The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-04
CRIME AND CALAMITY.


National Associated Press to the Star.
BURNED TO DEATH IN HER HOME.
WALpoLE, MISS, Jan. A fire yesterday
destroyed the dwelling-house owned by
Benz. Neal, together with a portion of his
furniture. The wife of Neal is missing
and is supposed to have perished in the
flames. Loss, $1,000; no insurance.
wIFE's THROAT CUT.
York, PENN, Jan. 4.-George Einsig, of
Bull Troy alley. owing TO drunkenness was
separated from his wife. He called upon
her Thursday evening at her home, and
upon her refusing to live with him, he cut
her throat, and she died soon aflerward
Einsig was seized by Gehrig, his father-in-
former in his arms, but the murderer cut
both of them in the face and head, and
then fed He was subsequently arrested.
FATAL RAILROAD COLLISION.
DowAeIAc, MICH, Jan. "A terrible ac-
cident occurred on the Mich. Central Road
near this city, this morning. The westward
bound express train ran into an accolnmo-
dation train, during binding snow storm.
The latter train was demolished, and G. r.
Milham was injured so severely that he
has since died. The engineer of The express
train had his skull crushed The fireman
was badly scalded. Quite number OF
passengers sustained light injuries. Mil
ham, who was killed, lived at Berrien
Springs, Michigan.
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF DOCTOR
Sr. LOUIS, Jan. 4-Dr. s. T. Brooks was
found dead in his room at Greenville, ILL.,.
Yesterday morning, with one hand roasi ed
and large hole burned in the floor. The
appearance indicated an explosion of a
lamp, but the fire had gone out, evidently
for want of air. The Doctor had numerous
friends and relations East.
RESULT OF A BIT OF SPREE.
TORONTO. Jan. 4-James Larmour (pen-
sioner) and wife were burned to death on
Thursday night at Brocton. the western
suburb of this city, while intoxicated; the
house in which they resided having taken
fire, as is supposed, from the upsetting OF
the stove. ...
TRIAL OF MRS. COBB.
Norwich, Conn, Jan. 4.-The sensation
| in the Cobb trial yesterday was the appear
ance on the witness stand of Wesley w.
Bishop, the alleged paramour of Mrs, Cobb.
| His testimony corrOborated he story told
| in his confession, already published, to the
effect that it was settled between them
| that she was to become his wife by burving
her husband, and he by getting a divorce
| from his wife,. He purchased for Mrs. Cobb
| the morphine, aconite and arsenic which
she administered to her husband.
Special to the Star
HOT RECEPTION FOR BURGLARa
VINcENNEs, IND, Jan. 4.-Wednesday the
Post mast er at Oaktown, flourishing town
sixteen miles from here, was notified that a
gang of burglars meditated raid on the
place Thursday night. The citizens there
fore prepared for them in gniet way and
distributed themselves, armed. in the diff
ferent places of business. At II o'clock the
men in Mauigan's saloon heard persons at
tempting 10 force the lock Of the door. AS
The door opened the burglars-three of
them-immedialely fred, and almost a
The same instant the party in the
saloon fred. The burglars ran off,
and after running one hundred and fifty
yards one of them fell, dying in twenty
minutes The other burglar ran up the
railroad track, pursued by number of per-
| sons firing. He returned their fire as he
ran, emptying all the chambers except one
| of his two revovers. Finally he fell and
DR.. Warner, one of the pursuing party,
| STOPPING over him, asked him if he was
dead. He turned over on his back, and,
placing he pistol within six inches of DR..
Warmers face, pulled the trigger, but it
failed to go off, thus saving DR.. Warner s
life.
Henry Norton, also pursuing, received a
bullet from Gainey's revolver, entering his
open mouth and passing through the left
cheek.
The dead man is named Noah Williams,
of Bloomfield. He was a stout, muscular
fellow, aged twenty-five The citizens Sc
cured one Alden c. Gainey, aged twenty
two, who belongs 10 one of the best fami-
lies in Southern Indiana, and is the son of
A. w. Gainey, rich merchant of Bloom
field. Gainey received three bullets in his
body, but will survive.
FIRES IN OSHKOSH.
OSHKOSH, Wis, Jan. 4.-Fires last night
in different parts of the city destroyed the
old Railroad House, the Turkish Bath es-
tablishment, the residences of John Will
Jams and VIM. Healy, and one or two small
houses.