Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-09-01
Bloody Deeds.

ttAOOOy DeeOSs
James Morgan fatally stabbed John Demon a
Brooklyn, N. Y, Oh the 10th ult.
Geo. C. Harvard was fatally and Peter J
Larkin badly cut at Brooklyn on the mornin,
of the 28th ut. They had intcrccded to pro
tcct two women who were being followed b,
roughs, when the latter attacked them with tllt
above result The arrests were made.
Henry Ilirsch,nan, youth 10 years of age
shot and killed his stcpfathcr NIidhacl Boyfal
at Hyde Park. Chicago suburb, on the nigh
Of the 25th ult .Boylan came home drunk ant
| commenced abusing his family, when the fata
alteration ensued.
At Fort Wayne, Ind, on the Doth ult., JOIN
Gruller Killed a teamstcr named Myron BY
striking him on the head with a club.
Green Ellis, alias Erzy, was lynched al
Guthrie, KY, on the night of the Goth ult., fo,
robbing and beating lady named Duncan.
On the night of the 25th inst. near Cochran
Ga, four young white men, disguised, went tt
a negro cabin, broke down the door and fired
into the cabin. The occupant, John Brown
seized Ills gun, fired both barrels and killed two
brothers named Dykes. The top of their hcadt
The coroner's jury returned q verdict of JUST.
fable homicide
The city of Sedalia, No.. was thrown into a
fever of excitement on the 25th inst. by the
finding of the body of Thos. McKinly, a wealthy
farmer and stock dealer, who resided neal
Windsor, Henry county, dead in bed in room
in what was formerly part of the Ilgen house
the appearance of the body it is thought he had
been dead three days. The body was found
by reason of the stencil, which was so offensive
as to attract the attention of people living on the
opposite side of the street. There is q mystery
connected with his death.
An old feud between James Ilvcy and T. r.
Phelps, representative of Washington county.
KY, eliminated at Louisville on the 26th inst,
when the former was shot and killed by Phelps.
The body of Mrs. William Curtis, horribly
beaten and bruised, was found on the 26th, III
a secluded ravine four miles north of Sidney,
o. post mortem examination revealed that
the woman would shortly have been delivered
of twins. Wn. Curtis, the dead womans hus-
band, was arrested on suspicion. The place OF
the murder showed signs of q fierce struggle,
tho womalls clothing being torn and scattered
about. H.
The body of Ettie A. Carl was found in hall
way of a building on West Madison street. Chi
cago on the 25th, with evidence thst she had
fallen victim to an abortionist. The notorious
DR.. Earll. whose Office was the building, was ar
rested and confessed that he performed an op-
Grafton on the unfortunate, from the effects OF
which she died.
A shooting affray occurred at Salamanca, n
Y. on the Oath inst. which will probably result
fatally to John Lock Warwick, a member OF the
Bohn, alias Lizzie Jackson, became enamored
OF Warwick and followed the company from Syra-
cuse. Warwick, accompanied by the foolish
woman, entered saloon when they were con-
fronted soon after by Fred. Jackson, the injured
husband. Jackson commenced firing, intiictine
a fatal wound in Warwick's neck and three
wounds OH his wifes head and body. Warwick
must die, but Mrs. Jackson will recover.
Sheriff Buttner with posse, had a fight with
Mexican brigands, eight miles from Tucson
Arizona, on tie night of the Oath inst. The
Mexicans fled, leaving several dead and wounded
animals and some weapons on the field. A com
pally of United States troops is in pursuit.
The bodies of Simon Zimmerman and wife
were found on the 23d inst, at their residence in
Chicago, with bullet holes in their bodies. Ev.
identity a case Of murder and suicide.
JAS. Thorp. aworkman in the Missouri Pacific
railroad machine shops, at Kansas City, Mo-,
had an alteration on the 22d inst, with Alfred
Perry, a negro, and after the latter had made
or attempted to- make. an assault on him with
rocks, shot him four times, killing him almost
instantly. -
In quarrel between negroes at Burlingame
Kansas, on the 22d inst, Wesley Thomas was
killed by Thomas Smith. Another shot fired
by Smith mortally wounded saloon keeper
named Baker, %