Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-08-25
A nIurderous Record.


cago. young woman named Faull1cner, from
Ottawa, Canada, was butchered some time OF
the Goth inst, at No. 1856 West Madison street
Thomas N. Cream and Mrs. Hattie Nackey,
colored woman, have been arrested for,the crime
They mutually accuse each other. The details
arc revolving.
At Leesville, Tex, william and John Little
field, prominent and wealthy stockmen, were
killed in q fight, resulting from an old feud
with families named Fjnncy and Martin.
Town Marshal Morris. at Morrlstown
Tenn, was murdered on the Goth instant, by
u. f.. Richardson, whom he was attempting tc
arrest for using his pistol too freely in Quarrel
Richardson, the assassin, after woundinig Sher.
ill Loop dangerously, was himself shot through
the heart by a young man who witnessed biz
crime.
Daniel Galinan shot and killed John At.
hinson, boss herder at the Rosilind agency, D.
T., On the 10th instant, probably in self-de.
fence.
Joseph Seller, Of Maumee, Michigan, was
found dead in the town of Grafton, Laramie
county, Ohio, on the night of the 21st instant
Two bullet holes over the right ear, and some
ugly stabs in the side, indicate murder. It is
supposed he was the victim of tramps.
A collector named Seyinger was attacked and
robbed by"'two men. on First avenue near
Forty-ninth street, New York city, on the night
OF the 21st inst. He chased the thieves after
they released him, and they turned and fired,
missing Sevinger, butfatally wounding a butcher
boy named Schwenger. No arrests have been
made.
In a political row at Coffeeville, Yallabusha
date for sheriff. shot and fatally wounded
Thomas Spearman (colored), and was in turn
shot and seriously wounded by the negros
friends Two others were wounded in the fray.
The twin children Of John Farley, residing at
Lowell, o.. were found drowned in tub Of
water, on the NOR ming Of the 21st inst. The
mother and father, who arc very poor and ad-
dicted to drink, arc under arrest. They both
deny the crime, but Farley says he believes the
wife drowned the babies.
Frank Stillman, a laEorer, was shot fatally
on the night of the 21st inst, while attempting
to gain forcible admission to a low brothcl in
Urbana, Ill.
Officer Joe Ballard was shot and fatally
wounded by T. B. Alexander, at Waco. Texas,
on the Goth inst.
Edwin G. Mix, Jr., aged 80, was killed at New
Orleans OH the goth inst, by three Derance
brothers--Ferdinand, Armand and Henry The
murderers claim that Mix wronged their sister.
Mix leaves a wife and widowed mother. The
Derances are sons of the late DR.. Henry De-
rance, prominent physician of New Orleans.
> ln revenge for having been whipped by Mrs.
.Hilln,aD, Of Golden, Monroe county, Ca, TO-
year-old negro boy took Mrs. Hlllman's 3-year-
old child to dry we'll, and then pounded the
chile! to death.
John Halcomb shot and instantly killed
MlF.2n Carter i'll grocery store at Columbia,
Tenn. .,ron the 18th inst. Carter killed Halcombs
boasting that he would kill Halcomb himself. y
VIM. Tratford, of Sycamore, ILL.,, went home
drunk, and pounded and kicked his wife to
death, on the 18th inst.
Rube Caruthers, on trial at Benham, Texas,
for cattle stealing, was taken from the guards
by disguised men and hung, on the night of the
18th instant.
At Sunnysidc, Ga, OH the 10Th inst, young
man named Waldron was arrested for clipping
with his wifes sister, aged 12 years. A county
posse overpowered the sheriff, took the pris
oner and cut his head off,,
Atraveling salesman named Marburger was
mysteriously murdered in place of bad repute
at Denver, Col, on the night of the 18th inst.
A dispatch from Barnstable, Mass, says the
Cassidy, aged 10 years, was found in a brush
heap in the woods near that place. The head
was nearly severed from the body, and in the
chjld's side was large butcher knife.
Freeman F.. Gross shot and almost instantly
killed Michael Flemming, on Ewing street,
Chicago, on the 18th inst. Gross had interfered
to protect Mrs. Flemming from her husband,
who was drunk, and being cornered, killed
Flemming in self defense.
Charles Seibert shot and killed VIM. john
son III st. Louis on the 18th instant. A saloon
quarrel led to the crime.
On the 17th instant, Tremaine, an East st.
Louis saloon keeper, shot and killed Horace B.
Vail, drunken customer, who assaulted him.
:" On the 18th inst, John Karin, Buffalo
saloon keeper, refused iqnor to boarder
named Martin Flanagan, already drunk. At
midnight F,annigan arose, entered the bedroom
of Karin and stabbed him fatally in the pres
ence Of his wife and child.
The Catholics had demonstration in various
parts of Ireland, on the 18th, in connection
with the assumption Or lady day celebration.
AT Dungaunon, there was serious rioting. The
police who had been severely stoned, fired on
the procession and one man was killed and 20
of the country, and several police were injured.