Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-12-28
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Mrs. Frank Flynn was fatally
burned at Providence, II. L. the other
night, while trying to kindle a fire with
kerosene. ,l.i ,v-- -cT
Jake Horn, an old hauger-on at
the Cincinnati stock-yards, was stabbedT
and killed by Fred Fritsch, a drover, q
few days ago. De- Eas 5'T
"A six-years-oldl child of Mr.. Swartz,
farmer residing near Farmer City,
ILL.,, was burned to death few days
ago by its clothes taking fire from the
stove. E 9
Two children of coal miner named
Robert Dennis, living at Benwood; w.
Va, fell into a tub of boiling water the b
other day. One died instantly and the
other little later.
"A woman named Ann Cary, living
in Lynn, Mass, has been arrested for
inhumanly beating little orphan girl
named Day. The girls nose had been
broken, her hair pulled out by the
roots, and her back, neck, and ears
shockingly burned with red-hot iron.
William Buchanan, quiet, inof-
fensive citizen, was brutally murdered
by an unknown party, the other night,
near Marshal, Ky. Suspicion points
strongly to q man named Grey, in
whose yard the murder was done, and
with whom Buchanan had some diff
Guilty. ID
Lewis Leech, while attempting to e.
steal coal at st. Louis, few evenings
ago, was seen by Detective Yost and
ordered off. Leech drew revolver
and shot Yost through the lung. Yost
fell, but jumping up again fired att
Leech, inilicting a mortal wound. The
detective may recover. .fl
Jack Donahue, a convict in the Mis-
souri, Penitentiary, was fatally injured
the other evening, While working in
the tool-shop, an emery-wheel burst, a
fragment striking him on the cheek,
knocking out his teeth, breaking his
jaw, and crushing in his chest, intlict-
ing most ghastly wound.
"A few nights since, three thieves
entered and plundered a store at Fox
vile, Ala, carrying off large quanti-
ty of clothing, provisions, etc. They
were pursued by citizens to Sand
Mountain and found secreted under a
high cliff. They attempted to escape
and two of them were killed. The third
surrendered He refused to give his
companions names.
John 7. Boon, a young man, was
shot and fatally wounded by Jacob
Horter at the latter's residence near
Kahoka, Mo-, the other night. Horter
had been annoyed by young men hang
ing around his house at night, throw
ing stones and firing pistol shots at it,
and essayed to break it up by shooting
at the parties. Boon was the victim.
Horter gave himself up, but was not
taken into custody, the act being deemed
| justifiable.
dered his wife and child, at Lowell,
Mass. At his examination his seven
years-old daughter testified that her fa-
ther first pushed her mother downstairs,
then dragged her into the kitchen, when
he kicked her, and short time after
ward cut her with knife, jumped
upon her, broke seven of her ribs, and
inflicted other injuries upon her. He
then, while pretending to feed the child,
strangled it. Devlin is in jail
John Kintzler and his wife, oldpeo-
pie, living in thinly-pOpulated part of
Snyder County, Pa, were murdered
one night recently and their bodies
partly consumed by fire. They had lived
in an old log house for about twenty
years and by fortune-telling accumu-
lated considerable money, much of
which was secreted about the house.
The crime was doubtless committed for
the purpose of robbery.
in the early part of November Hen
ry, alias Boot, Alexander (colored) shot
and instantly killed Thomas Dougherty,
living near Readville, Tenn, because
he objected to the negro trespassing on
his property. Alexander fled, but was
captured three days after in Warren
County, taken to Murfreesboro and
lodged in Jail. Two or three days later
mob broke into the Jail and took
Alexander out to hang him, but in some
manner he escaped from them. A few
days ago he was recaptured several
miles from Murfreesboro and returned
to Jail. The same night he was again
taken out by mob and with ropes
around his neck and body carried two
miles away and hanged 10 a tree, his
body also being riddled bullets and
shot.
AT Silver Springs, Wy. T., few
days ago, a man of Co. A., Third Cav
airy, named Kennedy, threatened the
life of Sergeant of his company named
Schaffer, but was prevented from carry
ing the threat into execution. After ar
irving in camp in the evening Kennedy
procured carbine, went to the tent
where he supposed Schaffer was, and
opening the flap fired at the first man he
saw, killing him instantly, but instead
of Schaffer it was John A. Van Molt,
First Sergeant of the company. Ken
nedy was disarmed and put under
charge of guard. Great excitement
prevailed among the men of the COM
pany, by whom Van Molt was greatly
respected, and some time during the
night the guard was overpowered, a
blanket being thrown over his head,
and in the morning the body of Ken
nedy was found suspended to the ridge
pole of the guard-tent by the neck, and
life extinct.
Joseph Kunzler, respected farmer
living near Lawrenceburg, Ind, was
shot and killed, a few evenings since,
by his thirteen-years-old son, at the in.
! stigation of Mrs. Kunzler. The boy
has made a full confession. He says
that for year his mother had been
trying to persuade him to kill his ia
ther, and on the fatal evening, whilS
J his father was absent. he, by hi;
mothers instructions, loaded his fa.
theirs gun with bird and buck shot an6
stationed himself behind a wood-pile tC
await the coming of his victim. Upor
hearing his fathers approach he tool
deliberate aim, and when he wa
: within dozen feet fired, Kunzlel
staggered and fell and the boy San into
the house. His mother watched tn,
: ghastly scene from window and upor
: the boys return went out and laid the
. gun by the side Of the dying man TO in
: dicate suicide. Then with Joseph she
, went to bed. The groans of their vic
t tim disturbed them and they could mo-
t sleep. The next morning q neighbOl
0 discovered Kunzler lying on the grOunC
S still alive and went for assistance. Oh
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