The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-31
TYPICAL OCCURRENCES.

Two CINCINNATI brothers began to
spar playfully. One forgot that he
held an open knife in his hand, and
blow severed the others jugular vein.
@OH, you can't shoot" said q man
tauntingly to q 10-year-old boy, who
was playing with gun, in Charleston.
The boy thereupon shot the man
through the heart.
GEORGE HOOVER, of Millville, Ind,
married second wife within six months
after the death of his first. The Dunk
ard church, in which he was an elder,
deemed his precipitancy serious of
tense, and expelled him. The punish
ment had SO great an effect on him that
he has become insane.
The courtship of Miss Allen, by
Adam Wilkerson, at Marshall, Tex, was
distasteful to ber family, and the task
of driving the suitor away was assigned
to her brother. Allen walked into the
room where the loving couple were sit
ting, pointed pistol at Wilkerson, and
told him to get out. Wilkerson drew q
pistol and declared his intention to
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A WOMAN in Los Angeles, Cal, be-
came came Possesseu ol .ns no1.on .sas Iea ha
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As SHERIFF LUND, OF Valencia coun-
ty, New Mexico, was conveying to Santa
Fe desperate named Romula Baca,
guilty of thirteen, and just convicted OF
two murders, in an open mail coach
containing the Sheriff, prisoner, one
passenger and the driver, Baca, sitting
hand-cufed on the rear seat, dex-
terously removing the cuffs, suddenly
seized pistol and bowie-knife in the
Sherif's belt, shot the driver dead, cut
the Sheriff and passenger so as to dis
able them, and drove off with the coach
team, mail and baggage.
MOVERS had lust completed PRAYER
in Methodist meeting at Parkersbnrs,
| Va. when messenger told him that
Calvin and Andrews wanted to see him
outside of the church. He went out
and renewed an old quarrel with the
two men. They proposed fight, and
Meyers agreed, stipulating that b.
should encounter only one at time
The trio went to field near by, fol.
lowed by the whole congregation, ano
the struggle was begun by Meyers and
Andrews. While they were lighting
Calvin speaked behind Meyers and
stabbed him fatally. Calvin narrowly
escaped lynching.
| SOME roguish boys were playing
Atick-tack on the 'front.' door OF Lawyer
y. Il. Chances house, IN Monnceno
Mimi. Mr. Chance pr1cked hls ears
seized his revolver and ran out INTO tns
street IN ms nlgnt CLONES, nrlng a no
shot at what ne TOOK 10 pc ms annoyers
The shot passed through the right arm
of Miss Lizzie Kitten and lodged II
ner preast. miss hit'eh, an es'lnapi'
young laay' sanA lneo tie arlns =, VI Ie
escort. wniie Onance,Wnon | Propapl.
nno hiihseii any 'lnns oas " n neie T
aieef--Wens growing on W peo. - y
tne morning ne was aroused ny tn'
oherin' wno1nVitea MN 10 s1ep aroun' ~
ana await the result oi 'ne young "ohi
ans injuries.
The failure of jury to convict th'
Yoakum brothers OF murder, at Bakers
field, Cal, displeased the populace.
mob broke into the Jail at night, ant
one of the prisoners was quickly hanget
to the bars of his cell, moose beini
thrown over his head. and the rop
through the grating. Then the lynch
ers went to the others cell door, an,
found that he was fettered to the fool
to lassoo him, as they had done with hi
brother, and then choke him to dealt
by pulling at the rope; but ne dodge
the moose successfully. So they kille,
him with their revolvers, firing SO rech
lessly that two OF their own nt1mbe
were accidentally wounded.
A COUPLE stopped at Richmond, F
T., to get married. They were met Q
the railway station by clergyman,
whose house they had intended to e,
but it was fonnd that only five minute
remained before the train that the
wanted to take would be due. They d.
cided to have the ceremony performe
; right there. Time was expended
making out the papers, and the static
master shouted aOnly one minute left
before the tying of the knot had con
menced. "Stand ND, quick" said th
minister. Then the whistle of the a,
preaching locomotive was heard. "Yo
take each other for better or worse
the minister cried. II pronounce yo
, man and wife" The train dashed u
and the man and wife jumped aboard.
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