Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-08
Criminal items.

Dr.. }. b. Armstrong, leading physician OF
Terrc taute, was shot and killed in The north
ern suburb of that city last night. The cause
Of the murder is mystery.
Two serious shooting affairs occurred yest'r
dly on the edge Of Washington county, n.y.,
aud bear the Mercer line. Maxsille was the
sceue of Que difficulty, ia which John Sutter'
field shol and killed John Butler. The affair
was the result of a previous difficulty over
sack of -four. GARDENERS store, uear hllllerd
burg, was where the other fight occurred, III
which several families took part, and was a rc
newaI Of iormer ilacas. Several OF tho 10y
aItys, GARDENERS, Cases and Sheridaps were par
ticipants. One man, Sheridan, was shot through
the head and killed outright. Gardner was
shot ia the ann. and one Case 10 the Wr!at.
Twenty or thirty shots were Tired, and probably
others we're wounded whose narnes arc net
learned
Last Friday night Deputy United States
MnrshaIs Harris and PEBBLES were sent by Gen
eial Patterson Collector of his District, to seize
the tobacco factory OF John A. Rurton.i u Henry
county, Tenn. They had two men with them
and seized the factory. They began loading
the machinery on a wagon, when suddenly they
were surrounded by twenty I've armed men,
ordered to unload the wagon, some OF tho des
peradocs insisting on killing the. otucerS, VINO
were forced to abandon the work and leave.
John Il. Daily, @ stock broker, was shot aud
killed by Leslie G.. Hanks, Consul General Tor
Guatemala, in San Francisco yesterday. The
trouble grew out Of trIfing disagreement last
Saturday between Hanks and Emil karaada,
Daily's partner. Daily took up the quarrel yes
terduy aud wurstcd Hanks in personal CO.
counter. Bystanders state that ilauks an
,roached Daily from behiod and shot HIM With
out warning. Hanks claims that DAILY APP
preached him thrcaicningly with heavy cane
and he fired r sel.dnlnnce. llsnksls ~ jail wait.
ing examination. Daily was formerly broker
in New York. Hanks was formerly member
Of the shipping firm Of }. q. Merrill y 20.
Both occupied high social position and were
in easy circumstances. The coroner held an To-
uucst Yesterday on the body ci John II.
Daily who was killed by Leslie g. Hanks
Hanks declined to testify. The testimony
Of all the witnesses agreed that the acL was ore
of deliberate assassination and the jury found
verdict chargiog Hanks with murder lie Fill
have 4 preliminary examination to MORROW.
~NEw York, August Sat midnight Mrs.
Tate of No. 81 Greenwich street was sent to
the police station dying from stab wound
in the abdomen Inflicted by John warren
who lives in tho same house. The cause
Of tho murder was a quarrel originating
between The children of both families. The
Warren children called Mrs. Tato's children
improper names. Mrs. Tate roproaclh,ed Johr
Warren for allowing his children to talk IN tina
manner. Warren turned upon Mrs. Tate anC
told her she deserved the accusation. Then blow
we're struck and Warren picked up knife ant
stabbed Mrs. Tate She cannot live.
RosToN, August S-Wm. IL. Waoott, ar
extensive brick manufacturer was arrested
Danvers, Mass, yesterday, charged with iiorg
cry. Walcott has acknowledged the crime
The amount is thought to be $4,000. Th'
banks of Peabody and Salem held these notes
we'll as private individuals.