The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-09-04
CRIME AND CRIMINALS.
Ont.

A shocking murder occurred at NaDles,
IL. last week. One C. p. Osborn entered the
| saloon OF William Barlow, and was waited on
by Barlow. After the party had drank all
around. Osborn told Barlow that he had no
money to pay for the Honor. A quarrel en-
sued, in which Barlow struck Osborn three or
four times, when the latter drew a large hsh-
knife and plunged it into Earios's left side,
a few inches below the heart then, drawing
it ont. he plunged the bni.e into his side
again. and drew it clear across his stomach.
The murderer escaped
Anderson Perry, John Ross, Antoine
| Maurice. James Williams and james Robert
son. five colored men implicated in the muir
der OF Elisha Eastwood. al old flatboStinan,
on the 25th of April last, we've hung recently
at Napoleon. La.
As company l., Third Cavalry, was pro
cecding to Camp Brown, Wyo. Ter, to relieve
company i. Second Cavalry, las. week, & most
atrocious crime was committed by a member
of the former company. An escort oil ioIT
men and = corporal were at the North Fork Of
the Pepoagie, going toward Brown. when,
| NlluDul ally "dII!bS. oit VI NV tot''N H'-
Green. rode up to one Mahoney, and. pre-
senting his pistol. shot him through tho
lungs. He then Immediately turned upon the
others and commenced an indiscriminate fire,
shooting one man though the bowels, and an
other through the side. As Ryan fell, the re-
naming uninjured man ran to help him get
his feet from the stirrups consequently
Green Lad plenty of time to get two of the
horses and take to the bluffs. An ambulance.
coming up soon after, took the rounded 20
Camp Brown bat the man Iahoney died be-
fore reaching the post. Parties were at once
sent in pursuit, ard at last accounts were
close on the trail OF the murderer.
The L. S. Marshal and Gov. Leslie, OF
Kentucky. have held a consultation, and the
militia and the United States troops will act
together in a~rresting the contending parties.
The State troops have thus far been pursuing
both parties OF offenders. At Lancaster,
Garrerd county, the scene OF last weeks
troubles. all is quiet, but the State troops
remain to insure order. Forty-fve rioters
have been arrested.
A man giving the name Of Gustav Meyer
has been arrested il New York, having been
recognized by one Lewis Moses a. Theophile
! George Kerstein. who il alleged to have rob
bed the Kuhn Credit bank of Western Prissia,
last December, of :1SO.000 in bonds and
money. kerstein was h Director in the bank.
1t il said he committed many forgeIies be-
sides tho embezzlernent. and that one msn
in Kuhn lost s7J.GO0 by him, and several
bankipg-houses in Bsrlin were vic:imized to
the amount OF $50, OBD.
AT Fayetteville, Gibson county. Tenn
last week, some negroes threatened IL not Oh
account of some supposed wrong done to
them, and manifested a desire to kill certain
whites, and sack the town. On the 10th Blk
teen OF the ringleaders we're arrested but
we're taken from the prison by about 100
masked men, who tied them together and
marched OFF on the Huntington road half a
mile from town. Six of the number were cut
loose and ordered to escape, and, as soon as
that command was given, a full Soley was
fired upon them, killing four and wounding
the other two-one mortally. The remainder
were carried up the river two miles and killed.
At New Orleans, recently, in one day.
two suicides and three homicides occurred,
and, in addition, three persons were danger
ously wounded with razore and pistols in af-
trays.