Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-09-29
TraUiCaI.

In stabbing atfray at Gainesville, Texas, on
the night of the 25th inst, between Harrison
Thurman and John Hayes, the former was
killed.
In fight following ball at New York citv on
the 25th inst, Henry School was killed
A telegram from Galway, Ireland, reports that
Lord Mountmorris, a small land owner on bad
terms with his tenants, has been found muir
dered near Baltinrobe. He had received six
bullet wounds.
Ed. Hogan, an employee of the Ohio e. Mis-
sissippi railroad, went to the bagnio of Jennie
Herbert, at V1ncenues, Ind, on the night of
the 10Th inst, and found Douglas Williams sit
ting In the lap of Kate Adams one of the in
mates OF the house. Without uttering word
ne approached Williams and dealt him terrible
blow ON the head with large hickory stick, in
filcting injuries from which Williams died.
The decayed body of H. FL. Conant was found
in the woods surrounding his house at Cicero,
Chicago suburb, on the 25th. Conant lived
a secluded life, and his neighbors who found
the body had just missed him. AS the house
by burglars
Tom McCarty and Tom Kelly were burned to
death on the night of the 24th inst. at Buena
Vista, Col There are strong suspicious that
the men were murdered and the saloon set on
fire to cover the deed.
Theodore Cheney, editor of the Santa Bar
bara, E0ef11tg Press was fatally shot bv Clar-
ence Grey, political candidate on the 25th,
Tor continued attacks on Grey through the
columns of the newspaper
Two boys In Reading, Pa, quareled on the
2oth INST, over game of marbles: one of them
settled the dispute by killing the other
At Black River Falls, Wis, on the oath inst.
Mary Weldon, aged Is, was found lying upon
the floor at her home, horribly mutilated, dead
and rapidly decaying. A sister, aged II, was
lying on lounge, senseless, but has partly re-
covered. The father is missing No clue to the
murderers has been obtained.
Alfred Smith, correspondent of the California
associated press, at Sierra City, CAL, was muir
dered on the 22d. His brains were beaten out
with rocks. The body was deposited in his
house which was fired Thomas Devine, next
neighbor, with whom the deceased had stand
ing law suit over land title. has been arrested
fol the crime. The deceased was a native of
Herkimer county, New York.
Two men living in Montgomery county, Ala
bama, took cripple named Joe Bradley to Sc
Guided SCOT, and shot him to death.
Henry Lindley, young man employed at the
residence OF Andrew Tiffany, near GAINESVILLE,
Hlllsdale county, Mich, shot his employers
daughter Alice fatally and then blew out his
own brains, on the 10Th inst. Lindley had
conceived passion for Alice but was repulsed
by her, hence the awful crime.
Harrison Hill and his brother Edward (col-
ored) quarreled in the presence of their parents
at st. Louis, on the 18th inst, when the former
with pocket knife literally disemboweIled his
unfortunate brother.
Lee Brumbaugh, prominent attorney of
Miamisburg, o., was shot dead on the afternoon
of the Goth inst, by Geo. Ware for criminal in
timacy with bis (Ware's) wife,
At Midtown, KY, on the 18th inst, five men
engaged in fight at a bar room. John Han
cock was shot through the lungs and will die.
Simon Hancock wounded in the breast very
dangerously. The other three were shot, but
not badly hurt. Twenty-six shots were fired.
The bar keeper was wounded accidentally. The
row was a renewal of an old feud.
John Nevins, farmer, living near Rochester.
Mimi, has at various times abused his wife and
hired man. On the 18th he was pounding Mrs
Nevlns, Jas usual, when Burke, an employee, inter-
fered. Turning on Burke, he was administer
ing severe chastisement to him when another
farm laborer, named Bulen, appeared on the
scene and put bullet through the ruffian kill
ing him instantly.
A German named Wachtel shot his divorced
wife dangerously, and then sucided, at Mil
waukee, Wis, on the 10Th inst