Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-05-11
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Edward Tatro has been found guilty
of the murder Of Mrs. Alice nj. Butler,
at High Gate, Vt, on the I'd of June last.
The schooner Lontillas was recently
wrecked at Burnet Island, N. S., and
fourteen of the crew drowned.
Charles B. Dove, while chopping
wood at Keene, N. H., the other day,
was killed by branch falling upon him.
During the temporary absence Of
James Hurd, Of North Ware, N. H., the
other day, his insane wife killed their
son, aged ten years, and hanged herself.
"A daughter of William MEMS, Of
Washington, Wis, fifteen years old, was
burned to death recently while boiling
maple sap.
Mrs. Edmund Chapman, Of Bethel,
Me-, eighty-nine years old, was recently
burned to death by her clothes taking fire
at stove.
--Chauncy r. Norcross, of Deerfield,
Mass, seventy-four years old, was fatal
ly injured recently by blow in the bow
els from a board which flew from Cir
cular saw.
In quarrel with playmate at
Nashua, N. H., few days ago James F.
Whitney, six years old, was stabbed and
probably fatally wounded by Lewis Shat
tuck.
William Staines was drowned while
fishing in the Sangamon River near De-
catur, H., few days ago. Itissupposed
that he had an epileptic fit and fell into
the water.
A OF ha
Colliery, near Sydney, n. S., a few days
since, killed the man in charge and an
other named Newing, and fatally scalded
third.
"A three-year- son of Sheriff Os-
cor, of Midland, Mich, was burned to
death the other afternoon. He was
found in one of the old cells in the Jail,
in which there was a quantity of straw,
and it il supposed the little fellow set
the straw on fire with burning stick
with which he was playing, and thus the
fire was communicated to his clothing.
WIN. A. Arling, on whose testimony
Jesse II. Lewis was recently convicted
at Brattleboro, VT, of the murder of
Albert W. Deming, has made full con-
fession that his story was pure fabriCa-
ton, devised by detectives who fright
ened him into testifying against Lewis,
saying if he did not Lewis would turn
States evidence against him.
John Appleman and jackson Kepter
were struck by lightning and instantly
killed at Irwin Lakes, near Plymouth,
Ind. few days since. They were stand
ing under large tree, sheltered from
heavy rain-storm, when the lightning
struck and shattered the tree, killing
both men. Appleman was wealthy
farmer and Kepter was farm hand.
Barney O'Bryen, a negro, has been
arrested at Harrisburg, Pa, for murder
ing his child, aged between three and
four years. The father, in fit of pas
sion, struck the child with his fist re-
peatedly, and otherwise maltreated it,
inflicting fatal injuries. While at the
magistrates office the negro was about
plunging a long bladed knife into his
throat, but a policeman caught his arm
and prevented the intended suicide.
William Pentz was recently hanged
at Marble Hill, Mo-, for the murder of
Catharine Burr, nine years old, in No
vember, 1875. Previous to the execu-
ton he confessed his guilt and also con-
fessed to having killed man named
William Gray, in New Madrid County,
five years ago, being hired to do so by
Joseph Taylor, for which he received
ten dollars. He had also assisted in
several robberies, and belonged to the
Ku-KluX.