Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-11-24
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

killed in Van Buren Township, Mich.
recently, by the overturningo of the vehicle
in which she, with others, was riding.
George Bearce, aged twelve years,
son of William p. Bearce, of Auburn,
Ne, was fatally shot in Boston, a few
days ago, by Fred Swan, while care
lessly handling loaded pistol.
The corpse of Rufus Terrell, col
ored man, was recently found hanging
in the barn of white man named Will
ian Mangun, at New Light, N. G. Two
negroes have been arrested on suspicion
of numbering him.
John Symons, notorious rough at
Hartford, Conn, assaulted Mrs. Downs
with an ak, few days ago, nearly sew
ering her arm from her body, and in.
flicting internal injuries which will
probably result fatally.
-Amurderous shooting affair occurred
near Lansing, Mich, few nights since,
in which G. w. Ayers was killed, j. F.
Marley, his father-in-law, fatally wound.
ed, and two or three others seriously
wounded. Domestic troubles were the
cause.
Charles Otto, a workman on the
road train on the Detroit, Hillsdale &
Southwestern Railroad. was dancing on
the fiat cars near the edge the other day,
when a sudden jerk of the train threw
him off and under the wheels, where he
was instantly killed.
John Vickers, white man from
Barstow, KY, shot and mortally wounded
negro named Chapman Lewis in Cairo,
ILL.,, few days since. The men quar-
relied about money transaction. Vick-
ers was arrested.
"A small child of Nathan Hastings,
living near Eaton Rapids, Mich, was
fatally burned the other afternoon. Its
clothes caught fire from a stove and
were burned from its body before assist
ance could be had.
"A boy named Fitzgibbon was in
stantly killed at Leavenworth, Ind, the
other morning by the accidental dis
charge of shotgun, which went off as
he was pulling it out of wagon. The
load entered his breast, tearing his heart
and one lung to pieces.
Near Rodney, Miss, few days
ago, Sheriff's posse, in attempting to
arrest colored murderer, was attacked
by crowd of negroes, and after a
bloody fight the latter were forced to
fly, leaving four dead upon the field.
None of the Sheriff's men were killed,
but several were badly wounded.
Thomas Lilly, wealthy farmer,
living near Cassopolis, Mich, got into an
alteration recently with Charles Kreiger,
his hired man, about the amount of wages
due the latter, when Lilly drew his
pocket-knife and stabbed Kreiger, from
the effects of which he died in less than
an hour. Lily ywas Immediately arrested
"A sad accident occurred at Urbana,
ILL.,, few days ago, by which little
child of s. McLennon lost its life. Mrs
McLennon had placed the little one in
high chair, near which stood wash
boiler full of water, and had left the
room for moment, and, upon return
ing, found that the child had fallen head
foremost into the water, and was so near
dead that all efforts at resuscitatlon were
unavailing.
"A bloody tragedy occurred few
days ago in Dallas County, Iowa. A man
named Maran and his brother got into a
quarrel. Their mother interfered to sep.
arate them, when Maran drew large
knife and plunged it into her body, kill
ing her instantly. The brother then fed,
Maran's children going with him. Maran
followed with the knife, but they effected
their escape. Maran was arrested and
lodged in Jail.
"A highwayman was shot by one of
Wells, Fargo & Co. s express messengers,
Gal faxrr
fellow had stopped stage, covered the
messenger with his rifle, and demanded
the treasure-box, which was given up.
After the stage got out of sight of the
robber the messenger jumped off, ran
back to the spot, and, surprising the
robber while engaged in taking the
money from the boz, shot him dead and
recovered the treasure. The messengers
name was McNemer.
Ferdinand McKew, from Bergen, N.
j., was blown to atoms the other night
by the premature explosion Of heavy
dynamite cartridge at the water supply
tunnel in process of construction near
Baltimore. Daniel Hagerty, of Altoona,
Pa, a miner, was horribly mangled, and
cannot survive. The men were at the
mouth of the shaft, and McKew was ad
justing the fuse of the cartridge. His
body was torn into shreds of quivering
flesh, and had to be gathered up in a
bucket. ......
John Mcmahon was killed recently
near Bloody Run, in Venango County,
Pa, by the accidental discharge of his
pistol. This makes the fifth person who
has been shot in this locality. Six years
ago David Wingard was killed not far
from the scene of the late accident;
three years after Jacob Wingard and
Lew Wallace, colored man; last year,
the 18th of September, John Wingard
was added to the list of victims, while
Mcmahon ended the sad catalogue of
casualties for the present. The place is
appropriately named,
The body of Miss Sophia Valentine,
daughter of David Valentine, of Peeks-
kill, N. Y, who disappeared a few
nights since, was found at Saltwater
swamp by man who was out shooting.
The girl had been sent to neighbor's to
procure some milk, and, not returning
soon, her mother and sister started in
search OF her. She meanwhile returned
by a different road, and finding her
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meet them. Darkness coming on quickly,
she lost her way, and becoming bewl-
dered and benumbed with the cold she
wandered on and on until she finally be-
came exhausted and lay down and died.
Last Tuesday morning about three
o'clock A. Rambo was aroused by cries
of distress coming from the river, the
voice being that of woman. He at
once unfastened a skiff and rowed in the
direction of the sounds. He soon came
in sight of a dark object floating down
the rver, which he overhauled and found
to be two skiffs lashed together and bot
tom-side up, and woman clinging to
them She called to him "for Gods
sake to be quick" as she was nearly ex-
hausted. Mr.. Rambo pulled alongside
and discovered that she was holding to
one of the skiffs with one hand and with
the other clutching firmly the hair of a
mans head, which she was with heroic