Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-02-21
GRIMES AND CAPABILITIES.

-Eisenmayer's Touring mill, at Lit
tie Rock, Arkansas, exploded its boiler
few days ago, killing the engineer, |
Horace Burns, and making an utter |
wreck of the engine house.
"A shooting affray ACQUIRED at Ed |
gerton, Mo-, recently, in which man
named John Richards shot a compan- |
ion named Dan Red in the abdomen,
wounding him fatally. a quarrel was
the cause of the shooting. Red had
been chasing Richards around with &c
pistol, when the latter got tired of the
fun and put an end to It with load Of
! buckshot.
-Four Deputy United States Mar
| shals made an attack upon a party of
| five moonshiners in Patrick County,
Va, few nights ago. The latter were
fortified and resisted, A fight ensued,
which lasted nearly two hours, in which
two moonshiners were wounded. The
remaining three left their ambush and
had commenced retreat, when four or
five mountaineers, under command of
one Lineburg, came to their rescue and
drove the Government officers from the
field, wounding two of their number.
AT Denison, Texas, the other morn
ing, a desperate from the Indian Ter
ritory named William Worts, alias Jack
Murray, alias Wild Bill, engaged in an
alteration with gambler named
Grant. Worts took the drop on Grant,
shooting him in the face. He then at
tempted to escape, but was overtaken
near the cemetery by Constable Nelms
and a posse, who demanded surrender.
Worts opened fire on the posse, which
was returned, and Worts was fatally
shot through the body. He was brought
back to town and died shortly after
ward. He is said to have been at one
time scout at Fort Sill, and has long
been terror to peaceable citizens of
the Indian Territory. Grants injuries
are not dangerous.
"A farmer named w. B. Elliott, of
Glenburn, a suburb of Bangor, Me, was
found horribly murdered few even
ings since. He was riding home along
a dismal road, driving a horse-sled
loaded with feed. When found the
bags were streaked with blood, and the
ak with which the deed was done lay
on the sled covered with hair. Elliott's
head bore four or five wounds, which,
made with the AK, fractured the skull.
A man who probably committed the
murder was seen to alight from train
shortly before the deed was committed,
and was again seen riding with the MUIR
dered man. He is supposed to have
taken western train. There was no
cause for the crime, and the body was
not robbed.
There occurred at Henderson's s
store, in Goliad County, Texas, recent
ly, one of the most sanguinary affairs
ever witnessed. Two men, Lockhart
and Henderson, got into an alteration,
when both drew pistols. Being at close
quarters, Lockhart caught Henderson
by the arm which held his pistol, and
, pressing his own weapon to Henderson
fired six shots, all taking effect except
= one. Henderson, being held firmly by
, Lockhart, was unable to bring his pistol
to bear on his antagonist, though he
! emptied all the chambers of his revolv-
, er in his endeavor to do so. Bob Hen
dersOn, brother of the wounded man
then rushed into the room and opened
: fire upon Lockhart, who, having no
: loads in his revolver, closed with Hen
: derson and threw him to the floor.
Henderson succeeded in gaining his
I feet again, when he emptied his revolv-
! er at Lockhart, killing him instantly,
! the bullet striking just beneath the eye.
> The scene of the tragedy is eighteen
j miles from Goliad. Henderson, the
wounded man, died that night, having
been shot several times through the
breast and stomach.
-Columbia City, Ind, was thrown
into state of terrible excitement the
! 9 other morning by the report of the
: murder of George Ward, at his home,
four miles west of that place, by his
father. George Ward, accompanied
= = by his two sons, Frank and George, had
i been to Columbia City, where they got
e under the influence of whisky, and
/; when they started for home were quite
! drunk. Frank, who is married, got of
r at his farm, adjoining his father s.
, When George and his father had put
t away the team they entered the house
! Mrs. Ward was preparing supper
/ Ward began abusing his wife, which
f was resented by his son George. From
n words they went to blows, which re-
suited in George giving his father &
!, severe thrashing. Ward shortly after
s went out to the wood-pile, where ar
( axe was lying, picked it up, and re-
= turned into the house. George endeav
n ored to run out of the house, but be
V fore he could reach the door Ware
Il struck him dead by a blow on the head
e splitting his head open. Blood ant
brains were spattered over the wall anC
n the murderer. This act sobered Ware
/ Immediately, and he sank down where
= his son had fallen, paralyzed with hor
4 ror. The Sheriff was sent for and ar
s rested Ward. George was the favorit'
e son, and Ward was very fond of him
, The family has always had the reputa
T. ton OF drinking and fighting when
ever the least chance was offered
Ward is well-to-do farmer, aged fifty