Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-25
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Attemnted Murder.


CINCINNATI, July 24-Late Thursday
night John Bennett called at the store OF
Hugh Sweeny, six miles from Ironton,
Ohio. After rOusing the latter up and
drinking glass of beer with him, he drew
a revolver and shot him three times, twice
in the head and once In the hip. His sup
posed object was robbery.
Railroad Accident - Miraculous Is.
cape.
WASHINGTON, July 24.-Yesterday the
north bound passenger train on the Vir-
GINA Midland railway was thrown from
the track near Bull Run bridge. by the
breaking Of the fange ON the driving
wheel of the engine. The engine was
thrown down an embankment and turned
upside down. The baggage car, smoking
car and ladies' car followed after and were
piled upon it. The Pullman sleeper did
not leave the track. The baggage-master
was probably fatally injured. Several
passengers received scratches and cuts.
The engineer and fireman were taken out
from beneath the debris unhuTt. There
were about thiTty-fVe passengers on board.
On Wednesday an accident occurred at the
same place TO a freight train.
WOuId-be Rayisher Shot.
ST. Louis, July 24.-John Berry, of
johnson City, No, shot and killed John
BancOm, last Monday, for attempting to
outrage his wife some time ago. No ar
rest,
Murder and Suicide.
CINCINNATI, July 24.-About 9 o'clock
last night, j. N. Bryson, living at Min
nicola, a suburb of Cincinnati, shot and
killed his wife and then himself. Neigh
bOrs, hearing the shots fired, ran into the
house and found his wife weltering in her
blood and Bryson lying on the floor with
the muzzle of the pistol in his mouth and
dying. The cause Of the act has not been
as yet.
Drowned.
OMAHA, NEB:, July 24.-Harry Sharp,
son of Peter II. Sharp, prominent citizen,
while bathing with a number Of young
men near this city, was drowned. BE was
a young man Of great promise.
A Railroad Supervisor Killed.
ST. LOUIS, July 24.-The Republicans
Topeka, Kansas, special says JnO. STAINS,
Supervisor of the second division of the |
Kansas Pacific Railway, while riding on a
dat car laden with old rails, near this city |
today, observed one of them about to fall |
off and attempted to save it. As he did so, |
One end fell, and as il struck the ground /
he rail swung round striking STAINS on
he head, crushing his skull, killing him |
The Long Point Murder-SfronE Cir
eumstantIaI Evidence.
ST. LOUIS, July 25.-A GlObe-DemOcrdl
special from Terre Haute says: Two men |
named Leandsr Kennedy, alias Allen Lee,
md Columbus VOORHEES,, alias Frank Clark, |
we're arrested there yesterday for completely /
n the Long Point murder and attempted |
Express robbery. They show pretty con-
,lusively that they did not actively partici- |
Jate in the murder, they being in Green |
astle at the time, but Mr.. King, foreman /
If Engels X Overs foundry, Of Indianap-
Ills, who made the armor found near the
pot Where the engine and express car were
clipped, and Frank Glazer, who fitted the
rmOr together, and who were brought
rom indianapolis, identified Kennedy and
on sight as the parties who had
he amor made. There seems DO doubt that
hese men were in the plOt,and il is thought /
hey will turn States evidence and reveal
he names Of all persons concerned in the
flair, They arecOnfned one in jail and the
,ther at the police station, to prevent COM
nunicatiOn between them. Cochran and /
who were committed yesterday,
re in jail, one at bingham and the other
{ Prairie CITY.