Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-09-08
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At Bodie, CAL, on the 5th inst, Geo. Watkins
killed police officer Whitaker and died shortly
after from wounds inflicted by the officer, q
Spaniard murdered John blackwell, a miner,
in saloon on account of the miner beating q
waiter girl; and man named CASTILLO was
killed by John Raun1, the trouble growing out
of the same occurrence.
Newberry county, South Carolina, furnishes
story of horrible and mysterious murder.
While an old man, named Henry Grier, was
fishing In Little river, the other day, he discov-
cred the corpse Of a man in the water. He gave
place, recovering tive bodies, both victims being
the sons of old man Grier. The young men had
been shot to death, and their remains were
afterwards sunk by means of stones tied to their
limbs. An inquest was held. but no trace of
the assassins could be discovered. The people
are wildly excited over the affair.
Henry Kinghorn, a Hartford, Conn.,, black
smith, killed his wife on the Sd inst, by shoot
ing her through the head. He is hard drinker
and constantly abused his wife.
Charles Hites, a chairmaker, WAS shot and
instantly killed at Dayton, O., on the list inst,
by John Halerick. his brother-in-law. They
quarreled about the payment OF small sum of
money which Hites loaned Halerick.
khomas Mcdonald, aged about % years. iv-
ing near Commercial Point, Pckaway county,
O., was taken from his house by a mob and
hung TO tree near his residence, on the 1st
ago and married into highly reputable family.
He has for. long time been regarded as
desperado quarrelsome and vindctive, and the
| community. took this startling mode of ridding
themselves of bad character.
Kline Hamilton, son of DR.. Hamilton, OF
night cf the 31st ult., ,at Bellaire, O., by being
hit by stone as heswas passing an alley. It is
not known who did it or for what purpose.
At Danville Junction, KY, on the evening of
the 31st ult., Samuel Johnson was shot and in
stantly killed by J; Wheeler. The general
opinion is that Wheeler acted in self defense as
johnson had threatened to kill him.
lonia, Mich, was fatally shot by his nephew,
VIM. II. McKenney. aged 1S, on the Slst ult.
Hot words ensued between them in regard to
| payment of wages due the young man, when
McKenny deliberately shot his aged relative.
On the night of the 28th ult.. man resid-
ing near Bla,n!chcster, O., put some poison into
| coffee, Of which his wife and child drank and
died: He then attempted to kill himself with a
revolver, but did not succeed. Amob collected,
| took the scoundrel to nciehEoriug tree, which
they converted into q gallows, and thus did
| what he failed to do for himself, and saved the
county sheriff an unpleasant Job.
John Mullens, Of Silver City, COL, married a
the Both ult he was~assassinated. No clue tc
| the murderer. =
James Bennett, of Troy, fireman Of an engine
on the Denver and Rio Granse railroad, was shot
and killed on the 30th ult, at San Antonio sta
| ton, Col., by party of drunken men, who,
while Bennett was standing in the cab, opened
| fire. Three arrests have been made.
At a picnic at Shannondale, Charlton county,
Mo-, two negroes had quarrel and one shot
the other dead. Shortly after Pat OBrien, 8
constable, attempted to arrest the murderer
but he resisted and swore that no man could
arrest him or take his pistol, whereupon O'Brier
! killed him with shotgun.
! brutal murder occurred at the Blooming
dale brewery, Fort Wayne, Ind, on the 29tl
nit. John Hechstrasser, the murdered man
happened tomeet John and Perry Snoor, broth
'crs. An old feud had long existed between tn,
parties. The Snoor brothers were very drunk
and they concludedit a good time to settle mat
! ters with Hachstrasser. Perry commenced
and was soon in a fair way to be worsted, whel
John rushed in with a large club, strikin,
hachstrasser on the crown of the head, hteran;
crushing his skull.