The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-08
The winning Walter,
WICKEDNESS AND WOE.
National Associated Press to the Star.

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A FoRTY-DOLLAR MURDER.
WILMINGTON, O., Nov. 8.-About O o'clock
Wednesday evening, a butcher by the name
of John Manmeisel was found dead in
David Ibe's blacksmith shop, in Sabina. A
hole had been broken through his skull
large enough to insert the three fingers of
the hand, and had evidently been done
with a hammer belonging to The shop.
Deceased had not been intoxicated for
some months previous to the time
of his death, but on that day had been
drinking heavily. A wagon spoke, with
bunch of hair resembling that of the dead
man clinging to it, was discovered behind
he was murdered for the sum of $40 which
he was supposed to have had in his pos
session. When found there was but so
cents in money on his person. No clue as
yet to the murderer.
sUICIDED THROUGH FEAR.
MARIETTA, O., Nov. 8.-A cigar-maker,
named Geo. P. Stevens committed suicide
here Wednesday night by ,akirg opium.
He had been witness in the United States
Court against persons charged with viola
ton OF the revenue laws, and it is said fear
of them worked on his mind. He was a
young man, and came here a few months
ago from GAINESVILLE. o.
DESPERATE FIGHT WITH RoUGHs.
DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 8.-Two notorious
roughs, named VIM. Duffy and Duke Nor
rison, preparing to go on a duck-shooling
expedition Yesterday, stole crock of but
ter from Dutch grocery to complete their
outfit. Officer Johnson pursued them to
the river and jumped into a sailboat after
them, when an accomplice on the dock cut
the boat adrift, and she f1oated out into the
river A terrible struggle ensued, and
Duffy was knocked overheard. but climbing
into the boat again, succeeded, with the
help of Morrison, in Overpowering the po-
liceman and beating him into unconscious
ness They tried to throw him overheard,
but he recovered, and clung to ring in the
mast with such tenaciousness that they
could not break his hold. Finally the sail
was set, and the officer was landed at the
dock in the upper part of the city. The
men were pursued in boat by other Off
GERS, but finally escaped in the woods.
Johnson's injuries are thought to be fatal.
CURIOUS DEATH OF A COON HUNTER.
W1NoNA, MINI, Nov 8.-A young man
named Ellis, aged eighteen, living in the
town of Hart, this county, with two others
went coon hunting Wednesday night. They
built a fire under ledge of rocks and lay
down. The heat loosened large mass of
rock which fell upon Ellis, causing instant
death.
KILLED WHILE COUPLING CARS.
DUBUQUE, IA, Nov S.-While coupling
cars at Colman, yesterday, William Van
Hoover, aged sixteen years, was crushed to
death.
GREENE COUNTY REGULATORS INDICTED.
RICHMOND, IND, Nov. 8.-Some months
dered by the side of his wife at Palestine,
Darke County, Ohio by band of Regu-
lators. Afterwards man named Quacken-
bush was ordered to leave, and did so. On
the Sth day of last June thirty men went
to the house of a colored man named Steve
White and kidnapped his son William,
WHOM they took to Winchester, where he
was convicted of grand larceny andS3en-
fenced to one year in the penitentiary. He
got new trial, and confessed to stealinga
pig and was sentenced to ten days in the
County Jail. The same night Elder White
received notice by the Regulators to leave
the county. He afterwards got two similar
orders, and was then shot dead in his house
by large body of mounted men.
The Grand Jury at the October session
found true bills against the following per-
sons for kidnapping young White: John
Archie, Jacob Bundle William Shumate,
Albert Dickey and Solomon Ferguson, all
colored, and Oliver Morgan and Robert
Hart white men, the latter constable.
Yesterday Marshal Shafer, of this city,
with one assistant, arrested the entire num-
ber, turned them over to Sheriff Hall and