Nebraska advertiser., 1878-08-01
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Miss Hattie MOSKer, ageu 10, recent
lip jumped into the Oswego and Syra-
cuse canal, and drowned, because her
employer accused her of stealing 80
cents. After she was dead it was as
certained that she was innocent of the
theft.
Peter Breshan was hanged at Can
ton, n. Y, on the Goth ult., for the
murder of Mike Doulthier, last April.
A farmer in Minnesota. the other
day caught a couple Of tramps des-
troying his grain reaper, when he
shot them both dead. He was arrest
ed but imm ediately acquitted, the act
being justified.
A man named Wilson Howchins,
near Flewanna Court House, Va,
last week, killed his wife. mother-in-
law and one child, and then killed
himself. One of his little boys
snatched up the baby and ran away,
and thus they escaped death.
Jos. Peyton in Cincinnati last week
shot and killed Nellie Sticky, his
mistress. The reason he gave for the
crime was jealousy.
Geo. w. Burleigh, Capron, Ill, an
nounced that on Tuesday evening of
last week, he would deliver a leetuge
In the town hall at the close of
which he would deliberately blow his
brains out with a pistol, and left in
struetions regarding his funeral. The
lecturer, which was infidel in charac-
ter, was delivered, and sure enough,
at its close he suddenly drew a small
pistol, placed the muZzle to his fore
head and killed himself.
Since the above was put in type We
learn that it Is all a sensational lie,
put In circulation by that most unre-
liable journal, the Chicago Times.
John Doe, of Cincinnati, last week
was sentenced to fifteen years in the
penitentiary.
In a political fight in Nashville,
Tenn, last week between Samuel
Hicks and several brothers named
Baxter, Hicks and one of the Baxters
were killed.
At Iowa City. last week, a team be-
ing driven by Charles ClemmOns, a
boy, ran away, threw the boy out,
who. becoming entangled in the lines,
was dragged to death.
! Joseph Doyle, while drunk lying
on a railroad track at Kalamagoo.
Mich, on the 9th, was run over and
killed.
Last week an explosion occurred In.
the barbed wire factory, at Bushnell,
H., causing the destruction of the
building and seriously hurting sever
al workmen.
Prof. Knickerbocker, Dubuque, shot
himself last week, With suicidal in
tentions, and probably fatally.
At Effingham, Ill.,, on the 24th, G..
p. Mailer, merchant, hanged himself
In his stable.
James johnson, a prominent teRa-
perance advocate of Grinnell, Iowa
was picked up, a few mornings ago,
in the streets of Omaha, dead drunk.
Recommendations were found with
him from Hon. J. B. Grinnell, the
minister of the Congregational church
and other prominent persons who
have known him many years, which
spoke highly Of him as one TO he
trusted. He, no doubt, was once a
slave to strong drink, and In q mo-
ment of severe temptation, fell again n
under its power.
Peruvian journals state that on tn Q
first of the month twenty-five men
from San PohiO' invaded the town Of
San Miguel and began to sack it. The
inhabitants attacked the invaders
with uncomfortable fury The result
was that fifteen of the gang were in
stantly killed, while the remaining
ten were severely wounded and taken.
prisoners. On the following day the
latter died, and the public sauale of
San Miguel offered the revolving spec
tacle of twenty-five corpses strewed
in all dire ctions.
A woman calling herself Mrs. Fair
burn, living In Roam County, Va,
killed her 4-year- old illegitimate ehild
on the 10Th. She was recovering rom
an attack of sickness, and the Child
was playing by her bedside. when
she suddenly sprang up, seized it by
the feet, and dashed its bead across
the headboard of the bed, killing it
instantly.
A young woman named Amelia
Henderson was stopped on the road
near Sunfish, w. Va, 23d ult-, by @
tramp, who drew pistol and placed
1t at her head, saying he would kill
her if she resisted. He then outrag-
ed her and left her insensible.
George Mann, of Bartlett, ILL.,, on
the Goth, fell from the roof of barn
upon which he was working and was
killed.
Esquire Alexander Mcintosh, of
Monroeville, Ind. was kicked to death |