Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-02-15
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.


well which he was descending. ug
gLWilham Sturges was found frozen
to death in the woods near Milton,
Mich, few mornings since.
Archie Fletcher fatally stabbed
George Baker at a "pound party" in
Washington, few days since.
Charles Grantson, well-digger,
was killed near Yankton, ID. T., few
afternoons since, by falling into well,
At Plummer, Ark, recently, Nc
Cullough and Hill, brothers-in-law,
auarreled about land rent and the for
mer killed Hill. -.. Ia, t...ssa..
David Shick was fatally wounded
at Blue Mound, H., the other day, by
William Guthrie, during a quarrel.
Guthrie escaped.
William Kirchner, watchman,
was killed at Pottsville, Pa, the other
morning, by the explosion OF boiler at
st. Nicholas, colliery. 10
Two children of Thomas Cassidy
John, aged two years, and james, iif-
teen months-were suffocated during a
fire i'm their fathers house in New York,
few nights ago. i-tas
"A child of Joseph Price, of Indian
apolis, nine months old, was burned to
death, the other day, while sitting in
high chair, its clothing having been set
on fire by its three-years-old brother.
Mrs. Anna E. Wyrich has been SEN
fenced to the Illinois State Prison for
fourteen years for murder. Last June
she poisoned her husband, Peter Wy
rich, at their residence, near Pekin.
-Adah F. Nichols, of Lexington, Me-,
twelve years old, set lamp on the floor
of her bedroom the other night, and,
in turning about, her dress caught fire
and she was burned SO badly that she
soon died.
While digging sand-pit at Glouces-
ter, Mass, the other day, the bank
caved, burying James Gallagher and
another man. The latter was rescued
alive, but Gallagher suffocated before
he could be reached.
While attempting to cross trestle
bridge in the suburbs of Baltimore, ear
ly on a recent morning, Clayton Dixon
fell to the rocky bed of the stream sixty
feet below and was instantly killed. His
body was horribly mangled.
During the recent severe snow
storm train on the Eastern Railroad
was thrown from the track at Revere,
Mass, and Engineer Mead was fatally,
Brakeman Larrabee dangerously, and
Conductor Converse seriously injured.
-Chauncey Van Schaick called on
James Walker and wife, at Bemis'
Heights, N. Y, few evenings since,
and after a friendly chat suddenly as
saulted them with knife and pistol.
infiicting serious wounds. He after
ward shot and killed himself.
"A three-years-old child of a family
named Schwartz, living near Greenwood,
Wis, was burnedt to death few days ago,
its clothes catching fire from stove near
which it was playing. Its mother had
| left it alone for short time and on her
return the child was burned to crisp.
M. T. Young, an employe of the
lead works at Joplin, Mo-, met with a
fatal accident few nights since. While
attempting to replace belt, his clothes
were caught and he was carried around
the shaft with terrible velocity. He
had made thirty revolutions before the
engine was stopped, when he was
found mangled and unconscious.
"A few nights since the dead body
of James II. Daley was found in the
streets of South Boston, Mass. He had
been robbed and his skull crushed in,
probably from the blow of slung-shOt.
| No clew has been obtained to the muir
derers, whose object was undoubtedly
robbery, the deceased being in the habit
of carrying considerable money about
his person.
The mystery of the shooting of the
little girl at Wells, Me-, the other even
ing, is solved by the confession of her
thirteen-years-old brother that he did
it, after getting angry over a game OF
dominoes. He then smashed pane of
glass, and, calling his parents from
church, told them tramp had done the
deed. Young Penny says he stole the
money from his father to buy the pistol
with which he shot his sister.
"A regular soldier named William
Mead, from Plattsburg, N. Y, who had
been visiting Montreal, was frozen to
death at Windmill Point, q short time
since, while on his return to duty. AT
night he applied at two houses fol
shelter, which, through fear of tramps,
was refused. The weather was intense.
ly cold, and the poor fellow was found
next morning, within fifty feet OF
house, frozen to death. .s..r
A man named Slater, a farmer re
, siding near St. James, Neb., and &
, wagon-maker named Manchausen haC
difficulty at St Helena, the Other
} morning, about dog which the wagon
maker kicked because he interfereC
| with another dog. Slater objected Il
the kicking, and Manehausen assaulted
t him with club. Slater retaliated BY
: running the blade of his pocket-knif'
3 into the heart of Manchausen, killing
him instantly. Slater was arrested.
In Jasper, Fla, few days ago
David Fryer, merchant, and G. G
Parker, express agent, had a fight, anC
9 FRYER was whipped. Fryer afterwarC
/, went to Parker's Office and commenced
T firing at him. He fired three shots be
: fore Parker could draw his weapon, on
D of which struck him in the side, inflict
9 ing a slight wound. Parker then re
: turned the fire, discharging every cham
, ber of his revolver, and wounded hi
! assailant at each shot, any one OF whicI
would have proved fatal.
a james +. King went to the home c
h his step-sister, Mrs Sarah Fitzpatrick, i
y Philadelphia, the other day, and NEE,
. ing her on the stairway discharged
q revolver at her three times, One ba
a entered the woman's arm, secon
q broke her collar-bone and a third an
a fatal one penetrated the left breast, jus
aboye the heart. Mrs. Fitzpatrick fe
q down the stairway to the floor and die
2 almost instantly. King then delivere
himself up the police. The only know
cause for the murder lis that Mrs. XII
&c patrick objected to her brother liyin
"a ON her husband $ earnings.
o Mrs. Sarah II. Meservey was foun
20 dead in her house at Tenants Harbo
, Me-, few days ago, having evident
IS been murdered. She was lying on Il
3 floor, wrapped in a blanket, her arm
k bound together, and cloud tied arour
=. her neck. Her limbs were bruised an
1t her head hacked with blunt instr