The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-16
Brutal Treatment Of q Little
Orphan. ~
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Cold -BloOded killing at Chi
cagO To-Day.
Doc, the Desperate, Shot by an
Officer.


McGregor, an orphan boy only seven years
old, in the southwestern part of Cerro
GOrdO County, Ia, by man named Gil
! lett. During Christmas week the boy was
compelled to watch cattle in corntields
without sufficient clothing, and be-
came so badly frozen that he could
not stand up. He has been taken
t, Clear Lake for treatment and
when the boots we're taken off by the
physicians his toes and part of the left
foot came of, and part of the toes from the
right foot. Both feet will have to be am
putated.
His body was frozen in shocking man.
ner, as also his face, ears and fingers. His
back is covered with welts where he was
beaten with strap and buckle, the tongue
of the buckle piercing the flesh. He was
so starved he stole the food given the dog,
which. being discovered, he was beaten
nearly to death and his own excrement
crammed into his mouth and he made to
swallow it Gillett and wife were arrested
and are in Jail. An action for civil damages
has been brought, as Gillett is worth prop
|
erty.
r. DROWNED IN THE BIG WARRIOR.
DECATUR, ALA. Jan. 16.-While Mr..
Marion Jones, o prominent man, was with
others engaged in clearing drftwood from
off the bridge over the Big Warrior, near
Blountsville, yesterday, he slipped and fell
into the water and was drowned.
g." DESPERATE FATALLY SHOT.
,GALEnA, ILL, Jan. l6.-A desperate char
acter named John McMahon, alias Doc.
Rogers, was shot in this city last evening,
and fatally wounded, it is thought, while
attempting to flee from officers. The ball
entered the back on the left side, just
above the hip and lodged in the groin, it
is supposed.
MORAN MORrALLY WOUNDED.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Jan. 16.-Last night
David Moran, of Nodaway County. pui-
chased a pistol Of secondhand dealer,
and asked the merchant to load 1t, which
he began doing. While he was placing q
cartridge in the chamber it exploded,
wounding Moran mortally in the left side.
| 1T sPoILT HER DANCING.
MARSHALL. TEX, Jan. 16 Miss Fannie
Smith, young lady near GAINESVILLE, while
going to ball in carriage was thrown
ont by the vehicle turning over and her
leg broken above the ankle.
| END OF AN OLD FEuD.
AUSTIN, TEX, Jan. 16.-The dead body Of
| Mr.. Smell has been found near Hamilton,
West Texas He had been murdered and
several bullet-holes we're in his body. 1t is
believed he was killed on account of all old
feud of fifteen years standing. Two men.
bush and Kemp, have been arrested on sus.
picion. Kemp fought the officers who
came to take him. Several shots were fired
and Kemp severely wounded.
Ho, THE HAPPY HIGHwAYMEN.
DAILAs TEX. Jan. 16.-A Waco special
4 says that three men halted Mr.. George p.
Harrison, on Cedar Creek, Bell County, u
miles from Bolton, and forced him under
threats of death to hand over his money.
He gave them ten one hundred, twenty
fifty, and 800 in small bills, s., 400 in
all. .-t.- st..t. t..,. s "'.
| MURDER AT INDIANAPOLIS.
| INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 16-Louis Autenot.
a butcher, murdered Robert Keifer here
last night. One account is that the former
attacked the latter on the street. without
provocation, using huge butcher knife,
Keifer was grocery keeper. Autenot,
who was arrested, said the deed was done
ID self defense.
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COLD BLooDED MURDER IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Jan. 16.-Jacob Miller, proprie
tor of a saloon at 543 Archer avenue, g0t
up about o'clock this morning and was
sweeping his saloon. When he opened the
front door two men stood there and tried
to force their way in. but being prevented,
one fred pistol at Miller, the ball enter
ling bis right temple. He fell without
luttering word, and expired in two hours.
| Millcps servant girl came into the saloon
Just In time to see the two assas ins run
lining away, bit can give no description oi
the men. Miller: was forty Ave years ,o
age, and leaves wife and children.
a. MURDERERs ARRESTED.
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