Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-08-11

Clinton Montague, an employ OF Lasher's
brewery, was found dead on the night Of tho
with > bullet through his head. ! No clue to the
Early on the morning Of the Sd inst, bur-
glar entered the premises Of John Mcmahon, o
saloon keeper, at Chicago. The latter was
awakened ~ the noise and called out from the
bedroom, when the fend advanced to the bed
Mahon's risht breast and fired. The bullet on
tered his body inst above the nipple, and Nc
Mahon fell back dead. The murderer escaped.
Burglars and night providers are meeting with
hot receptions nowadays at the hands OF law
Living citizens. Henry Moore Was discovered
hanging around . miyate residence at Morrison,
ILL.,, on the night Of the LIST, and in attempting
to escape was shot dead by an officer. On the
night Of the I'd inst, Feveral citizens Of Fort
Edward, N. Y. thought they discovered . bur
glar and opened fire ON . reeTeating form. In
the morning the dad body Of Dan McDougall,
. village vagabond, was found.
Bonaparte Hsnith lcolored) was fatally stabbed
and beaten in an election riot 1t Milton, KY,
ON the I'd inst. Cornham, the man who did the
stabbing. was arrested.
The negro, Beed Evans, who killed boy
named Johnnie Dwyer, in Trinity county, Texas,
recently, was taken from the Pennsylvania jail
on the LIST inst, by party Of armed men and
hanged
Near Weston, Iowa, on the Rock Island road,
about o'clock on the morning Of the I'd inst,
a young man, named Owen Mckay, from
Illinois, employed on the farm Of August
Anderson, was assaulted by pAtrick and
Michael RAdigan, living on an adjoining farm,
and was pounded to death. The trouble was
the result Of Mckay undertaking to drive
through lane on the farm of Radigan, and
Mike repuIsed him, as he had incurred his dis
pleasure on q former occasion.
Xavier Lindoner, house painter, was bru-
tally murdered at New York, on the I'd inst, by
+. J. Munzburgh, Polish plasterer. The men
had quarrel several days previous, but were
separated before either was injured.
Boserworth, an insane inmate of the poor
honse at Salina, Kan, rushed at his keeper with
a hatchet, on the LIST inst, and was shot dead.
William /. Stein undertook to kill q man at
Petersburg, H., on the LIST inst, hut, in the
fight that ensued. his weapon was accidentally
discharged, the ball entering his own skull, and
causing almost instant death.
In row at "Clabber Alley" st. Louis, Mo-,
ON the I'd inst, Cleve s. Hardin plunged q knife
into the heart of Prince Ferdinand, killing him
instantly. Both are colored men, and were
drunk.
J. E. Oakes, aged 19, fatally stabbed r. T..
Rainey, aged Is, at Danville, Va, on the night
Ata political meeting at Balltown, Ky., on
the 30th ult.. Turner Wilson was fatally shot
by johnson, son of ex Lieut.. Gov. johnson.
VIM. N1ackin shot and fatally wounded his
brother Michael on the LIST instant, while the
latter was trying to enter Williams house, at
Chicago. Michael had visited the house before
that day and abused his brothers wife.
Near Oxford. N. G., on the 3lst ult., . boy,
years of age, named Barton, threw his infant
brother into we'll where he was drowned.
An English missionary and his two servants
have been murdered at ls,nidt, Asia Minor, near
COnstantinopie. =
An armed mob of about 100 men from ad-
joining counties went into Moberly, No., on
the 29fh ult., and as Sheriff Matlock was taking
J. G. Cariew into the court house to be tried
for committing rape on the person OF Mrs.
Cr1mp at the hotel in that city last March,
opened fire on him. Carlew took to his heels
but was finally cornered in building where he
was shot to death by the husband Of his victim.
Intense excitement prevailed while these violent
proceedings were in progress and the officers of
the law seemed paralyzed, as they made no ef-
fort to stop the butchery.
On the night of the 29th ult., party Of Is
masked men went to the house Of Job Thomp.
son, colored, about twenty miles from Atlanta,
Ga. dragged him out, beat him and his wife
fearfully, fatally shot his son, and killed his
daughter. Great indignation il felt through
out the county. A citizens meeting at Jones'
boro denounced the killing, and offered $500 re-
ward for the murderers. Thompson says he
recognized as the leader Of the gang John
Gray, whom he recently prosecuted and had
convicted of assault and battery.
A party of Greek Indians attacked two Chero-
KEGS near Gobson station, /. T., ON the 28th,
killing ono and wounding another. The Creeks
were fncensed because two of fhoir number were
hanged BY the Cherokees. ss geKk8s