The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-06-16
BARNETT'S BULLETS.
Terrible Tragedy To-day in
Tennessee.
DemOniacal Deed of Drunken
Husband.
New Way of Paying Old Debts
in Nebraska.

Frederick Barnett, resulting in the killing
Of Dodson. A misunderstanding had ex-
listed between the two for some time past,
concerning small debt. Dodson had re-
peatedly threatened Barnett's life, and Bar
nett was warned.
He accordingly armed himself with "a
double-barreled shotgun, and meeting
Dodson on the public highway the two be-
came involved in a quarrel. Dodson at
tempted to draw a pistol when Barnett
fired, literally tearing Dodson's head to
pieces with heavy load of buck-shot. His
death was instantaneous. The general ver-
dict is that Barnett was justified in killing
Dodson.
STRUCK BY TRAIN.
BLANcHEsTER, O, June 16-A man named
OHenrY was struck this morning by an
M. & @. train between Monroe and Lees
burg, above here. and fatally injured.
LOVE CUTS DOWN ALL.
SAN ANTONIO TEX, June 16-Geranimo
Grenada, a Mexican. boy Of fifteen, became
enamored of a girl of thirteen, and sought
her hand in marriage. Her parents OBJ
jected. and the lad. growing desperate, laid
down on his bed, placed the muzzle Of a
gun near his heart, and exploded the weap-
on with his lett foot The ball went
through the heart, producing instant
death.
A RAILROAD DROVE HIM CRAZY.
SULLIVAN, IND, June 16-Elza Starks, a
quiet, well-to-do gentleman, living three
miles north of here, has suddenly gone vio-
lentlv insane. The proposed location of a
road through his farm so preyed upon his
mind as to cause him to lose his reason.
FINE pLAYTHING FOR BOYS.
CRAwFoRDsvILLE, IND, June 16-The
eleven-year-old son OF Thomas johnson,
living mile and. half northeast of this
place, was fatally wounded by ball fired
from toy pistol in the hand of a smaller
brother last night. The pistol shoots No.
% cartridge, and was loaded with one of
them. The boy will die.
LIVELY TIMES on BOARD.
MADISON, June 16-A cOlored rouster
named VIM. Wiley, whose home is in Gin
cinnati. and another colored chap belong
ing to the crew of the steamer Sherley, had
a fight at Vevay on Sunday night, and
Wiley cut his antagonist with razor in
fcting bad wounds in the side and face.
Yesterday Wiley and deck-hand named
Mort Puget had fight during which
Wiley's head was cut open with capstan
bar.
KILLED BY FALL
JEFFERsoN CITY, Mo-, June 16 Daniel
O'Neil. cutter in the boot and shoe manu-
factory of Eisecke, Mysenberg & Co., at
The Penitentiary, fell from the third-story
window OF the City Hotel to the sidewalk
yesterday morning, and was instantly
killed. ... .,s'.| ...@ e
sHoT BY AN ADOPTED SON.
LApoRrE, IND. June 49, Edward Mar
shall, grain merchant, living at Rolling
Prairie, this county, was shot yesterday by
his adopted son Frank. The wound is
thought fatal.
HORRIBLE WIFE MURDER.
ROCKFORD, ILL, June 16. 6.-John Reese,
near Oregon, Ogie County, came home
drunk and desperately vicious. He be-
came enraged because supper was not pre-
pared, and smashed crockery and furniture.
His wife fed from the house in terror, and
was pursued by the crazed demon, who
drey a revolver and fred two shots at her.
One bullet took effect in breast and the
second was buried in the woman's alb.
domen, killing her in few hours. The
murderer escaped.
FATAL TUG EXPLOSION.
HousToN, TEX, June Yesterday as
the small steam tug Goals was engaged in
towing barges from Houston to Clinton,
eight miles below here. and was tied up at
wood yard on the bayou bank. the boiler
exploded. One side was blown, tearing the
tug to pieces. All hands were ashore ex-
cept three men, two of them being named
McCabe, and the cook. McGinnis. McGin-
mis- was killed and McCabe was fatally in
jured.
SETTLED WITH A SHOT.
DALLAS, TEXAS, June 16.--Late last night
two men named Pfouts and Newsome quar-
relied, near Richardson, about some trivial
matter, when Pfouts shot and killed New
some. Newsome came from Georgia about
six months ago.
NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS.
OMAHA, NEB., June 16-On yeste rday at
D. m., James Weaver called upon man
named Volk, eighteen miles southeast of
Plum Creek, to collect some money which
he had loaned him. A quarrel arose, and
Volk shot and instantly killed Weaver, the
ball passing through his body. Volk was
arrested.
YOUNG THoMPsoN's SHOOTER.
NEwBURe, June 18.-The Hon. Olin Well
born, the member OF Congress from Dallas,
Texas, who had given Beaumont B. Buck
his appointment to the West Point Mill
tary Academy. has been here.
He came here from Washington express
ly to see the young Texan and Bucks law
yer. Mr.. Hirschberg. He speaks in the
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