Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-16
CRIMINAL.
Feminine Murderers.

EOhhAMAMo AuEuOkcHss
NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-Three women
have been arrested in Brooklyn, charged
with completely in murder. One of the
women is Mrs. Weston, wife of the one
armed man found horribly murdered a week
ago, near Albany, and in her possession was
found seven barreled revolver emptied.
One of the other women is the wife OF Emil
Lowensteir, and another revolver was
found on her with five barrels empty. An.
other woman, unknown, is also arrested.
They were all found in Weston's house, on
Palmetto street, Brooklyn, in one half of
which Lowenstein and wife lived, Weston
occupying the other part. Weston, the
murdered man, was one-armed soldier
and sold prize packages for living, and the
day he left Brooklyn drew considerable
money from the bank, 1t is believed Wes-
toms wife assisted Emil Lowenstein in
numbering her husband; that the wife of
Lowenstein witnessed the murder and the
other woman was cognizant of the affair.
They were all taken to Albany tonight.
ssFamiIy Trouble"
MEMPHIS, Aug. 15.-Wm. Howard, of
Louisville, a stone-cutter employed by An-
ierson s. Venn on the Masonic Temple,
committed suicide last light at his boarding
house by cutting his throat with razor.
He had been drinking hard for several days.
When found this morning he was still alive
and made s'gns for pencil and paper which
being given him he scrawled ''fSmily trou-
BIZ" and,soon after died. After cutting his
throat he stabbed himself five or six times
in the body.
Desperate struggle with q Convict.
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Aug. 15.-This
morning while Thos. A. Manning, Deputy
Warden of the prison, and Mr. St. John,
President of the Board of Directors, were
alone in the guard-room of the prison, Jos.
Simpson, prisoner, having armed himself
with cooper's brosd-ax, came into the
room, snd advancing toward Manning, ex-
claimed, "D--n you, will kill you!" TIE
| deputy drew his revolver aud orceTed the
man from the room, a. the same time
threatening to shoot if he did not obey.
The only response the prisoner made was
an attempt 10 strike with bis ak, spinning
from side to side TO avoid the pistol, and sd-
ySncing upon the deputy, wEo still contin.
ued t. order him from the room on pain OF
being shot. At this juncture st. John, who
could obtain no better weapon, seized q
chair ard aimed a blow at the prisoner,
| WHICH, LOuSuO1
who was somewhat in the rear of St. John
at the time. The blow, however, fell
on the prisoner, but with insufficient fol &c
to preven5 his further advance. Recover
ing himself, he rushed upon the deputy
aiming blow, when the latter fired. I'm
daunted, for an instant the prisoner stood
still and then advanced, when the deputy
fired twice. Again recovering his falling
strength, the prisoner threw the ak with all
his force, narrowly missing the deputy
head, and then fell. The deputy then fired
four shots. The second shot was fatal, as
was afterwards discovered. The coroner's
jury returned a verdict relieving Manning
from all blame.
An Old Mans Drunken Row.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 15.-In Rockpors. Atchi
son county, Mo-, yesterday, 2. q. Morgan
an old citizen, went to the Office of Durfee
McKillop s. Co. on bUJiness, got into al
alteration with Col. Durfee, seized him BY
the throat and struck him, whereupon Dur
fee caught up notary seal, and bit Morgan
on the hssd knocking him down. In fall
ing Morgan fell out of the door, struck hi
head on a stone step, fractured his skull
and died in a few hours after. Morgan i!
said to have been intoxicated and yer.
abusive. Durfee is . prominent lawyer
The affair has created great excitement
Durfee gave himself up.
A Hard.Necked Sinner.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, Aug. 15.-Willian
Jackson, colored, was hanged to-day in tn
Jail yard for the murder of his wife in Feb
ruary last. Jackson made speech, fife
or twenty minutes long, denying his guilt
A fall of seven feet failed to break his neck
and he died of suffocstion after sever
struggles.
Easy Swearing,
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15.-The con
spirators of the Hip Ye-Tong, through Chi
uese testimony, escaped conviction. Tn
jury found s'Not guilty."
Mob LAVA Sheriff Shot MOrtally am
Posse of FOur Disabled, while
Convict is Lynched.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 15.-Specials from Jei
ferson City say Peter Kessler and his sor
August, who were arrested here July Is 70
stealing mules in Galloway county, an
taken there for trial, aud who were brough
to the Jefferson City Jail to prevent thei
being lynched, were to-day taken to Fulton
the county seat of Galloway county, fo
trial. On the way August escaped from
the train while in motion.
The old man yas taken to Fulton, plead
ed guilty, and was sentenced to six years
the penitentiary. Col. Low, the Sheriff, an
!, four men started with the prisoner in
: hack to the depot. They were surrounde
\ by mob and the prisoner demanded. o
the refusal of the Sheriff to surrender b
! prisoner, several shots were fired into th
: hack. MORALLY wounding the Sheriff, ser
ously wounding the District Attorney an
,, ]. g. provinces, editor of the Fulton Pr es
! A. Watson and young man named Dur
: bar, who were acting as guards for Ii
Sheriff. The prisoner was taken out
town and hanged. A large numDer are no
searching for young Kessler.
!. A Once Famous Loyal Jawjawke
! LEAvENwoRTH, Ks, Aug. 15.-Ear
|. this morning just as the Rock Island ira
e was starting, Baggage Master Maanir
!. pounded the face of G. r. Jennisop, a N
n torious gambler and famous Jayjlwk
d during the war to jelly, closing both
r eyes, breaking his nose and jaw aud othe
N wise ipjuring him. During the fight Il
h train started and Manning pitched the sens
"a less form of Jennison out of the Car VIII
p under motion. They had been gambli
: and Jennison won all Meanings none
er Manning used only his fists and boot he
ip the fight