Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-11-03

Two road agents were killed BY Mexicans
| near Santa Fe, on the 26th.
In melee 1t q low brothel near Camp Sheri.
dan, Neb., Ed. Collins and James Joyce wert
killed, and Sergeant Green, of company NJ
Fifth cavalry, two cowboys and one Of the loose
females badly wounded. Green's leg had te
be amputated
Frank Allison, . weIl-known merchant OF
Woodland, Carroll county, Va, recently took q
party named Hawke ~ partner in his bust.
ness. Allison soon suspected Hawks Of un6ue
intimacy with Mrs. Allison. On the 2Sd be
told her he was going from home for few
days. Instead Of going as he pretended, he
secreted himself in the vicinity Of his home, re-
turned late Saturday night, and found his wife
IN Hawks room. Allison drew bis revolver, shot
Hawks dead, and lodged two bullets in bis wife'a
body, inficting serious but not necessarily fatal
the authorities. Hawks was 25 years Of age
and rather good-looking. Mrs. Allison IA SS.
At Belton, Texas, ON the 25th, Matt. A. Nc
knight shot James Derrick. Tho bali passed
through Derrick's neck, inficting . mortal
wound and then struck John W. Kemp In the
right eye, killing him instantly. Mcknight
escaped.
Lewis Irwin died at Gallopolis, O., on the
25th, from the effect of wounds received
several days previous 1t the bands OF his father
and mother. II seems that . quarrel aross
about . pane Of glass, when the old man shot
the SON and his mother struck him with club
after he was down. Both are in Jail.
George Lovet4 quarrelled With his wife at
Charleston, Mo-, on the 22d inst, about some
property belonging TO her, when be beat her
brains ont with dat iron aud cut his own throat
from ear to ear.
Edward Lyons, one of New York's most shill-
fnl burglars was mortally wounded on the 24th
by saloon keeper named Hamilton Brock,
whom Lyons assaulted with deadly intent.
The body Of IN unknown and unconscious
colored man was found In an alley back Of Rob-
inson's opera house, Cincinnati, On the night OF
the 23d. He died next morning. and It was
asceitained that his name was Alexander Wood
son. A butcher named Alexander and man
named Ulobn were arrested, and confessed that
they caught Woodson stealing meat whereupon
they beat him.
Elias Simkins, chief of police at pittsfeld,
I'll, was killed BY Elliott Baker on the evening
OF IT, 23d inst.
Ch,rles Draper. Detroit policeman, while Oh
duty and at his homo on the 22d, received in
tellie ence that three roughs we're pounding .
man 10 death. He went TO the rescue, where
upon the roughs fell 0n him With clubs. He
drew bis revolver and fired, fatally wounding
one Of the thugs named Cart Zoellner. The
Other fellows have been arrested.
On the night of the 2Oth, George A. Wheeler
went to police station q San Francisco and
stated that he bad that evening murdered his
lister in-law, Della J. TilkOn, aud packed her
body in trunk. The deceased had held cxim.
Inai relations with the murderer, with the
know ledge Of the latters wife. Recently the
unfortunate victim had been visited BY party
whet er became Jealous, and whiIs his viciim
vas sitting on hia lap ~ ehoked h@ 10 death.
The murderer ~ ta6en into cusfody.
Harry Bruno, ! Wal2 -lmDWn v1a1et5 actor, wa
staetsd end prchah& iat.lly ininTed q New
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