The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-09-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Thomas Judge was killed on Saturday at Pitts
ton, Pa, by fall of roofrock in coal mine.
At Logansvlle Wisconsin, Otto Riggett stabbed
Henry Raetzmann three times, probably fatally
At Plain6eld, N. j., Saturday, John Johnson,
colored coachman, killed Samuel Williams also
colored.
At Atlanta, l. T.. Friday, an Indian named
Dixon was executed for the murder Of Mrs
Washington year ago.
Deputy Marshal Kyle has arrived at Fort
Smith with nine persons, among whom are muir
derers of Bateman and Davis,
Five stage robbers from Texas have arrived at
Chester ILL.,, under sentence for long terms in
the Penitentiary there
At Independence, Mo-, on Saturday, three men
were completely cooked by the bursting of still
full Of boiling mash.
Sunday, q hard character, known as Nickel
Smith, was taken from his home by committee
Of citizens OF Pueblo, COL, and hanged for rape
committed on a small girl last Wednesday.
John Mccarthy, employed as carpenter at the
Mare Island Navy Yard, San Francisco, killed
his wife Sunday and shot himself but not fatally.
Cause, refusal Of his wife to live with him.
very serious shooting affray occurred be-
tween three brothers, named Hammond on one
side, and three named Smith on the other, near
owenton, KY, which resulted In the killing Of
one and the fatal wounding Of two Others
In disturbance Saturday night in Covlngton
KY, the police undertook the arrest Of two or
three colored men when one Of them, Joe saun
ders, resisted and was shot and instantly killed,
1t is supposed by Officer Lawrence,
VIM Burton has been sentenced to be hanged
at Weatherford, Texas, for the murder OF Jack
Rush. Walter Burton and John Greenwood await
trial as accessories,
The schooner Isabella, from Whitby, Canada,
to Scans, with iron, was sunk at Charlotte. The
vessel and cargo are total loss. The crew was
saved.
Gen. Terry telegraphs from st. Paul that the
commanding officer at Fort Keogh reports that
Big Road and two hundred Sioux Indians sur.
rendered at that place Friday.
Thos. Morgan fatally hurt Richard Stevenson
at Leadvllle while the latter bounded him for
escorting his wife, who had left him, (Stevenson)
on account of i'll treatment.
Friday morning sections 70 and 10 Of the Pan
Handle Railroad ecllided at Mingo. Pat Cahll,
fremen on the west bound freight, was caught in
the wreck and instantly killed.
Thos, Yandusel, charged with perjury IN the
Dean" Buchanan pretended suicide case, was
arraigned in Philadelphia Saturday, and COM
nitfod m Ofg mn han
Mrs Cynthia Sargent, aged 10 years. living
alone at Fort Ann, New York. was brutally muir
dered last Saturday night. There was nothing
disturbed in the house to indicate the crime was
for robbery.
Deerfeld Kelly and a woman named Bridget
o'Maher capszed in boat on the lake at Madi.
son, Wis, and the woman was drowned. Kelly
claims she tipped the boat over to drown herself
Kelly is held to await developments.
Hon. silas Richardson, prominent citizen,
blew out the gas on retiring at the home Of his
niece, in Madison, Wis, and was found dead Sat
urday morning, He was absent minded, which
accounts for the blowing out Of the gas,
At Danville, Va, sames Thomas de Jarnette,
who killed his sister, was found guilty of murder
In the first degree, with recommendation to mer
cy in view Of the circumstances of the case,
Dr. John Buchanan of bogus diploma fame,
was arrested early Friday morning at st. Clair,
Mich 60 miles above Detroit. He had just cross.
ed the river from Csdada, and was accompanied
by his brother.in.law, NJ. v. Chapman. On land
ing they were received by John Norris of the
Philadelphia Record, Detective Christ. F Miller
Of the District Attorneys Office in Philadelphia,
and Deputy Sheriff Linson He was taken to
Philadelphia on requisihou. This explodesthe
theory that the willy old medical rascal had
drowned himself in the Delaware river,
The young Texan Beaumont B, Buck, who
shot and dangerously wounded John G. Thomp
son, r., son OF the Sergesnt.at. Of the House.
at a preparatory school in West Point, while
Thompson and his friends were haziDg Buck, has
successfully patsed a searching examinations and
has been admitted to the Military academy at
West Point The corps Of cadets have dubbed
young Buck "the Texas Ranger" Judge Hirsch.
berg, his counsel, says that his entrance to the
Military academy will have no effect on his trial
at the Orange county court Of Sessions this
month,