The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-11
MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
clearinghouse Landlady Bound
and ChOked to Death.
Other Crimes and CaIamities.

Specials to the Star
FATAL BLOW WITH A FENCE EsTAKE.
CLINTON, TENN, June 11.-A man named
Carter has been jailed at Clinton for 9
probably fatal attack on another named
Rose, on the G. s. R. R. Carter slipped up
behind Rose with a fence-stake and dealt
him fatal blow across the head. They
had quarreled.
WANTS ANOTHER TERM
CoRYDoN, IND, June 11.--Frank Brown,
an ex-convict from the Jeffersonville Pen
itentiary, attempted an outrage on Miss
JONES' of Washington Township, respect
able young laday. A warrant for his ar
rest was gotten ont, but he succeeded in
making his escape into Kentucky.
WOOL MERCHANTS PULL WOOL.
VINCENNEs, IND, June 11.-There is much
excitement among wool buyers in this city,
and the excitement eliminated Yesterday
in quite lively fsticuff between Lutte
Wide and John Wolfe, representing two
of the largest firms in the city.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
DOVER HILL, IND, June 11.-Seth. Wae-
goner, a well-known citizen of Martin
County, disappeared on the Both of May
and has not yet been heard from. His
friends are seriously alarmed and suspect
foul play.
National Associated Press to the Star.
New York, June 11.-About 7 o'clock
this morning Mrs. Jane L. Deforrest Hull,
married woman aged fifty years, and pro-
prietress of fashionable boarding house,
No. lao West Forty second street, was
found by one of her servants lying dead in
her room.
She was bound hand and foot and gagged.
From appearances her death was caused by
The room was in disorder,
and robbery had been evidently the motive
OF the murder. The greatest excitement
prevails in the vicinity of the tragedy. The
police are investigating the mystery.
The murder of Mrs De Forrest Hull
proves to have been a most diabolical out
rage. Examination shows that the victim
was first ravished and then murdered, after
which the robbery was committed Mrs.
Hull is member of the "Sorosis," and
we'll known in society. She retired about
1920 last night, and her husband, Dr. Alon-
20 Hull, who occupies separate room,
half hour later. Her rings had been torn
from her fingers, and other valuable lew
elry stolen.
FOUND GUILTY OF ARSON.
New YORK, June 1.-THE trial of Leog
for being an accessory before the fact of the
arson perpetrated on November 10th, 1878,
by Perlstein Bernstein & Freeman of
ive-story tenement house, occupied by
twenty families numbering one hundred
and nifty persons, came to an end last even
ing. The jury, after celebrating but short
time, rendered verdict of guilty.
FORCING CONFESSION.
WEST SONORA, O., June II. "A man
lamed Allen has been arrested and heavily
ined near Laura, Miami County, for as
aulting two men, Minnich and Willis He
orced them, with shotgun to kneel be- |
ide two open graves, saying they were dug
or them, and tried to compel them to CON
ession that they had burned his property. |
BOLD ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY.
PHILADELPHIA June esterday after |
loon while J. Lee, aged eighty years was
lifting in his office, 105 South Second street. |
young man, John II. Blake, recent ar
iva from New York, entered and engaged |
ZEE in conversation. While Lees back was
urned Blake struck him powerful blow
N the back of the head, knocking him
own. Lee shouted for assistance, and
ome people passing on the street fastened
his rescue. On entering the Office they
ound him bleeding freely from wound in
he back of his head. Blake was arrested
nd held in $1,000 bail.
ELEVATED FIREMAN KILLED.
Alfred Wagner, fireman on the East Side
,levated Railway, while oiling his engine
'hilc the train was in notion was caught
y the telegraph wire and hurled to the
.reet. His skull was fractured, and he
led shortly after.