Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-12-08
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Ca, few days ago.
"A Swedish sailor named John Han.
son shot William II. Sprague in quar-
rel over game of cards at Salem, Mass.
the other night, and then fatally shot
himself through the head.
John Keefe. railroad signal-man at
Poughkeepsie, quarreled recently at that
place with Starr Cole, the telegraph
operator, and seriously stabbed him, and
fatally stabbed Peter Marley, boy.
August G. Fausch, late local mail
agent at Otis, Ind, has been arrested for
robbing the mails of registered letters.
On his examination before the U. s. Com
missioner he plead guilty to the charge
and was bound over to appear for trial.
Henry Keiser, a New York truck.
driver, was fatally beaten by gang of
roughs in Williamsburgh, a few days
ago, while trying to recover some prop
erty they had stolen from him. Three
of the gang have been arrested.
Thomas Dent, son Of the Sheriff of
Richland County, s. c., was shot and
fatally wounded by State Senator John
Cochran, of Anderson County, at Colum-
bia the other night. The difficulty grew
out of a political discussion.
Six burglars made raid on the sum-
mer residence of Mr.. Bodine, at New Ham
burg, N. Y, early on recent morning.
One of them was shot by Mr. McKit.
terick, the man in charge, and his COM
rades bore him away. None of them
have been arrested.
"A horrible tragedy occurred in Re-
serve Township, on the outskirts of Alle-
gheny City, Pa, the other afternoon.
Charles Oppermann, aged fifty-one,
murdered his wife Barbara with an ak,
cutting her terribly about the head and
face. He then cut his own throat with
knife. Both died almost instantly.
AT Metropolis, ILL.,, the other day,
Isaac Wyatt, n negro, assaulted white
man named John Houchan, during a
quarrel about politics. He threw
Houchan, who is a sickly man, and was
choking him, when Houchan drew a
pen knife and cut his jugular vein, from
the effects of which he died the follow
ing day.
"A butcher of Albany, N. Y, named
Theiss, becoming angry at some boys,
the other day, threw a large knife at
them. The weapon did not take the in
tended direction, but struck youth
named Grosser, who was at the time
making purchase from Thesis, inflict-
ing a fatal wound in the bowels. The
butcher was promptly arrested.
"A German named Herman Rachtcr,
resrding in the town of Frankfort, Pepin
County, Wis, was recently treated to a
coat of tar and feathers and a ride on a
rail. RaChter had beaten his wife a
number of times, and the nelghb bors, be
coming tired of his brutality, determined
to cure him of his vicious habits. They
entered his house, tore him from his
peaceful bed and proceeded to bust
ness. After being tarred and feathered
he was ridden two miles to the residence
of his father-in-law and returned.
AT the rolling-mill of the Lacka-
wanna Iron and Coal Company, at Scran-
ton, Pa, the other morning, an old man
named Patrick M'Felly was torn asunder
by massive fly-wheel into which he
walked while it was revolving at rapid
rate, Being somewhat near-sighted it is
supposed he did not see the swiftly
turning wheel, and so walked into the
jaws of death. He was literally torn
asunder in an instant, and portions of
his body were scattered all about the
wheel-pit.
During last harvest, while engaged
in wheat field in Howard County, Iowa,
Thomas Hughes, Jr., and others found a
bottle of whisky secreted in a shock of
wheat. They drank of it, Hayes taking
a h1f hn OIL rirf
the taste of it, drank but very little. In
few hours Hayes died with all the
symptoms of poison, and it was dis
covered that the whisky had been
poisoned. Evidence pointing strongly
to Thomas Barrigan and his wife as the
parties guilty of the act, they were ar
rested, and the Grand Jury has indicted
them for murder.
"A small frame shanty in New Bruins
wick, NJ, was burned carly on recent
morning, and its occupant, Charles Lem
ons, literally roasted to death. When
the fire was discovered the neighbors
gathered around and tried to effect an
entrance, but Lemons had not only bolted
the door, but had barricaded it with a
heavy box, and braced it with heavy
crowbar. When the door was cut down
the unfortunate man was seen sitting ON
the box, and an effort was mac to drag
him out, without success. The structure
was nearly destr Dyed when his lifeless
remains were eXtricated.
"A singular and distressing accident
recently occurred at Rankin, H. A boy
named Beals was in the barber-shop be.
longing to Joe Carter. Carter stood be,
fore the mirror shaving himself while the
boy picked up shotgun which sat in
the corner, and while making an exam
inatiOn of it by some means caused its
discharge, the load crushing through his
brain, nearly blowing one side of his
head to pieces, causing death instantly
The report of the gun so near Garter
frightened him intensely, causing him tc
cut horrible cash in his throat with the
razor. His life was at first despaired of
but at last accounts he was slowly re-
covering.
William Woodbridge, young mar
who formerly lived in Vermillion County
ILL.,, has been arrested on the charge OF
murder. About a year ago Wool ilge
in company with several other ouns
men of that county, while on spree
attacked party of Germans on the roat
near Flthian, and in the fight which en-
sued Conrad Shock, one of the Germans
was killed, Woodbridge fed, and was no
heard of until just previous to hi
arrest. The others of the party who
were present when the murder was com
mitted have been tried and cleared, the
evidence pointing to the prisoner as thu
party who committed the deed. He il
now in jail in Danville.
AT ball at Easton, Pa, few
nights since, a man named Able quar-
relied with another, doc. Street, abou
young woman who accompanied tn
latter. After the disturbance, Able an,
bis friends retired and waited where the,
knew Street must pass when he accom-
panied the young woman home. Whel
Street appeared, with her ON his arm
Able stepped up to him, and Stree
asked what he wanted, You" re
piled Able, at the same time thrustin
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