The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-27
Mississippi Man Murdered
by His Aunt.
Two Men Killed on Account OF a
Hog.
Beaten to Death by q Brutal Step.
father.

terprlSe, MISS, states tnat aIerrlule trageuy
has occurred at Shubuta. on the Mobile q
Ohio Railroad, in which Miss Sarah Gill
more stabbed to the heart with a pocket
knife her nephew, Mr.. Asbury Caves, kill
ing him almost instantly. Miss Gilmore
and Mrs. Caves had dispute about the
pasturage of some calves. The former
threatened to kill the latter, and ran
toward her with pole, when Mr.. Caves in
terfered and received his death wound.
The tragedy transpired on Wednesday and
Miss Gilmore was placed in Jail at Quit
man.
MOTHERS MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
Tower HILL ILL, Feb. 27..-Mrs. Lucas
in hasty attempt to cross the l. u St. l..
Railroad track here yesterday was caught
by the engine and hurled to the ground.
Her right arm was severed near the shoul-
der and the babe. which was in her arms,
escaped without injury.
KILLED BY MACHINERY.
OooNEE. ILL, Feb. 27.--Mr. Frank Nor
ris, a very estimable young man of Oconee,
was caught in the machinery of mill, and
instantly killed here yesterday.
CITIZEN OF PROMINENCE CONVICTED.
RICHMOND, IND. Feb. 27.-The jury in
the case Of Johu Z. Crawford, on trial for
rape returned a~verdict last night of guilty
on the count of assault and battery, asses
sing fine of 500, with sentence of six
months in tie County Jail. Crawford is a
citizen of prominence.
THE ADRIAN DISASTER AGAIN.
ADRIRN. MICH Feb. 27.--In the Circuit
Court, yesterday, the trial Of Lawrence,
Sizer and Armstrong, owner, architect and
builder: respectively. of the grand stand
whose fatal downfall killed so many peo-
ple and brought the men under indict.
ment for manslaugtter, was continued in
the next term of court.
ALL ABOUT SOME HOGS.
DODGE CRY, KAs.. Feb. 27.-New crimes
are daily reported from the Indian Terri.
tory. Near Carey's Ferry an old man ac-
cused widow Of stealing hogs. The two
sons of the widow called on the old man
and gave him terrible cursing. The old
nun then sent his son to kill the widow's
two sons. He met one, shot him off hi.
horse, and shot him through the b"dy
after he fell, and rode If The wounded
man rose to his knees and shot the retreat.
ing man through the head, killing him in.
stantly. The wounded man crawled to his
house and died
RED WING cAsUALrIEs
RED WING, MIMI, Feb. N.-The body oi
an unknown man was found by some
hunters yesterday on the edge OF the river
about two miles below Red Wing. 1t il
supposed the man had been drowned. He
had been there evidently for some time.
| A brakeman named Martin Bell wa.
killed yesterday at Chaska, on the Hastings
& Dakota Railroad, by falling under grav
ell train while setting brake.
| MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
FLINT, Mich, Feb. 27.-The case Of thu
People vs.. William Withiam, charged will
numbering George Rhinehart in October
last, was given to the jury last night who
1 after short deliberation. returned yer
dict of murder in the first degree.
BRUTE OF A STEP FATHER.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Feb. 27-News yester
day came from Ema, the place where Car
Manke killed John Attoff. that JOSEPH
Haefner had dubbed his steps m, Johl
Jerge. aged fourteen, fractnring his skull
and inficting injuries from whicl the boy
is hourly expected to die. Haefner ha
been arrested.