Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-03-25


per Big Sinking creek, Carter county, Ky, on
the night Of tho 18th, and asked for John
Boggs, quite o notorious character who was
concealed about the house. Binion refused to
open the door, but commenced fusllade on the
regulators, firing fifty Shots killing, it is be-
ieyed one Of them. This enraged the regula-
tors, who had come mostly to notify Boggs to
leave the country, and in their rage they broke
down the doors Of tho honse In the onslaught
three shots fired at Binon, who was in
stantly killed. while a rock thrown ut the door to
break it down hit Binion'5 wife and broke her
right leg. Thereupon the regulators seized
John Boggs and after short trial took him to q
walnut tree standing fifteen steps ftom the
house, where they hung him. and then fired
two shots at him, one penetrating his body, the
other piercing his hand.
The wife of Hypolite Belloc, Of Belloc &
Freres, bankers, committed suicidc in the old
Mission cemetery, San Francisco, on the 18th,
by taking poison. Her friends are unable to ao-
count for the act.
A CONVICT in Delaware county jail, at Chester,
Pa, named Richard Neilds broke a gas pipe
while attempting to escape on the night of the
18th inst. and was sufocated by the escaping
gas.
The jury i'll the case of David Urquhart,
president of the Citizens Savings institution,
New Orleans charged with felonious appropri-
ating the funds of the bank, returned verdict
OF not guilty.
RAYMOND TRoXLHR, q st. Louis saloon keeper,
was fatally knitted on the night of the 18th inst
by young rough named Camden Gordon.
A MAN named Taylor Williams was shot
through the heart in his own house at Rapids
City, H., on the night of the 18th. The muir
der ia charged to striking coal miners, who have
been issuing threatening circulars.
JOE CosrIrLo, "a burglar, was srot and it is
thought fatally wounded by VIM Shuttleworth,
whose house he was ransacking. Mt Memphis,
early on the morning of the 18th inst.
CONRAD HIEMAN, a st. Louis drunkard, com
mitted a horrible crime on the 18th inst, while
suffering from delirium tremens. On the day
named, while his wife was preparing breakfast,
Hieman called for her from an adjoining room
and III she entered it in response to the call he
assaulted her with II large knife driving the
blade through the lungs of an infant in her
arms. He then struck another blow burying
the knife in the heart of his wife, killing her
almost Instantly. A brother Of lIioman at
tempted to seize the maniac murderer and re-
cciyed n severe stab IN the back disabling him.
lehman also attempted to kill a young son of
his brother, whom he stabbed, but the boy es
capped by Outrunning the maniac. The muir
derer was captured aud Jailed.
On the 18th instant, at Aurora, Ill, Wells b.
Brown cut his wife's throat and mutilated him
self in n horrible manner. Tho woman WIS
dead when found by the neighbors but Brown
will probably recover. He abandoned his FAM
ly at Lebanon, n. H., some time ago and mar
ried his murdered wife, who was divorced wo-
man.
COWBOYS recently captured a town III Taylor
county. Texas, shot the constable, sIa dispersed
the justices of the peace.
VIM. COMPTON, young drug clerk of Grand
Rapids. Wis, poisoned himself or the 18th IN
slant because of failure to cope With his appe-
tito for strong drink.
BRANCHyIIIE, S. c., was set on fire in two
places simultaneously on the 18th inst. Among
many other valuable buildings destroyed was
the postoliiee. Most of the government prop
erty was saved.
Ar Chicago, on the 18th inst, Martin Power,
in a fit of insane dependency, shot his wife
Bridget, probably fatally and then fred two
shots into his own head, causing instant death.
Mrs. JULIA brennan hanged herself in fit
of insanity at Madison, Ind, on the nth.
Ar Aurora, H., carly on the nth instant,
Mrs. w. Baldwin WAS found dead in bed with
her iugular vein severed, and beside her lay her
unconscious husband, with several gashes III
his throat arms and abdomen. His wounds
sreuot serious.
LEWIS TAYLOR, colored drayman, was
fatally shot by John 9. Wykon, second clerk of
the steamer Hard Cash. AT Memphis. on the
18th INST
+ WV. BAKER. n tinsmith, was probably fatally
beaten and robbed at Lynn, Mass, on the 10th
inst, BY Augustus c. Lindsay, who later killed
himself in EoSton. Il,dsay Is believed to have
been iusane.
MOB Of masked men took Joseph Field from
the isil at Winchester, H., on the 18th inst,
and shot him. Field WAS charged with the
murder of James Padgett, on the 25th ult.
EMORY PHILIIps entered the room Of Thomas
/ ]. Snyder, at the Grand View house, Evansville,
Ind. on the night of the 10th, and kicked IN
the head of brass drum belonging TO Snyder,
who. upon inquuing the cause of the act, was
shot lust above the eye with revolver ana ded
instantly.
WIN. d. Hinton. formerly superintendent of
the Providence and Worcester railroad, con-
fesses that tie has issued forged papers to the
amount of $50. 600, plrporting TO be endorsed
by Wm. Slater and Lyman A. Cook. The oIer-
atoms have been going on for two years.
An Mi Gicott, Wis, ON the 18th inst, man
named Fitl Drummer while in state of lntoN-
icatiop, lifted his son up bodily and threw HIM
10 the ground causing his dt ath IN an hour aud
half. The boy had refused to comply with
some uf hts requests.
OK tue night Of the 9th inst. the safe OF John
L. Hll. a merchant of Clarksyille. Arkansas,
vas broken open and robbed Of over $1,000.