Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-09-04

young man from Connorsville, named
Carroll, was shot and instantly killed in
a house of i'll fame by Lee Morgan, son
ofthe proprietor. The murderer escaped
and mob of citizens burned the house
down.
A DETROIT dispatch of Aug 29th saws
a hackman named Michael Mckinley
was shot dead by a prostitute named
Minnie Porter, at an Orleans street bag.
Mo yesterday. The woman had EN-.
ployed Mckinley and his hack, and
both being drunk, they quarrelled over
the settlement of the fare, and while IN
the fight she shot him in the heart, and
he died instantly.
AT Pine Bluff, Arkansas, says dis
patch of Aug. goth, an unknown negro
entered the residence of Mrs. Young, a
respectable widow, and the remainder of
the family oeing absent, he seized the
lady and choked her until the blood
gushed from her eyes and mouth. He
then raped her and escaped.
THE Chicago Tribune has special
from Oneida, N. Y, stating that the
notorious "Oneida community has de-
cided to abandon the practice of com
plex marriage. A dispatch of Aug. 31s t
says the society will hereafter consist
OF two classes--clibatcs and married per
sons living together as husband and
wife under the laws of marriage. This
change has been brought about through
the influence of the younger Noyes, son
of the founder of the institution
A HARRISBURG, Pa, dispatch of Aug.
31st says in the legislation bribery cases
true bills were returned by the grand
jury against Charles 3. Salter, E. J. Nc
Cune ard VIM. Ii. Kembell for corrupt
solicitations of members of the legisla-
ture A number of members testified
that money had been guaranteed them for
their votes in favor of the riot bill. The
case of Salter was called for trial, but
owing to the absence of counsel of some
of the defendants, and want of time in
the present term, it was postponed with
other bribery cases until November 18th.
Judge Pearson informed the persons in
dicted that additional bail would be re-
quired.
NEAR Haddam, Washington county,
Kansas, tragedy was enacted on Tues
day, says dispatch of Aug. 2Sth, which
created great excitement. For some
time past bitter feeling has existed be-
tween one u. DflSCOll anu farmer
named John B. Robertson. arising from
suspected intimacy between Mr.. Dris-
coll and the wife of the latter. On the
morning of the murder Robertson unex-
pectedly returned home and found the
pair at his house under circumstances
which proved to him that his suspicious
were well founded, whereupon he drew
a revolver which he had previously
provided for the occasion, and emptied
the six chambers into Driscoll's body,
one shot piercing him through the lungs,
infiicting a mortal wound. After COM
hitting the deed he mounted horse and
fled, coming in this direction and arriv-
ing in this city about 10 o'clock. He in
quired the way to neighboring town
and rode away slowly. He was soon fol-
lowed by posse of men, who overlook
and captured him at Clinton, Kansas.
Although great excitement prevails, pub
lie sympathy seems to be in Robertson's
favor, his victim being recognized as a
hard case, having served term of years
in the penitentiaTy for burglary.