Nebraska advertiser., 1878-07-18
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Jack Nugent and B. B. Champ pion,
two Omaha gamblers. were heavily
fined one day last week for cheating @
victim by the name of Francis Long,
out of large sum of money.
A brakeman named Bruce on the
X. G.. st. 10. & G. B. railroad, was
killed at Bartlett station on the 11th.
In passing from one car to another be
made mistep falling between them.
Chicago averages a murder a day.
1t is an unusual thing to pick up pa
per in the morning and not find an
account of some shooting or stabbing
affair.
A notorious rough known as Jack
Hayes, but whose real name Is James
Henry, was shot and killed by an Of
ficer at Tawas, Mich. last week.
Gorge Fessler. late County Treasur-
er. who, 1t will be remembered, abb
seconded about two wrecks ago FIEoEn
Canton. Ohio, with over $50, 1000 OF
county funds, was captured In Cana
da and arrived at Canton last week In
charge of Marshal Webb, and was
conveyed to jail. The stolen money
which he deposited in Canada banks,
will be returned.
Mrs. Walrsth, the fast wife of a
ranchman near Slnney, Neb., who
sometime ago was tried with her par
amour, Dubois, for numbering a
young man named Phillips, another
of her paramours, was last week SEN
fenced by Judge Gaslin to ten years
in the penitentiary. Dubois, the real
murderer no doubt, was acquitted.
During the storm at Amsterdam,
n. Y. on the 10Th, broom factory
was blown down and Robert Berger,
Frank Hart, and Patrick Eagan were
fatally injured.
Mike Shaw, for the murder of his
wife, was hanged at Miledgeville,
Ga, on the 18th.
11iiouA L OOioJ OOIOLCuI as nduScu
at Princess Anne, Md, on the 18th,
for murder.
Martin O'Connor, Galesburg, ILL.,.
was shot and killed by his divorced
wife, on the 18th. She then shot her
self. Jealousy.
Mrs. DR.. Maynard, Cleveland, O.,
while afflicted by an insane flt recent
ly, saturated her garments with coal
oil and set them afire and burned to
death.
/ At Atlanta, Ga, on the 9th, in a
game of base ball an alteration oc-
CURED between VIM. Lawshe, 81
years old, and Samuel Venable, Is.
While Lawshe had Venable on the
ground, Carl Mitchell, a boy of 18
years old. friend of Venable, came
up with a bat and struck Lawshe two
terrible blows on the head, resulting
In his death.
Jas. E. Jones, a negro, was hanged
at Lagrange, Texas, on the 9Th for the
murder of a negro.
George Bullitt. negro, was lynch
ed at Vine Grove, KY, after being ar
rested on charge of an ATTEMPTED rape. |
James Lowther recently killed a |
man named Thompson, at Rio Vista,
CAL, because Thompson refused to
marry Lowther's sister.
John Kartner was recently killed |
by reaping machine, near Bucyrus,
Ohio. His bowels were cut out and
both arms cut off.
A young Englishman, Of consider
able wealth. named Henry A. Greene.
Of Leavenworth, Kan, came to his
death in q mysterious manner last
week. It Is supposed he was murder
I'd.
Henry Wise was hanged at Water
ooro, Mass, on the 18th Inst, for the
murder of Mercer Brown, his rival In
/ love affair.
Thos. Mason, 81 X Peck the hu-
norist itemizer of the st. Louis Re-
publican, was stricken dead with sun
troke on Saturday, last.
Joe Meyers and John Lynch, min
rs, were killed by Indians, on Elk
}reek, Montana, few days ago.
Lieut.. Rucker, a brother of Mrs.
feneral Sheridan was dr0wpad Iest
veek in White River, Arizona. while d