Daily globe., 1879-10-21
TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
1 FE+iHEU TRAGEDY ENACTED At
BLOOMINGTON, I'LL.
An Eccentric and Unfortunate Father
Shoots His Daughter, Son and Himself
The Father and Daughter Fatally In
jured and the Son Seriously-A Horrible
Crime at Min0uk- Fatal Accidental
EShootipg In Martin County-Miscella-
neOus. 's
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING.
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FA1RMoNT, Mimi, Dot. 2O.-Jessie Packard
aged II years, living near sherburne, this
county, accidentally shot himself yesterday
near Fox Lake. He was riding with his uncle
in wagon. Reaching back he took hold of
his gun, which lay in the bottom of the wagon
box, and in raising it up the hammer caught,
exploding the cap and the whole charge of
duck shot entered his body near the small of
bone. He spoke twice after the accident and
expired. His parents were attending neigh
boris funeral when the accident occurred.
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Oct. 20.-A horrible ira
gedy was enacted here to-day. William Hosg,
one of the oldest and most, respected citizens
of Bloomington. but a most eccentric man.
who has recently been unfortunate in business,
returning home at noon, shot his daughter
Mary, aged eighteen, in the parlor, called his
son Willie aged twelve. who was playing in
the yard and fred pistol shot through his
head, then stepped into the odshed, placed
ball lodged in his brain and he fell upon the
floor, where he was soon found by the passers
by in pool of blood. Mary and her father
are dying, but the son, although severely
wounded, is likely to recover. Hogg recently
married his second wife. She went to Norwoll
this morning and thus paobably escaped q
like fate.
LATER-To.night physicians eay both the
children are in critical condition with little
hope of the recovery of either. Hogg died soon
after the shooting, never becoming conscious
The coroner's jury rendered verdict in ao-
cocdance with the facts.
A HORRIBLE CRIME.
M1NoUK, Oct. 2O.-Miss Martin, daughter of
prominent stock dealer residing south of this
city, was found in q senseless condition near
the railway, half mile from her home, this
morning, horribly mutilated from an attempt
at rape. She had lain there nearly twenty
hours, having been assailed by young villain
named Harris Debore, while going
home from church on Sunday. De-
young your lady and:jailed. He had cat her on the the
forehead and in the throat, one stab nearly
severing the windpipe. He returned to his
work this morning, evidently believing her
dead and all trace of the crime removed. He
is stolidly Indifferent, neither denying or own
ing his authorship in the matter.
GUILTY BANK OFFICIALS.
MONTREAL, Oct. 20.-The trial of Sir Francis
Hincks, one Of the directors of the Consoli-
dated bank, charged with signing false returns
to the government, was concluded to day with
a verdict of guilty.
SERIOUS FIRE.
MALONE, N. Y, Oct. 2).-The tanneries of
Webster Bros. and Lincoln & Miller, together
with several adjacent stores, burned this morn
ing. Loss, $l50,000; insurance, $40, Two
hundred persons are thrown out of employ-
ment.
CHICKEN THIEF KILLED. ,-s-0
MEMPHIS, Oct. 2O.--Police Officer T. D.
Jackson, colored, this forenoon shot and killed
Green Smith, a colored chicken thief who re.
sisted arrest, and attempted to stab the officer
with bowie knife. The verdict of the coro-
ner's jury exonerated Jackson.
MURDERER SENTENCED.
SYRACUSE, Oct. 20.-Greenfeld, convicted OF
the murder of his wife, has been sentenced to
be hanged in the Onandaga penitentiary, De.
cember 18th.
ATRoCIoUs MURDER.
WORCESTER, Oct. 20.-A most atrocious mur-
der was committed at Millbury last night
Louis Army met Joseph Golfer while returning
from party in company with two sisters
Army used insulting language. Golfer remon.
strating, Army stabbed Golfer in the heart. He
fell, exclaiming: isis, I'm bleeding and
Immediately expired. Army surrendered him.
self to the authorities. There is no explana
tion except that he was Intoxicated.