The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-03-27
1 RTo6dy Record.

On the night of the 18th instant party of
regulators, consisting of 100 citizens, rode to
James Binion's house, On the upper Big Sink
ing creek, Carter county, hv., and asked for
John BOggs, quite notorious character, who
was concealed about the house. BlnlOn refused
to open the door, but began a fusllade on the
regulators, firing fifty shots killing, it is said,
one Of them. This enraged the regulators who
had come mostly to notify Boggs to leave the
country, and in their rage, they broke down
the doors Of the house. In the onslaught three
shots wee fired at Binion, who was Instantly
killed while a rock thrown at the door to break
it down, hit Binions wife and broke her right
leg. IheTeupOn the regulators seized John
Boggs. and after short trial took him to
walnut tree standing Is steps from the house,
where they hung him with a cotton rope, and
then fired two shots at him, one penetrating his
body, the other piercing his head.
On the night of the 18th inst, young rough
named Camden Gordon assaulted Raymond
TrOXler' keeper of a saloon III st. Louis, with
bowie knife, severing couple of arteries III his
head. from the effects of which he died III few
minutes. The assault Is said TO have been I'M
provoked and cold blooded.
A colored minor named Taylor Williams, at
Rapids City. H., has been shot and killed by
agents of the Molle Mcguire society, recently
organized there.
At st. Louis, on the 18th instant. Conrad
Hieman, while laboring under an attack of de-
lirim tremens. assaulted his wife with a large
knife, driving the blade through the lungs of an
infant in Mrs Hiemans arms. He then struck
another blow. barying the knife in the heart of
his wife. killing her almost instantly. A brother
Of Hieman attempted to seize the maniac muir
derer and received a severe stab III the back,
disabling him. Hieman then broke away, ran
toward the river, since when he has not been
seen.
Wn. Shuttleworth painter residing at
Memphis. Tenn, awoke on the night of the 18th,
and perceiving q burglar III the room, com
nleuced firing at him with his revolver. The
thief escaped but next day he applied to the
hospital for admission having been shot through
the chest. His name Is Joe Costello. of Bowling
Green. Ky. and it is thought he viii die of his
injuries
Wells b. Brown. Lebanon, \. H., man, who
abandoned his family there some months ago,
and short time since, under al assumed name,
married divorced woman at Aurora. H., cut
the latters throat on the 18th INST. and mutt
lated himself III a horrible manner. The woman
was dead when found by neighbors, but the
murderer VIII probably recover.
At MisLlcott, Wis, on the 18th inst. Fritz
Bruemmer returned home in state of intoxica-
ton, and becoming enraged at his little son for
some trivial cause, lifted him up bodily and
threw him to the ground causing his death in
an hour and 8 half.
John c. Wyckof. second clerk of the steamer
Hard Cash. shot and fatally wounded Lewis
TAYLOR a colored dravman at Memphis Tenn
on the 18th inst. The difficulty originated in
Taylor's refusing to sign for cotton which he
had put on dray.
Early on the morning Of the 18th inst. band
of masked men rode up to the Jail at Winches-
ter. H.. battered down the door. disarmed the
guard and TAILOR. and with revolvers in hand.
compelled them to give upthe keys. They then
opened the cell Of John J. Field and dispatched
him with a number of pistol shots. Field was
incarcerated for the murder of James Padgett,
on the 18th ult. He has wealthy connections.
At Chicago on the 18th inst, Martin Powers
put three bullets into his wife'l head, inflicting
fatal injuries. and then, turning the muzzle Of
the revolver upon himself, blew out his brains.
The couple had been married but five months.
The cause OF the tragedy remains a mystery.
Emory Phillips entered The rosm Of Tho~, J.