The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-10
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
A Oar Jumps a Trestle - Several Passengers
Injured,

WHEELING. w. Va. Apri 9.-The hind trucks
Of the rear car OF the train which left Belatre at
westerp naroad when s mes from
Belaire jumped II tfestle, and the car ut over
distance oI fifteen feet. Five or elk pass engers
them we're L. M Armour. Of Pittaburg. hurt IN
the side, back and internal lly:. Wan. smith. of
Wood field, leg broken and other SERIOUS ju-
rfes Capt. Armstrong aud daughter, of Belaire.
slightly Injured. Hauorts here are that young
Danford. postal clerk, was killed and two others
badly Injured.
MURDERER HANGED AT LEEsBuRa VA.
LEEsBuRp, April g--The negro murderer
Samuel Robinson was hanged here this morn
Ing. After eating n hearty breakfast he was
brought from the jail nbont o'clock and con,
the scaffn fnld'and'wss placed upon the trap. sher
iff Oaruthers adjusted the rone. aud rolored
minister read chauter of the Scriptures Rev.
Mr. Cannon then offered a prayer. During the
prayer the prisoner knelt will his head upon
Che rai Of the eoaffoid. The sheriff a ked Rob.
u be had anythps bs He
the trap, and Robinsons neck was Immediately
broken.
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING or A STEAMBOAT CAP
TAIN.
NAroHEz. April e-The Democrat of to- NOR
row win publish the following, with full par
ticulats: Capt. Patrick McAllster, of the tow
boat J SHARP Mcdonald was accidentally shot
near this point this morning.
TRIAL AND AUouITTAr OF NOTORIOUS FoRaER
NEW YoRK, April s.-Oharles, Broekway. the
notorious fprger. whose criminal operations
have extended to Washington, Baltimore and
Ohiengo, was arraigned In the COURT of deseral
Sessions to- day upon four indictments. Tho
evidence against him not being sufficient to He-
Immediately reHrrested and will be- taken to
Chicago. He Ia said to have vtctlmlzed the
Bank of the Republic, the Second National
Bank, and Fisk \ Hatch, of this CITY, to the ex-
tent of 100000
A PHENOMENAL suIC1pE-THE CuRRtE MURDER
CASE.
GALVESTON April e.--The Ns,rs will publish
| the following special to. morrow:
MARSHALL, April p,--Wm, Hteadmap, a young
| and talented law atudont, entered hardware
etore and jokingly asked Tor suicide pistol,
handed his brother letters addressed TO his
father aud mother. and then ahot himself
through the right ter pie. dying In twenty min
utes. In HE letters he states that the cauae of
the act was ha rejection for entrance at West
| Point two years ago.
The Ourrie murder case ts set for the
| April term OF court
| AN EXECUTION IN SOUTH CAROLINA FOR ARSON.
| OBARLEsToN, Y, O., April g-The frat execu-
| tion in this State under the new law agHinet
araon took place at Bonneville to. day. Amos
| burning and robhtng Breedons, In Marl-
| horouk h county. The execution was private.
taking place in the jail and thus disappointing
| y vast crowd which had assembled to witness It.
Wooten died from stt angnlhtion the fall fall
| Ina to break his neck. He protested hiH inno-
cence TO the last He is eaid to have been the man
who fred the town of Laurinburg, N. g., In
| 1875, to revenge himself for being cudgaied by
| the town marshal and hts posae. He was ma
| tive OF Newbern.