Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-10-06
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

NSol llbiy 1uust buO ObnbI ulkub,
Joseph Henry, desperate character,
was shot and killed by some unknown
person.
"A laboror employed by Mr.. John
Dean, in New Providence, N. j., was
tossed by mad bull belonging to his
employer, few days ago, and died ten
minutes later of the injuries he received.
F. W. Kammerzell, young man,
while practicing a difficult feat on the
high bar at the st. Louis Gymnasium, a
few days ago, missed his hold and fell to
the floor, alighting on his head and dis
locating his neck He lived six hours
after the accident.
Charles W. Bailey, of Montpelier,
was killed at Essex Junction, Vt, the
other evening by having his head crushed
between two cars. He was standing on
the deadwood at the time in such a man
ner that his head was caught between
the foot-boards Mr.. Bailey was exten-
sively known in New England as drover
and horse dealer.
Near Freehold, Pa, Ira Root, who
runs threshing machine, had quarrel
with farmer named Roland Huntley
regarding the measurement of grain
Huntley drove Root from the barn with
pitchfork, and while following him was
hit on the head with a stone thrown by
Root, from the effects of which he died
that night Root was arrested.
Nelson Catlin, ESQ, a we'll l.to-do
farmer living near Elkhorn, Wis, while
about to shoot some fowls in lot back
of his barn the other morning, was in
stantly killed by an accidental discharge
of his gun, the charge entering his
breast. 1t is supposed that the trigger
of the gun caught in fence that Mr.. G..
was endeavoring to get over, j..
-Ferd. Kipp, confectioner of ST..
Louis, had a quarrel the other morning
with Mrs. Geo. Pfeif, wife of his partner,
and shot her in the abdomen, inficting a
slight wound. He then shot himself in
the breast with Derringer and, not
dying Immediately, reloaded the pistol
and went upstairs in search of Mrs
Pfeif, and not finding her shot himself
again through the head and dropped
dead on the floor.
Mr.. Isaac Picketts, of Charlton,
Iowa, died a few days since from the
effects of drinking concentrated lye,
taken under the impression that it was
wine. Two bottles similar in appear
ance, one containing the deadly poison
and the other blackberry wine, had been
placed near each other on sideboard,
and he mistook the one for the other,
with the result as stated, after lingering
thirty hours.
The family of Thomas Bradley, near
Durocy Barton County, Mo-, were pois-
oned few days ago under rather pecul-
lar circumstances. Mr.. Bradley dressed
a hog that died with the cholera for the
purpose of using it for soap grease Dur
ing his absence his children made bread,
using lard from the hog in it's prepara-
ton. Two of them died from eating the
bread and two others were in preca-
rious condition at last accounts.
Irwin Beaumont, of Clarksville,
Tenn, was recently killed at Garretts-
vile, KY, by w. T Bromie. Beaumont
and another man named Perkins, both
Tennessee officers, went to Garrettsville
to arrest Bromie upon a requisition from
the Governor. Finding their man they
arrested him and Perkins left him in
charge of Beaumont. Returning in a
few minutes he found Bromie had shot
the officer and had made his escape.
"A horrible accident occurred in
saw-mill in Galena, Ill, the other after
noon, whereby boy had his head sawed
in two. John Allen, aged fourteen years,
employed as lath-buncher, left his
work and went to another part of the
mill to playfully pour saw-dust through
crack in the floor upon fellow work
mans head below. To accomplish this
he crawled under table on which was
large circular saw in motion. When
crawling out he thoughtlessly raised
his head, which, coming in contact
with the saw, was cut in two cross
wise through the brain down to the ears
Death was instantaneous.
AT Carbondale, ILL.,, recently, Alex
ander Frazier was shot and almost in
stantly killed by D. s. Gent. Frazier
had gone home drunk and after quarrel
ing with his wife ordered her to leave
the house and refused to allow the chill
dren, four little girls, to go with her.
The children's cries aroused the neigh
bors and several of them went into the
house, among them Gent and his wife
Gent tried to quiet Frazier, who abused
him and struck him two or three times.
Gent then drew revolver and when Fra
zier tried to strike him again fired, the
ball taking effect in the left lung Gent
was held by the Coroner to await trial.
Philip Weller and W. H. Lewis,
farmers and old residents of Atchison
Tnuntv No haua baau orrastad and
confined in Jail, charged with completely
in the murder of one Robinson, near
Hamburg, Iowa, in March, 1865. The cir
cumstances of the murder were that Rob-
inson and s. A. Hunting had difficulty
about a quantity of cordwoOd. Hunt
ing was killed by Robinson. The latter
was arrested and afterward taken from
Jail by mob and hung. Weller and
Lewis are now arrested as members of
the mob which hung Robinson. They
are farmers, and have resided ever since
in the vicinity where the murder was
committed, and are considered respect
able citizens. Both were brothers-in- law
of Hunting.
William Kohler, Jr., and Henry Rad
wage met horrible deaths by drowning and
suffocation at Baltimore, Md, the other
morning. A we'll twenty-four feet deep
had been dug to drain an djacent sink, and
the men had just been hauled to its sur
face. Some boards fell into the opening
and Kohler was lowered to recover them,
when he was overcome by foul gases
from the sink. William Kohler was low
cred to his assistance, secured the body,
and called to Radwage to hoist them up.
The latter, being excited, lost his foot
ing and fell headway into the opening,
An alarm was sounded, and the bucket
hoisted in few moments, bringing the
elder Kohler to the surface, He was un-
conscious, but ecoVered. Young Koh'
Ter and Radwage were both taken out
dead.
"A terrible accident happened recent
ly at Paxton, ILL.,, to George Winthrop,
an aeronaut. He was making an ascen-
sion in hot-air balloon. When at an
altitude of 500 feet the air-ship burst
with loud report, and the balloon be-
gan to descend, The resistance of the
atmosphere shaped the canvas into a