The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-08
CRIME AND CALAMITY.
National Associated Press to the Star.
A MYSTERIOUS MURDER.

National Associated Press to the Star.
A MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 8.-Robert w. Malone,
Postmaster at Beckley's Station, on the
Shelbyville Road, was found dead on the
floor of Beckley's store yesterday morning.
His head and body were horrily mangled,
as if with q Ratchet or some other heavy
instrument. The murdered man was about
fifty years of age, and was a former resident
of Louisville. His death is wrapped in
mystery, and illus far no clue has been OBJ
tanned which would lead to the detection.
Malone was left in the store Monday night
at o'clock by some friends, who discovered
his remains Tuesday morning. The room
presented he evidence of bloody struggle,
and as $50 were stolen, it is surmised that
two tramps who had been seen in the vicin-
ity, were the guilty parties
CHICAGO AGAIN.
CHICAGO, Jan. 8.-One of the boldest
robberies ever reported in this city was
perpetraled at 6 O'clock, yes' erday evening
on East Madison street, when it was
thronged with people coming from work.
Two men, in a cutter, drove in front of the
store of P. Goldsmith, jumped out and
while one placed stick in the handles of
the door to keep any one from getting out,
the other broke he show-window with a
hatchet, when each grabbed a tray of dia-
mond rings, and jumped into their sleigh
and drove away. Sixty rings were taken,
valued at S., 500.
THE COBB BISHOP CASE.
Norwich, CONN, Jan. 8.-The Cobb
Bishop poisoning case was promp ly called
at 9:45 A. NJ. yesterday. The cross-exam-
ination of Wesley Bishop was continued.
He testified that early in the case he re.
peatedly lied to his friends in saying he
was innocent of the murder, and that his
relations to the family were only just and
friendly. He reatiirmed his clandestine
meetings with Kate Cobb in The streets He
gave his deceased wife's apparel to her sis
ter and relatives, and her wedding ring to
Kate. He declined to s a'e whether he
made his four former sta ements under
oath, because it might criminate him.
A SERIOUS JOKE
MIDDLETOwN, O., Jan. S.-A colOred tramr
and boot-black came here on Monday, and
at night was given sleeping place in Ty'
tus paper mill by the foreman, Mr.. John
Sharle. During the night a mill hand by
the name of Thompson, for 'joke," set /
| bucket of chloride of lime near the Tramp!
head and poured some vitrio on it and lef
| lie mill. In the morning the fellow wa
| found insensible and died in few hours
Thompson has been arrested and will b'
held to await The result of an inquest nov
| in progress. The tramp came from COving
ton. KY, and said his name was Charlie
| Harkley.
LYNCHERs IN TEXAS.
WACO, Texas, Jan. S.-A horror unpre
cedented in this locality was perpetrateC
here yes erday. Some days ago the hous,
of old man Isaac MolOm was robbed b,
masked men of 5000 He identified two o
the men. Constable Barrow arrested anC
| lodged them in Jail to await examination
Last night a mob of seventy-hve armed
men, and masked, quietly came upon ant
overpowered the guard. While one portion
of the maskers made prisoners of the guards
the remainder shot the prisoners to deatl
in their beds. The cries of the doomed
men were neard great distance, but thei
cry for mercy was unavaiing. The scen'
was one of sickening horror.
| CALIFORNIA CRIMINALS.
| SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. S.-A short time agt
w. N. Castle, City Clerk of San Jose alb
seconded, n defaulter o small amount. A
dispatch from Astoria, Oregon, reports tha
he was arrested there Monday morning
when he blew his brains out.
| ARRESTED AFTER SIX YEARS.
OLYMPIA, w. r., Jan SIS. W. Hall wa
arrested here on a requisiion from th
Governor of Illinois, charging him will
tie embezzlement of $4,000 from tn
county of Macoupin, in that State, in 1872
His real name is said to be Geo. W. Halli
day, and he has been resident of Olympi
since 1872.
PIRE AT NEWARK TODAY.
NEWARK, N. j., Jan. S.-A fire was discOv
cred in Greason's res aurant, OH Marke
street. at 4 o'clock this morning. 1t soo1
ytended to Kaufmanns clothing stor
and the Metropolitan Theater the in
mates OF the buildings narrowly escapin
with their lives. Loss estimated at S., ,00(
Partially insured.
| MORE OF THE CREMATERs.
LINCOLN, NEB.. Jan. 8.-Reports fror
Kearney say that four additional men cor
cerned in The burning outrage in Custe
County have been arrested and jailed q
Kearney. Gov. CARRIER has telegraphed tn
Sheriff there to bring the whole party her
for safe keeping.
HEAD CRUSHED IN A COAL MINE.
CHICAGO, Jan. S.-John Vorkall, a cos
miner, employed in the Macaupin Iron ,
Coal Company's mine here met with tel
rible death yesterday. A large block c
coal fell on him crushing his head and seN
ering it from his body.
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