Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-08-05


J. j.. Cakes, aged 10, fatally stabbed r. T..
Raincy, aged Is, at Danvillc, Va, on the night
of the 31st nit.
Alta political meeting at Balltown, Ky, on
the 3Oth ult.. Turner Wilson was fatally shot
by johnson, son of ex-Iieut. Gov. johnson.
VIM. NIackin shot and fatally wounded his
brother Michael on the LIST instant, while the
latter was trying to enter Williams house, at
Chicago. Michael had visited the house before
that day and abused his brothers wife.
Near Oxford. N. c., on the 3lst ult., boy, G
years of age, named Barton, threw his infant
brother into we'll where he was drowned.
Ar English missionary aud his two servants
have been murdered at Ismidt, Asia Minor, near
Constantinopie.
An armed mob of about 100 men from ad-
joining counties went into Mobcrly, Mo-, on
the Goth ult., and as Sheriff Matlock was taking
J. c. Carcw into the court house to be tried
for committing rape on the person of Mrs.
Crump at the hotel in that city last March.
opened fire on him. Carlow took to his heels
was shot to death by the husband of his victim.
intense excitement prevailed while these violent
proceedings were in progress and the officers of
the law seemed paralyZcd, as they made no ef-
fort to stop the butchery.
On the night of the 29th ult.. party of Is
masked men went to the house of Job Thomp.
son, colored, about twenty miles from Atlanta,
fearfuliy, fatally shot his son, and killed his
daughter. Great indignation is felt through
out the county. citizens meeting at Jones.
boro denounced the killing, and offered $500 re.
ward for the murdercrs. Thompson says he
recognized as the leader OF the gang John
Gray, whom he recently prosecuted and had
convicted of assault and battery
kees near Gobson station, I. IT,, on the 2Sth,
killing one and wounding another. The Greeks
were mccnsed because two Of their number were
hanged by the Cherokces.
Mrs. Anna Lynch, Of the keystone house,
Portland, Oregon, fatally stabbed Alex. Matte.
son. who, she claims, made d1shonorab]e pro-
position and attempted an indecent assault.
bic at Chicago, was fatally stabbed about mid
night Of the 9th, by his wife, whom he was
endeavoring to persuade to accompany him
home.
Michael Maddox was arrested at Baltimore,
Nd, on the 9th, for killing John Schaba, a
Bohemian. Maddox alleges that he found
Schaba in his (Aladdox's) wife's chamber
Joseph Stats, young man who was married
only 10 days ago, was shot dead in his yard at
Centralia, Ill.,, on the night of the 25th by some
person unknown. Some think it suicide while
Others believe it a murder.
John DlsSs, tue negro who outraged Mrs.
James T. Chilfely OH the night of the 9th, near
Jamestown, Md, was taken from the jail at
Rockwell, on the 9th, by an armed mob, and
hung.
At a barn dance at Green Brier station.
Robertson county, Tenn, OH the Goth, Ben
Webster was MORALLY wounded with a stone,
thrown by Tom Jones. Webster was one Of the
most substantial citizens Of the county.
George Washington, a colorcd murderer, was
recently hanged by a mob, in the backwoods of
Tennessee
Il Mexican army officer being imprisoned at
Monterey for drunkenness, his comrades stormcd
tho jail. Oh the 26th, but were successfully re-
sisted by the citizens and police. Three officers
and fourteen men were killed or wounded in
the melee.
Pat Kelly and Jack Brown, of Rochester,
Pa, who had been on bad terms for years, met
Oh the 25th inst. and chad it ont" Kelly will
die from pistol wounds received in the ARRAY.
A son Of Hon. D. n. Solomon, residing with
his father on a farm about thirty miles >ftom
Council Bluffs, Ia, shot and killed one of two
burglars who entered their premises, on the
night Of the 9th.
DR.. I. NJ. Williams, of fredericksburg, Miss,
was assassinatcd while riding home ON the night
of the 9th inst. A negro arrested OH suspi-
clon confessed the crime stating that he was
paid to kill the doctor.
A party of roughs created disturbance at q
negro camp meeting near Cincinnati, Ohio, on
the 25th instant, and a general row ensllcd.
One Ct the roughs was perforated through the
abdomen by a bullet and several of the darkics
we're SO badly hurt that they are not expected
to survive.
At Sag IIarhor, N. Y, OH the 26th instant,
Miles Morris was shot dead by seaman who
accused Morris of being improperly intimate
with the wife Of the seaman.
DR.. Alfred Lefevre was fatally shot in his Of
flee at Oakland, Cal. OH Goth instant, by Ed
ward Schroeder. Both parties were in good So
cial position, the latter being bank teller and
the former a long established and popular dent
lst Suspicion OF criminal intimacy between
Schroedel's wife and the murdered man led to
the tragedy.