The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-01
CRIME AND CASUALTY.
National Associated Press to the Star.
MURDERS IN THE SOUTH.

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 1.-Walter Coffee
Harcrow was brutally murdered at Lam
panas, on the frontier. On Sunday night
he visited a questionable house, where he
remained awhile and left, telling friend
named Stuart he would be back in short
time. During his absence rapid firing was
heard in the vicinity. Going in the direc-
ton of the firing his friend found his body
pierced with three bullets, in an empty
house. Harcrow was at the time totally
unarmed. 1t is supposed that he was either
followed and watched by parties who had
some wrong to avenge in places where the
young man had formerly lived, or else the
deed was done by some unknown friend of
some woman equally unknown, whom the
deceased had gone out to meet clandes-
timely.
CLINTON, N. c., Aug. 1.-Major Babel An
try, who lived in Sampson, was found dead
on the roadside not far from his dwelling
His head was mashed in, and his arms and
body were cut and bruised in a horrible
style. That he had been waylaid and MUIR
dered there was no doubt. Footprints were
traced from the spot where the corpse was
lying to the hut of negro named Howard,
and Howard was promptly arrested and
lodged in Jail. Major Antry was bache-
lor, seventy years of age, and lived alone.
He was known to have boarded large sum
of gold and silver coin, and officers and
friends Immediately inspected the premises
of the deceased A large iron chest, which
was usually kept under the bed, was found
in the middle of the room, broken open,
and the contents were gone. 1t is supposed
that about $1,000 in money and valuables
rewarded the villain, although as yet
nothing has been recovered from the negro
now under arrest.
| KILLED BY SWING.
BALTIMORE, Aug. ia special dispatch
| from Cumberland states that at Lonaconing,
Md, on Tuesday evening, while Mary
Pritchard, aged nineteen, and two young
men, named respectively Lynch and Dick,
were swinging the fork of the tree to which
the swing was attached broke, throwing the
swingers fifty feet.
Miss. Pritchard had her neck broken, and
skull fractured, dying instantly. Dick
sustained conclusion of the brain and
Lynch escaped with slight bruises.
A LAMPLIGHTER KILLED.
A lamplighter was accidently shot and
ing match, near Hagerstown, Md, yester,
day afternoon.
EIGHT MEN ON ONE.
LlSIb tldAipo SCt upOIl COlOltu lildll
near Frederick Md. last night, and having
beaten him to insensibility robbed him Of
$24.
A BAND OF BURNERS.
New YORK, Aug. IAN arrest was made
yesterday which is the first active step to-
ward disbanding an association of incen-
diaries who for five years past, laid waste a
portion of the fairest land in New York
State and the only Colonial estate remain
ing entire within the limits of the State.
This association, it is alleged, is identical
with, or part of, the Montgomery Mutual
Tenants Society, an organization Of tenants
in Montgomery County, who have made all
the anti-rent troubles for which that county
has been famous since 1848.
The arrest was of one Charles Montany, a
member of that Society," and his bail was
fixed at SIS, 900.