Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-07-15
CRIMINAL.

BAKER MANN, a desperate, living near
MOeck'e mill, Virginia, was shot and kill
ed by some unknown person on the 18th
inst.
Four burglars who camped outside the
city and made nightly raids into Milwau-
kee, have been captured by the police of
that place.
Two negroes were hanged at Osceola,
Ark, on the 18th inst, in the presence of
three thousand spectators, for the murder
of man of their own race.
LOUIS ZERGA, was killed at Omaha Neb.,
by another Italian, William Gozolo. The
murderer is still at large. The governor
has offered 5000 reward for him.
Gov. FOSTER pardoned Charles West,
sentenced for two years, in June, 1879,
from Lawrence county, for burglary. He
has lost his sight in prison, and his health
IS gone.
GLEN ESTES, colored, shot dead Joseph
Estes, white farmer, near Cascade vii
lage, Virginia. The affair grew out of a
case eff trespass.
Tile jury in the case of Albert +. Glass.
charged with the murder. at Peshtigo,
Wis, of Lyman Penree, have brought in
a verdict of manslaughter in the second
degree.
WRIGHT KEMP, the founder of the vii
lage of Kempton, ILL.,, on the Kankakee
and Southwestern railroad, was stabbed
while attempting to make peace between
two quareling, drunken, rowdies. His in
Iuries are dangerous.
A NEGRO named Sylvester was arrested
in Pensacola, Alabama on the 9th inst,
and brought to Mobile, accused of the
murder of Officer Jerry Lynch, eight
years ago. The murderer has been identi-
fed
TIE Okla Indians were placed upon their
trial, on the 10th inst, for the fourth time,
for burning the Roman Catholic church in
their village, five years ago. The cost to
the province of these prosecutions has al
ready amounted to $4,000.
A SHOOTING afray occurred between
Elmer Hapman and Tom Stevens, at Den
yer, Colorado, on the 10th inst The lat
ter was fatally and the former slightly
wounded. The shooting was the result of
a family feud which has existed for some
time.
A DIFFICULTY occurred Sunday at Fort
Stockton, between two soldiers, Taylor and
Robinson, of the 25th infantry, resulting
IN the SnOOtlng OF bakef. hODllSOn was
arrested and turned over to the custody of
the civil authorities. The next morning
he was forced, under guard, to dig grave
for the remains of his victim.
AT Nulture Mine, Arizona, a Mexican
named Jose Maria Salazar, disappointed
suitor of Miss Lubiate called at the resi-
donce, and after a brief conversation shot
her dead. The murderer fed but men
secured the country on foot and on horse
back, and soon captured him, held lynch
court, and on the testimony of an eye-wit-
ness to the deed convicted and hung him.
THE police at Champaign, Ill, found a
man in the creek in an almost insensible
condition, trying to wash the blood from a
large number of bad wounds on his head
and face He gave his name as Fitzgerald,
from ST. Joseph, Ill. He had no knowl-
edge as to what hurt him, and nothing can
be learned from others, only that he had
been seen in the company of two negroes,
upon whom suspicion rests.
Troy Mills, near Cedar Rapids, Ia,
had a celebration on 9TH inst, during which
the Marshal of the town slapped a man in
fbe face for having insulted a woman. A
free fight, in which several hundred on
each side were engaged, resulted there
from. During the row it is thought that
four persons were fatally injured and not
less than thirty persons seriously wound
ed