The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-21
FITE'S FATAL FIGHT.
Boy Badly Butchered in Brown
County.
The Woes and Wives Of Man Named
W0Odard.
Catalogue Of Criminal and Ca
lamitOus Circumstances.
FATAL FIGHT AT HAMERsvILLE

Special to tl,c star.
GEoRG GETowN, O., Nov. 21.-Two bows,
named Hanaker and Fite, living at Hamers-
vile. small town six miles from here en-
gagged in desperate fight last night. Dur
ing the affray Hanaker drew pocket-knife
and stabbed Fite in the left breast, after
which he fled, and has not yet been cap
tured. Fite's wound, it is feared, is fatal,
and he is under charge of Drs. McAsky and
Love.
BOTH BLEW OUT THEIR BRAINS.
GAINEsvILLE, GA, Nov. 21.-Two suicides
are reported ere A young man twenty
five years old b the name of William Sea-
graves committed suicide in Griffin by
blowing his brains out with pistol. Dis
sipatiOn.
A. J. Killan, Gi1mer County farmer.
we'll thought of, committed suicide BY
blowing his brains out. He was considered
If unsound mind
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 21.-While two men,
named Cromwell and Barrett, were cross
ing the track of the Hooking Valley Road.
nine miles south nf here, last evening in a
two.llorsr wagon. the express train struck
the vehicle, killing both horses and fatally
injuring the men.
WHO GIT THE SQUIRREL?
WHITELAND, IND, N v. 81 Alfred Scott,
aged twenty. son of Nels,n Scott, of this
place. while hunting last evening shot a
squirrel, and the animal becoming lodged
in the branches of tie tree. he climbed up
to get it. Losing his balance he fell to the
ground, distance of thirtv-fve or forty
feet, breaking his left thigh and crusing
his skull in terrible manner. besides pro-
ducing internal injuries. His recovery is
doubtful. A
ATTEMPTED INCENDIARIsM. ,..
DANvILLE, IND Nov. 2l.--Last evening q
fire was discovered in the basement of the
new building nov being erected by John
W. Estep. 1t is the finest building in town.
and was fired bv some wretch whose motive
no doubt was robbery. 1t was soon extin
guished.
CHILD BURNED To DEATH.
MoRRIsrowN, Tenn, Nov. 2l.--A little
five-year-old daughter If Glp. C"zart
living in Hamblen County. was knock ed
into the fire by q do the other day, and
burned to death before help could reach
her. .... ..,...... '.... ...,...-.
A BAD MANS LAST JUMP.
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 21.-A special from Sc
dalia says that Elyin Stevens few mont
ago was mixed up in shooting affrav a
Pleasan Hill. He was arrested some day.
after as being implicated in the Glendal.
robbery. but was released after few davs
imprisonment. He robbed his own moth
er's store at Holden about week after hi,
release and was arrested and locked up in
prison at Warrensburg. He escapei and
went to TT. Scrtt, where he wds arrested
again. While being brought here lie jumped
from the train when it was running TWEEN
ty-five miles an hour, and alighted on his
head. Heis expected t, die in Jail hourly
wooDARD's THREE WIVES.
GALENA, Nov. q "A man named George
Woodard has been sent to Jail in this city
tor committing the crine Of bi amy. Two
of his wives. one resident of this county
the other Of Fairpay. Wisconsin, appeared
as witnesses against him during the exami
nation, armed with their marriage certif
Gates third wife. whom Woodland mar
ried in 1875. is still living, and resides a,
Grand Rapids, Michigan. She has beer
sent for. .- .-....