The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-14
TIE DISCUSSION At ABINGDON.
fSpeclal telegram 10 The Dispatch. |
Crimes and Casualties.
AN INFATUATED WOMAN SHOOTS HER T.

AN INFATUATED WOMAN SHOOTS HER LOVER
AND THEN KILLS HERSELF.
NEW YORK, October 13.-Sylve>tcr NJ
Hickey, business manager for Mary Andcr.
son, was shot in the head at the Burnett
House, Cincinnati, yesterday, by 4 Cir
named Florence Mcdonald, Of Syracuse,
who was passionateIy in love with him. Ac.
counts represent that Hickey had been init
mate with the girl, and becoming cnamored
OF Miss Anderson had endeavored to break
off the intimacy with Miss Mcdonald. The
latter followed him from city to city and be.
sought him 10 return to her. At last she
heard from his lips that be was in love with
Miss Anderson and cared nothing for her.
She went to the Burnett House yesterday,
and during an interview with Hickey shot
him. She then put the pistol to her own
head and fired, killing herself instantly.
Hickey will probably recover.
FATAL COLLISION OF TWO PASSENGER TRAINS
on THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO ROAD.
CINCINNATI, October ia Wheeling CIV.
Ya.) dispatch gives the following additional
Intelligence in regard to the collision Of two
passenger trains on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad at Bolton, w. Va, on Saturday
nieht Both trains were filed with paSseu-
gers, w DO tremendously escaped injury with
the exception of little girl, who was
Slightly hurt about the face. Jasper, the
fireman Of the west-bound train, was Seri-
ously Injured. A boy named Flanagan,
aged fifteen years, who was stealing ride,
was instantly killed; his parents live at
Ciarksburg, W. Va. 4 negro boy who WAS
stealing bis way to CiarkSburg between the
tender and poStal-car was seriously injured.
George Shinn, The postal clerk on the west
i,.5f n
taken 10 his home in Paramount, W. Va,
where he now lies III Il critical condition.
A refrigerating-car containing butter was
crushed to pieces. The postal and bag
gace-cars OF both trains were also total
wrecks. The bodies OF Engineer AskeW
and Fireman Smith were brought to this
city this morning and taken to their homes.
Jasper was taken to Grafton.
POISONING AFFAIR BROUGHT TO LIGHT.
LEBANON, ILL, October 13.-Mrs. Alice
Danbrough has been arrested on the charge
OF poisoning her husband ind his brother
George. They all lived together, and year
ago George, who was Il miser, died sudden
". Six months later the husband died sud-
denly. Recently Mrs. Danbrough quarrel.
led with her brother and man named Lis
bon, and the whole story of the poisoning
is made public. Mrs. Danbroush, her bro
Their, and Lisbon are now locked up in the
same Jail to await examination.
CRIME IN TEXAS.
GALVESTON, October IA NeaoS'S spe'
cial from Paris, Texas, says: ~. j.
Wholer was shot dead to-day by William
b. Bonner, an attorney. Wholer had pre-
tered charges against policeman whom
Bonner defended and succeeded in getting
acquitted, which lncensed Wholer, and he
had several times threatened Bonner's
life"
A dispatch from Fort Stockton says
4" William Lett, of Company G., Twenty
fifth infantry. was shot and killed by Will
liam Turner, first sergeant OF Company L,
Tenth cavalry, who surrendered himself to
the commanding officer. and was turned
over to the civil authorities"
ALI. HOPE GIVEN Up.
ST.. LOUIS. October 13.-The friends and
relations OF Professor Wise, the missing
aeronaut, have given up oil hope of bis safety