The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-20
GREASER GORE
Spilled By Sparks in Defense
Of His Sheep.
Terrible Plunge of a Leadville
Engine.
William Ward To Take a Whirl
at st. Louis.
Specia1s to fhe Star

Specials to the Star.
DENVER, Col. May 20.-A special from Trim
idad says that Sonor Juan 2. Bacca and Senor
males last evening went to Sparks rancho. 40
miles out, and claimed some of the Sparks herd.
quarrel ensued between the Sparks boys and
Mexicans, when Bacoa drew a pistol and free.
but Sparks caught the barrel and threw the wcap-
| on up. the ball grazn his forehead. and passing
through his hat The principals clinched, and
hostilties commenced by the employees of both
parties Henry Sparks shot Bacca. killing him,
while his brother Arthur. after exchang ng sew
eral shots. killed Gonzales Great excitement
prevails among the Mexicans, and trouble is
feared.
DIsAPPOINTED IN LOVE.
DECATUR, ALA, May 30.-Mr. Samuel Clark, a
young mah employed on the farm OF Mr. Ainslie,
in DeKalb County, committed suicide. Cause,
disappointment i'll love.
HOME TALENT AT AUSTIN.
AUSTIN, IND. May 20.-The store of J. w. Mont
gomery was broken into last night and robbed of
about $500 worth of drygoods, knives, razors and
large amount of Sundry articles 1t is supposed TO
be the work of home talent.
BADLY RATIFIED BY ROGERS.
SULLIVAN IND, May 2O.-1homas Kaufman.
who was attacked by tramp named Roge last
sunday night in Turman Township and cruelty
beat and shot by the latter. in consequence OF
quarrel over a fra;l fema.e, is said to be dying.
The tramp is in Jail.
SUICIDE IN A STABLE.
FRANKLIN. Tenn, May 20.-Charles Wells of
Franklin. hanged himself in stable belonging
TO his father. in-Iaw. two miles from here, last
night He was thirty years old and leaves vile
and children. Temporary insanity.
WILLIAM WARD WILL SWING.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. May 2O.-Wm Ward, the MUIR
derer of Annie Lewis, was found guilty of muir
der ia the first degree, the jury being out only
twentyeght minutes. The doomed man
much overcome by the verdict as he will I'M
doubtedly swing.
TERRIBLE PLUNGE.
LEADvILLE, Col May 20-The express on the
Denver & South Park Railroad yesterday jumped
the track going down the canyon near Deach-
bach. and the engine plunged into the river.
Engineer Jenkins escaped unhurt, but the fire
man. Mack Wilson. was killed. He was a
of prominent and old resident of Denver, Col
onel R. S. Wilson. and was about to be promoted
to engineer. He Was twenJy-three years of age.
TRIAL OF MRS. GORDON.
LEBANON IND, May 2O.-The preliminary trial
OF Mrs. Maria Gordon and Thomas Perkins, her
paramour. Was commenced before Mayor Gerard
yesterday. They are charged with poisoning
Carton X. Gordon who had taken out life
insurance policy for 5000 about three weeks be-
fore his death.
A large number of witnesses residing in the
neighborhood in which Gordon liveo at the time
of his death, are in attendance. Drs. Butterfeld,
of Indianapolis, and Smith. Ri1lagoss and Miller.
of this city, analyzed the stomach and found evil
ueICc SHOWING tn0G \TOruOn Oe4ln was caused Dy
poison. The evidence will close to day.
BIG FIRE AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May 20.-The elegant country
residence of Mr.. Arbegust three miles from this
city on the Seventh-street Road. was totally de-
stroyed by fire yesterday afternoon by an incen-
diary. The house was valued at $1,000 and the
furniture at 81 900. The mounted police captured
a suspected man, who gave his name as Charles
Wagner.
AN ELEVATOR ACCIDENT.
PHILADELPHIA, May 20.-At noon to-day the
elevator IN the of the Jayne building, 242
Chestnut street, fell from the sixth to the first
floor, seriously injurIng four men.