Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19
MurderOuS Deeds.

Two brothers named Hall were shot at East
Cairo, Ky, on the 18th inst, by one Rogers,
owner of fish boat, they having had quarrel
One will probably die, but the other is not
fatally injured.
William Oehm, while in an intoxicated con-
dihon, went to the residence of Miss Charlotte
Joiner, at Chicago, Huron County, O.. and de-
manded admittance. She ordered him to leave,
and on his refusal fired the contents Of a shot
gun into his stomach and breast. He died
shortly after.
On the 18th inst, Robert Bird, employed as
track-hand on the Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta railroad, at Columbia, S. c., killed his
wife, Hester Bird, at point between Kellan's
and Sharpe's stations. Reports of a criminal in
tlmacy between his wife and another having
reached Birds ears he went home nflamed
with liquor, and enraged with Jealousy struck
his wife down with the butt of an ak, and then
proceeded to cut her head off with the AK
Bird fed to mill race few miles distance and
drowned himself.
An Italian organ-grinder named Charles Gar
della, was arrested at Wilkesbarre, Pa. on the
18th instant, charged by 10-year- old daugh-
ter with having shot dead her sister, aged five
years.
William Tomasson, a seaman belonging to
Boston, killed mate Henry Metcalf, of tae bark
Annie Burr, in fight at sea. The ship arrived
at New York on the 18th inst. with the prison
er in irons.
Horace Burr shot his wife at Corpus Christi,
Texas, on the 18th inst. Mrs. Barnard. his
mother-in-law, springing between them was
shot twice. Burr then struck his sisterin-law,
Mrs. Brewster, over the head with the pistol,
telling her to the floor. Reloading the pistol he
shot himself dead. Mrs. Barnard's wounds are
pronounced fatal. The cause of the tragedy
was disagreement between Burr and his wife
resulting in the latter returning to her fathers
home.
A negro drowned the baby of his paramour
In a street cistern at Columbus, Ca, and disap-
peared. Since then he has been hiding in the
lattice work of the Western railroad bridge over
the river. His mother told the officers of the
place of his concealment, and they appeared at
either end of the bridge and demanded his sur
render. The fugitive leaped 40 feet into the
river, and, uninjured by the leap, he sought the
deepest water and drowned himself.
A mob of about one hundred masked men
surrounded the Jail at Osceola, Mo-, on the
morning of the 18th inst, took theefrom three
men charged with murder, and hanged them.
Recently hard feelings sprang up between
Henry A. Stocks and John r. Russell, farmers
residing on adjoining places on Eighthmile
prairie, Williamson county, ILL.,, OH the 18th
inst. They met on the road and an alteration
ensued, during which Russell shot Stocks kill
ing him instantly.
At Parkersburg, w. Va, on the night of the
10th inst, Elmer Bartlett, son of prominent
merchant, deliberately shot J. P. Tracewel of
newport, ln1lctlng 1atal wound. Cause, do
nestle difficulty.
In quarrel over q game cards at St.
Louis No., Mack Sanders, young colored
steamboat man, was fatally shot by a gambler
named Charles Ellis.
At lumber camp near Saginaw, Mich. on
the 18th inst. James Farrier and George Wood
engaged in an alteration, when Wood smote
Farrier on the head with a piece of iron.
infiicting fatal injuries.
The court having decided in favor of a rail-
road company in regard to the ownership of
certain lands in Tulare and fresno counties.
California, U. S. marshal attempted to serve
writs of ejectment on the settlers on the 18th
inst, when fight occurred in which seven men
were killed and others wounded. The settlers are
banded together tor mutual protection.
Thomas Horne, school teacher, and John
d. Taylor had quarrel at Arrow Rock. Saline
county, NO.. on the 9Th inst, in which TAYLOR
was shot dead.
At Dayton, O.. on the 10th inst. Charles
Britton, notorious desperate, was shot and
fatally injured while attempting to rob tie
money drawer of a hotel.
At Augusta, Butler county, Kansas. on the
9Th inst, mob of railroad tracklayers at
tempted to rescue one of their number who had
been arrested and jailed for indecent exposure
of his person. The rmgleader was slot dead by
the city marshal.
Rufus Armistead, foreman of plantation
near Memphis, Tenn. was assassinaed by AN
unknown negro ON the night of the 9Th inst