Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-06-17
A Noted FOrger Arrested in
Springfield, Ill. A BOrgia
Killed by a Dose of Her
Owe Poison.
A Whole Family Murdered by q
Fiend for the Sake of Prop
erty-Fires, Explosions
and Accidents.
COURTHOUSE AND COUNTY RECORDS


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county, was destroyed by fire on the
night of the twelfth.
TWO VALUABLE HORSES LOST BY FIRE.
New YORK, June 16.-AIl the club
stables at the Fleetwood course were
burned early yesterday. Two horses of
local celebrity were lost.
SHOT HEEsELF IN THE RIGHT EAR.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 16.-Charles
Hahrenman, a German carpenter, shot
! himself in the right ear at twelve
o'clock to-day and died an hour after
ward.
SEVEN STOREH0USES SWEPT UP.
ST. LOUIS, June l6.-A supposed in
cendiary FIRE at Mexico, Missouri, yes
/ terday destroyed seven frame stores, in
volving the loss Of about thirty thou
sand dollars, insurance not stated.
MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
! CHICAGO, June I6.-In South Evans
town, last night, Charles Brantz. q
young man, while walking in company
with two companions, was shot through
the head and killed by an unknown
man. Two men have been arrested on
suspicion.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FIENDs AR
RESTED.
! NORWICH, Conn, June l6.-Three
men have been arrested charged with
placing distractions on and throwing
! trains from the track of the Norwich
! and Worcester railroad. A reward of
! thousand dollars has been offered for the
conviction of those guilty.
A VILLAIN LYNCHED.
| NASHVILLE, June 16.-About three
weeks since Joe Woods, colored, raw
ished a white woman, widow, and
| knocked her in the head with an axe,
in Rutherford county, Tennessee. On
Saturday night party of fifty men took
Woods and hung him. The lady has
since died.
FIVE PERSONS ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED
MONTEPELIER, VT, June 16.-While
! a number of persons were on a raft, COM
posed of two boats and some planks, in
la pond at Calais, twelve miles from here,
one of the boats filled and the whole
| party were thrown into the water. Five
were drowned and about the same num-
/ Der were taken from the water uncon-
cious, but restored.
SOILER EXPLOSION.
NEW YORK, June I6.-The old
steamer Kill Won Kull, exploded her
boiler this morning when loaded with
passengers from ElizabethpOrt and other
landings on the Kills. The entire boat
was filled with steam and great alarm
manifested, but the passengers were all
taken off by the ferryboat Thomas Hunt.
The vessel was but little damaged.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
GOSHEN, IND, June 16.-Edward
Benham, of Wabash, was instantly
killed this morning on a train of the
Cincinnati, Wabash and Michigan rail-
road, six miles south of Goshen. He
was in the act of throwing a message
from the platform to some laborers,
when, leaning over too far, his head
came in contact with a fence-post, and
he was thrown under the cars fearfuIly
mangled, and picked up dead. He was
general freight agent of the road.
A LITTLE ROBBERY WINDS UP WITH A
FUNERAL.
MILWAUKEE,, June l6.-The dry
goods store of L. A. Wheeler was robbed
last night of one thousand dollars worth
of goods Detective J. NJ. Mcdonald
got on the track of the thieves on the
morning train for Chicago, and sent
back the following dispatch:
"TO L. A. WHEELER-PrisOners
jumped from train, and after desperate
fight, in which one was killed, one was
recaptured; Others getting away and
goods secured.
TSignedl ~. NJ. MDONALD-"
A NOTED FORGER AND CoUNTERFETTER
"KOTCHED.n
CHICAGO, June 16.-Special-t treasury
agent George S. Bailey arrested at
| Springfield, Illinois, last night, one
of the most troublesome of the for
| gerry and counterfeiting fraternity men,
who goes by the name of Merrill alias
Moore 0liCs Morris, and probably other
names. On his person were found drafts
on the First national bank Of Memphis,
the City national bank of Grand Rap
| ids, Michigan, and on two or three ma
! tional banks in Vermont. He had also
a letter of credit, doubtless forged, from
bank in Utica, New York, the name of
which had escaped the memory of
TEeasury-Agent Dodge, of New York,
who furnishes the information.
A MAN, WIFE AND CHILD MURDERED
HIS BROTHER CHARGED WITH THE
CRIME.
BELFAST, MAINE, June l6.-Almon
Gordon, wife and child were found
murdered in bed at Thorndyke, eighteen
miles from here, this morning. A brother
of Almond Gordon has been arrested on
the charge of killing them, and setting
fire to their house. A dispute about a
piece of property is said to have been
| the cause of the bloody deed.
The following additional particulars of
/ the ThOrndyZe murder have been elicit
/ ed: John Gordon, a man seventy years
old, had recently conveyed to his son
Almop his farm, worth five thousand
| dollars, taking back mortgage for life
! for the support of himself and wife. The
other son, John 7. Gordon, was dissat-
isfied with the arrangement, and prob
ably thought that by the death of his
brother and family the property would
fall to him. This is the only motive yet
assigned. At the time of the murder the
old people were absent on visit. The
inmates of the house We're, the murdered
man, AlmOn NJ, aged twenty-five; EN-
ma A, his wife, aged twenty-five; their
children, Ira B., aged six, and little
girl, aged one year and five months;
i Anna, niece, aged nine years, John,
the brother, and hired man. About
/ three O'Clock in the morning the latter
was awakened by the shrieks Of the lit
tie boy, and Immediately discovered
that the house was on fire. He informed
the neighbOrs and the flames were ex-
tinguished without much damage. The
bodies of the father, mother and infant,
who occupied the same bed, were soon
found mangled and 50 scorched as TO be
hardly recognizable. The little boy who
slept in crib in the same room, was Sc
Iverely wounded, but may survive. The
deed was evidently committed with an
axe which was found on the Premises.
The wounds of three Of the murdered
persons were inflicted upon ths head,
, and must have caused instant
, death. The brother, John, arresed on
, suspicion, is twsnty-eight years old, a
farm labOrer, and unmarried. Hemain-
> tains a sUllen Indifference refusing 20
; answer any questions, but saying that
at the proper time he will defend him
self. The coroner held an inquest this
] afternoon. The prisoner viii probably
} be arraigned before the police court in
this city tomorrow.
BLOODY BATTLE BETWEEN POLICE AID
BURGLARS.
CHICAGO, June ia bloody bate
] took place here this morning at the cOl
ner of Halsted and Erie streets, betweel
: three police-ofsicers and the same mum
3 Der Of burglars, which resulted in tn
/ shooting and probable killing of Jacl
t Allen, one of the most daring and nOtO
( rious thieves in the country, and tn
capture Of Dave Reggio alias Roger, 0