The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-03-31
Saturday March ~.

G. B. Straughn and wife were thrown
out OF buggy near Cairo, ILL.,, yesterday,
each one having one leg broken, and re-
ceiving other injuries. Mr.. Straughn is
member of the commission firm of
Straughn a. Hinkle.
The San Antonio, (Texas) Herald has
information that the Indians who cap
tured the stage near Laredo, last Friday,
on the Texas side. They were driven off
by the ranchers and were oyertaken by
Captain Renoyld's volunteer company.
The Indians were almost entirely cut to
pieces.
Some three or four weeks ago a man by
the name of SEVERN Benoit was murdered
near New Iberia, La. Three citizens we're
arrested for the crime and lynched by the
excited people of all colors, and hung. A
few days afterwards affidavIts were made
by some negroes against Messrs. Burbank,
Pierre Lagarde and Ozemn Jacob as par
ticipators in the hanging. Their cases
were brought before the grand jury, who
found true bill of murder against them.
James Brown was hanged at Pottsville,
Pa, yesterday, for the murder of Daniel
). Kreamer; his wife, his mother, Mrs
Mackemen, and Annette Kreamer, on the
night of February 25, 70. Brown was
only Is at the time of the murder, and at
the time Of his death 81, his case having
twice been taken to the Supreme Court.
All the trains arriving yesterday morning
were crowded with people anxious to wit
ness the execution.
The grand jury at Bloomington, Ind
returned an indictment against Cornelius
A. Merriam and Francis M. Williams,
yesterday afternoon, for the murder of
John Moore, in April 1871. Moore went.
there from Louisville, KY, on the 18th of
that month. Having recently sold prop-
erty near that city, he had in his posses
sion Sl,70O The mystery enshrouding
the matter has at last been revealed. He
was robbed and murdered. Mershan
was arrested and is now in Jail. Will
liams has been refugee from justice sew
eral years. His whereabouts are known
to the officers
In the Circuit Court at Staunton, Va,
this week.. James McCauley, a stupid
but Unlocking man about IS years OF age,
was put to the bar charged with bigamy.
Just behind him sat a tidy, pleasant
looking little woman of Is. The court
before which he was being tried grantsd
him a divorce Monday morning from,
Hettie Lowe, whom he had married four
years ago, but who had turned out badly.
Directly after the decision was rendered
McCauley was hurried into the County
Clerks office with the tidy-looking little
woman named Mary Crosen, and was
married to her again, having been once
before married to her last year, when, he
thought, with the ignorance of his class,
that the unfaithfulness ofhis wife legally
released bin. The new remarked couple
returned to the courtroom, where the
husband again took his seat in the prison.
er's box, from which he issued Tuesday
evening a convict sentenced to three years
in the State prison for bigamy. 1t is un-
derstood that an application will be made
to the Governor for pardon.
A white man by the name of B. Lewis,
was killed between Hickory Valley and
Grand Junction, Tenn, by two negroes,
Geo. Hullum and Henry Reeves, on
Thursday of last week. Reeves, son-in-
law of H1llum, had stolen lock from
the premises of Mrs. Williams, sister of
Lewis, who, accompanied by his sister,
went to the house of Reaves and demand
ed the lock. Reaves agreed to give it up
aud went to the house for that purpose.
Just at this time some negro woman pres
ent, without any just cause, made cries Of
distress, which attracted the attention of
George Hullum, who lives near by, and
he came running with his knife drawn,
and making loud threats against Lewis |
and sister, who were standing in the yard.
Lewis, with gun in hand, said to him as
he advanced that he desired nothing but
the lock, and otherwise tried to satisfy |
Hullum that no harm was being done. |
He still advanced on Lewis, who gave
back some distance, and as the negro
was about to close with him he attempted
to shoot him, but the gun being elevated
the charge passed through his hat. In
the struggle the other barrel was in some
way discharged, and Mrs. Williams dis
charged single barrel pistol at Hullum,
but without effect. Hullum having
grasped the gun, dealt Lewis a heavy
blow on the head, and Reaves coming out,
as he tried to escape, shivered a heavy
single barrel gun over his head Lewis
sank senseless to the ground, and his sis
ter was subjected to the most abusive Ian
guage by the negroes, who refused to
bring the dying man a little water. A
small white boy who was present gave
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