Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-02
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Samuel Springer, of Cheshire, Mich,
was killed the other day by the accident
al explosion of his gun, while hunting.
while out riding at Columbus, Pa,
few days ago, Mrs. Stephen Crosby was
instantly killed by runaway horse, and
her husband seriously injured.
"A body of thirty or more masked
men, well armed, took Jim johnson, a
negro desperado, from the Jefferson
(Tex) Jail the other night and hung him.
Horace d. Babcock, medical stu
dent at the Syracuse IN. " University,
has been arrested for robbing a grave at
GAINESVILLE. The body was restored to
the friends. ...F
While the Middlebury (Vt,) Rifle
Club was practicing at shooting, the other
day, George Brasson, boy Of thirteen
years, tending the target, was accident
| ally shot and died the next morning.
Three sons of William Downey, of
Pitts6eld, Mass, loaded a gun barrel
with powder, the other day, AID dis
charged it. The weapon burst, killing
two of the boys and tearing off the hand
of the other.
Esther CofIeer, a resident of Grand
Rapids, Mich, was recently convicted in
that city of arson in the first degree, in
setting fire to and burning an inhabited
dwelling in the night time, and sentenced
to the State Prison for life.
During an alteration between Park
Pillow and Bass Damewood at Shawnee
town, ILL.,, the other evening, Pillow
knocked Damewood down and kicked
him in the temple, causing death in an
hour. Pillow was arrested.
"A shooting sffray took place the
other evening at New Castle, Ind, be-
tween Patrolman Cain and desperate
character named Philip Lowrey, whom
he was attempting to arrest, in the course
of which Lowrey sustained fatal wounds.
Miss Lucy Wilkerson, a young lady
resident of Covington, KY, was burned
to death few days ago by the explosion
of can of coal-oil from which che was
pouring the fluid into the stove. Her
arms, back, legs, breast, feet and hands
were burned to crisp.
"A negro child six weeks of age was
accidentally smothered to death by its
mother in Richmond, KY, the other
night. During the night the bed cloth
ing got entangled about the child, and
when the mother awoke in the morning
she found the child dead
William S. Taylor, a produce and
commission merchant Of Albany, N. Y,
has been detected in a series of forgeries.
He forged the name of his father, Justus
F. Taylor, and his uncle, William N.
Strong, to notes for about $3S, 900 and
obtained money in various sums from
Albany banks. The cause of his down
foil ooid 70 ha aDac,1lo in,
Frederick Wellback attempted to
commit suicide at Paterson, N. j., few
nights since by cutting his throat with
knife. He made one cash, when his
daughter took the knife from him. He
was left alone soon after, when he piled
the furniture in a heap in the middle of
the room and fired it, after which he cut
his throat again. By strenuous exertions
of the neighbors the family were saved.
"A four-years-old son of farmer
named Brock living near Oskaloosa, Kan,
went to a straw-stack few days since
with couple of older boys, and, playing
around, the little fellow hid in the straw.
His brothers were playing with some
matches and set fire to the stack, which
was soon destroyed and the unfortunate
boy burned to death. When he was found
his parents tried to lift him and his head
dropped from his body.
-Atwelve-years-old boy named Thos.
w. Owens shot another boy, named Pat
rick Williams, thirteen years old, in Low
ell, Mass, on recent evening, the bull
let passing through the upper portion of
the right eye and entering the brain,
causing his death the next day. The
boys had petty quarrel, and Owens
drew the pistol and deliberately shot
| Williams.
When the lightning express on the
Vandalia Road stopped at Terre Haute,
Ind, the other night, the train was
boarded by tramp, who slowed himself
away ON the roof of the sleeping-car.
That train makes nearly forty miles an
hour, but the tramp hung on until near
Brazil, when some unusual jolt must
have made him lose his hold, for he was
picked up there the next morning with
nearly every bone in his body smashed.
He had evidently been instantly killed,
as the velocity at which the train was
moving was sufficient TO throw him to
the ground with tremendous force.
Charley Busey and John Stephens
were the lovers of Sallie Robinson, in
Washington. Stephens thought Busey
used unfair means to gain Sallie's affec-
tions and they quarreled. The woman
attempted to pacify the rivals, but in
vain. During the row Stephens sue
ceeded in getting his rival down and
belabored him numerically. Busey
screamed and struggled hard to free him
self from the grasp of Stevens, but did
not succeed, anu, as ne claims, Us last
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| it with his teeth and suddenly plunged it
up to the hilt in the breast of Stephens,
causing horrible and fatal wound.
Stephens fell back faint from the loss of
blood and Busey ran away, but was capt
ured later. Stephens died the following
day.
Johnnie Moffett, seven years old, the
adopted son of Abijah Moffett, a wealthy
and highly-respected Quaker residing in
the suburbs of Richmond, Ind, was en-
ticed away from home by William Hin
man, boy, on recent afternoon
who took him distance across a
field to wagon in the woods, where
his mother, Mrs. Hinman, was wait
ing with covered huckster wagon,
which was driven off. Many persons
saw the entire transaction. About dark
fears of kidnapping began to be devel-
oped, and many parties from Earlham
started in pursuit. They were joined by
squads of mounted and armed men, who
far into the night kept up the search.
Chief-of-Police Horney and Marshal
Shower arrested the kidnaPers near
Liberty, Ind, the next evening. Mrs.
Hinman makes the statement that the
boy is not the son of Moffett, but is the
long.lost Charlie Ross, as proved by
marks upon his person and other strong
evidence. She has been in correspond
ence with Christian X. Ross for nearly
two years. Nearly all letters in her pos
session from him are in refutation of her
assertion that the boy is his son. Will
lam Hinman says they were trying
TO reach Cincinnati, from whence they
were to go by sail to Philadelphia
| after the reward Mr. MOffett declines