Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-09-03
A Maraer>us Record.

Marderous Record.
Thomas Tandy, large landed proprietor
of Athboy, county Meath, Ireland, was shot
dead while entering his own door on the
26th.
Charlie Grider, aged II years, is under
arrest at Louisville, KY, charged with mur
dering q playmate named James Fernie.
The two had a quarrel when Charlie struck
his comrade with q stone, from the effects
of which he died.
A man named Cook shot and killed one
Owens, at Hartford, Wis, on the 23d insi.
1t seems that Owens eloped from sonny
point in Michigan with Cooks wife. Cook
followed the pair to Hartford, and has re.
sided near them. The men met frequently
and INDUCED in threats, ETC., but on the 2Sd
q direct quarrel ensued, with the result
noted.
In a fight at the Jupiter mine, Bodie,
Cal, on the 23d inst, John Goi was killed
and three others wounded.
T. w. Mcclure and Henry Bedford, con.
testants of the land claim in Barbour county,
Cal, quarreled on the 2Oth inst, about cut.
ting timber ON the land in dispute. In the
scene that ensued revolvers played an
active part. McClure's funeral occurred
next day.
At Trinidad, Col, on the 23d inst, Dan
Logan and a man named Cormack were
strung up by a mob. Both were in Jail for
raping children.
Mr.. Wilson, an engineer long connected
with a sugar plantation near Guineas,
province Of Havana, and forty miles from
that city, has been murdered. Wilson after
finishing the seasons work on the planta.
ton hired small farm. He was reused at
night by noises, and went out when he was
attacked by party of men with swords,
who almost instantly killed him. Mrs. Viii.
son intends laying the case before Consul
General Hall.
Police Sergeant Jacob Nohl, OF Toledo, O.,
shot and killed a man named Ross Sauls.
bury and then shot himself fatally on the
23d inst. Salisbury was the author of
newspaper articles rejecting ON NohPs
character.
Hugh Mcclure shot his stepfather fatally
at Tuscola, ILL.,, on the 2lst inst. An old
feud existed between them, caused by fam.
lily difficulties.
An infamous den where infanticide and
abortion was practiced, was disclosed at
Boston, Mass. on the 22d inst. The bodies
of four infants supposed to have been muir.
dered, have been found.
R. B. Pearson, superintendent of public
education of Harrison county, killed John
d. Conkerton, of New Orleans, at Mississip.
pi City, La., on the 21st. They quarreled
about drink.
j. w. Cotton, station agent and grocer at
Williamsburg station on the Kansas Pacific
| road, near Topeka, was murdered on the
2lst inst. by a tramp. The tramp called for
cheese and while Cotton was reaching into
barrel to get the crackers the tramp
axe, nearly severing the head from the body.
James johnson, aSwede, murdered James
Gibson, marshal of Barry county, Mich, at
Vaudeville, ON the 10th inst. The murderer
was captured at Chicago ON the 2lst inst,
and acknowledged his guilt.
Henry NJ. Dixon, of Yazoo City, Miss,
who had announced himself a. independent
candidate for the Office of sheriff, was shot
and killed by James Barkesdale, q candi.
date for the Office of clerk of chancery, on
the Goth instant.
The rancho of Jim Raines ON the Salmon
river, near Walls Walla, w. T., on the 18th
inst, and Raines and Jim Edwards killed,
and Albert Weber badly wounded.
At Waldron, Scott county, Tenn, on the
10th, the sheriff, Samuel Lemming, while
attempting the arrest of Walter Malone for
butally assaulting his wife, was shot and
mortally wounded by Malone.
| Disastrous BlaxeA.
At Richmond, Va, on the 26th, Whitlock'a
tobacco box factory, Turpin & Bros. tobac'
co factory, and the adjoining box factory
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