Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-30
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

AT OW1ngSVllle, n.y., the Otner
night Thomas Wright, a blacksmith,
struck Sam Cofer on the head with
heavy piece of iron, inflioting fatal in
juries.
An infant child of Mr.. b. Tiegel,
Pittsburgh merchant tailor, was found
dead in bed few mornings since, hav-
ing been accidentally smothered during
the night
"A man recently found dead in an
open boat on Saginaw Bay proved to
be James Wilkinson, of Portland, Mich.
A jury said he died from cold and eX-
pesure.
"A little daughter of James Arnold,
living near East Saginaw, Mich, was
fatally burned, few days ago, by her
clothing taking fire while she was
standing by the stove.
Frank Kramer, Captain Of canal
boat on the Schuykill Canal, was knocked
overheard and drowned at Kocher's
Locks, short distance above Reading,
Pa, the other morning.
AT Montreal, the other day, Kate
Francis Donovan, daughter of one of
the wealthiest residents of the city,was
fatally injured by jumping from her
phaeton while her horse was running
| away.
Mrs Lingefelt, wife of merchant
at Marine, Iowa, threw herself and in
FAINT child into deep well, afew morn
ings since. When recovered two hours
after both were dead. She is supposed
to have been temporarily insane.
The Supreme Court of Vermont has
overruled the exceptions in the case of
Asa Magoon, the wife-murderer, and
sentenced him to be hanged on the
fourth Friday in November, 1879, eight
cen months of the interim TO be spent
| in hard labor and six months in solitary
confinement.
AS load of young people were re-
turning from church at River Falls,
Wis, on recent evening the wagon in
which they were riding received a jolt
which threw Lena Robey, aged ten
years, out on the frozen ground, in
stantly killing her.
-G. w. Stevens, G. NJ Kemp, W.
H. Walker, G. A. Stevens, B. Whitten
T. S. Dodge, H. e. Mills and E. Mer-
rill, striking engineers on the Boston "
Maine Road, have all been found guilty,
at Portland, Me-, of conspiracy and OBJ
structing the mails
George Adiutant, of Wolfboro, N.
H., and one of his sons engaged in u
fight, few nights since, and during
the melee fell over Mrs. Garland Adj
iutant mother-in-law, tripping her up
on the floor When the fight was over
she was found to be dead.
BY an accident on the Louisville,
Nashville Il Great Southern Railroad,
near Cumberland City, Tenn, the other
day, William Sheriff., engineer, was
killed and Fireman John Henley badly
injured. 1t is said that switch had
been tampered with, which caused the
accident.
Edward S. Langdon, of Battery G,
Fifth Artillery, stationed at Fortress
. Monroe, was struck on the head the
other night with an iron bar by Musi-
clan Cogno, of the band, and has since
died from his injuries. COgno escaped
, and has not been arrested.
The magnitude of the swindling of
Southworth, the Treasurer of the North
Bridgewater (Mass.) Savings Bank, be-
gins to appear in the assertion that over
Is per cent. of the depositors' books
thus far examined are for larger
amounts than their holders are credited
with upon the books of the institution
One claim for SO, 800 cannot be found
to have been entered, even in part, on
the books.
Christian Adder, of Shelburne
Falls, Mass, fifteen years of age, while
out hunting, a few days ago, shot HIM
self while trying to fix the lock of his
gun, the muzzle being pointed toward
him. The charge entered the lower
J part of his bowels with such violence rs
! to drive his clothing into the wound.
J He managed to crawl home, distance
l of about mile and half, but the
l wound was fatal.
? Lieut.. Robert Hinkle, connected
l with the Quartermaster' Department
of the army at Fort Leavenworth, Kan,
has been sentenced to three months
Imprisonment at st. Louis for forgery.
He had affixed the signature of BROTH
er officer to draft for $500. On ae-
D count of his previous good character,
and because his offense was not COM
mitted with intent to defraud the Gov
ernment, the Judge gave him the mild
est sentence allowed by law.
a "A farm hand in the employ of Mr..
: Hadtield, in Burr Oak Township, Mitch
ell County, Iowa, was fooling with a re-
: volver, few days ago, and swapping
percussion caps at his companions.
!, Mrs aHadfield demonstrated with him
: on his foolishness, when he turned the
o weapon toward her, playfully saying he
would shoot her. Notwithstanding her
, protest he snapped the cap and a loaded
!, barrel went off, the ball taking effect in
q her side, intlicting probably fatal
q wound.
5 "A few days since, Mrs. G.. Il. Chan
s cey, the wife of prominent lawyer OF
It Plymouth, Ind, while descending into
4 the cellar of her residence, discovered Il
hand-sachel on the cellar floor, and
q while meditating as to its origin she
J. was attacked by a masked man, who
IS knocked her down, heather in terrible
: manner, and left her after tying hand
" kerchief over her mouth. She tainted,
il and was vet unconscious when found,
pI While making the assault the unknown
e villain told her if she did not leave the
l. place she would be killed. This is the
+ third time she has been attacked in the
lt same mysterious manner in the pas
m two years. Neither she nor her hus
IN band can divine the intent Although
al her injuries are severe, she will recover
he In Warren County, Iowa, a mar
1, named Reuben Proctor, who was hav
S, ing his preliminary examination on ;
5, charge of having fatally shot Mis-
lie Cadigan, while burglarizing herfather'
e. house, was taken from the room thu
st other evening by mob of forty mel
s. and hanged. The members of the mol
+ wore no masks, and are understoo,
to have been citizens of the town
ship in which Miss Cadigan lived. Th
st girl was fatally shot by the burglar
Of who was supposed to be Proctor. Ill
ID had gone to the house at night, know
e. ing that her father had sold his farm
ly and had the money in the house. III
iS entered the house with cooked revoly
Is er when there was no one at home bu