Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-04-14

An examination developed the fact that she had
been outraged, and horribly bruised. Suspicion
points to peddlar who had been seen In the
neighborhood with torn coat and blood marks
on bis face.
In the prison yard At Jefferson City, Mo-, on
the 9Th inst, two convicts named Martin Brode-
rick and JnO. Smith engaged in quarrel when
the latter struck Broderick two blows ON the
skull with spade. Smith then ran to the tool
house, evidently intending to escape, when the
guard demanded his surrender. Upon his re-
fusing the guards opened fire upon him, three
Broderick lived about an hour.
Thomas Barker, wealthy retired merchant,
was found dead on the morning Of the 4th In
stant, In front Of dwelling No. 1720. Third
avenue, New York. Richard 0Connell, the oc-
cupant Of the dwelling, was arrested, It having
been ascertained that Barker and he had quar-
rel on the night Of the Sd about dog. 1t is
the animel, and was murdered.
At Narrow Ridge. Mendpdno county; Cal, ON
the 4th Instant Mel 8. Hammalattd killed his
wife Jphanna and Frank A1lssn, whom he found
In bed with her. The victims were Drained
with an axe. Hammalands son who was oc-
cupying the same couch with the guilty pair,
gave the alarm.
Mr.. Simpson, jr., . New York pawnbroker,
was shot and killed on the Sd instant by George
G. Randolph. The latter was undsr Indictment
for blackmailing Simpson BY threatening to re-
veal unsayory relations which Simpson had held
With bis (Randolph's) wife prior to her mar
fiage.
K young girl, daughter of farmer living
near Athabaskayille, Canada, was murdered on
the night of the 29th ult., and her body thrown
In well. young man named La Chance is
under arrest, charged with the crime.
At Los Vega, New Mexico on the I'd inst,
two roughs named David Rudebach and John
Allen entered the jail, shot and mortally
wounded the iailor and attempted the rescue Of
webb, a prisoner under sentence of death for
murder. They were scared off, however. before
they accomplished their purpose, and posse is
III pursuit for the purpose Of hanging them on
capture.
Ben johnson, charged with raping Miss
Annie A. Bal, in Clark comfy, KY, WAS taken
from jail ut Winchester, in that state, on the
3lst u1t., and hung in the court house yard.
Near kalamazoo, Mich, on the night of the
31st ult., man turned his daughter-in-law out
of doors. and when demonstrated With by
neighbors, he fatally shot one of them and
wound up BY dosing himself with nitrate Of sl-
yer. He may recover.
A crazy man named Hope Tucker was stran-
gled by Horace Wood, his nephew, at his home
near Sandusky, Ohio, on the 2Sth ult. He had
stabbed Wood, who grappled with him until as
sistance arrived, when It was found the maniac
was dead. Wood received a severe cut in the
back, and had the end of his nose cut OF bat
will recover.
At Leadvllle, Col, on the night Of the 31st
ult., F. A. Prentice shot and killed F. c. Dixon
while engaged in a quarrel growing out of an
alleged insult offered BY Prentice to lady
whom Dixon was escorting home.
Frank Howard was shot and killed at Preto-
ma. w. Va, on the Goth ult., by man named
Atkins, who claims he did it in self defense.