The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-06-01
Crimes and Casualties.
THE ELLRNTos MASSACRE.

OHAhbhSTON, may OIL.
The argument in the Ellenton conspiracy
case in the United States court, before
Chief Justice Waite, was closed tonight,
and tomorrow, after the charge from Chief
Justice Waite, the case will be given to the
jury. The accused are eleven white citi-
zens of Aiken county who are charged un-
der the enforcement act with a conspiracy
to interfere with the political rights of
David Bush (cOlored). Some 250 or 800
whites from the same county have been ar
rested on similar charges, but only these
were brought to trial as a test. The evil
dence as adduced shows that from
September Is to September 2l, 1876,
a number of acts of violence
were committed by whites and blacks and
the people we're in state of great excite
ment. The theory of the prosecution is
that the violent acts of the whites were in
pursuance of a general plan TO intimidate
the colored voters, and that the defendants
being more or less connected with bodies
of men some OF whom committed these
violent acts, are themselves responsible for
all of them; aud one Of these acts being
the killing of David Bush. The general
conspiracy inferred .from general acts Of
violence becomes constitutionally special
conspiracy against Bush and the defend
ants are as responsible as if they jointly
had combined for that purpose.
STRANGE DROWNING CASE.
MEMPHIS, May 81.
Horace F. Smith, general freight agent
of the Memphis division of the Louisville,
Nashville and Great Southern railroad, was
drownedrin the river opposite this city last
night. In company with Mr.. Hathaway
Of Louisville and negro boatmen he had
gone out rowing, and while pulling quietly
along the Arkansas shore suddenly ex-
claimed he had ruptured blood vessel.
He rose up and started for the stern OF the
boat, but reeled and fell overheard and was
seen no more.
KILLED by AN EXPLOSION.
DENVER, May 81.
This morning when the day force went
to work in the Silver ore tunnel near
Terrible mine, Georgetown, they found the
mangled corpses of John Gregory, Harry
Walters and a companion named Pope
killed by explosions of powder; no sur
vivors to account for the cause.
FRIGHTENED TO DEATH.
HARTFORD, May 81.
Prof. Alvernat, reported suffering from
hydrophobia yesterday, died this morning.
His doctors declare that he has been fright
ened to death. After he was bitten numer.
GUS letters concerning hydrophobia were
sent to him by both friends and strangers.
A span of horses ran away in the Rural
cemetery, Albany, yesterday, and Miss
Lizzie Calhoun, one of the occupants of the
carriage jumped and struck upon her head,
killing her instantly. Her companion.
Alice Overton, remained in the carriage
and was severely but not fatally injured.
A young woman named Alberta Wade,
disappeared from Castleton, Ont, Friday
evening. A searching party, yesterday,
found her body buried in the woods, three
miles from the village. Two men sus-
pected of the murder have been arrested.
Samuel Lidpencott, ticket agent of the
r., w. & o. railroad at Oswego, arrested
at Bellevllle, on charge Of embezzlt tment
and forgery, returned, yesterday, in charge
of an American detective.
Willie N. Dockstader, son of the assist
ant librarian in the congressional library,
was drowned yesterday at Four Mile run,
Va. On every Memorial day for three
years somebody has been drowned at Four
Mile run.
Simon Moon, a farmer of Clinton county,
Ohio, attempted suicide recently, but WAS
prevented, and is now starving himself TO
death with desperate resolution. A coffiu
has been brought to his house by his Or
ders.
The governor of Louisiana signed the
death warrant of Louis Rousseau convicted
of the murder of Cyrus Brigrac, St. Ian
dry parish, March, 1875. Rousseau will
be executed June 9th.
Patrick Reilly aged SO, was fatally gored
TO death by an enraged bull which rushed
through the streets of New York, doing
much other damage.
Lucy A. Mink charged with shooting her
lover Charles w. Kicker, In Lowell, Mass,
was found guilty of manslaughter.
An old and highly esteemed resident of
Hamburg, N. Y, Allen Potter, aged go
years, was instantly killed this morning
by falling tree.
Louis Hoffman, sged three years, was
run over and killed in Williamsburg, NY,
yesterday, by two racing horses.
Hon. Elisha Watson of South Kington,
r, l., drowned himself this morning.