Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-03-15
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

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Y, was killed recently by the collision
of freight trains at Poughkeepsie.
Reuben Kemp was killed near Man
cellona, Mich, few days ago, by a
tree which he was cutting falling upon
him.
Richard Moore, Coroner of Jeffer-
son County, KY, accidentally and fatal
ly shot himself at Memphis few after
Moons since.
May Jones, seven years old, living
near New Albany, Ind, accidentally
set fire to her clothing the other day
and was burned to death.
At Detroit, the other afternoon,
George Wagner, aged twelve, stabbed
Albert Mercer, ten years old, the wound,
it is thought, being fatal.
"A carboy of nitric acid exploded in
a freight-car at Omaha, Neb., the other
day, and John Welch was fatally in
jured by inhaling the fumes.
William Cain, night watchman,
fell from the third story of a mill at
Rock Island, ILL.,, few nights since,
and was fatally injured. .,...-
%. P. Edwards shot and instantly
killed Dennis Ogle in saloon at Rosen-
dale, Mo-, few days ago. Edwards
is only nineteen years old. He escaped.
An explosion of gas in the Preston
mines at Pottsville, Pa, the other morn
ing, killed William NJ. Williams, inside
boss, and seriously injured John Ma
honey.
j Frederick Thornton, the default
ing clerk of the St. Louis Circuit Court,
has concluded tO"be insane and his
friends have placed him in a lunatic
asylum.
While two boys named Goldbor-
ough and Hecks were hunting near
Covington, Ind, the other day. Hecks
fell, discharging his gun, which took
effect in Goldborough' s side and fatally
injured him.
Charles McCommon and William
Harlow quarreled about the latter's
girl at dance near Sullivan, Ind, the
other night, and McCommon stabbed
Harlow seventeen times. Harlow has
since died. McCommon escaped.
The dead body of Ashley Harris,
prominent citizen living near Birming-
ham, Ala, who had been missing some
two weeks, was found the other day in
the woods some distance from his
house, with load of buckshot in his
head. The money which hewas known
to have on his person when he disap-
peared was gone. Peter Ray has been
arrested as the criminal.
E. p Duf1ield, mail agent on the
Chicago, Burlington Il Quincy Railroad,
has been arrested for robbing the mails.
Duffield is nephew of Edwards Pierre
pont, eX-Minister to England, for whom
he was named. The evidence against
him is conclusive; decoy letters having
been used and traced to his possession,
and in his car were found registered
letter packages broken open but thrown
away under box.
George w. Stranahan, Jr., of Wat
erbury, VT, was so jealous of Miss
Demmon at that place that he tried to
shoot her the other evening. He fired
three balls at her, one of them glancing
from her belt, and then, when she es-
capped into closet, put two bullets
through the door and shot himself,
though not dangerously. Miss Dem
mons sister was shot at Montpelier
three years ago by her lover, who i'm
mediately killed himself. Stranahan
was arrested but released on bail.
The body of Peter Madden, recently
from Iowa, was found floating in the
river at San Antonio, Tex, few days
ago. An examination showed that he
had been murdered. Jacob Handlin,
who had been travelling with him, was
arrested for the murder, and subsequent
developments indicate that he Knocked
Madden in the head with an ak, while
asleep, robbed him of about forty dol
lars, and threw the body into the river.
The AK which was used to perform the
deed has been found with blood on it.
james O'Neill, well-known engi-
neer on the Chicago & st. Louis Rail
road, was killed one night last Decem-
ber while returning to his home in
Bloomington, Ill. Dwight E. Wheaton,
yardmaster at that place, was arrested
for the murder. The alleged motive
was jealousy of his (Wheaton's) wife.
Strong circumstantial evidence was adj
duced, but Wheaton was discharged.
A few days ago, however, Mrs. Wheat
on sent for an officer and made affidavit
that her husband killed O'Neill. Wheat
on is again under arrest.
There was terrible shooting af-
fray at Weldon, Mo-, recently, growing
out of an old family feud. Three Nc
Mullen brothers, Robinson and Sam
Harris were playing cards. John Num-
lee was lying down in the saloon, and
one of the McMullens remarked that
Numlee was going to be whipped be-
fore they left town. Numlee attempted
to leave, when Frank McMullen as
saulted him. He fired, killing Frank,
and then got shotgun, with which he
killed William McMuHen and wounded
Sam Harris. After that, Numlee was
shot down by Robinson and the surviv-
| ing McMullen. A posse pursued and
caught Robinson, and he was held un-
der arrest until the affray was investi-
gated, and then disappeared. 1t is un-
derstood that he has been lynched.
"A most shocking tragedy was re-
Gently enacted in the vicinity OF Fisk
Landing, Ill. Moritz Kaiser's house
was discovered on fire at an early hour
in the morning and when the neighbors
assembled nothing was to be seen of
Kaiser or any of his family. BY dint
of hard exertions the flames were
checked and in the ruins were found
the bodies of Kaiser, his wife and six
children. Examination revealed the
| fact that the woman and children had
been murdered, all their heads being
crushed as with mattock or grub hoe.
Kaiser leased the farm on which they
lived and latterly had fallen behind
with his rent and was to give up the
premises. This preyed upon his mind
continually. He wandered about the
country bemoaning his hard lot, and it
is supposed became insane and resolved
to kill all of his family and then HIM
self In this he was successful.
"A story is told of a well-known
member of the Hampden County bar
of Massachusetts. In his youthful days
he was very expert at kicking football,
and one night he dreamed he was again
in the fresh vigor of youthful sport.
Suddenly waking from the dream, he
found the bed-clothes in the middle of