The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-04
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
National Associated Press to the Star.
FRANK BAssETT's CONFESSION.

| FRANK BAssETT's CONFESSION.
BRIDGEPORT, CONN, Nov. 4.-Frank Bas
sett, who is charged, with Mrs. L. E. Alex
ander, with the murder of Frank Vein
becker has made statement that he ha,
no knowledge of the murder until after
had taken place. Weinbecker and Basset
had been in company together the after
noon of the day the crime was committed
the home of Mrs. Alexander and himself
After supper he went to an adjoining room
and read newspaper, leaving Weinbecke
and Mrs. Alexander by themselves. Whil
he was reading Mrs. Alexander stepped
into the room where he was, and he sool
went back into the room where he lef
| Weinbecker. He discovered the man lyin,
upon the sofa, dead, with a sponge satur
ated with chloroform tightly bound owe
his mouth and nose with piece of cloth
which ran around his head.
DUEL ON SHORT NOTICE.
| TERRE HAUTE, IND, Nov. AT 9 o'elocl
| Saturday night James HI. Bundy was fatally
shot by Thomas b. Underwood, near the
house of the former, four miles south of thu
city, just this side of Honey Creek. Boil
were colored men, and Bundy was quite
rich, owning large farm and doing bis
business in threshing wheat. Underwood
had been to the city and got pretty drunk
Passing Bundy's house he called for another
man, when Bundy came out. They quar-
relied, and each fired two shots, but which
fired first is not definitely known. Under
wood had one side of his face badly powder
burned and his hip peppered with squire
shot from Bundy's gun. Bundy received 8
ball in the leg from Underwood's pistol and
another in the left side. He died in ten
minutes. Underwood and his companions
were arrested.
HONOR AMICABLY ADJUSTED.
NASHVILLE Nov. 4.-The Americans spe
cial from Dalton, Ca, says the dueling par.
ty, Abb Wofford and G. Wallingham, OF
Gainesville, Ca, met near Red Clay, just
across the Georgia and Tennessee line Sat
urday, at 10 o'clock. The affair was AMIGA
bly, and satisfact orily adjusted on the field
HORRIBLE DEATH OF LITTLE GIRL.
JERSEY CRY, Nov. 4.-Several boys kin.
died large bonfire in an orchard near the
village of Arlington, N. j., on Saturday af.
ternoon. Among the children gathered
about it was Ella Youngman, daughter of a
widow of Davis avenue, Kearney, mile
and a half from the orchard. The child's
dress caught fire, and, thoroughly fright
ened, she ran screaming in the direction of
the house. Her companions were helpless
with fear. Elias course was down hill,
and before she arrived at her home her
clothes were burned to ashes, and her limbs
and body scorched to brown-black color.
She died yesterday.
FATAL END OF POLITICAL DISPUTE.
CYNTHIANA, KY, Nov. At. H. Sam
mons, of Carlisle, and H. G. Magee, of this
place, engaged in political dispute on the
street here yesterday, and becoming much
excited, Jason Metcalfe led Magee away,
and Richard Hearn led off Sammons.
Magee turned, however, and fired, shooting
Metcalfe in the bowels, from which he died
in about twenty-five minutes. Magee sur
rendered himself and is now in Jail.
GAMBLERS CAUGHT IN THEIR OWN TRAP.
CHICAGO, Nov 4.-Yesterday morning at
o'clock George Hankins' faro bank was
raided, and seventeen players were bundled
into the fire-proof vault, the door locked
and the police admitted, Hankins and
negro servant remaining outside. Instead
Of going away, as usual, on finding the room
deserted the officers, who were up to the
lodge, sat down and waited. Noticing the
fentilating holes of the vault they stuffed
oaner into them and again sat down and
waited.
In about an hour the air in the vault had
become so vitiated that the prisoners be-
,ame desperate, and from the inside came
aint cries of 'Let us out, we are nearly
lead!' Even then the proprietor refused
or time to liberate them, and when he
lid the seventeen inmates rushed out in
tate bordering on suffocation. One old
nan was nearly dead, and all were terribly
Exhausted. They were taken to the Station
o be arraigned to-day in the Police Court.
TOTAL LOSS OF AN ELEVATOR.
PEORIA, ILL, Nov. 4.-The Phoenix Ele-
ator was destroyed by fire last night, caus-
ng a total loss of $4,000. Insurance $28,-
90. The fire was the work of an incendi-
ry.
FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED.
Quincy, ILL, Nov. A freight train on
he Hannibal & st. Joseph Railway was
,recked a mile west of here yesterday.
he train consisted of forty cars, fifteen of
'hich were ditched. A number of passen-
ers in the caboose were bruised, but none
adly hurt. The accident was caused by
elective frog.