The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-07-24
CRIME,

.
Lafayette county, Richard and Robert Taylor,
brothers, opened fire on B. G. Wren, with
whom they had an old grudge. After Wren
had been shot three times, he turned on the
Taylor brothers, killed Dick outright and
wounded Bob seriouslv. He has been hang
ing between life and death ever since. News
was received tonight that Bob is dying.
Wren was shot five times and is getting we'll
At the close of the religious exercises in
the State Prison at Concord, Mass, on the
18th the convicts rudely jeered . large number
OF visitors. Owing to the conduct of the con-
victs the women did not make their custom
ary tour of observation. Accounts of the re-
volt, which had been thwarted, impelled many
to visit the prison.
The law abiding citizens of Fort Scott
on the 18th met at the Opera House for the
purpose Of using their influence to put stop
70 the unruly action of men and boys on
Sunday. and to call upon the officers OF the
city and county to enforce the law against
riotous conduct ON that day.
At Boston on the 18th the several parties
arrested - concerned in causing the death
of Jennie p. Clarke, the victim Of the Lynn
trunk mystery, were indicted by the grand
jury and each of the defendants to recognize
in $l5 900, in default of which they were COM
mitted.
The body of man named Ben Arnold,
was found hanging by the neck to limb of
. tree 1t Chain Deroche IS miles above Fort
Thompson, last Saturday. The superstition is
he has been doing something bad, and was
hung up q An example to other evil doors.
At Lincoln, Neb., Henry Schlencker,
sentenced to be executed for the murder of .
courtesan, Florence Booth, has been granted .
new trial by the supreme court. The respite
granted by the governor will be continued un-
til the court gets through with the case.
A Ners' special from Fort Davis says
the Indians attacked Deutcheuren ranch, three
miles east of here, killing Juan Jose, q herder's
wife, and drove off sixteen head of horses. A
party of fourteen citizens and an attachment of
troops are in pursuit.
On the 18th Gov Phelps granted a re-
prieve of three weeks to Joseph Degonia, who
Was to have been hung at Potosi last week for
the murder of Jules Polite in 1877.
James Heston, who murdered his mis-
tress At Washington, N. c., finding himself
closely pursued by the police, suicided by
blowing out his brains.
The,negro Marcelus Floyd, who attempt
ed to harm . white girl in Virginia, WAS taken
from the jail by an armed mob and hanged to
. tree on the roadside.
Gov. Mcclellan granted a reprieye in
the case Of Covert Bennett and Mrs, Smith, for
the murder of police officer Smith, until Aug.
18th.
Ashley Morris, colored, endeavors to
poison his family At Trinity Mills Texas, in
the hope that they will 20 to heaven.
Luclus Weaver, colored, who outraged
. white lady near Strawberry Plains, Tenn,
recently, lynched by mob.
The Oakland, ILL.,, post Office robbed
OF considerable amount of currency and
stampa by unknown parties.
William Barber, st. Charles, the six
teen-ycar-old murderer, sentenced to be hanged
ON the 25th of August.
James G. Goldsmith, treasurer of Peru,
Ind, has been arrested on charge of being .
defaulter.
One fallen woman killed by another at
Lawnville, Ill, in An alteration over tickle
lover.
One tramp murders another in the
course of IN alteration near Lincoln, Ill.
Michael Travis fatally stabbed by Paul
Shirley 1t the Fulton Ferry. New York.
Samuel Pickett murders Maria Coving-
ton. his mistress, at Wilmington, N. G.
VIM. Taylor, colored, shoots white
woman to death At Fort Smith, Ark.
James Tracy. barkeeper, shot to death
by Roderick Phelan At New York.
Hartman, the pedestrian, elopes with
another mans wife at New York.
Henry Lyon suicides in the Rockford,
ILL.,, jail, where he Was confined.
Charles Forrest shot to death while re-
sisting arrest in North Carolina.
Afarmer beaten and robbed by masked
burglars 1t Burton Station, o.
Hiram Barnett fatally stabbed by J. B,
Stewart in Scott county. Ark.
Two men arrested at st. Joseph for the
assassination of E. NJ. Long.
A ten-year-old boy murders girl al
Lexingtoq, Mich.
J. S. Barrow, an Ohio murderer, arrest
at Opdyke, LII.