Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-07
ESTABLISHED MARCH 30. 1886. vrs.s g
CRIMINAL.

A Poisoned Mother-in.Iaw Avenged.
DETROIT, Sept. ED ard, Moore ar
rested at Owesso, on the eleventh ult.,
charged with poisoning his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Wurtemburg, causing her death, COM
mitted suicide at the county Jail last night.
The End of q Prize Fighter.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6.-Wm. Dwyer,
a well known prize-fghter, was stabbed and
killed last night by Jno. Harrington. The
men fought ia saloon in Jackson street.
The proprietor drove them out and they had
reached the door when Harrington plunged
dirk in Dryers heart. ~
/ n DoubIy Fatal Duello.
In an affray last night at Trucke, between
CANDLES; Andy F. Rigate and Jck White,
six shots were exchanged. Each man re-
ceiyed three shots. Both are dead. ~
The RammiIl Horror.
NEW YORK., Sept. 6.-The late Williams
burgh horror is now explained. Mrs. Mer-
.igan is reported to have confessed to the
police of WILLIAMSBURG that she murdered
Mrs. Hsmmill on Wednesday last. Mon
ey in possession of Mrs. Hammin was the
motive. After perpetrating the deed the
body was placed under bed and remained
there all Thursday evening. Mrs. Merigan
confessed that on that evening she set fire
to the room in which the body was subse-
queDtly discovered. 5
The Nathan Tragedy.
Capt. Kennedy has found Mrs. Irving,
wife of John T. Irving, the self confessed
murderer of Nathan. The police are reti-
cent, and merely admit they have Irving's
wife under surveillance. S
Shot Through the Heart.
STURGEON, Mo-, Sept. Gimme diately
after the close Of the exhibition fair here
to-day, an alteration took place between
Jno. w. Hall and Jas. Wright, in which
Hall was Instantly killed by pistol ball
through his heart. Both drunk. Wright
was recently from Kentucky, where it is
said be killed man and escaped to the
woods.
A Father Shoots the Ravisher OF his
Daughter.
DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 6.-Peter jean
net, the father of the little girl who was
outraged by James Canavan in Muskegon,
Monday night, went to the jail to-day and
asked permission to see the prisoner, which
stepped to the door of the cell where the
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cap and shot Canavsn in the head. JEAN
net was taken before Justice Hoyt and ad-
mitted to bail. The facts in The case are
briefly stated by Free Press correspon-
dent as follows: On Monday last Canavan
enticed the little girl, only nine years old,
into the woods, where he kept
her all night, fonlly outraging her person.
Search was made for her during the night
by her alarmed parents, but in vain. About
daylight the iend let her go and she came
home barely able to walk. Caravan was
arrested Tuesday morning and lodged in
Jail. The little girl died the following
morning. The outrage created great indig-
nation and excitement at Muskegan to-
night. 1t is feared the excited crowd will
break into the jail and finish Caravan, who
is still living. The government has ordered
a company ofmilitia from Grand Rapids
in case Of emergency.
Another Radical Thief.
WASHINGTON, Sept. &C. s. Ramsbury,
Deputy Collector of Taxes for the District
of Columbia, was arrested on information
by Collector Slater, charging him with re-
ceiVing money for taxes in Georgetown for
which he failed to account. The amount is
supposed to be $4,000 to $4,000. He ad-
mits he collected the money, and gave as an
excuse that be had used it in order 10 re-
leive himself from pecuniary business en-
bArrassmeDt, snd with the expectation of
being able to replace it.