Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-02-06
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iue NfaosS SAT- J0ErHG relates the iOl-
lowing succession of fatal nishaps "A
Young man named Robert Harris. resident
of Hewlett, has heen the victim of one of
the most shocking calamities we have ever
been called upon 10 chronicle lie was in
the employ OF Mr.. Smith, xhO l. feeding
cattle NJ that point. and was doing his
regular work at the time vt the accident,
and engaged ou the top OF tub attached to
the distiilery in 'plungins slop.' While
thus employed he y some means fell into
the tab. which VA, partially filed with hot
-lOp. and was terribly -calded His cries
brought 70 his aid the nen who were at
work in the vicinity and. ~sniia., lor ined-
cal aid nj once, theJ proceeded To remove
him to hi> home To do this they were
obliged t. cross the railroad track. and in
doing SO the entire party uarr1wiy escaped
hcing run over BY passing train. Alter
Harris had been removed home, aad willie
the doctor was dressing his burns, the
patient, III his excrGcAtIas agony, moved
IN such way a. t. tip over Il lighted lamp
near the bed, and the fire quickly communi-
Gated To the mans clo;hins and the bed
ding, and before Suhiued lad added to the
already great p=in Of the poor man addi-
tional agony. oecsSi0ned by the flames
severely ,uFniag his person The victim of
the double catastrophe fingered along for
some hours. until death released him from
his dreadful suffering about midnight. Tne
deceased was about tweatY-0ne Years of old
and unmarried.
Basil W OOi ,tus expires agent at Franklin,
ky who recently p.otessei to have been
T. robbed and e-oribsd two men a. herobbers
81 accurately that they were arrested, now
conles-e7 that hs 9ut the money into his own
/ pocket and then gIG MS guIh with a knife
t. produce bloc! saG disisufe his mouth,
and knocked his head against the corner of
counter. - - IL appear the victim of
violence from the tvl men.
G. 4. SgadiGia., li~-ip4ted lawyer of
/ Richmond. vs., wa foged dead In the
grand Jury rpum II the epHrs house IN that
city. He had gone rriers. H. h.s habit was.
To sleep oil el'auel, and had been murder
cd by some person unknown. HIS skull was
crushed hy hinw i.om some heavy in
menr.
Thomas C1ct Of Louisville Ky., aged
twrnty-eight. stabbed hi wife, aged
eighteen. hVa time. inhictiug mortal
wounds Ills mnt.er-ia-ias, Mrs. RutleIge,
attempted 10 Interfere when Cook stabbed
her in the hack, and then cut his own
threat. Mr.. Hatled-r aiei in few
minutes, ani Co"k and hi wife are in
sinking condition The s,aSh;ng was dpue
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dictment iur setting fise 10 his own house,
AID 1t Is -;roasly suspected that he set FIRE
~ huu-,,. III .,hi,'h several uegroe- v ere
burned t. death s0Eir tirie ag1. He alleges
that hl> wife hss been auiliiajui to him.
/ Forrest. alias Worth, l,r some time cap
tain oi police IN the town of Lake View,
near Chicago. who recently shot an old
man. killing him instantly, has lett for
parts unknown. After the murder 1T was
made known that the victim was the hus-
/ hand ol the wuinIn with whom the captain
( has been living during the past Two years.
1 The captain = further charged with innu-
mefahle crimes. none OF which he denied.
/ The wife Of the murdered uan has gone
with him
/ The robbers " ha plnnGercd i pass niger
/ train near Adair. Ia. last summer, but have
been operating in Missouri and Kansas ever
since. recently entered a store at BrnSley
Mo, near the Missouri. Kansas and Texas
| Railroad and hayiu. houn1 and blindfoldee
the proprietor, rubbed him \ second,
| third and fourtn man were treated in tine
same n.annrr and another. who attempted
tn escape wa- -i4ot down. the robbers
plunderrd the store. getting in all $500 or
5000 worth ct property immediately
after the histwaymsn lett the town,
party a.. h.ty - more started in pursui..
But Instead of catching the robbers, several
oi them we're eanght- They were aiterward
released, however and allow to retain their
pocket-hu,ks. bat were cautioned that they
would be held responsible tor newspaper
reports.
Two brothers named Hopper, who had
quarrel. Christmas day, with two men
named Solomon Silkw00d and William
lus1n at Grand Pass Landing, ILL.,, laid in
wait FOX them one night recently. and, a.
Sikwood and companion named lsham
passed b.. fired upon them. killing Isham
outright. and dangerously wounding Silk
wood The desperedOes were arrested.
Dillon. ihe syracuse On. y. youth who
killed Wiililm Campbell. the East Indian
planter in Florida, the other day, has been
exOnerated by a eoroneF's jury, it having
proved tn he entirely an accident. Dillon,
who was much attached to Campbell, was
nearly crazed and betOok himself to the
woods, where he was found after long
search neasly starved.
Thomas A. Pike murdered his wife,
! Maggie, a: their drinking den on Franklin
street. Portland, 5le., recently. lie was
} arrested next day with several witnesses.
} They had been drunk and gambling during
the night, and Pike dragged her by the
hair from the bar to the sitting room, fling
ing her ON lounge, where she was found
dead. She was nineteen years old