The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-29

tiS AoiioWlnS Rai ticuiafs Oh tragedy " hictl
occurred at Harrodsburg on Thursday
evening:
AT the trial of lawsuit, in which I, B
Thompson, Sr., was the principal on one
side, and Daviss, Sr, on the other side
each principal attended by his sons fully
armed. At the conclusion of the testimo-
ny. while the lawyers were preparing in
structions preparatory to commencing the
arguments, son of Thompson and a son
of Dayiss moved toward the door Tbev
were followed by all the others, and. in a
moment the firing commenced, by which
party it is not known. Many shots were
fred and Theo Daviss, Sr., and his son
Larry were instantly killed, and Theo Da
viss, Jr., was mortally wounded and has
since died. p B. Thompson, Sr., his two
sons, 2. B. Jr,, and j. B. were slightly
wounded. Caldwell Daviss escaped un-
hurt
WAUKEGAN, ILL., Nov. 27,-The iury in
the case of Christopher Rafferty,, on trial
for his life, before the Circuit Court of
Lake County, for the murder of Patrick
O'Meara, a Chicago police man. returned
into court with their verdict at clock
this morning, after having been absent
over eighteen hours The result of their
deliberations was d surprise to every one,
as it was generally believed that thev
would disagree on the question of punish
ment. As soon as it was announced that
conclusion had been arrived at, Judge
Murphy and the counsel on both sides
were summoned and notwithstanding the
early hour, were followed to the court
room by large nuuber Of people Raj
ferty was taken before the bar without de-
lay. He wore pale and anxious look, but
exhibited no signs of nervousness or fear.
He glanced hurriedly at the jury as he en-
tered in custody of the bailiffs, and then
took his seat quietly The customary in
terrogatories were put to the foreman of
the jury by the officers of the court, and
the spectators were quickly relieved from
the feeling of suspense under which they
rested. 1t was announced that twelve
honest men had for the third time found
Christopher Rafferty, guilty of murder in
the first degree and fixed his punishment
at death by hanging The prisoner heard
his doom without perceptible tremo1,
and shortly afterward marched back to his
cell with as firm a step as if he were a pet
ty criminal instead Of one whose next walk
will be from the jail to the scaffold, unless
the Supreme Court again shields him. His
counsel gave the usual notice for a new
trial, and it was entered on the records.
1t is probable that Judge Murphy will pass
sentence on Rafferty, Tomorrow.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 2S.-E. ]. Walk.
er, agent of the Berkshire Life Insurance
Company, has been arrested and placed in
the Sullivan county Jail for embezzIing his
collections
DETROIT, Mich Nov. 2s.-Wm. San
ford, a freight conductor on the Flint &
Pete Marquette Railroad, was struck by a
bridge and killed yesterday, at Grand
Blanc.
DAsBY, Ill, Nov. 2s-As train No. II
on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
was approaching the gravel pit, near Dan
by, man employed by the company.
named John Winter, was struck by the
COW catcher and thrown into the ditch. and
was so badly hurt that he died in less than
an hour after he was taken up. being un-
conscious the whole time. He lived in
Chicago, where his widow aud three child
ren now are living in destitute circumstan-
ces The body was taken to Chicago last
evening.
SALEM, Ohi0 Nov. ga fire Yesterday
burned Loekard's dry goods store, Leas
Bro confectionery store. and a furniture
store in the Knights Of Pythias block.
Loss, about So, ,001; insurance. about s25.-
900.
WEST UNION. Iowa. Nov. 2S.-ffoldbure
4 Cohen's clothing store burned last night.
Loss on stock, $4,000 insurance, $4,000
Loss on building. s., 900; insurance. 500
Cause unknown.