Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-20
NASHVILLE TENN, TUESDAY, JULY 20. 1875
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
FataI ROW Among Negroes.


New YORK, July 19.-During quarrel
among some drunken negroes in a salOOr
in BrOOme street, near Thompson, early
yesterday, one man was killed, another IA
tally wounded, and two or three badly cut
Wife Murder.
BANGOR, July 10.-George Medway
killed his wife yesterday. They had been
separated.
Discharged.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, July 19.-Mrs.
DimmOck, who attempted to shoot DR.. A.
w. Thomson at Northampton, \ was brought
before the Judge to-day at ThonpsOn's in
stigation, for committal TO the lunatic asy-
lum. ThOmpson's counsel announced,
however, that he would not press the petit
tiOn, and the woman was discharged.
Ten Years In the State Prison.
New YORK, July 19.-In the Court OF
General Sessions, Thomas Spratt, who
threw his wife out of athree-stOry window,
was sentenced TO ten years in the State
prison, notwithstanding the fact that both
man and wife denied the assault.
Bloody ARRAY I'm Missouri.
ST. LOUIS, July ia bloody affray
occurred in Usage county, this State, last
Sunday, in which AbsalOm Ferguson was
killed and Mr.. Petit badly wounded. 1t
appears Petit was farming an island in
Usage river, of which Ferguson claimed to
have control, and had ordered Petit to va
cate, which the latter refused to do. Last
Sunday Ferguson, with a squad of armed
men, went to the island. Petit, divining
their purpose, ordered the party SO halt
when within a few yards of his house.
Ferguson raised gun to fire at Petit, but
the latter was too quick for him, and shot
and killed him instantly. FergusOn's son
then shot and seriously wounded Petit.
Murder I'm kentucky.
IRoNroN, o., July 19.-Taylor Fortner,a
desperate character, who lived on Bear
Creek, Kentucky three miles from this city
got into a quarrel with his wife Satur-
day, and nearly chopped her to pieces. He
then took to the woods, and came to the
Ohio river this morning, stole boat, and
endeaVOred to escape. He was followed
and caught after a desperate resistance, and
taken to the Kentucky shore, and sent to
the Greenup Jail. His wife is still living,
but it is impossible for her to recover.
Parrieide.
NEW YORK, July 19.-James Bailey,
empioye Of the New York Central Railroad
Company, residing at 421 West Thirty
fourth street, was shot yesterday and in
stantly killed, by his eldest son, James l..
Bailey. The father and son quarreled,
when the latter drew a revolver and fired.
He then walked out into the street and
gave himself into the custody Of a passing
policeman, to whom he acknowledged the
crime, and was locked up.
Two Persons Drowned.
HOLDEN, Mo-, July 19.-Jas. Guyan
and Mrs. Sloan, while attempting TO cross
Brush creek, four miles from here, late
Saturday night, were thrown out Of buggy
by striking ledge Of rocks and drowned.
The bodies, were found the next morning.
Killed by Lightning.
LOUISVILLE, July IA young lady
named Miss Ida Huf, was struck by light
ming and instantly killed yesterday evening
at the door of her fathers residence in Mer-
Ger county, Ky. She had just stepped TO
the door to watch the gathering storm.
Cut I'm TWO-Death From sunstrOke.
CINCINNATI, July 19.-JOseph, deputy
sWitchman on the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad, was run over by a train this
evening and cut in two. He died instantly.
John HOchmann, stOnecutter, died in the
hospital to-day from effects Of sunStroke,
which pTostrated him last Saturday.