The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-23
he Stays His Assailant With
a Saber.
MurderOus M ariOn Mel
WINS Craven Crime.
The Green Bay Crook Who Went
Shopping.
sLEw HIM WITH A SABRE.

LoaANspoRr, IND, December 23.-Advice
comes from Bringhurst. little town in
Carroll County, Of horrible murder per-
petrated there night before last. jeremiah
Ashba, an old and quiet citizen, was aroused
by two men, named Nathan Thomas and
Rutherford, who demanded admittance.
This being refused, they. after violent
threats, knocked the door in, when Ashba
rushed out with an old-fashioned saber.
Thomas approached him and received a
terrible blow from the old man, completely
splitting the head open. Rutherford ran.
Ashba surrendered himself to the au-
thorities at once. The tragedy has created
great excitement The public feeling vim
dicates the act of Ashba as done in self
defense.
KILLED BY A BURSTING BEER-TANK.
DUBUQUE, Ia, Dec. 23.-An employe in
Rheinler's Brewery at Enfield, Ia. was in
stantly killed by the bursting Of a beer
tank.
FIREAr HILLsDALE, MICH.
H1LLsDALE, Dec. pa large two-story
frame building, owned by J. Ward and
Orlando Frensdorf, was destroyed by fire
yesterday. TIE house was occupied by
three families-J. Ward, Orlando Frens-
dorf and Mrs. Cryrell. Loss So, 500.
SHOT BY LITTLE BOY.
WABASH, IND, Dec. 2a-At Urbana, this
county, a fourteen-year old daughter Of
Mrs. Miller was accidentally shot by lit
tie son Of John Barnes, yesterday. The ball
entered at the nose, passed through the left
cheek into the shoulder, and will probably
prove fatal.
| HE DID A SHOPPING 60.
MILWAUKEE, WIS, Dec. 23.-At Greer
Bay vicious-looking customer entered the
jewelry store Of A. Michaal, and directed
the boy in charge to show him some
watches, as lie wanted to purchase one
The boy put out gold hunting-cas,
ladies' watch, when the man leveled re
volver at him, and, with threat of shoot
ing him If he gave an alarm. left the stor'
with the watch. The officers were notified
and the fellow was nabbed.
MURDERED BY MARION MELVIN.
l hEN EN, SoLhs bCC %O "a Y A tdluuFd, wi
orado, Marion Melvin shot, and probabl,
fatally injured. Stephen D. Kasserman yes
terdav.
Melvin wanted gun left in charge o
Kasserman, belonging to George Hunt
from whose son he had an order. Beins
refused, hot words we're exchanged an(
pistols drawn. Melvin covered Kassermar
with two pistols, called him to lay dowr
his. hold up his hands and ordered hin
away.
Kasserman answered "all right" ant
stopped to pick up his revolver, when Mel
vim shot him in the back, near the spinal
column, between the shoulders. the bal
lodging in the abdomen. wonnding hin
mortally. Melvin was arrested.
pEN1TENTIARY FOR LIFE.
GOSHEN, md, Dec. 23.-The trial o
Jacob j. Noel, who shot and killed Abra
han, Paules, prominent druggist at Elk
hart, last August, has closed. The jur,
brought in verdict of murder in the frs
degree, and sentenced Noel to in,prison
ment in the Penitentiary for life.
HE STARVED HIS SON TO DEATH.
COLUMBUS O.. Dec. 23.-Patrick Kaneen
sent from Cuayhoga County IN 1878 forman
slaughter, was pardoned by the Governo
to-day. Kaneen is the man who tied hi
own son up in the stable and let him t
starve to death. Cleveland is no doub
we'll acquainted with the mans atrociou
crime.
THREE CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH.
i PHILADELPHIA Dec. ga tenemen
house, occupied by Matthew Gleason, wa
burned near Gnmberton, N. j., Sunday
and Gleason's three children. aged n
spectively two, seven and ten years, wer
} burned to death. They were literally cor
sumed with the house.
FIRE IN A LUMBER-YARD.
National Associated Press to the Star.
Ros1oN, Dec. 23.-The lumber.vard {
VIM. Hope & Sons, 378 to 3S2 Harriso
avenue. was partially destroyed by fire Ial
night. Less. 5000. Fully insured. TIL
fire was undoubtedly OF inccndiary origir
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