The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-14
Tragical Close Of a Criminal
.aeae Career. 4
Bad Business by Burglars
.- at SaDdOval.
Two Texans Promised Their
Tickets of Leave.
pEATH OF A DESPERATE.

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Specials to the Star. %
SHREVEPORT, La. Feb. 14.-A special
from Lake Charles, Calcasien Parish. says
that Matt. Woodlief the Texas desperado
gambler and murderer, the dread of Hous-
ton and South Texas, was killed there al
IL o'clock yesterday. Many years ago
Woodief killed man in Columbus, Texas
and afterwards became desperate charac-
ter. In 1873 he attacked and fought a
street duel with Alexander Erickson, Chief
Of Police of Houston, Texas. About ten
shots III all were fired with revolvers. Both
men were shot down on Main street and
lay within few yards of each other.
Woodlief was shot in the hip and his hip
bone was broken by ball, and Erickson
was shot through the thigh and the bone
broken. Both recovered but were Grip
pies
TWO CANDIDATES FOR HEMP.
MARSHALL, TEX, Feb. 4.-Samuel H.
Myers, who stands convicted Of the murder
Of Mrs Mary A. Hoster, his mother-in-law,
on the 21st Of February, 1877, in johnson
County, was sentenced in the District Court
at !Cleburn, yesterday, to be hanged on the
10th Of March next He is not yet twenty
one.
At Longview, Texas, Harry Shafer has
been sentenced 10 death for the murder of
Houston Heard, b ,th negroes Shafer IS to
be hung at Longview May 18th. Heard was
killed in December, 1878, and it was de-
liberate and brutal murder. q . ff7
HERE'S YOUR INTELLIGENT JURY.
.SHAwNEErowN, ILL, Feb. 4.-In the case
Of Al. and Ed. Janiison for the murder of
the little girl. Annie Rupert, the jury yes
terday returned verdict of not guilty on
the part of Ed. Jamison, and guilty Of
manslaughter on the part If Al. Jamison,
and fixed his sentence at ten years in the
Penitentiary. The Judge, in passing sem
tence upon Al Jamison, told him that he
was never more surprised in his life at the
verdict Of jury, and if there had been
more diabolical murder committed in
any community he had never heard of it.
BURGLARY, FIRE AND EXPLOSION.
SANDovAI, ILL, Feb. A-Early yesterday
morning burglars entered the drug store of
John L. Robertson and blew open the safe,
which contained some $500 In money and
$4, 900 or 5000 in notes and mortgages.
After securing this booty they set fire to
the building and completely destroyed the
entire stock and building, along with two
story frame dwelling owned by DR.. Doug
las, of Decatur. Loss $1,000. Forty-four
kegs Of giant blasting powder were in mag
azine in the rear Of the building, but was
all saved with the exception Of one keg
which exploded, shaking the town up ter
ribly.
A MARSHAL. A LAWYER, AND A DOCTOR.
KEoKUK, Iowa, Feb. 14.-Consderable
commotion was created here yesterday by
difficulty between City Marshal Hardin
and D. F. Miller, Jr., prominent young
lawyer. Hardin struck Miller in the face
with his fist. Miller ran to his Office and
returned, accompanied by his brother, DR..
Miller,,who was armed with long dissect.
| ing knife and wanted to renew the fight.
He was arrested. --"a
.t ,.,s, FINE HORSES POISONED. t..tss
WAYNEsBURG, IND. Feb. 14.-Dr. Bid.
dinger, residing near here. and Township
Trustee of Clifty Township, Bartholomew
County, yesterday morning found his three
valuable horses lying dead in the stalls,
having been poisoned during the night by
some brutal fend.
WIDOW FOUND DEAD.
BATTLE CREEK, MICH, Feb. 14.-The resi-.
dents of Johnstown, north of thsscty, are
in fever of excitement over the finding OF
the body of Mrs. Brant Myers by a neigh
Dor who CHANGED to go to her house. From
the state of decay Of the body it was evident
that she had been dead full two weeks She
was widow, about sixty years Of age, aud
resided all alone. (