The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-16
GRIMES AND CRIMINALS.
A WIFE MUEDERER HUNG.

WIFE MURDERER HUNG.
GALVESTON, June l2.-Henry Ouartes. q ne.
yard, for the murder OF his wife on June 7.
lS19. The execution was private.
.rT SHOT By HIS WIFE. - u oI rar
ALLENrowS, June Il DR. J. L. Aldrtch was
shot, not seriously wounded, this after
SELL jealousy Is tne assigned cause.
A WIFE MURDER AT LOUISVILLE
! LOUISVILLE. June l3-EIIIah Pendergast
(colored) cut his wife's throat from ear to ear
tonight at her home in California, a suburb OF
the city. They have oeeo separated for some
time on account OF jealousy. Pendergast es-
capped. I17--
MURDERED HIS MISTRESS.
NEW YORK. June BINARY Dean, young
West Twenty sixth street. who had deserted
her husband, was brutsliy murdered to-day
py her paramour, Augustus Lytton, who cut
her throat from ear TO ear.
WHO FIRED THE SHOT?
COLUMBUS. o., June Is-Word reached here
after midnight last night that a my sterious
murder or terrible accident causing death
had occurred at GeorgeSyille. The story is:
While David Williams, of Commercial Point
and Miss Kate Turner, of Georgesvilie, were
seated In grove near GeorgesvilIe, during the
afternoon. some one fred shot, which took
effect in Williams breast, killing him in
Stantly. There are three theories regarding
this shooting. One is that the SHOT was fred
II
II IL claimed teat just alter the shot was fred
a man resembling Turner was seen fifty yards
away Another st lry Is that the shot was fired
by Jealous rival; while sdnanother theory is
that Williams death was carsed by an acci
dental shot from gun carlied By party Of
boys hunting IN the neighborhood.
ExEcuTIoN OF A MURDERER.
LITTLE Rock, Ark. June IS,-William Binns
was hung at Warren, Bradley County. on the
llth instant, for the murder of Con Edwards
in June. 1879. nesr Monticello. He was con-
victed in Bradley on a change of venue. Both
were colOred men, and We're keeping company
with colored woman named Dora Cook, and
Binns became jealous. Edwards body was
ound in Dora's house. with the skull crushed
seen near the house shortly before, and when
arrested he had blood on his clothes. Both he
and Dora We're sentenced to death, but the
twenty-one years imprisonment, there being
doubts OF her willing completely. Binns
showed great coolness on the scaffold, and died
noon. He died OF straDgalation; his struggles
being fearful, and his breathing being heard
forty yards from the gallows for some time
after the drop fell.
ANOTHER MURDER.
MEMPHIS, June II w. W. Bailey, a respect
able farmer, residing near. Como, Miss, was
shot and killed by man named Spivey. on
Saturday evening. Spiyey rented land from
Bailey. out of which grew the difficulty. The
reports say the killing was unprovoked.
Splvey escaped.
AN INSANE WOMAN ATTEMPTS TO MURDER HER
HUSBAND.
CHICAGO, June 4.-It is learned that last
Friday Mrs Campbell wife OF Joseph Camp
bell, a farmer livi"g near Handsboro, III. be-
came deranged, and while her husband was in
bed attempted to dispatch him with an. AK.
She succeeded only in badly disfguring his
face and causing him 10 nearly bleed TO deata
She then fed with her bloody weapon, going
toward a neighOor's house for the purpose of
killing him also, but she fell into a di ch from
exhaustion and was secured. She IS the
mother of twelve children.
TRIAL OF cURRIE FOR THE KILLING CT PORTER
GALVESTON. June IA The News special
from Marshall, Tex, says: The jury in the
Currie case has been filled out The defendant
plead not guilty TO the Indictment. The
state witness, Nat A. Harvey, the keeper
of the saloon where the killing occurred,
testified that Cnrrie had been drinking and
took a drink just before the difficulty. The
when Currie said: "You can't give me any
stuff like that"
Barrymore said they wanted no trouble, as
they bad a lady with them. Currie replied:
"DamAed fine lady" Currie took drink and
asked the witness if he knew Miss Cummins
The witness replied no. Currie said he did,
adding terms unit 10 print. Currie tnen shot
at Barrymore, then at Porter, then at
Barrymore. The latter had pulled OFF his coat,
inte- ding to resent the insult TO the lady. At
the time OF the shooting Currie
was between Barrymore aud Porter. DR..
Elan Johnson testified that Porter died from
wound from pistol In the stomach. Maurice
Barrymore took the stand. The crowd pressed
forward to catch every word.
The witness gave a graphic and
rR pid recital OF the affray. He testified going
10 the saloon with Porter and Miss Cumin ins,
and telling them to order what they
wanted and retired to attend 10 some busl-
ness. On his return he was told by Miss
CumminS that a funny man had been in the
room, end asked: "DO You want 10 buy a
dog?" The witness remarked this was only au
expression, and seated himself to lunch. When
he heard the same voice saying TO Porter,
"Did you mean that for me-" Porter ex-
pressed surprise. CurTie called Porter S. n
of a b-h. and said lyon can't give me any Of
your gaff." The witness related how Currie
was reminded that there was lady present,
and repeated the same reply of Currie, re-
lated by Harvey: The witness said
Currrie asked him if he want
ed TO take IL up. The witness
replied he would protectthe lady, and was not
armed. That Currie swoIe he was not. That
Miss Cummins pleaded with Currie to
stop. That Currie then had two pis-
tolls in his hands. Currie then shot witness
in the left arm; that the witness escaped,
going into saloon in the rear, he looked
back and saw Currie shoot Porter; that
witness ran out into the yard,
and came back 10 Miss Cumfnins,
and Currie again ieveled his pistol at
him. That Porter was in suppli-
catory attitude when shot; that there
was no one in the lunch room
but Harvey and those n the difficulty; that
Currie asked Porter to go outside to fight IL
| out: that Porter said hewOuld be out present.