Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-04-17
CRIME.

A TERRIBLE tragedy occurred in Tay-
lor Township, Harrison county, near
New Amsterdam, Ind, April 10th. Da-
vid and Hugh Mack, brothers, and lime
burners by trade, murdered the wife of
David Mack by crushing in her skull
with an ak. and also mashed the skull
of young lady that resided with the
Mack family.
A SIOUX FALLS special of April 11th
says that an attempt was made to rob
the 4anktOn coach on Saddle Creek,
Dakota, to-day, by John S. Parsons, OF
Finlay, Dakota, who was arrested by
special agents from Chicago, who had
seen warned of the projected attempt,
who were on the coach, and provided
with arms.
A KALAMAZOO dispatch of April 11th,
says: At three o'clock yesterday after
noon Joshua Walker, of Flowerfeld
St. Joseph county, burned up his barn,
two years wheat crops and his house,
and tried to burn himself and wife alive,
They were saved by neighbors. Walk
er stabbed one man VINO came to Mrs.
Walkers rescue. He is subject to ep-
ilepsy, and was made ugly by small
plovocation in his family.
A HASTINGS, Nebraska, dispatch OF
April 18th says: In the
trial of Oliver. Fisher and others for the
numbering and burning of two men,
Bean Brown, young man employed
by Oliver, as herder, turned states evi-
dence, and detailed the proceedings oil
the murder, but asserted that the burn
ing was accidental. The prosecution
has closed. A rumor of the intended
attempt to rescue Oliver, on the part of
COW boys, has brought a company oil
soldiers here from Omaha.
A WILMINGTON, n. c., special of April
11th says: Information was received
here to-day of the poisoning of Martha
Steele, in Brunswick county, by her hus-
band. This morning W. T. Steele, the
husband, gave his wife some pills, pre-.
tending that they were prescribed by
her family physician. She was taken
i'll, and died tonight. An investigation
revealed the fact that the pills given by
Steele to his wife contained morphia.
A coroner's inquest was held, at which
the husband, seeing the evidences OF
his guilt rapidly accumulating, left the
room and fed.
A SIOUX CRY, Iowa, dispatch of April
11th says. an old gentleman of eminent
respectability, from Hardin coupty, this
state, on his way to visit a married
daughter at Yankton, while waiting for
a train in this city, Wednesday, entered
a saloon and drank a glass Of whisky
which he claims was drugged. He re-
manned unconscious until yesterday
when ne awoke in low tavern and
found he had been robbed of all his
money and valuable watch and chain
| The old gentleman was so ashamed that
he would make no effort to apprehend
the guilty parties.
A JEFFERSON, Texas, special of April
10th says, a horrible and devilish assas
slnahon occurred at Mount Vernon. the
county seat of Franklin county, Texas
to-day. 1t appears there were in the
jail three prisoners convicted and sen
fenced as follows: Pete Moore, theft, fif
teen years; Sam Cotton, burglary, six
years, and Nichols, two years. A party
of their friends determined on the res.
cue: and went to the town, a portion o.
the crowd remaining a short distance
outside at ravine. Six of them hitch
ed horses conveniently, and armed with
guns and pistols, approached the
jail. 1t was twilight, and Snerif
Templeton mad gone to supper, cour
having Just adjourned. Templeton lef