, 1875-12-28

FATAL AFFRa|.
1SDIASAro1.1s. Dec. 27.-- Richard Parsley wRs
fatally shut by James 1lcdyIne, neur F,sher'B
Station III Hamilton County, Friday afternoon.
Tho parties wore quarre'ing nbout tho result Ut
. shuotlnE-maIcil for turkey.
FATALLY SHOT.
NEwnrRn N. H., DOC 2i.-Durfng cock
fight. oasly Sunday morn't'R, at NatIeTan. John
liornc. a Aanon- -kcepor. Was fatally shot by II
mas named Mckinney. It FishkslI Laudiny
RAISING DRAFTS.
srec,al coyrtfpon'tMss n T*t f'h.Hao TFfbnne.
Sr. .1osEr1t, Mich, 1,eo. e,.-On tho ft,th day
at October Inst, arnus.o woman about 30 yc7EH
Of age, representing l.craclf 81 II. \. Allen,
called At tho FrsL National Hank in this nlaco
mid purchased a draft OIL Tho National Park
Bank of Ncw York for eEi.2j. Mr.. ". +. nise
mnn, tic President Of tho bank. exercised tito
usual rrceausiun to proyent alteration. In
co,,rso Ut limo tho draft TUNED up at Cedar
Springs. Mich, whore it waa eaahed by II. e.
1.uhsel Il Co., private hankcrs OF TINT p1nco.. 1t
thon showed for 5sU.25, MID was iAdoraed al
tu1ows:
II. y +lnen: pay Ia Mr,, 31ary F.. Smith; pay 10
slrT. i. N. wi'ssn; lay to II. L. lI"h..i' l. q"
AIessrs. lluasell a. Co. tent tho draft to Now
York, wllcn it w.,s tlBroFercl ta uo raisrI
draft, ani was therefore returned to lltasoll Il
No., WHO OIL E9uf 80 HEfC TIC lubGfB OF TIC G1llM
amount pnid. II is lcakiug out that this sa,no
woman, under tho name Of Sarah ]. Allen. has
heen operating quite extensively In other rlacea
in this section Of Michigan. AZ Niles sle at-
temrtoa 70 collect svn5o On Q draft Of
a daft on New York OF s9i0, mud
ilcr financial condition was improved just
s91, She was noxt loavl Of ID tho interior part
Of the Stato and still iu tho business. Our
banner l,ors did not ichrn tllat tho draft ho H.
sued had beou ''ratsed" " Until Dearly . month
Ind elapsed, md tficn it WAS doomed best keep
tue matter quiet for tn,a nj cast, as our shcrii
had learned nf tho woMau's operations, md
thought tlo might succeed ln capturing hor. blo
has not ret baeu found, however. She las prob
ably left this section to ply lor vocation clHe-
where. Bankers In tnal1ng out drafts fur GER
tnin amounts Should bo careful AMI not loayo
room Tor tho iuaeraion OF d y VI Iii extra ciphor.
SHOOTING AFFAIR.
.slteia! CnrYestutautlaee tf Tic CAlfaoo Tribune.
1IoorEaroS, ILL.,, Dec. 27.-Chrstmas night,
party OF drunken roughH assaulted Matthew Sui
lfyau, night-watc1n,nn, on our principal strcet,
aud. when 10 {suIliyau) ras preparing to defend
l!imso1f, ono John 1nrretl. worthless chasactor,
shot him III tho neck, last bclow tue oar, with 3
small reyolyor. The ball struck tho baso Of tito
sknEl and g1auced, inairHug but slight wound.
Terrell was arfeaso1 und bound over to tho Cir
cult Court.
TERRIBLE MATRIMONIAL TRAGEDY
KlSusroS, II. T., Doc. 25.-The news has bcon
received hero Of tho death OF Mrs. Martin
Hitter, OF Ftatbnsl,, who has boen lyiAg. slnco
friday Of last weak, unconscious from wounds
inflicted by hex husband, who cut his own throat
thereafter md d.ud In sllort simo. Tho details
Of this domestic tragedy arc as follows:
Tho parties, Alr. anal 8frs. Ritter, woro n
uaitldlo.agel couple nho had long boon residents
Of Flatbush. 1'hoy were pooplo IN comfortable
tuIf
III tho locality. ass. Hitter WAS leading meu,-
bor Of tho Methodist Church, aud m nrdeat
worker in tho cause Of l.or society. Her hus-
Iand rsaa IN attcudant om and believer In tho
doctrine OF the Reformed Church, although not
communioans. IAiH d'iresouco IN religious
bolief was n couasaut bono OF contention bo-
tween thu husband aud wife, aud lad, Indirectly,
To lie duuble cTl1no Of Lust wcck.
Tho night ttavious TO tho murder and taiclla
there WAS Aletloditf prayer meeting 1t tho
house Of neigl'bpf, mad al'H. Hitter, who bad
for coma time manifested greut anxiety for llor
husbands Roul wautod him to atteud tho meet-
iug witb hog. lIo docltued. and bhe vent away
aono, highly diBpis1Bed With him, Nttur spent
tho evening at the houHe OF Rnother nolgbhor,
member Of The 1ieforn,ni Church. Tho Metll-
odlst meeting waH out. and Mss. Hitter got housa
aNl abod boforo her husband rotutnoi homo.
When l1a repaired 10 hts bedroom Ao found that
his wlte Ind locked tho door uu tho inside ind
positively refused TO lee linn III. lIo fonnd every
other todcharnber In tho house and eycry room
with fro In 1ocLo&l. and ho VIII hnalty conf
pofod 10 80 into tho rttIc. Tho night was bitter
cold. aud ho got but lutle sleep.
friday morning he came down and found tho
kitchen unlocked, but hib vito not yet out OF hur
Eoon': Sue presently appeared. and at ouco as-
his sins and becomo q follower Of the Lord.
Warm worda followed. md at last Ritter picked
up hammer thai lay noar and e1clni,ned:
We might better h, dead than 1.-Two thls wayl
Ifo then dealt his wife several blowH on tho
head, and sho fell icrentnng to tho floor, Her
screams woro heard by Eli EpherAye, a nnelshbor,
Rnd lo ut once rnstnd Into Nitter's apartments.
lta fouud tho husband standing over tho
PROSTATE form OF luH wlfe with the hammer
raised 80 II 10 strike hgnip. Ephgravo Hoizol
huld OF HIN and throw him asitie, and carried
Mss. Rittur i'to la OWN part of tho honna.
Hitter repeated the above remark a Erhgrayo
went out with tho wounded woman.
llo wRB lsft al0f1a Ill il!A rHOM but q moment,
but whan Ephgraye returned E0 found Hlttcr on
hiH kneos befur8 iua bed, with his head fallen
ovor upon it and blood streaming from his
throat u tho tioor. 1,tter waa tnkeu III, and
laid upon his bed. when it was seen tl,at ho bad
cut his throat from ear to Gar with a razor. lie
died before physician could be called.
Mrs. lltter'A wounds optlnntsd Of soycral frac-
tnrcs of tlic tlull aud bad outa about tho face.
Sho was conscious for short tinls, giving tho
aboyo detai!s. but soon entered D ce.latoso nta.e
from which ala neyer recovered.
litter was sober ami industrious man, o( re-
markab!Y even ma tnFoeariuE tcMFor. lila vito
IL said tu tRyu heen regular yiseu, and was COLI
slantly ycol.iiME ansl finding fant with her h,sH-
band. utlt, Eoatl"d to ltGnxs, ha committed tho
terrible decd which nent them both iuto otortity.
Alrs. Hitter WAS married once before and led her
husband 30 tnpluusant q lie thGt, ~ II waa cur
rentlY reported At tbs time. he exposed l,lnlsef
pnrposeIy to contagious disease, which he COR
tsAcle1, aud from which he d4cd.
LYNCH LAW IN NEVADA.
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