The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-31
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

and before he could be liberated was
burned to death.
A YOUNG man named Wilson, living at
Husey, Mich, was instantly killed while
loading logs at his fathers camp on the
Muskegon, recently.
AT Fort Wayne, Ind, a short time
since, J. d. Wilson was examining a re-
volver, when the weapon was discharged,
the ball entering his head and inficting
fatal wound.
A MINER named VIM. Price was killed
in coal-mine, near Morris, H., the other
morning. 4 stone fell from the roof of
the room in which he was working and
smashed his skull, killing him instantly.
A Mrs WEIGH living near Forest
Junction, Wis, was recently found
drowned in well on her premises. 1t
is supposed that while drawing water
she was seized with fit and fell in.
EARLY on recent morning the house
of a milkman named Plantz, near Mil
waukee, was destroyed by fire, together
with a child that had been left sleeping
near the stove while the family were in
a distant barn milking.
THE bark Lousberhand, from Liver
pool for Baltimore, wentaground on Look
out Shoal, n. c., few days ago. The
crew attempted to leave the wreck in
three boats. Two were capsized and six
men, including the mate, were drowned.
A YOUNG man named William Plaskett,
of Baldwin City, a student at Baldwin
University, Lawrence, Kan, was acct
dentally shot through the heart and in
stantly killed at the latter city, few
days ago.
HENRY A. VOORHEES,, of the Thirteenth
Infantry, was found dead the other day
in stable in New Orleans, near where
military guard is stationed. He was shot
through the head William Porter, Third
Infantry, charged with the murder, was
arrested.
THE other day the dead body of Mrs.
Mary Lyon was found at her residence
in Minneapolis, MINI, with her face and
head horribly mutilated and skull broken
in. Her husband, Daniel Lyon, was ar
rested on suspicion OF committing the
deed. Both were hard characters.
Mrs. John BOWMAN, living near Rari-
tan, H., was in that place a few days
ago, and, on leaving for home, wrapped
her tive-months- baby in shawls, APP
mile from town, upon examination, she
found it dead-smothered
JAMES J. SMITH, clerk of Ivison, Blake
man, Taylor & Co., educational book
dealers and stationers at New York, has
been arrested, charged with stealing over
$4,000 worth of steel pens and other
goods belonging to the firm. Stolen
property was found at his house marked
for shipment to dealers outside the city.
JIM WALKER, colored, seventeen years
old, attempted to murder and rob Mrs.
Stocked, near Union Ridge, Williamson
County, Tenn, a few days ago. She was
rescued by another negro. Walker was
arrested and placed in Jail at Franklin,
from which he was taken out by about a
dozen masked men the same night and
hung within a mile of that town.
THE store of Fielder Magruder, at
Benning's Station, near Washington,
D. c., was burned a few morn
ings since, and Ebenezer Large and
son, who slept IN the building, were
burned to death There is but little
doubt that both of the men were muir
dered, the store robbed and then set on
fire.
A TERRIBLE accident recently occurred
near Allen Springs, KY. Aaron Love
lady owned saw-mill, in operating
which his two sons, Ebenezer and Ell
l. &c
the young men acting in the capacity of
engineer and the other that of fireman.
The mill was in operation as usual on
the morning of the catastrophe, no
trouble observed or danger anticipated
when suddenly the boiler exploded. The
two young men were instantly killed,
and the cid gentleman was badly,
though not fatally, injured. What led
to the disaster is not known.
A TERRIBLE fight recently occurred in
Madison County, Tenn. Deputy-Sheriff
Russell, and William and John Ander-
son, his nephews, whom he had sum-
moned to assist, attempted to arrest
three brothers named Potete, at the
house of Andy Potete, their father. The
Potetes resisted and killed Russell and
slightly wounded William Anderson, who
mortally wounded John Potete. Andy
Potete was arrested and committed to
Jail, but his other sons escaped after
robbing the body of Russell and taking
his horse.
JACOB HIRSCHFELD, who carried on q
large tailoring business on Harrison ave-
nue., Boston, was found shot in the entry
way of his house, early the other morn.
ing. Two balls had pierced his body,
one through his right and the other
through his left lung. There was in the
mouth, pushed down the throat as far as
possible, handkerchief, upon which
the teeth were so closely shut as to rem
der it almost impossible to withdraw it
His wallet, empty, was found halfway
down the stairs, indicating that the mar
was followed by some one, who knew
his habit OF going to his shop early, fol-
the purpose of robbery. Mr.. Hirschfelc
is known to have received consideral,
sum of money the previous day. The
party occupying the lower floor hearC
the shots and says there was an interya
of three minutes between them. II,
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