The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-14
Last NIGHTS Dispatches.
cRIMlNAL.

OwENToWN, KY, July 12.-The court
assembled at 9 o'clock, The session was
occupied in examining witnesses for the
prosecution, L. ID. Holloway testified as
TO threats made against Judges Elliott and
Price, if bis case was decided unfavorably.
The defense will not offer testimony before
Tuesday.
The court reassembled at 2 p. N. sever
al witnesses for the prosecution being
sworn and by 4 o'clock all testimony for
the prosecution was complete. Among
the witnesses was Maj. Staunton, of the
Kentucky Ieondn, for the prosecution
He was one of the first to testify. He
said he saw Buford few minutes after
the shooting. He (Buiordl said he in
tended to 90 snipe shooting but had given
itEup. Met Judge Elliott and asked him
if he would go snipe shooting. | then
asked him to take drink and then | shot
him. thought | would treat him with
as much courtesy as he showed my sister
when he robbed and murdered her. I
swore | would gain the suit or die with
her. This with the testimony OF few
others which corroborated the above closed
the case for the commonwealth and Judge
Curtis presented the case for the defense.
He was, however. taken suddenly i'll from
the effects of heat. which abruptly ter :
minated his speech.
Boston, Mass. July l2.-The grand
jury has indicted Capt. Edwards, arrested
few weeks ago on the charge of forgery
lie pleaded not guilty and was remanded
to jail
ATLANTA, Ga, July l2.-Neal VIM
bush, colored, who attempted rape on a
young woman in Clayton county, last
week. was taken from the guard house
during the night and hanged upon tree.
ST. Louis, July l2.-1n row at a
negro bali near the Three mile House. in
the western suburb Of the city, between
and O'Clock this morning, Scott Hunter
shot and instantly killed Eugene Banck
and wounded Ben George. Hunter was
arrested.
WILMINGToN. N. G. July l2.-James
Holtop, ex-cerk of the Supreme Court
of New Hanover county, and ex Judge
of Probate, to pighs killed his paramour.
Mary Radcliffe. Holton escaped. Jeal-
ousy was the cause.
GALVESTON, July y. Tho Ne1cs'
special says the San Antonio stage from
Ft. Clark to Uvalde was halted fourteen
miles from the latter place by road
agents. The driver was made to throw
out the mail sacks, which were riled of
all registered packages. One passenger
was robbed. The driver was allowed to
gather up the scattered mail aud pro-
ceed.
KNOXVILLE, July 12.-Hugh NJ Bon
ham, prominent young lawyer, Deputy
Circuit Clerk and principal Of the Gin
ton academy, was attacked this morning
by Jack Queener and 10 Shipe and his son
Sam, both prominent citizsns, Bonham
was struck over the head with club in
the hands of Sam Shipe. When he at
tempted to defend himself Queener and
the two Shipes fred on him with poke
pistols, FIVE balls taking effect, three il
the breast and two 10 the head. Bonham
fought desperately and before ne wa
overpowered had stabbed Qneener in h
arm and face, shot Sam Shipe fatally il
the abdomen and seriously, if not fatally
stabbed John L. Shipe. The trouble oc
CARED about slanderoes language useC
by some parties about Mrs. EdmuDdson
daughter of ex Tax Collector Edmund.
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