The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-18
Second Edition
THIS WICKED WORLD.
And the Wicked Things that Wicked
People Do.

National Associated Press to the Star.
SOME TEXAS TRAGEDIES.
Houston, Oct. 1S.-In the vicinity of Fort
Griffin, and on the head of Duck Creek,
Staked Plains, a freighter named Redman
deliberately shot and killed Nat. N. Smith,
formerly of Fort Worth. They quarreled
about business
Three young men, named West, Gordon
and Board, belong to temperance society
at Lebanon. Board had reported West and
Gordon for drunkenness, but they were
acquitted and preferred similar charges
against Board, who was dismissed from the
lodge. This enraged him, and, going to a
field where West and Gordon were at work,
he demanded retraction, which was re-
fused. He then fired two balls into West,
and, wheeling his horse, shot Gordon. Both
men died.
At Lewisville eight young men from
Forest County rode into town, got drunk,
charged up and down the streets with six
shooters drawn, and called for Deputy
Sheriff Thos. Il. Gerrin, of Denton County.
He came, and a regular battle ensued, the
balls falling all around him. Gerrin re-
turned the fire with his Winchester, when
the rowdies retreated with blood in their
tracks, leaving the officer i'll possession of
the field.
KILLED FOR HIS MONEY.
Dies MONIES, Iowa, Oct. 18.-The dead
body of Henry Schmehl was recovered yes
terday from the unused coal shaft, where
he was suffocated on Tuesday by foul air.
1t is believed he was robbed before or after
entering the pit. He had 81 700 about him,
~ hinb bo 20 rria1 in q holt nd han
the belt was empty.
BIG FORGERY SCHEME FRUSTRATED.
New YoRK, Oct. 1S.-An attempt was
made yesterday to pass forged notes of the
Union Bank of London, amounting to
II 200, upon Jessup, Patton & Co., William
street. The forgery was detected, and the
gave the name of Walter Flasswell, Jersey
City, and said he had come here few days
ago from Europe by the steamer Britannia.
The notes consisted of one hundred and
twenty ten-pound circular notes of the
Union Bank of London of which JeSSup,
Patton u Co. are the agents. Although the
notes were drawn in the name of Flasswell,
The numbers did not correspond with those
of former advices received from the bank,
and this caused the agents here to be sus-
picious.
They retained Flasswell until detective
arrived, and by him the man was taken to
Police Headquarters. He appeared very
nervous and it is believed that he is the
dupe of others, but it is also suspected that
this is only portion of an extensive
forgery, as Jessup, Patton & Co. have re-
ceived information that attempts have been
made to negotiate similar notes in the up
per part of the city. The forgery, if it
Sbnnl6 t0 no annb 10 vt ,nl, al i
executed, with the exception of printing,
which on examination shows defects
THE HoxIE EMBEzzLEMENT.
AS the facts connected with the embez-
element by Assistant District A ttorney Geo.
w. Hoxie come to light it seems probable
that he has left the country He told a
friend some days ago that he should either
commit suicide or take to flight. Yester-
day morning he had his trunk removed
without his landlady's knowledge from his
clearinghouse, and followed himself in
coach after dressing with more than or
dinary care. AS there are nearly a thou
sand cases for settlement on the books it is
impossible to determine the extent of the
lhefts until theindividual losers come for
ward. He is also indebted to many of his
friends, among them Commissioner Wins
low, of whom he borrowed 5000 on Mon
day, promising to pay it from his quarters s
salary, due yesterday. The last thing he
did before leaving was to collect early yes
terday morning.
DIFFERENCE IN THE FIGURES
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 18.-W. B. Givens en-
ployed in the office of the Central Elevator
Company, was arrested last night charged
with having embezzled 5000 of the Com
pany's money out of funds furnished to
purchase grain. He Indignantly denies any
criminal intent, but says he owes them
about 5000.
POISONING CASE.
SYRACUSE, Oct 1S.-The whole family of
John Sullivan, his wife and children, are
severe sufferers by poisoning probably
arsenic. A quarrelsome neighbor is sus-
pected.
THE TWELFTH OF JULY RIOTERS.
MONTREAL, Oct. 18.-Great excitement
was caused here by the announcement that
Judge Ramsey had quashed the Orange
cases after hearing some evidence. In the
forenoon Mr.. Justice Ramsey said that
while the indictment had been very prop
erly brought up by Mr.. Carter, he thought
it was not sufficient to warrant the case pro-
ceeding, as there was not one title of evil
dence to show that it was an unlawful
meeting or that the Orange Order is an
unlawful society. This is not charged in
the indictment nor has there been any at
tempt to prove it. The case is one arising
out of troubles of the 18th of July. The
Orange party are feeling jubilant over the
result.
MURDER IN THE SECOND DECREE.
New York, Oct. 1S..-The Jury in the case