Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-03-01
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Ira Cole at Dover, N. y.
Some malicious person killed n
horse in Windsor, Conn, few nights
ago. by driving a spike into its head.
"A child of Jesse Sibert, at Ander-
son, Ind, was fatally burned few
days ago while pouring coal on a stove.
The two-years-old chilli of James
Dunlap, of Urbana, ILL.,, was fatally
burned few nights since by the upset
ting of a kerosene lamp.
Mrs. b. S. Benson, a wealthy
widow, died while under the influence
of chloroform in q dentists chair in
McLeansboro, Ill, recently.
A fifteen-months-old daughter of
Benjamin Smith, of Illiapolis, H., was
fatally scalded, the other morning by
upsetting a pot of boiling hominy on
herself.
Joe Mckinney was shot and instant
" killed near Springfield, H., few
days ago by Calvin Eldridge, whose
wife he had assaulted. Both parties
are colored.
Harry Owens was killed with club
at st. Louis, the other day, by Jerry
Pope. Both are colored, and Owens
had been quite attentive to Pope wife,
who is white.
Stephen Gready, a farmer living
near Bunker Hill, ILL.,, became engaged
in controversy recently regarding the
title of some land, and shot and fatally
injured his neighbor, J. Arthur.
John Brennan has been arrested at
Houtzville, Pa, for the murder of Burns
at Tuscarora in 1870. Brennan fur
nished one of the pistols. He is the
third one arrested for this murder.
AT San Antonio, Tex, few nights
since, brutal Mexican assassinated his
wife with an AK, crushing her skull
into fragments and cutting a horrible
cash in her cheek. The brute is in
Jail.
John Ladd and William Cooley had
difficulty, the other day, at Fulton, KY,
when Beve Oldham took Ladds part,
drew pistol and fired, striking Cooley
in the back and inllicting fatal
wound.
DR. E. Z. Spencer, of Cambridge,
Mass, has been arrested upon an in
dictment charging him with man
slaughter of Mrs. Catherine Mclean,
having taken charge and then desert
ed her during childbirth.
The ten-years-old daughter of Mar
tin Barrey, of Clayton, N. Y, was
burned to death the other afternoon.
She and her brother, aged eight, were
left alone in the house. The boy dis
covered his sisters clothes on fire, and
ran for help, but she was burned to
crisp before assistance arrived.
Ernest Mueller and John Shoe
maker quarreled over purchase at the
formers home in Shelbyville, Ind, re-
Gently. Mueller ordered Shoemaker
out of his house, but instead of going he
drew his knife and attacked Mueller
savagely, cutting him in three different
places, his wounds being probably fatal.
Reuben Dennis (colored) was taken
from his home near Shelbyville, KY,
about midnight few nights ago, by
six masked men and shot to death near
his house. There is no clew to the per-
petrators. Some six months ago Dennis
had quarrel with Mr.. Scobel, whom
| he struck with stick of wood, inflict-
ing a terrible wound.
"A dastardly attempt was made a
! few nights since to assassinate Edward
Holmes at Muncie, Ind. While pro-
ceeding home he was attacked by two
disguised men, one of whom drew u
knife across his throat, making an ugly
cash extending to the chin. His cries
brought assistance and the would-be
assassins fed Holmes wounds are
serious but not dangerous.
AT indianapolis, the other night,
George Rasewinkler, a saloon-keeper,
ordered Henry Bohlig, who was ere
ating disturbance, out of his place.
Bohlig refused to go and applied an
opprobrious epithet to Rasewinkler,
when the latter struck him with his fist
under the eye. Bohlig fell to the floor
and almost instantly expired. Rase-
winkler was arrested.
George Adler and Thomas Garvey,
proprietOrs of the Spring Valley Ranch,
ID. T., became involved in a dispute,
the other day, in regard to the merits of
their respective dogs. From words
they came to blows. Garvey struck
Adler with a hammer, whereupon the
latter retreated to the cabin, and, pro-
curing his rifle, shot Garvey dead. Adj
Ter is under arrest.
William Abbott and John B. Mer-
rill, brothers-in-law, had Il dispute re-
Gently over piece of land on which
Merrill lived in Mason County, Mo-,
and from which he refused to move at
Abbott's request. Abbott raised shot
gun and struck Merrill with the breech,
the blow causing the gun to go off, and
Abbott received the load in his side,
causing instant death.
In Fort Bend County, Tex, one day
recently, c. E. Douglass, white man,
, murdered negro named Austin Brutus.
1t was horrible affair. The following
day James Weller killed another negro
in the same neighborhOod. A man
named Frank Wade, near the same
time and place, killed a negro girl, and
nearly beat to death white lady, Mrs.
Blum, and an elderly citizen. Texas
papers have not reported these murders.
Texas appears to be a good State to
emigrate-from.
"A horrible murder was recently
committed in Wayne County, N. c., the
victims being James Worley and wife,
, The dead man and his wife were liter
ally hacked to pieces by an AK. The
murdered couple leave three little chill.
dren, the eldest being girl five year,
old She said their neighbor, Noah Cher
/ ry Ga negro), killed her parents. TIL,
! murdered couple were poor. AbOu
three months ago Cherry and Worle,
quarreled over a small matter, and i
appears that the motive of the murder
: was malice. Cherry's AK was foun,
with signs of blood on it. 1t has caused
, great excitement and lynching is feared
Cherry claimed to have discovered th,
murder.
, Manchester, N. H., is excited owe
: an elopement in high life, III, p. Bean
/ "a young and hitherto much-respecte'
/ married man, took his wife to concer
, a few evenings since, and then, excus
ing himself, went home, packed hi
trunk, took 1000 of his own and wife
? money, and ran away with Mrs. Plump
! ton, wife of the AmOskeag Corpora