The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-22
DOCTORS DROP,
Which he Got on The Man
With a Shotgun.
Woman Horribly Cooked
to Death.
Nat Harvey, the Fugitive Currie
Witness, Captured.
Special to the Star.

Enec1al 10 Lne sCar
GALVESTON, TEXAS, Dec. 22.-Nat. Har.
yey, one of the three witnesses for the pros
ecution, who was present at the murder OF
Porter, and who absconded on the dav set
for trial at Marshall, this month, was ar.
rested Saturday in Western Texas. 1t is
thought Harvey was bought off bv Cnrrie,
md only appears to testify at the trial for
bail on December 31st.
SUICIDE FROM GRIEF.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec 22-Advice from
bonneville, Miss, states that Mrs. J. g.
Grisham, living o few miles from that
town, committed suicide by hanging her
self to rope attached to rafter in the
gear house. Grief from the death of a
child was the cause
SENTENCED FOR FIFTY YEARS.
HOusroN, Texas, Dec. % In the Grim
inal Court here James Gray, the colored
murderer of another negro, Franklin, fnr
paying attenti n to his mistress, was SEN
fenced to fifty years in the Pcntentiarv.
EIGHT PRISONERS ESCAPE.
DALLAS. Texas Dec. PA guard at the
County Jail left a key in the lock of a cell
last evening, when the door was orened
and eight prisoners escaped. The Sheriff
and number of Deputies secured the
river bottom, capturing four of them.
oHocrAw ELECTED.
FoRT SMITH, ARK, Dec. 22.-The trial of
Marshall Jacks n for the murder of John
T. Stages, in the Choctaw Nation last Janu-
arv, has just terminated in the United
States Court here, resulting in the convic.
ton Of the prisoner Jackson is a full
blooded Choctaw, and Staggs was white
man. A difficulty arose between the two
about dog. and few days afterward Stages
was found dead upon the prairie with q
bullet-hole through his head. The prisoner
will hang.
THE DOCTOR g T THE DROP.
MEMPHIS, TENN, Dec. 22-Detailed in
formation reaches here of the killing of
Henry Whittinghall. colored, in Jackson
County. Ark, near Jacksonport. Whit
tinghall had threatened the life OF DR.. r.
P. Watson. his former employer. and rid
ing into Watson's yard with double bar
relied shotgun pointed it at the dnctor.
The latter was prepared for him. and
drawing his revolver shot Whittinghall be-
fore the latter could pull the trigger. Un-
able to hold his gun Whittnghall ried to
get his pistol from his p cket, but fell ard
expired. DR.. Watson gave himself up to u
Justice. was tried and acquitted.
FIFE AT FORT WORTH.
FoRr WORTH, Tex. Dec. pa fire Sat-
urday night DESTROYED the Park Block, with
losses as follows: w. c. Pendry, wholesale
liquor dealer. 81, 900; no insurance. Georse
Holland, saloon. 81 100; no insurance. NJ.
Tackberry, saddlery, 1880. Mr.. Ftzger-
aid, building, $1,000; partly insured. Evans
& Martin, drv e ods; Holloway & Trippett.
grocers; T. W. Powell. druggist. and J.
Goldberg, dry goois, more or less damaged
by water and removing stocks
SERIOUS FIRE AT UNION CITY, TENN.
NASHVILLE. Dec. %. A special from
Union City states that D. P. Shoffner's
large lumber aud furniture factory has
been totally destr yed by fire. Loss $l5,-
600 and no insurance.
WOMAN COOKED ALIVE.
OTTAWA, ILL. Dec. ga most sicken-
ing accident occurred at the County Asy-
lum near this city. Sometime during Sat
urday night last an insane woman named
Kate Flynn wrenched the steam pipes in
her room from their fastenngs and broke
them in pieces.
When the engineer made steam this
morning II escaped with force into he cell
of the unfortunate woman, and before it
was discovered she was actually cooked
slive When found life was extinct.
BIG FIRE At MILWAUKEE,.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 22-The malt house,
ssw elevator, Office and extension building