Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-07
murder. His wife has been arrested on
suspicion of numbering him.

DENVER, May A News Leadville
special says that at Astor City, Sunday,
Chris Sibb and VIM. Spittstosol fatally shot
each other while in quarrel over min.
ing claim.
RICHMOND, May 4.-Mar,ha Jones, col
ored, who lived with her five children in
the neighborhood of Christiansburg, sc.
curely barricadcd the doors, set fire to the
house, and herself and children were
burned to death.
CHICAGO, May 5.-Thomas Herman,
proprietor of the Star and Crescent -four
ing mills, prominent business man, and
director of the board of trade of this city,
fell down the elevator shaft at his mills
from the sixth story, Il distance over ninety
feet, this morning, and was instantly killed.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2S-Chas. Wesley
IIymes was hanged at Winncmucca yes
terday for the murder of Il. X. West at
Paradise about year ago
AUSTIN, Texas April 20.-Mrs Houston
living in this country, yesterday, in a fit OF
insanity, attempted to murder her five
children by driving knitting needles into
their brain through their ears. One was
killed and two others seriously injured.
CHICO, Cal, April 29.-Yestcrday three
men, laborers, in the employ of John
Crouch, farmer, on Llano Seco rancho,
were drowned while fishing in Angel
slough. Their names are Henry Lcmm,
Charles IIippctt and Joe Wilson.
CHARLESTON, S. G., April 29.-Threc col.
ored laborcrs were today sulocatcd in a
public we'll
FAEMINGToN, n. H., May IA quarrel
arose today between William Kc.My and
wife, when their son Samuel intprItrcd to
protect his mother The father seized Il
butcher knife and stabbed Samuel, killing
him almost instantly.
MADISON, Texas, May 1.-Lucicn NJ.
Nctsingcr WAS hanged at GAINESVILLE yes
tcrlay for the murder of Willis Cline
August 7, 1873. Ten thousand persons
were present. Much sympathy was ex-
pressed for NctSinger and an unsuccessful
effort was made to rescue him.
PHILADELPHIA, May Frank Burke
was shot dead last night by Policeman
William Shields. Burke was hurting
stones at the officer, having been ordered
off corner.
y Ew YORK, May 2.-Nlrs William
Stokes living apart from her husband
with her aunt in Brooklyn, f. d., was shot
dead tonight hy Edward Kennedy, who
boarded at the same house. Mrs. Stokes
refused TO marry Kennedy. Kennedy also
shot himself hut not fatally He had
shot himself on previous occasion when
rejected by Mrs. Stokes.
EUREKA, May 3.-This morning at about
3 o'clock Billy Martin was killed by
Johnny Brent, the latter being Wells, Far
20 IL Cos messenger between Eureka and
Palisadc The difficulty occurred in the
Tiger saloon while the parties were seated
at ii table drinking beer. They had been
together making the rounds of saloons
during the night, and seemed the best of
friends. Martin had killed several men
| in his time and was considered dcspcr-
ate man. Brent was known to he quick
and game, 50 Il most trivial disagreement
between such men was sufficient to leadto
fatal encounter. Brent was heard to say
that he was as good Il man as anybody.
Martin Immediately arose from the tabl
and shooting commenced. Either three
OF four shots were fired and Martin was
instantly killed. A ball took effect in his
side and ranged upward, breaking hi
neck. He hardly brcathed after being
shot. Brent was lodged in Jail.
PATERSON, N. j., May 2.-German So
cictes of Paterson, this morning went up
to Ganet mountain to grees the rising sun
as usual on the first Sunday in May. A
party Of young men were among them,
Joseph Van Houten, stepson of Alder
man Swift Of the Paterson municipal
board, attempted to cross the land of Dial
zell, farmer owning property on the
mountain top. They were forbidden to
trespass, but persisted, and young Van
Houten was shot dead by Dalzell. The
party then pursued Dalzell to his house
where the police were powerless to pro-
tect him. They fired his barn and house,
and when he came forth seized him and
were about to hang him to tree, a rope
being already in position, when reinforce
ments of policemen arrived and Dalzell
and his son, who is also implicated, were
rescued from the crowd and taken to New
York.
Young Kaiioch Publishes Card.
SAN Francisco, April 29..-The Post
this afternoon publishes the following
GARD from young Kalloch:
EDITOR PosT:-I have not word to
say about the facts or merits of my case.
l wish it to be tried in the ordinary way.
Fair play, especially towards man
charged with murder is supposed to be
Characteristic of American communities,
but expect no fair play on or before my
trial, if the fast men and corrupt detectives
who surround the Chronicle office and
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