The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-24

road, was run over by a switch engine in
the yard yesterday and literally torn to
pieces. The body was cut in two, and one
leg cut of. He was twenty-five years old,
and formerly lived in Champaign, Ill.
HE WAS ACTIVE AND ENERGETIC.
MARSHALL, SALINE Co., No., Nov. a.
Young Ed. Pate was caught in the belt ol
Messrs. Rea & Pages elevator, and imme.
diately crushed to death. He was terribly
disfgured. He was an active, energetic
young man.
CARVED WITH A CORN KNIFE.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 2.-In fight over a
game of pool last evening in Kepbling's
saloon, State Richardson, a young man,
was assaulted by Kepbling with corn
knife two feet long, and so horribly cut
that it is feared he will die.
BRUTAL OUTRAGE IN NORTH CAROLINA.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Nov 24.-The report
of brutal outrage reaches here from
Kinston. N. c. Miss Sarah A. Leggett
a beautiful young lady, was met in the
woods Saturday evening by Henry White,
a colored man, and horribly outraged. She
dragged herself to farmers house, and a
body of men soon captured White. He
was brought before Miss Leggett and she
at once identified him. With great diff.
Guilty he was gotten to the Jail at Kinston,
as the people made open threats Of lynch.
ing him.
HER CLOCK WAS WOUND UP.
Waco, TEX, Nov. PA woman of i'll.
fame, named Irene Love, alias Minnie
Adair, suicided yesterday by morphine.
When she went to take it, she walked up
in front of clock, and, swallowing the fa-
tai dose, exclaimed "Now, by Cd. my
clock is wound up for eternity" She leaves
husband and children.
FIRE AT EAST sAGINAw.
DETROIT, Nov. PA houring-mill al
Leslie, owned by Brewer & Jones, of East
Saginaw, was destroyed by fire Saturday
night A small quantity OF grain was
burned. Loss, $1,000; insured for $4,000
SAFE BLOWERS AT THoRNTowN.
THoRNTowN, IND, Nov. A.-The American
Express Office was robbed here Saturday
night The safe was blown open. 1t con-
tanned some little money and 5000 worth
of stamps. The thieves took the money
but left the stamps. A. NJ. Corv's clothing
store was also robbed of small lot of
clothing.
PATRoLMAN DRIVEN TO SUICIDE
BosroN, Nov. 2.--The dead body OF
Charles O. Kennard, patrolman, was
found in one of the seats in Thomas Park,
South Boston, shot through the head by a
bullet from his own pistol. His body was
removed to his home. Kennard has been
for some time past, it is thought, somewhat
deran ed on account of having been fined a
months pay for neglect of duty, and about
an hour before he killed himself slight
fire had occurred on his route without his
discovering it. which increased his gloomy
forebodings. He had been OH the force Just
one year.
1t seems, also, according to reports in
general circulation, that Kennard has been
put upon and misused shamefully by the
Captain of his stati II, Goodwin.
REPEATED THE DOSE.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, Nov 24.-In the fall
of 1877 farmer named Martin, in Grundy
County, sent his daughter Wiptka, fourteen
years old, to blacksmith shop, halfa mile
distant. Not returning, search was made,
and her dead b dy, horribly mutiated, was
found in corn field. She had been brutally
ravished, murdered and dragged to the
field.
Suspicion rested upon Wilmer P. ely.
don. He was tried. convicted and SEN
fenced to the Penitentiary for life, but the
Supreme Court ordered new trial, Which
has just closed in Story County, when he
was again convicted as before, and sen.
fenced to the Penitentiary for life. the
crime being committed before capital pun.
ishment was restored. His true name is
Martin Snard.