, 1873-07-17

night = man, named Ashbury, a fireman OH tho
Ohioago road, and another, namod johnson,
horo: AAlbury had both legs brokcn. and nm
putatad aboyo tho kneo. Ho died ut 10 this
morning 3. johnson had q leg broken, and maa
otherwise hurt. He will die.
MURDER.
Brutal Attempt at a Couple OF Oolorcd
mCn to Murder n Negro Womnn-.
Death from a BLOW.
IND1ANAro11s, Ind, July 10.-About II O'Clock
Inst night, Police Officer Mckinney Was notified
that row OF sono description lad occurred In
room over tho Soho Saloon, on East Wash
ington street. Tho otficor at oncs proceeded, to
tho scene. but upon ascending tho staire dis
covered that tho room In which tho affair oc-
CURED was locked, and, aftcr knocking aud 70;
h' n,a2
down, and upon turning on = full blaze tori
bio and ghastly sight met tho cyea Of tho Of
flcor: The form Of woman "as 1oona lylhe
On tho floor IN pool Of olotted blood which i
sono distance, and had saturated her garmontB
A. closer examination revealed tho fact that a
horrible wound had been inflicted on her bend,
both eyes having been cut and gashed until al'e
was almost alghtleBe, and tho forehead brushed
with BONO blunt instrument. From the nature
OF tho wound 1t uaB apparent that 1opoatod
blows had been struck by tho dend In human
form before the butchery had boon nccomplisil-
3D.: The dishovolcd appearance OF hor clothes
indicated that tcrdblo struggle must have CO.
CURED, and this impression WAS ratified by tho
state Of tho furniture, which was thrown about
In promisouous manner, and It was soon th9t
tho woman WAS not yet dead, and that ahe could
artfcuate In faint and feeble voico. In fact, tho
woman gayo hor nn1ne NJ Octave Beal1y. 6ho WaH
conveyed to the Surgical Institute, whore all
possible aid was rendered. 4. close examination
showed couoluslyely that tho wound was of q
moro grave character than was ut first suspected.
9oyoral large pieces Of tho skull wore removed,
disclosing tho brain for aovora1 iuohoe. Tho
skull Was also o1ackod from the nose to the back
Of tho head, and q gouge with Bome instr11-
/ mont was also found On tho back OF hcr head.
Bho WAS souslblo only at intervalB, and during
one Of tho8o intervals said that a man by tho
name OF Sum Green, who Is employed about tho
Ind committed the dccd with 4 couple OF hat-
irons. She then rolapsed into state OF inHonBi-
biity, from which sho shortly recovered and nc
touaed smother oolored individual. BY tho namo Of
this s foni i, attemPt at murder is large eolored
woman, who recently came from Chicago.
LATEn.-Tho coloted woman, Mrs. o. Boally,
| who WAS 80 horribly beaten In her room on East
Washington st1oet, last night, is stl alive. but
| cannot recover. In hor moments OF conscious
ness Bho mentioned tho namo Of Sam Groom
(colorea), as boing guilty Of the outrage. uo
was last night arrested, but waa released this
morning. subsequently,. on eomo suspicious
cd, but roleased upon tho strength Of subsequent
| statements mado by the woman. This morning
o colored man named George Keole WAS arrcHted
as tho aaaassin. There are many suspicious cir
| oumstancos surrounding tho man. He admits
| having been in tho room Of the woman last
night, and the condition Of his boots aud cloth
| ing, covered and bespattered with blood, con-
firms tho suspicion. ae has boon fully commits
| tod to await Che action OF the Grand Jury.
8ouru BEND, Ind, July 16.-A Dano, named
| Chris. Christian, roaidont here for about
year, Vas struck on tho head with q club near
midnight, and after that wont to bod, and was
| tho murderer.
New YonK, Jnly 18.-During fist fight be-
tween Thomas Finn, tho Keeper Of tho Hackon.
sack River bridge, yesterday Afternoon, and
latter WIS struck in the mock and killed.
NEW YonE, July 18.-The inquest in tho case
OF Michael Kernan, stabbed BY John MoManus,
resulted IN 0 verdict against MoManus, who mas
WEsrouEs7En, pa., July 1e.-Wil1iam Udder-
zook, arrested as the supposed murderor OF the
stranger in tho western part Of this county, nd
mits being in company with his supposed victim,
horse and wagon to tslto him to tho railroad sta
tion at Parkersburg, but cannot give the nnme
Of any one there who saw him at that place
The Sheriff found By paRers :, on % t the por-
gagged In robberios in Baltimore. The excite
took place, continues Intense. Tho mnss OF avi-
dence already accumulated. It ia thought, is full
ly sufficient to establish Uddorzook'a guilt Cir
cumstancoa point to a brothor-in-faw named
| Hhodag. as an accomplico. and a warrant is out
for LIS arrest,
WAB111NaroN, D. O., July 18-George ". Gar
and and also also b bis son. % Henry Plopor II tie Back ct
| tic neck, inflictIne q eerioua wound. Garner
was the driver Of one Of Pieper's bread-wagons.
| An altercation had taken place between tho par-
tics in the bakery.
| PoRr1ANn NO., July 18,-The namo OF tho
man who shot Charles e. Merrill is John Cariin,
a glaziar BY trade. recently from Chicago, Mer-
| rif( will recover.
| NEW On1EANa Ju1v 1B-po1ieemau Thnmaa
Milea shot fatally Citizen John NlcK Kinny through
| +l,o bood hacauua thn rrtaonor 81 a hhad =, offi