Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-08-18
assault on his wife with poker, when the son
seized spade and felled him. His skull was

seized a spade and folled him. His skull was
| crushed.
Mr.. X. E. Parkhurst, young lawyer of Bath,
N. Y. shot and killed Fannie Howell, the
daughter Of a prominent merchant of that
town, on the 14th instant. Parkhurst then
committed suicide. The murderer and his vic
tim were married four years ago, but never
lived together, as legal separation was had
Immediately after the marriage. Parkhurst's
act was in consequence Of the young lady's re-
fusal to live with him as his wife.
Deputy Sheriff Farnsworth was fatally shot
wounded, by Dan Linchan, a whisky dealer at
Buena Vista, Col, on the night of the 18th i'll
stant. All the parties had been drinking in
Linehan's establishment.
United States Marshall Willard Ayers, was
fatally shot at Cherokee town, Chiokasaw
nation, on the 18th inst, by negro whom he
attempted to arrest.
At barbecue at Texarcana. Texas, on the
18th inst, one negro was killed and two wounded.
man named Moore, a clerk in Shows store,
was found dead 18 miles east Of Dodge, Texas,
on the 18th inst, shot III the head and brest.
At Niles, O., on the 18th inst, Darius Parks
found John Mcdonald in his house. with
his wife, and ordered him out. Instead
of going he endeavorcd to put Parks out. when
Parks st; ;=ed gun and lodged fourteen shot in
11cDoll;Ssd's head, causing instant death.
Turner Balen was shot and mortally wounded
by Joe Smith, at dance at Memphis, Tenn, on
the 18th inst.
John Norman was fatally shot by his father
in-law. Roger Russell, 70 years old, near New
Albany, o., OH the 18th inst. Norman received
the contsnts of shot gun in the face, tearing,
out both his eyes. Cause, Il-treatment by
Norman of his WIFE
At New York city, on the 18th inst, Amandee
Blgot, a French timer. cut the throat of Mrs.
Marietta Renarl, married woman who had re-
jccted his advances. The woman died instantly.
Bigot then cut his own throat.
A blaclibc11ying party found the dead body of
q man in the bush at Locust Valley, N. Y, on
the Sth inst. The head had been completely
severed from the body. The remains were
those of man about so. He was well dressed,
and, as his pockets were turned inside out, it is
supposed that he was killed for his money.
Alexander Rush, prominent farmer Of Ste,l-
ben county, Ind, shot his wife fatally on the
10th inst. Cause jealousy.
In VOW on the 9th inst, near Bethel Church,
on Columbia pike, Greensburg, Ky, Felix Car
lilc killed Jack Gowtv with a gun. Gowdy's
friends i'll turn shot Carlle in two places and
stabbed him twice. Ali are colored. Carlle
was not expected to live.
Alphonso Klock shot Jerry Holden, of Hcrki
mer, dead, on the night Of tue 9Th inst, at
Little Falls, N. Y. Holden mad held improper
relations with klccl's sister.
On the morning of the 9th inst. the body of
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the Tenth street bridge piers at Pittsburg, Pa,
with his skull fractured aud other wounds. II
is supposed the man was murdered in house
near by and carried to the bridge.
In a saloon row at Nluscantah, ILL.,, Oh the 9Th
inst, VIM. Trullocl1 shot and killed Geo. Weth-
port and wounded q man named Herman.
Jarvis N. Phelps Killed Sadie A. Grover, his
former mistress, and then fatally shot himself
near Shutesburg Centre Mass, on the Sth inst.
Phelps had served a sentence for biganly and
had erdeavorcd to get the girl to live with him
again.
| At Nikelyolt, Texas, on the 9TH inst. A.
Frugal qualrelcd with P. H. Snyder and H. NJ.
wahlfrom. Snyder was killed and Frugal dan
gerously injured.
Thomas Boyd, crown solicitor, and his two
sons, were fired at by masked assassins neal
New Ross, Ireland, on the Sth inst. One Of
Bovd's sons was fatally shot through the lungs
and Boyd and his other son received slight
wounds.
Thomas Beckett, of Jacksonville, Ill.,, quar-
relied with his wife recently and ran away with
their infant child. The infant died in few
days, When Beckett returned to see his wife, but
was refused entrance to the house and ex-
changed pistol shots with his wife's brother.
Beckett was pursued by officers who corncrcd
him in field and captured him, but not until
two of the officers received serious wounds.