The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-25
WOE AND WICKEDNESS
Booths Assassin Pronounced
Crazy by an Expert.


CHICAGO, April 25.-The Daily Telegraph
engaged an expert to-day to examine Mark
Gray, Booths woud-be assassin.
DR.. Hewrotin, who has had a lifelong IA
miliarity with insane cases, examined Gray
long and carefully. lie pronounced the
man undoubtedly crazy.
Edwin Booth, aud others who witnessed
the attempt to shoot the great tragedian
went before the Grand Jury to-day to tes-
tify against Mark Gray, alias Lyon, alias
Donovan.
National Associated Press to the Star.
BOOTHS woULD-BE MURDERER.
KEoKUK, IA, April 25.-Mark Gray, the
would-be assassin of Edwin Booth, is well
known in this city. His mother married
Patrick Gray, n teamster-plain, hard-work-
ing people. Mark is better known by the
name OF his step-father Gray than by his
own, which is Lyon.
He cierked for years here and was gen
eral favorte, although addicted to intoxica-
ton. He went to st. Louis last fall and
received good position in large store
there. lie has been stage struck for years,
representing to his young associates that he
was destined to become great actor. Edwin
Booth was the burden of his conversation.
Katie Dooern, to whom his letter was
addressed, is pretty young lady who plies
the needle in fashionable dressmaking
establishment here, and to whom he has
paid much attention.
| CHICAGO, April 25.-There are still vari-
GUS theories in regard to the attempt upon
the life of Booth. One is that Gray is a lu-
natic, another that he is stage-struck and
took this method of gaining a cheap notori-
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Of actor. Still others believe he is an ille-
gitsmate son of Booth. In an interview he
gives this impression without saying so in
positive terms. Booth will say nothing
about the affair, reserving his statement for
Court. There was an immense audience to
see him play last night.
THAT MISSING MILwAUKEEAN.
| MILWAUKEE,, Wis, April 25.-Examina-
ton into the affairs Of Alexander Cohen,
the missing insurance agent and threatened
suicide, brings together forgeres perpctrat
ed by him TO the amount of fully S., 600
with which he is believed to have abscond-
ed.
STEVENS WIFE MURDER CASE.
CHICAGO April 25.-The Stevens wife
murder case, which has been exciting so
much interest here, is now being argued
and Will go to the jury tomorrow.
SHOT BY A DRUNKEN FATHER.
NEW YORK, April 25.-Carl Frazer, ma
tive OF Connecticut, forty years of age and
who until about a month ago was employed
as driver on the Third-avenue Railroad,
during drunken freak at his residence in
Harlem yesterday afternoon shot his little
daughter, aged five years, in the abdomen,
inticting Il fatal wound. Frazer was ar
rested.
SEVEN MEN ENToMBED ALIVE.
WGLKEsDARRE, PA, April 25--Fivc miners
and Clark and Mckinney, the door and
driver boys, are entombed by the caving in
of the mine at Sugar Notch. All efforts to
reach them have so far proved unavailng,
and the mine is reported on fire.
FIRE AT UNION CITY, PENN.
MEADvuLE, PENN, April 25.-A fire at
Union City, Penn, yesterday morning. de-
stroyed about twenty-five buildings, with
an aggregate loss of about $4,000. Insured
for one-half that sum. Odd.fellows' Hall.
the Times office, Steenrods Hotel and sew
eral stores were lost.
SHIP ON THE REEFS.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-The signal corps,
stationed at Key West. Florida, reports to
the chief signal officer at 9l2 a. IN. as fol-
lows: The American ship Mary Z. Riggs,
Capt. Langdon, cargo, cotton, from New
Orleans for Bremen, is ashore on French
reef, Florida coast, April 21st. Necessary
assistance left this port last night.
SHE SHOT A MILLIONAIRE.
KENosHA, WIS, April 25-The trial OF
Almira Knapp, for shooting and wounding
Edward Balm, the kenosha millionaire, was |
concluded by verdict of guilty, but the
jury recommended the prisoner to the
mercy of the Court, believing there were
extenuating circumstances.
Mrs. Knapp rected the full story of |
Balm s samours with her to reporter. He
promised her $50 per month, which for six
or eight months was paid but finally he
refused and threatened to kill her if she
did not stop following him around. She
then purchased revolver and attempted
to kill him.
RICHARDS WEAKENING.
LINCOLN, NEB, April 25.-Stephen Rich
ards the perpetrator of ten bloody muir
ders, will be hanged at Mindcn, Keamey
County, tomorrow. The Sheriff arrived
yesterday, and started with the prisoner
this morning to take him to the place of
execution.
As Minden is an interior town, twenty
miles from telegraph station, it is hardly
possible that an account of the hanging will
feacn the press tomorrow. Richards has
most remarkable bravado since
the arrest, butnow he isutterly unnamed.
BowEN's LITTLE BADNESS.
Specials to the Star.
VINcENNEs, md, April 25.-Mary OFT,
aged twenty years. living at Carlisle, Sulli-
van County, has brought suit against R. Y.
Bowen, a well-known young man of that
vicinity, charging him with being the father
Of her child, which was born March 8. The
officers however, report mon est irventus'
rs to Bowen.
ATTEMPTED INCENDIARIsM.
ST. PAUL IND, April 25.-An unsuccess-
,ul attempt to burn the residence of John
palmerton was made early yesterday morn
ng. The fence adjoining an clubhouse was {
yet on fire, but made slow progress, and was
discovered at daylight and extinguished.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
GREENcAsrLE, IND, April 25.-Mrs.
smith Smiley, an estimable lady, daughter {