Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-07-13
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

pond containing a foot of water and
was drowned.
Herman Berkhardt, of Duquoin, ILL.,,
was sunstruck while working in harvest
field near that place few days ago, and
died almost Immediately.
Michael GorgeD, of Williamsburgh,
N. Y, while insane, strangled his FIVE.
ycars-old daughter to death and buried
her in clump Of bushes.
"A farmer named Cranston, living
near Hack ettstown, Md, recently shot
dead Burton Mitchell, who was attempt
ing to enter his house.
--Melceart Rankins, aged eighty. FIVE,
soldier Of the war of 1912, was recently
drowned while fishing in Mill Greek, near
Little Falls, N. Y.
Charles Sims, John Colston and
Henry Scamen were killed recently by
the fail of a sugar pan which was being
hoisted into refinery in Brooklyn, N. Y.
John S. Tracy, City Treasurer of
Titusvillo, Pa, has absconded, a de-
faulter in the sum of SIC, 900 to $t5, 900.
Tracy's bondsmen are good for his losses.
"A colored man named John Carter
attacked Simon Bell, white, with drawn
dirk, at Munnerlyn, Ga, the other day,
when the latter shot and killed the
former.
John B. and Henry Spittall and Sam
uel Watson, boys, who were attending a
Philadelphia Sunday school picnic near
Hatboro, Pa, the other day, were drowned
while bathing.
The house Of Mr.. Latrielle, at Roch-
esterville, Ont, was burned few
nights since, and his son, aged eleven,
perished in the flames. Mrs. Latrielle
and her mother were fatally burned.
Michael Barrett, of Alsted, N. H.,
accidentally discharged his gun the other
day while cleaning it, and the charge
entered his mouth and passed out of the
back of his head, fatally injuring him.
Ham Guy and Fred Halstead two
base ballists, living in Lockport, Pa,
quarreled after game. Halstead struck
Guy on the head with ball-club, tract
uring the skull and causing death, Hal
stead was arrested.
The other morning four men named
Covert, Getter, Dunkelberg and Eichel-
berry, fishing from boat fastened to u
dam in the Susquehanna River, near
Clarke's Ferry, were swept over the dam
and all except Eichelberger drowned.
The four.years-old daughter of Eu.
gene Elliott, of Rumney, N. H., spilled
a bottle of ammonia over her the other
day, and inhaled so much of the fumes
that she died after thirty three hours of
terrible suffering.
Two young men named William
Dunlap and Willie A. Ward were re-
Gently drowned in bayou near the Iowa
River, near Marshalltown, Iowa, while
attempting to cross, both on one horse.
Dunlap was from Pittsburgh and Ward
from st. JohnsburY, Vt.
"A farm house near Sterlingville, N
j., occupied by family named Patter-
son, to which a tramp was refused ad-
mittance, burned the same night, and a
child persisted in the flames. The re-
naming members of the family narrowly
escaped.
While seven miners were engaged in
drawing bucket filled with ore from a
mine in Sussex County, N. j., the other
day, the rope caught on stone and was
cut in two. Five of the miners were
precipitated into washcd-ou mine, and
four-Baxter Jones, William Garvey,
Henry Peters and Richard Afgar-were
killed.
Near Williamsburg, KY, the other
evening, during an alteration between
Thomas Redd and William Little, broth
ers-in-law, regarding a certain piece of
land, the former shot the latter, inflict-
ing mortal wound. Little returned the
shot, killing Redd. A feud has existed
for many years between the Redd and
Little families.
Lieut.. w. w, Fleming, Twelfth U,
s. Infantry, convicted by court-martial
of appropriating funds intrusted to him
by prisoners, has been sentenced to dis
missal from the service and to be con.
fined at hard labor in the Iowa Peniten-
tIary for three years, and until he pays
$1,000, the whole period of his imprison-
ment not to exceed five years.
recently found in the creek near May.
vile, Pa. Evidence was produced be.
fore the Coroner's jury showing the vic
tim to have been killed by his aunt, q
lunatic, but always before considered
harmless. The parents reside in West
| field, and had confided the care of thell
little boy to his aunt during their tenn
porary absence.
j. A. Favor and Albert White have
been arresJed-the former as principal
and White as accessory-for the murder
of Miss Harrington, of Boston, whose
body was recently found in the Merri
mac River, near Lowell, Mass. A woman
named Mrs. Cook, at whose house the
| deed was committed, has confessed, inn
plicat;ng them as above. Miss Harring
ton disappeared last September.
Michael Quinn, still" man at the
oil.works at Bayonne, N. j., met with q
terrible death few days ago. He was
| opening faucet to let the tar run from
| the bottom of still which was filled
with oil. The faucet was on level with
| his head, and he stood Immediately be-
fore it and gave it a sudden wrench
The faucet opened suddenly and the
boiling tar spurted out, covering the mans
face and breast, burning him fatally.
George Fingly, living between Len
oxville and Glenwood, Pa, became in
volved in controversy with his son
aged about twenty-five years, few days
ago, in regard to business transaction
during which scuffle ensued. The
young man was thrown violently on the
floor, receiving internal injuries, result
ing in his death the following morning
Three boys named Calls w. Young
George Hayes and Frank Edwards, agec
respectively nine, seven and nine years
were drowned while bathing in the rive
at Chicago few days ago. None o.
them could swim and Hayes, getting int
deep water, sank. The other two boy
went to his rescue, and in the struggle
that ensued all three were drowned
When taken from the water their arm
were firmly locked about each other.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Crosby ant
their son and daughter, nine and flv'
years of age, were drowned few day
since in SpOoner Creek, near Hannibal
Mo. They were returning home from