Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-01-04
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

recently killed at Beulah, Kan, while
stealing ride on cattle train.
Mrs Pence was fatally injured near
Muncie. Ind, the other day, by being
thrown from carriage during a runa-
way.
H. b. Bronson was crushed to death
at Sunfield, Mich, recently, by a saw
log which he was loading rolling upon
him.
The six-years-old daughter of Mi
chael Laughlin was fatally burned at
Providence, II. l., the other day, by her
clothes catching fire at stove.
james Mcdonald has been ar
rested at Hampton, Iowa, for the muir
der of George j. Smith at Yorktown,
Pa, in 1865.
Mrs. Catharine Ryan, her three
children, and Mary +. Barry, aged four
teen, were suffocated by coal gas at
Randolph, Mass, a few nights since.
AT Providence, r. l., few even
ings since, Eugene Miller shot Ada
Phillips in the head and then shot him
self. Both will probably die.
In a quarrel between Oliver p.
Mosher and Oliver Belding, farmers of
Oppenheim, N. Y, few days ago,
about woodland, Mosher fatally beat
Belding.
james Robinson was found dead in
the woods near Owingsville, KY, few
days ago, shot through the head. He
left home to hunt, and accidentally shot
himself
M. Reardon, a sailor, was shot and
killed at Baltimore, the other night, by
Charles Thorn, watchman. Thorn
claims to have committed the deed in
self-defense.
-Aranchman named Hundgate killed
a man known as Parr, a claim-jumper,
few days since, on the Redwater and
then delivered himself to the Sheriff at
Deadwood.
Miss Wolford, aged eighteen, died
at Louisville, KY, a few nights since,
from the effects of an overdose of hy-
drate of chloral which she had taken to
relieve the toothache.
The body of an unknown man was
found on a lime-kiln at South Boston,
Mass, few mornings since. He had
probably lain down to get warm and
was suffocated to death.
John McVee, native of Montreal,
had one leg cut off and the other terri
bly, mangled by circular saw at
Sharon, Vt, the other day, and bled to
death in few minutes.
Burton Reed, of fWillimantic, Conn,
while shooting cat the other day, hit
little girl named Jane Curran in the
next yard, the ball entering her back
and inflicting probably fatal wound.
"A colored man named Gunner and
his wife quarreled recently at Leaven-
worth, Kan, and he struck her on the
head with club, fracturing her skull,
| from the effects of which she soon died.
-Gwinn and Clevinger, farmers re-
siding in Buchanan County, Mo-, got
into an alteration about rent matters
the other day, during which Gwinn
drew revolver and shot Clevinger in
the forehead, killing him instantly.
Gwinn escaped.
AT Hartford, Conn, the other even
ing, runaway horse dashed against
a railroad crossing gate, hurting it so
violently round upon the sidewalk that
a Mrs. Mannix and her son, thirteen
years old, were felled to the ground.
The boy was instantly killed and the
mother is not expected to survive.
Thomas Rooney's house, at West
Point, n. Y, burned recently, and his
two children, aged three and five, per-
ished in the flames. They were locked
in the house at the time, their parents
being absent. When found the children
were clasped in each others arms, life
less and charred. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
John A. Miller, Georgia forger,
has been arrested in New Brunswick
on the suit of r. G. Bailey, of Augusta,
Ga. The latter says Miller has beer
forging paper upon his fathers bank
ing-house in that city for a number o.
years, but was not discovered until the
early part of 1877. He had obtained
about 800, 900 in this manner. Wher
the crime was discovered Miller lef
Georgia.
John and George Lejere engaged
in a riot at Endora, Kan, some time
since. Warrants were issued for theil
arrest, and George was captured. Johr
fled, but few days ago returned to hi
home, near town, and calling his friends
around him made preparations to resis
the officers. Constable Burk with /
posse visited Lejere's house and severa
shots were exchanged, Leiere receiving
a bullet in the brain, causing his death
BY the explosion of dynamite
cartridge in the water-works tunne
near Baltimore. few evenings since
Augustus Daniels was killed; Thoma
, Porter dangerously, and Michael O'Nei
and Jerry Leary slightly, injured. TIL
men were drilling in the Shaft for tn
purpose of blasting, when they acci
dentally struck dynamite cartridg
used among others in making forme
blast, but which had failed for som
reason to explode at that time.
james Z. Pannell, convicted i
1 Lancaster County, Pa, nearly two year
S ago of the murder of his wife, has bee
sentenced to be hanged. Pannell'
J crime was of a revolving nature. In
= fit of jealousy he stealthily approache
: his wife and shot her, after which
, placed large Bible on her breast I
I create the impression that he was il
t sane when he committed the deed. II
S made his escape, but was arrested will
Oub A1bNhuOuo NAoA
: are being made to have his sentenC
commuted.
"A bloody tragedy was enacted
S Pottawatomie County, Iowa, fe
a evenings since. One William MART
S was accused of circulating stories d
4 rogatory to the reputation of youn
G lady named Briggs, and, with view
4 demanding an explanation, her brother
G Frank and Caleb, started with two 9TH
Y men to call on Martin. They met hi
|, on the way, and Martin, before wol
r was spoken, struck Frank Briggs on Il
# neck with knife, severing the jugul
vein and killing him instantly. He the
attacked Caleb Briggs and injured hi
severely. Martin was still at large
u latest accounts.
v Oscar Blankenship was recent
~ arrested in Texas and is now in Jail
" Carlisle, Ky. He is charged with mu
" der. About three mOnths ago he W
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