The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-04-07
Thursday. April 4.

Col. D A. Butterfeld, in a personal |
ii sticulty with one of his employees, was
struck on the head with stick and killed,
at Hot Springs, o. Saturday night.
Jno. Martin, member Of Parliamen
for Mea h. is dead, aged 63. He had
been ailing for some time, and became
seriously i'll in consequence Of the exclte-
ment produced by the recent death Of
John Mitchell, who was his brother-in-
law.
John Reed, notorious horse-thief,
played pretty nice game on the United
States Marshal at Montague, Texas. few
DAYS since. He escaped from his guards,
and while they were looking for him he
leisurely mounted the $500 horse belong
ing to the Marshal and has not been
heard of since.
Michael Murphy, for the murder OF
Mrs Highs, at Mannet, Rockland coun-
ty, n Y, on the 10Th of April, 1874,
was Yesterday sentenced to be hanged on
the 18th of May next Murphy protested
his innocence.
Thomas A. Blue, driver in the en-
ploy of S. Mckee IL Co., contractors,
Pittsburgh, Pa, was kicked to death
yesterday afternoon by his runaway team.
He gave chase, and, on coming up with
them, received violent kick in the stom-
ach, from the effects of which he died in
short time
Yesterday morning about ii o'clock
Tildie Leonard, domestic in the family
of Mrs Keaton, No sc Third avenue
Pittsburgh, Pa, was burned in a shock
ing manner by her clothes taking fire a
the cooking range. Physicians were i'm
: mediately summoned, but their effort
: proved unavailing. and she died las
. evening.
G. W. Graves and Dr. E. B. SPARTAN
on trial at Rockville, Canada, for muir
, der in causing the death of Miss Sophi
! f. Durham on the 18th of Decembe
last by performing abortion, were yester
!. day found guilty and sentenced to b
:, hanged on the 23d of July next. Grave
! was the seducer, and was with DR.. Spar
!, ham when the abortion was performed
Z A gentleman informs the Atlanta New
= that, while passing through Jackso
: county, Ca, the other day, an incider
: came under his observation which de
> serves mention. He stopped at a hous
o where the head Of the family was engage
. in blacksmithing, his striker" being HI
:, better half His oldest daughter wa
. busy blowing in the field, and two youngt
= girls were piling up brush. The girls al
p Jewels that would adOrn any household
= A clearinghouse filled with occupan
- were burned Monday morning at | o'clocI
4 at Benicia, Cal , The inmates escapes
" Jumping from the windows. Three me
:, Finnerty, Shea aud A. c. Hanson, pc
a ished in the flames. Finnerty was
~ brick layer Shea was a collector f
a San Francisco contractors, furnishir
- stone for the arsenal Hanson was Ell
"a gagged by the same parties. He was 70
" merly a Scandinavian lawyer in Ne
y York city.
- A special dispatch from Muncle, Inc
- to the Cincinnati Gazette says that Axl
~ Harrison farmer residing four mil
-, west OF that place, was shot on Sund;
\. ight while setting beside his fire. 7
assassin was outside the house, and fro
- tracks visible had been there some tin
H. Several balls and slugs had penetrat
~ Harrison's head, and he died about Fl
~ hours afterwards. Suspicious fasten
upon one Smell, who had been visit
~ Harrison's daughter, and had been f
q hidden the house. He was arrest
" and is still in custody.