Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-08
THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR.
Still Fighting i'm Chicago.

CHICAGO, March about 10 o'clockt to-
night another fight occurred between the po-
lice and number of roughs in Clark street,
near Jackson. Officer Cudmore had ar
rested John Haulihan, who was engaged
in row in a saloon, and was taking him
to the station when he was set upon
by number of Hsulihan's friends who beat
him badly and released the prisoner. Some
other officers coming up the ruffians fed,
when Cudmore, who had regained his feet,
fired at them, the ball taking effect in Hauli-
hans side, infiictiDg painful but not dan
gerous wound. Hsulihan was arrested
and conveyed to the station together with
one of bis attempted rescuers.
A Som Arrested for the Murder of his
Mother and Sister.
ST. LOUIS, March IA widow lady
named Nancy Lanxton, and her adopted
daughter, II years old, were found dead in
bed at their home at NATION, Ills, yester-
day morning, with their throats cut from
ear to ear, and common case-knife stick
ing in the wound in Mrs. Lanxton's throat,
and her right hand grasping its handle.
The bodies lay in composed position, ev-
identity having been arranged after death
and nicely covered by the bed-clothes. A
son of Mrs. L2nxton was arrested on sus-
picion of having committed the murder.
From Bad to Worse.
COLUMBUS, March August Gross
man, young German, three years ago W as
compelled to marry a girl with whom he
had been criminally intimate, He soon
left his wife, and after time married girl
in Indiana. The first wife has had Gross
man arrested. -
IeOnOelastfc.
Some unknown person or persons last
night broke open school house in the
north part of the city and smashed the
windows, furniture and apparatus, tore up
valuable books and maps and did all the
damage possible. The loss will be consider
able.
An Unrepentant PrOdigaI.
LOUISVILLE, March IA young man
named VIM. Thomas yesterday spent the
last of a considerable fortune dissipated in
the past five years for bottle of laudanum.
He took the laudanum at the Willard hotel
and was found tonight dead in his bed,
having taken an ounce OF the drug.
south Carolina Ku.KIux.
New YORK, March IA dispatch from
Charleston says negro named Pipton has
OS6n dIICSISu lOT udFlliS, Ol OdJuIuay ldStJ
beaten his wife to death, and then, by
means of kerosene, burned the body in
shocking manner. ...--,......
The Smufty-N0se Horror.
BosToN, March when Lewis Wsg-
ner, the supposed murderer of the women
at Smutty-Nose Island, was arrested last
evening he was disguised in a new suit of
clothes, bis old ones being spoiled with
blood. He ssouuy denied the crime. Wag-
ner was formerly an employee of Mr.. Hont-
| vel, at whose residence the murder was
committed. After his arrival at the house
on the evening of the murder he killed
Cornelia Christensen with one blow of the
axe, and Immediately after struck the other
woman, Lawson, and then asked for the
money, and subsequently crushed Miss
Lawson's head to a jelly. Mrs. HontVel
narrowly escaped.
PORTSMOUTH, n. H, March 5.-Wagner
is expected here at noon. An excited
crowd are in waiting. The Mayor has pr o.
cured squad of marines to guard him.
LATER.-A large crowd of indignant cit
zens were gathered on the arrival of Wag-
ner, the alleged murderer, but there was no
breach of the peace. A guard of marines
was placed in charge of the stationhouse,
where he is temporarily confined. Mrs.
Hontvels condition is considered critical.
| The murdered women were of irrepr6ach-
able character, and quite remarkable for
personal beauty.