The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-01
AN OLD WoMAN's WOES.

MARSHALL, TEX, May IA mulatto
named Bill Mitchell. with a wagon and
team, set out to drive an old lady, Mrs.
Leetz, to the residence OF farmer Fink,
three miles distance from McDade. While
passing through thick woods, Mitchell
drew shotgun on the old lady and at
tempted to outrage her. but not being able
to frighten her, he threw her baggage out.
Three men came out of the woods and
seizing the woman's trunks and baggage
pillaged and robbed them, and disappeared.
Mitchell has been arrested.
KILLED BY A MULE.
COLUMBUS, Ga, May 1.-Mr. Larkin New.
man. one of the most estimable citizens of
Coosa County, Ala, was thrown from his
mule yesterday and instantly killed.
DEsPERADoEs BREAK JAIL.
DETROIT May IA special from Mon
treal says three desperadoes, charged with
murder, broke Jail in Joliet, that province,
yesterday. One was shot by Constable
and captured, but the Others escaped.
BENToN's LAST QUART.
ATLANTA, ILL, May 1.-Charley Benton,
farm hand who was working for Joseph
Bell. well-known farmer living Ave miles
from here, sent to Lincoln on Thursday
and got quart Of whisky, which he drank
in less than an hour, and died from the
effects of it yesterday morning
SUICIDE OF BAKER.
KANSAS Cry, May 1.-Charles Hoffaker
baker, lately divorced from his wife, COM
mitted suicide yesterday by hanging him
self to beam under the sidewalk in front
Of his bakery. He leaves two little chill
dren.
Drained WITH A BRICK.
DALLAS, Texas, May 1.--At Kosse, Texas,
fight occurred between a negro named
Tytus and white man named Nelson.
Tytus struck Nelson on the head with a
brick, fracturing his skull. Nelson lived
three hours. Tytus was arrested and jailed.
HE TEAzED THE CoLoRED SISTERS.
GALVESTON, Tex, May 1.-Henry Mitch
ell went to a colored Baptist Church and
got to talking with the colored sisters, when
Bill Allen took exception. Drawing a
razor he began cutting and slashing Mitch
ell, who was fatally carved.
ESCAPED CONVICT FOUND DROWNED.
DECATUR ALA, May 1.-The body of Co.
rom, an escaped convict, who was sent
enced for life from Clay County for the
murder of his brother-in-law, has been
found in the Cahaba River. 1t is not
known whether he committed suicide or
was drowned accidentally. .
BRUTAL OUTRAGE IN INDIANA.
IND1ANApoL1s May Ia report of a
brutal outrage committed at jamestown,
Boone County. yesterday evening, is just
received. A young girl, passing along the
road leading from the village, was encoun-
tered by man named Young, who took
her into the village graveyard and forced
her to accede to his hellish lust at the
point of a revolver. A farmer who hap
pened to be passing heard the girl crying
and repaired to the spot, when the man
fled. The citizens of the place were noti-
fed, and great excitement prevails, men
being engaged in securing the woods in
hopes Of catching the villain. Should he
be. overhauled the probability is that he
will be lynched to the nearest tree.
YOUNG MANS HORRIBLE DEATH.
SEDAL1A, Mo-. May John Rogers, son
Of prominent farmer near Lamont, was
in Sedalia yesterday, and last night the St
Louis express on the Pacific Road ran over
him on the Big Muddy Bridge, about four
miles west Of Sedalia. His head was cut off
and crushed to jelly, leaving nothing but
his scalp and mustache.