Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-11-03
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Henry Schwamb, convicted of the
murder of Henry Bette at Union Hill, N.
j., has been sentenced to be hanged
Dec. s.
Duke Fleming, of Maysville, KY,
was shot three times, twice in the head,
near that city, few days ago, and dan
gerously wounded. a.t
John Sheldon, employed in paper
mill at Lawrence, Mass, fell into vat
of boiling lime the other day. and re-
ceived fatal injuries.
Charles H. Moulton, Washington
Cd. C) real estate agent, is reported to
have absconded, leaving debts estimated
from $50, 900 to 100000.
Geo. w. Rose, private detective of
Salt Lake City, has been arrested on
charge of completely in the robbery of
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express.
"A young son of Daniel Dukeshair,
of Cambridge, Mass, was fatally in
jured recently by being struck on the
head with stone thrown by young
companion.
Isaac Roberts, of Arlington, Mont
gomery County, Pa, and his family were
recently poisoned by eating toadstools
instead of mushrooms. Two of his chill
dren died.
E L. Bascom, of Gill, Mass, we'll
to.do-farmer and large cattle-dealer, was
thrown from his carriage, the other
evening, while on his way to Greenfield,
and fatally injured.
AN emery wheel at the Curtis stove
works, st. Louis, exploded, the other
evening, and the fragments struck Alonzo
Neeley, splitting his body in two from
the arm-pits to the hips.
N. j. Law was murdered near Bas-
trop, La, few evenings since. He was
riding out of town, when he was fired
upon and mortally wounded, and his
horse killed. There is no clew to the
assassin.
The body of Lillibridge Barber, of
Grosvernordale, Conn, was found in .
ditch near the Norwich & Worcester
Railroad at Webster, Mass, the other
morning. Everything indicated murder
and robbery.
The other day, while Charles Daily,
of Mankato, Mimi, was taking shot
gun from its hooks, it was accidentally
discharged, the load striking his little
sister in the shoulder and inficting fatal
injuries.
While drilling out charge in
mica ledge in Orange, N. H., the other
day, a premature explosion blew of both
hands of Cyrus Elkins, the foreman, and
a workman named Peaselee had his face
filed with powder and rock.
The body of George Oberst, farm
er, was recently found near Mills Sta
tion, on the Omaha & Nevada Railroad,
at the foot of an embankment two or three
feet high, down which it is supposed he
had fallen and broke his neck.
"A little daughter of Dennis Wise, of
Joliet, ILL.,, was fatally burned, few
days ago, while playing around fire in
her fathers yard with some other chill
dren. The child's clothing was burned
off her body, and her shoes burned to a
crisp.
John Carroll, well-digger of Ply
mouth, Wis, while engaged in digging a
well, few days ago, short distance
from that town was buried alive. The
people of Plymouth used every exertion
to rescue him, but when the body was
exhumed life was extinct,
Andrew Terwilliger a well-knewn
resident of Shawangunk, Ulster County,
N. Y, was killed u few afternoons since
at his home. He was driving horses
used to operate hay-press, when rope
broke, frightening the horses, and he,
becoming entangled in the rope, was
dragged to death.
Mark Munday and companion left
Vail, Iowa, in a wagon short time ago,
to go to the southern part of the State,
and his body has since been found hid
den in the brush. He had $209 with him,
which is missing, and it is believed that
he was murdered. His companion has
been arrested.
Patrick Irwin, of Sioux City, Iowa,
and two companions were out hunting
few days since, and while attempting
to climb fence with loaded gun in
his hand by some means it was dis
charged, the load entering his chin and
coming out at the top of his head, killing
him instantly. His mother is widow
and he was her only support.
e. Murphy, a clerk in Coyington
(Ky.) distillery, recently died of lockjaw
Ten days previous to his death, while
knocking the bung out Of barrel, he
struck his thumb, tearing of the nail.
He thought no more of the matter for a
week, when he was so badly affected with
pains in the jaws and neck that he was
compelled to seek medical assistance.
Despite the skill of the physicians he
grew worse rapidly and died.