out Of the way as . witness.
Shuler d Patter, the new publishers and
proprietors of the Freeport BUlletfa, have our