The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-26
TERRIBLE MURDER REVEALED.

QUINCY, ILL, April 26.-A farm hand
near Ursa, this county, while engaged in
hauling barn refuse Saturday discovered
on loading, the bones of human arm.
He at once returned to the barn and made
search with spade and pitchfork, and
soon came upon the entire skeleton Of a
man still partly clothed. The man had
been shot in the back OF the head, the bull
let coming out of his forehead just over the
right eye. From all of the circumstances,
it is believed the murdered man was a
stranger, and that he was killed on the
highway and his body buried at the barn
by his murderers.
FATALLY INJURED BY CARS.
SrAuNroN, IND, April ga freight train
ran over here yesterday boy named Cook,
aged twelve. who can live onlya few hours.
He attempted to jump on the caboose and
fell on the track, the hind trucks passing
over one leg above the thigh.
BRUTAL MURDER IN GEORGIA.
ATLANTA, April 26.-IA Stewart County
yesterday Bill Sasser, white man, and
Ned Beecher, colored, quarreled about a
pitchfork which Sasser bought of Ned, but
failed to pay for. Sasser drew pistol
saying II will show you who you are talk
ing to-" and fired, killing the negro at the
first fire. This did not satisfy him, and he
continued firing into the body after it had
fallen off the wagon on the ground. Sasser
fed Immediately, and has not been seen
since. The murdered man was industrious
and respected.
THE END OF wHITTEN's SPREE
MEMPHIS, April ga man named P. B.
Whitten. living in Winston County, Miss,
returned home drunk yesterday, drove his
family away and then threw the feather
bed on the fire. The house was consumed
and with it Mr.. Whitten.
MURDER NEAR KNIeHTsrowN, IND.
KN1GHTsTowN, IND, April 26-John H.
McFree, a general trader, while drunk
Saturday night. became engaged in quar-
rel with Daniel Thomas, the colored bar
keeper Of Rolla Mclaughlin, at Charlottes-
vile, six miles from here. McFee, it is
stated called. the bar-keeper hard names,
when the latter drove him out of the room,
following him with a stick. On reaching
the sidewalk McFee drew pistol and fred
three or four shots at Thomas, one ball
severing his jugular vein. Another shot
struck him in the shoulder and third
ripped his ear. Thomas fingered until $50
yesterday morning, when he died. McFee
was arrested at once and is now in Jail at
Greenfield. Thomas came to Charlottesville
from Hamilton County, Ind, three months
ago.
MAN AND HORSE KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
NASHVILLE, TENN, April 26.-Yesterday
afternoon Mr.. Thomas J. Mann, Jr., a
school teacher, was riding on the road six
miles from this city. when thunder
storm came up and Mann and his horse
were both instantly killed by stroke Of
lightning.
THROAT CUT AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, April 28.-This morning be-
forc o'clock, VIM. B. Kerlin, one of the
proprietors of the Kentucky Club" on
Hesseeassss.st, had his throat cut during a
quarrel witffs G. Ellis, formerly Of the
Shelbyville Sents-S.l. The affair occurred
at the Woodland Garden. and it is feared
Kerlin's wound may prove fatal. Ellis
was arrested about a. m., and was placed
in Jail.
ABAD MAN CAPTURED.
PAXTON, Ill, April 26.-Great excite
ment prevails to-day at Sa, brook over the
capture Of John Dyer, one of the parties
who attempted rape near Springfield a
few months ago. and for whom a reward of
500 was offered. He was badly wounded
before he surrendered.