Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-21

A PECULIAR CASE OF SHOOTING occurred at
cleveland, 0hlo wednesday morning. For a
been visiting DR.. Angler, a prominent yeterin-
airy surgeon, living In Euclid avenue. This
morning the doctor arose early to go away on
ting by the fire. Presently Rice drew a self
cooking revolver, and holding it out to the doc
tor, called attention to it. He had Just spoken
doctors abdomen. Rice did every thing In his
power to alleviate the suffering of the injured
man, but Angler was not content to have him
IN the room, and requested that he leave the
oorhood. Angler insists that the deed was
Wtllful one, and that Rice intended to kill him.
After time Angler made written ante NOR
TEN statement to Judge Caldwell. 1t is not ex-
pected that he will i've until morning. This
statement is entirely secret, but it contains the
reasons which the doctor believes his guest had
Tor killing him. Rice was arrested this evening
HEAD DOWNWARD FOR TEN HoURs-On the
evening OF the 5th inst. young man named
Adams started from Columbia to this City on
horseback. He thought that it would be more
pleasant to ride on the railroad track and strlk-
ing the track just out OF Columbia spurred his
horse into q gallop. Adams saws that he
thought his familiarity with the track would
keep him out OF danger, but all at once the
horse came to a bridge which was without
flooring. Adams was thrown over the horses
head as the poor animals legs went through
When he recovered consciousness he found him
sell head down under the bridge, one foot being
1ttSU Ill tue lie was SO DrulSa1 t1at he
could not lift himself and there he remained in
the greatest agony. There was a whistle and a
roar and he knew that there train was coming
AS the wheels crashed over the bridge he felt
ShOck. The cow-catcher had thrown the horse
on, pat the saddle was wedged in between slls
He hung until sunrise and was then rescued. al
most Rehabilitation 7e;egram.
THE MACK MURDER TRIAL is making a SEN
Sau0n at GAINESVILLE, Wis, Frank Dickerson,
with Mrs. Belinda Mack, a pretty woman of So.
with three daughters, the eldest one aged H.
she promised to marry him after her husband
was put out OF the way, and, her paramour
body to the stable laid it on the f1oor behind the
morse, which she led several times over the
corpse to make it seem that her husband had
Deen kicked and tramped to death.
STRANGE STORY OF A PoLICENAN.-The New
police force OF that city, who died suddenly on
tuesday, was formerly the pastor OF a flourish
Ing Methodist church in Connecticut 1t Is said
OF him that about fifteen years ago he became
comforts OF his position and go into the high
ways and byways to preach. He established
his wife and children on well-tilled and plenti-
resigned his paStorate. He went to New York
and joined the police force, believing that he
could thus more easily reach the criminal
duties as an officer, he has worked faithfully
ard successfully among the deprayed classes.
II is said Wells was worth about S50,OO0
STATE AND FEDERAL JURISDICTION. - The
sheriff OF Pittsylvania county, Va, teie era phs
that Burwell and Lee Reynolds. the two colorei
men convicted OF murder in Patrick county, Va,
and who were removed by United States Judge
RiseS under writ Of habeaS corpus, issued ua-
der the civil rights bill, from the state court to
his court, were removed Wednesday by Deputy
Marshal ID. S. Lewis from the Jail of Pi5tsyl-
vania county, where they had been confined by
the United States marshaI, and were carried to
object Of their removal is to get them out of
Judge Treadway's {the state Circuit Court
judge district, for fear he might order the
Sheriff OF Pittsylyanfa, who Is an officer of HIS
court, to carry them back to Patrick county,
which would produce a conflict between the
State and Federal authorities.