The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-10-09
CRIME.

Fke, wealthy farmer ten miles north of
Marietta, Ohio, Monday afternoon. There was
no one ut home but Mary, the daughter of the
farmer. About 8 O'Clock Mary went to the
we'll 70 draw . bucket of water, and was &C.
oosted by the two tramps, who roughly dc
handed something to eat. She coolly replied
she had no time to wait upon them, where
upon the two scoundres grasped her by the
arms and dress and threw her down
the we'll She clutched the rope, and there
being some twenty-five feet on the windlass
this ran rapidly OF and with . sudden jerk
left her suspended twenty-five feet from the
top and thirty-6ve above the water. In her
descent one or two coils on the rope twisted
about her ankle, thus relieving her of the ter
rible strain on her arms. She remained in
this condition one hour and fifteen minutes,
when she was taken ont by her brothers.
Moore, of Crab Orchard, shot Col. NJ.
Lewis Clark, Jr., president of the Louisville
Jockey club, at the Gait house Monday. 1t il
not thought that Clark's wound is fatal. The
trouble had its origin at the Jockey club
ground in the afternoon, Moore had two
horses eutered for the first race, but, - he
was indebted to the club association for for
feits the president refused 70 allow them to
start. One word led tn another from the track
to the Gait house, with the above result.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Morris, of Violinia
township, Cass county, Mich, were murdered
Monday night, il II supposed by person, or
persons, with the object Of obtaining money
received from . large sale of wheat made re-
Gently by Mr.. Morris. The body of Morris
was found on the back step. of his house, with
two bullet holes through his neck. That of
his wife was found In . bedroom closet, shot
four times in the breast. There In no clue to
the perpetrators of the deed - yet.
Thomas Grimes, while returning home
from Dubuque with his son-in-law, Monday
evening, was overtaken by . man driving .
spirited pair of horses. Grimes knew the man,
and got into his vehicle with him. The two
drove rapidly away. About twenty minutes
later, O'Connor, the son-in-law, found Grimes
lying in the road with his head terribly mash
ed, and breathing his last.
Owing to charges made by Col. H. ID.
B. Clay, formerly connected with the house of
refuge, in New York, the State board of char
titles has ordered an Investigation. Bukland's
excessive punishment, neglect of sick, over
work of boys, and their exposure in the open
air during excessive cold weather are among
the charges made agAin,t the officers Of the
house Of refuge.
Monday night about 1880 O'Clock,
vile, Ind, visited the saloon of William
Strauss, and because the latter refused to Al
low him the use of billiard table, threw =
billiard ball at him, striking him on the head
and INJECTING dangerous wound,
At Logan on Monday night Frank Deck
q burnt open the door Of the house occupied
BY Q man named Griffin and his wife. and as-
saulted Mr.. Griffin. Griffin resented the in
suit with . Ratchet, while Mrs. Griffin used
knife, and between the two Decker was pretty
badly used mp.
Late advices state the loss by the burn
ing Of Alturas, county seat of Modoc county,
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of the Modoc Independent and two livery
stables were the only buildings saved. The
Ere originated in variety store; supposed in
cendiary.
Anthony Blair, colored, was hung a!
Morristown Saturday afternoon for the mur-
der of Maggie Walker, his step-daughter in
July Last. After conviction, the prisoner re-
fused to make application for . new trial, and
also refused to appeal to the courts sas last
resort.
The governor has reprieved Andrew
Kean county, Pa, Oct. 9Th, to Nov. 9Th, in or
der to enable his case to be again heard by the
board of pardons. New facts, showing his
insanity, are said to have been discovered.
A Gazette special from Iowa City says
that Monday night ct about II O'Clock . man
named Reising, from Tennessee. met Cash
Bell. . civil oolorcd man, and, without saying
. word, shot him through the breast. Reising
was arrested and taken to Jail.
James glastonbury, lately acquitted of
the charge Of numbering DR.. Grayson and wife
ahot daad by G. @. Rogers, City Marshal, . Wit
ness in the trial. glastonbury repeatedly
threatened Rogers life.
A FIRE at Keokuk Tuesday DESTROYED the
st. Louis, Keokuk and Northwestern railroad
round house: four locomotives were badly
damaged. Total loss, $4,000. Uninsured.
II 10 believed TO be incendiary.
On Friday last Thomas Barnes, deck
hand on the steamer Vulcan, assaulted Ed
ward Hederon, of the steamer Bridgeport, at
Bridgeport, Conn, and his recovery II condsi-
cred doubtful.
Col. w. G. Terrell, Covington reporter
Of the Commercial, has been acquitted Of the
murder OF Harvey Meyers. . prominent law
yer Of Covington. The murder was commit
ted in 1878.
John Fredwill, a German, killed his
divorced wife At Indianapolis wednesday,
stAbbine her fifteen or twenty times with .
tanners knife. BE sfterward fatally shot
binself.
It has been decided that the trial of
Rev. Herbert b. Hayden for the murder of
Mary Z otaanarl shall begin before the So
pseiof Court, sitting ct Nee Haven, on Tues
day.
In the suit against Reverdy J. DANGER
feld 1t Alexandria. Va, for shooting and
manning D. G. Thompson about . year ago,
an award of es.ooo was made to the plaintiff.
Peter Ryans, half-breed. shot and kill
ed his wife, . squsv. near Nevada City on
last Saturday. he Indians turned ont in
During drunken brawl in q Buffalo
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