The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-11-08
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Mrs. Frank Chairs, living at Curtis Creek,
near Walkers pavilion, Anne Arundel
county, Md, shot her husband fatally on the
Goth, and then shot and instantly killed her
self.
The body of an unknown man with his
skull smashed in was found on the Goth, on
the road about three miles east of Iron
Mountain, Mo. When last seen this man,
in company with another man named
Charles FL. Hardin and two women and two
teams, was at the toll gate near by land the sup
position is that the murder was committed by
Hardin for the purpose of plumber. Letters
addressed to Robert Ferguson, and dated
Plaipfeld, Ill and Rockwell, Kan, WI re
found on the person of the murdered man
Hardin has since been arrested in Kentucky
but what has become of the women is not
known.
Chris. Ferrer was shot and killed by J. NJ
Cooley, in difficulty at Sioux City, Iowa
on the 30th. Cooley drove to the sheriffs
and surrendered himself, taking the corpse
with him in his wagon.
Charles L. Peterson, real estate agent
was shot dead by garroters, near the United
States mint, at San Francisco, Cal, on thu
goth. The murderers escaped.
Ed. Malone was shot and killed by Oh as
Boulter, at Cheyenne, on the Goth. Boultel
gave himself up and claims he acted in
self.defense.
The trial of Bill Young for the murder Of
Louis Spencer and four children closed in
Kahoka, Missouri, on the Goth, resulting in
the verdict of not guilty. Next day, Sun
day, Young married Lydia Bray of Ohio
and Monday evening, when they arrived
home, the house was surrounded by mob
of two or three hundred who demanded
Young's surrender. He opened fire on the
mob and in the fusilade that followed
Young was wounded. He was finally over
powered and hanged.
The dead body OF white man was found
floating in the river at Memphis on the 18th
The deceased was about thirty years of age
The body had piece of rope tied to one o.
the legs, and was very much decomposed
having been in the water six weeks or long
er. Coroner's verdict, murdered.
At Harmar, Ohio, on the night of thu
9th, Isaac Muncy, eolored was sho
through the heart by man named Snod
grass, at house of ill-fare. Both mer
were intoxicated and began quarreling ovel
a trifiing matter with the result stated.
Near Flint, Mich on the 9th, while VIM
Copeland and Geo. Rhinehardt were dig
ging town ditch through the land of VIM
Witham, when Witham appeared and de
manded s.oppage of the work. On re
| ceiving refusal he shot Rhinehardt dead
At Atchison, Kansas, on the 10Th, Monrt
Amos, q negro, resisted arrest and killed al
| officer. AS the policeman dropped, n,
promptly shot the murderer dead.
| Miss Martin, of Mine nk, H., the victim o
beastly assault made by Hannis Deboer
| died at that place on the Goth, from thu
effects of injuries received. Deboer ia il
Peoria Jail for safe keeping, demonstration
| to lynch the prisoner being feared by thu
| Minonk authorities.
Matthew Fitch, who murdered his wifi,
and four-year-old daughter near Hadley
Lapeer county, Mich, on the 10Th, has beer
captured.
! At Courtlend, Ala, on the oath inst.
John T. Hawkins was shot dead in tn,
street by j. F. Drake, whose brother he hat
killed last May. The grand jury had failed
| to find true bill against Hawkins, which
so incensed Drake that he shot his brother
murderer.