The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-03-08

posse, 10 miles from Fort Worth, by a party
Of masked men heavily armed.
Ambrose, = negro, who was arrested up
on 4 charge Of beating a white boy so thai
ne died, was taken from the Jail n Colum'
bia, Texas, on the 20th, by = mob Of masked
men, and hanged.
Col. Joseph N. Harks, OF Lawrenceburg
Ky, was shot three times and fatally
wounded BY Joseph Fraser, on the 2lst
The shooting was the result Of a quarrel.
A daring express robbery was committed
nj Allen Station on the Texas Central Rail.
road, about - miles north Of Dallas, IN the
night OF the I'D. lust as the train halted ~
the station, az $50 p. m, five masked and
zrmed men boarded the express car, while
another jumped upon the locomotive and
covered the engineer with his revolver,
The express messenger showed fight, firing
several shots At the robbers, and IL Is be-
lieved wounding one of their number. lie
was finally oyerpowered, however, and, COW
cred by the muzzles Of two revolvers, was
compelled TO open his safe, from which the
robbers took the money packages, amount
ing to about $500, and rode of. None Of
the passengers were molested, nor did they
make any show OF resistance.
The Jury in the Rand murder case, on
trial at G~alesburg, H., rendered averdict Of
guilty Of murder in the first degree, the pun
ishmcnt being assessed at Imprisonment for
life. As soon as sentence was passed, the
prisoner was removed to Joliet Penitentiary,
on account Of threats being freely made to
lynch him by the exasperated citizens Of
Knox County.
Charles Hayward, a Bourbon, Ind, pho
tographer. on the ed shot his wife three
times through the body, wounding her IA
tally, and then shot himself through the
head, causing instant death. They had been
married over a year, and il was supposed
lived happily together. They left a young
babe.
Thomas c. Anderson. late member OF the
Louisiana Returning Board, was sentenced
on the 25th to two years imprisonment at
hard labor in the Penitentiary. Previous to
passing sentence. in answer TO the usual in
terrogatory Of the Court If he had any thing
TO say, Anderson said that he considered his
ease q cruel persecution under the form Of
law, but that he was in the power
Of the Court and ready to receive sen
tence. Judge Whitaker answered that the
accused had had a fair trial before an i'm.
partial jury, and that the verdict was fully
justified by the evidence. lie then sentenced
Anderson, In consequence OF the recon-
mendation OF the jury 10 the mercy Of the
Court, 70 the lowest term under the law
two years. hard labor in the State Peniten-
tiary and costs A suspensure appeal was
granted raftrrnuhla nm fhn fnIlnufpu
Wednesday.
A double tragedy occurred at Huntsville,
Ala, on the 23d. X. J. Harrison, son Of T..
l.. Harrison, Tax Collector Of Madison
County. n student Of the University Of Ala
bama. shot and instantly killed one Ostell.
Harrison was subsequently attacked BY o.
tells brother, who shot him twice, MORALLY
wounding him. The cause OF the trouble is
not stated.
A horrible affair occurred AZ a wedding at
Choctaw Bluffs, Ala, a few days ago. Two
men named Smith and johnson got to quar-
reling over a toast. johnson was Knocked
down several times and Smith stabbed In
the abdomen, and the bridegroom was NOR
tally wounded by a bullet from Smiths pi--
tol, which was intended for johnson. Smith
then leaned against the wall. faint from his
wound, when johnson stealthily approach
ed him and blew his brains out.
Robert II. Morrison. OF Sturgis, Mich.
late Grand Treasurer Of the Grand Lodge Of
Odd Fellows Of that State, has absconded
with s6,1sS Of the Lodge funds in his pos
session. II il believed he has gone to Eu-
He leaves a wife and two children.
II is supposed his bondsmen are good for
the deficiency.
AIcus, scherck a Autlcy, prominent cot
ton factors Of New Orleans, have suspended.