The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-19
WICKED WORK.
Double Murder and Robbery
in Florida.
A Galley Slave Actor Gets on
His Muscle.
Three Men Killed by a Burst
Three Men Killed by q Burst
ing Boiler.
MURDER AND ROBBERY IN FLORIDA.

Specials to the Star.
COLUMBUS, GA, March ia special is
received here from Madison, Fla, stating
that Solomon Woodfeld, formerly of this
city, was murdered last night, and the
skull of his wife fractured with a club,
after which the house was robbed OF money
and two gold watches. w. d. Helat, q
white man. and three negroes have been ar
rested. Mrs. Woodfield was sister OF
Hon. P. M. Russell of Savannah.
ONLY FEW WEEKS MARRIED.
ATLANTA, GA, March 19.-Rube Johnson,
in Brunswick, struck his wife six times over
the head with an axe and grub5ing hoe,
laying her head bare, and cut her throat
with razor yesterday. They had been mar
ried only few weeks, and Rube was jeal-
GUS. The woman possibly may recover.
THRoTTLED TODAY IN TEXAS.
MARSHALL, TEX, March 19.-Samuel H.
Myers who stands convicted OF the murder
Of Mrs. Mary A. Hoster, his mother-in-law,
OH the 21st of February, 1877, in Johnson
County, is to be hanged to-day at Cleburne,
and the preparations for the hanging are
all complete. He is not yet twenty-one
years of age and still denies that he COM
mitted the murder.
LArEa-Myers was hanged at Cleburne,
five miles from Dallas. to-day. ...
KILLED BY HIS COUSIN.
SULLIVAN, IND, March ia deplorable
tragedy occurred at Patoka yesterday, the
actors in which are said to be of good fam.
lilies Thomas and Byron Fisher, cousins,
quarreled while in an intoxicated condi.
tion, the former killing the latter with q
brick.
HACKED BY A H0OsIER.
OrTERBErN, IND, March 19.-Last even
ing, during an alteration between Frank
Chapman and Richard Chenoworth, the
former used a knife and inflicted three
severe cuts on the latter's head and one
upon his body. Chenoworths wounds
may prove fatal.
| GOES FOR THE GALLEY SLAVE.
BosToN, March 19.-In the Police Cour
at Lynn yesterday Joseph Wheelock, th'
well-known actor, who is at present leadin'
man in Bartley Campbell's Galley Slave
party, was fined $40 and costs for an assa ul
on Mamie Prescott, the Francesca" o
the company. The costs brought Vince
locks bill up to $42 IS, which amount h
paid.
A cooPER's LITTLE CAPRR.
CEDAR RAPIDS, a., March 19.-Charle
Hotter, copper, suicided last night b,
shooting himself in the head while drunk
He leaves wife and three children. H,
attempted to poison himself some tim
since
| ua FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
GALVESTON, TExAR March 19.-A New
special from Phelps says Kelly's lumbe
mill at Lebeller's Switch, international ant
Great Western Railroad exploded its boil
er last night. Three men were killed, ant
the mill and contents destroyed by fire.
HE SANK TO RISE NO MORE.
BosToN, March 19.-On Friday last, Jas
Kerry, aged only nineteen. was sentences
to Deer Island on the charge OF bein
drunk. Yesterday he attempted to leav
tHc ISiduu ny oHibiihinf1 oNipoo oiHV JIM
ley Gut, when the Guard fired upon him
and he sank to rise no more.
| MEXICAN WOMAN MURDERED.
| SANTA FE., N. NJ, March ia Mexican
woman named T PEE, sixty years of age
was brntally murdered yesterday by Jos
Silica Paisa. Paisa himself gave the frs
information when arrested for drunken
ness, stating that the woman was dead
The Coroner's Jury found that the old VIC
man had been most horribly strangled an
and beaten to death by Piasa and com
mitted him. 1t is probable that Judg
Lynch will hold court in Paisa's case.
DELEGATION FROM IRoNToN.
IRoNToN, March 19.-Sheriff Markin
left for Columbus this morning with tn
following prisoners: John Hammond, fv
years to the Penitentiary, assault and al
tempt to kill; Jefferson Bracefield, col
ored, two years, burglary, and Monro
Rigney, one year, stabbing with attemp
to wound.
wooLEE MILL BURNED AT MARIETTA.
MARIETTA, O., March 19.-The woole
factory of Joseph Lorentz, at this place
was burned to the ground this morning
and isa total loss 1t was insured fo
IS 500. The shop of D. P. Adams, adjoir
ing was damaged 800 by the fire.
{ HELD FOR MURDER.