The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-19
T H E L "A T E S T
LIVELY LAWYERS.
Exciting Skirmish in the
Streets of San Antonio.
Children Freeze to Death in Each
Others Arms. a
Desperate Hoings Of o Hawkeye Lover.
AND THEN THR SHOOTING BEGAN.


Specials 10 the Sta-.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. l9-Yesterday
Leo Humphreys. attorney, met W. Showal-
Ter, another attorney, on the street here
and charged him with SANDER. Hot words
followed. blows we're exchanged with walk
ing sticks and then the shooting began.
Bhowalter was shot through the left hand,
the top of his hat, below the armpit, and
his right hand was grazed three times.
Humphreys was shot through the left side
and in the right shoulder. Neither are
wunded mortally. Humphreys is
nephew of Governor Humphreys of Missis-
sippi Botn parties we're released on bail.
KILLED AT A COUNTRY DANCE.
GALVESTON, Tex, Dec. ia News spec
fal from BRYAN, reports that at country
dance Wednesday night, Ed. Castles shot
and killed Albert Bell. Castles was ar
rested.
lie FULFILLED HIs BRAG.
MApIsoSviLLE, Tex Dec. l9.-The Sheriff
and posse pursued and tried t. arrest Go
briel Sweat, u murderer, horse thief and
burglar, who escaped from the Falls County
Jail. Wien they surrounded him. he drew,
six-shooter and attempted to fire on the
crnwd, who shot him dead on the spot He
had Dragged that he would never be taken
alive.
SHOOTING AT SIX FRET.
HousToN, Tex, Dec. ia special from
Fort Clark 81, s: Sheriff Lock, while at
tempting to arrest Mexican here, was
fred at with gun ut distance of six feet.
The Sheriff retu ned the fire and wounded
the Mexican. The Mexican had robbed
and shot at a man."
DYED IN EACH OTHERS ARMS
CHICAGO, Dec ia Faro special says
that south of Fargo. in Richland County.
boy and girl. children of Sheriff Owens, at
tempted to reach home during the late
storm from neighbours. They both
dropped by the roadside and died in eacl
others arms.
KELLER KILLED BY AFALL
DENVER Dec. IA Leadville special
says that Henry F. keeler, who was en-
poyed in the Little Stella Mine, OH Yankee
Hill, in endeavoring to descend the shaft
yesterday by means of a rope ladder lost
his balance and fell to the bottom below, a
distance of one hundred and forty feet, be-
ing killed instantly. Deceased was twenty
ght years Of age. single, and came from
Upper Sandusky. Ohio.
WHAT A DESPERATE LOVER DID.
CHICAGO, Dec 10. - A Galena special
states that desperate prisoner. destined
for Hamilton County, Iowa, has passed
through there. The prisoner had been n
suitor for the hand OF Miss Hoskins, who
lived in the same house with her mother
and bachelor brot er. The two lafter
endeavored TO put stop to the intimacy,
which cnraged the young man, whereat he
secretly entered the HCskins residence, and
waiting an opportunity made desperate
assault upon Mrs Hoskins and her son.
pounding them with club and leaving
them for dead upon the floor. He then
made ali effort to outrage the girl, and,
failing in the attempt he knocked
her senseless with the club with
which he bad armed himself, and
fed from the neighborhood. The
prisoner is desperate william, and has al
ready served two terms in the Iowa Peni-
tentiary for larceny.
WAS IT MURDER OR SUICIDE?
CHICAGO. Dec 19-Gustav A. Lindau, of
the firm of Huber & Lindau. left home to
20 to the lodg e last evening. Ab,ut an
hour afterward he was found dying on the
Halsted street bridge, with bullet hole in
his temple. He died before his friends
could be notified. A pistol was found be-
side him and his pockets were riAed. 1t is
not known whether it is q case Of murder
Ur suicide.
SKULL CRUSHED WITH A eTAvE.
FRANKLIN. md, Dee. l9-Yesterday Sc
bastian Price. of Brown County, got into
quarrel with Frederick Weemer. Of Nor
rantown. and struck Weemer over the head
with stave, crushing the skull Weemer
can not live. Price was captured.
FELL DEAD WHILE TALKING.
LEBANON, IND. Dec 10.--Hcnry Beck, a
well-known citizen of this (Bonne) cnunty,
fe dead Yesterday as he was speaking to
friend Supposed to be apoplexy.
LITTLE BABE BURNED TO DEATH.
MARTINsvILLE. lND., Dec 19-Yesterlay
morning Ida MAY Bridges, fifteen months
old, daughter of John w. Bridges, telc-
graph operator here had her clothing set
Vn fire by her little brother. four years of
sge, who Was PLAYING will, paper in the fire.
The child was severely burned and died in
af few hours Mrs Bridges had stepped