The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-09
BIurderOus Deeds.

A Tucson, Arizona, special to the Sar
Francisco Star reports Henry and Matthew
Shellenback killed and two merchant
wounded near Salaro, Camp Santa, Rita
mountains, on the 18th, by Mexican nigh
waymen.
A woman named Louisa Irwin was dan
gerously cut across the throat at Pittsburg
Pa, on the 1st inst, by John D. Wise, Will
whom she had eloped from Altoona Wis
was shot dead by officers while defending
himself in an outbuilding.
r. r. Boothe, ex-county attorney, wa
shot and instantly killed on the night o
the 30th, at Hemsted, Texas, by R. 7
Springfield.
ohm Morton, proprietor of q Louisville
gambling saloon, was fatally shot at hi
place of business on the 31st ult., by Free
Rohman, drunken cigar maker.
John Cole was fatally stabbed in the mech
by Barnet Gordon, in a bar.room fight a
Louisville, KY, on the 30th ult. Cole haC
served about seven years of ten year tern
in the penitentiary for killing a man il
Woodford county, and was pardoned by
Gov. Moorehead.
Cairo, H., was shot and killed on the 3Otf
ult. by John Hogan, county constable. NJ
cause is assigned for the rash act, but it i.
thought that woman is mixed up in the
scrape.
While W. E. Henderson, of Greenfield
Ohio, and Hanaford Horne were engaged al
game CT cards in a saloon at Washington
Ohio, on the 29th, a difficulty arose concern
ing the manner in which play was made
during which Henderson stabbed Horne
through the heart, killing him instantly.
John Baker, accused of the murder Of
young Holloman last January, out on bond
was shot and instantly killed at Seguin
on the Goth, ult., He was attending camp
meeting, while standing in a crowd under
trees some one placed a pistol to his head
and fired. The assassin escaped unrecog
nized in the the confusion.
At Hughesville, Nd, on the Goth, John s
Acton, prominent citizen, murdered {
neighbor named John III. Dickson, by put
ting load of buckshot into his abdomen
Dickson, who has wife and five children
had seduced Actions daughter, eighteen
years of age.
Thomas H. Benner, occupying the lodge
at Antietam (Md.) seminary, was instantly
killed by his wife on the 2Sth. He charged
her with intimacy with Haverfeld, superin
tendent of The seminary, and made an as
sault upon her, when she seized carbine
and shot him through the heart. The wife
was lodged in Jail at Hagerstown. She
alleges the shooting was to protect her own
life.
Charles Tempke fatally stabbed Thomas
r. Devices, in Ascosa county, Texas, on the
10Th. James Ord, son of General Ord, de-
partment commander, was arrested charged
with completely in the crime, but was after
ward released.
A man named Defoe and wife were muir
dered at Atlanta, Ga, on the 25th. By the
assistance of bloodhound, Asa Morgan, a
negro, was captured after being badly bitten
by the dog. He confessed to having held q
lamp while white man committed the
bloody deed. He says a large amount oil
money was obtained by the murderers.
Jailor Thomas Ranquilla was instantly
killed at Clark, Texas, on the Goth, by Pedro
Garcia, whom he had in custody.
The Willet club of New York, eek
cursed up East River on the 9th. Fight.
ing occurred on board, one man named
Andrew Distiu being killed and two
wounded.
Near Dover, Tenn, on the Goth inst, VIM.
burehet shot his wife and stepdaughte,
Maggie Yates, and then killed himself. Al
last accounts both women were in critical
condition, No cause assigned for the act,