Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-03-31

At Philadelphia, Pa. on the 2Sd inst, Patrick
Hayes killed his wife and himself.
james Kelly, track layer on the Quincy,
Missouri and Pacific railroad, was shot and kill
ed by saloon keeper named Rich, at Quincy,
ILL.,, on the 23d.
At Dennisoii, Texas, on the 22d inst, George
Allison met James Chisholm and man named
Mosher, with whom he was familiarly acqnaint-
ed. Chisholm asked Allison to let him see his
new pistol, aud after receiving it, cooked the
weapon and shot Allison dead.
Thomas Carmody was shot and killed at Alma,
Col, on the 22d instant, by a desperate named
w. J. Porter. The murder was unprovoked
and in less than an hour about fifty uninasked
citizens gathered around the jail and hung Por-
ter to the ridge-pole of the structure. He swore
until the rope WAS adjusted around his neck,
and at the proper moment he gave the COM
mand to "pull up the rope, boys"
| Peter Stout, Of Stoutville, Ohio, mortally
| wounded his brother on the night of the Goth.
Peter had an old grudge against his brothers,
and last fall attempted to kill his brother 81
mon. On the night of the goth he approached
| Thomas residence, armed with carbine, re-
volver and bowie knife. His brother saw him
coming, closed the door and held 1T, but Peter
fired and sent slug through the door and
through the right breast of Thomas. Peter
languishes in jail.
Al Lycoming county, Pa, on the 22d, An
| drew Miller was murdered by his wife and par
| amour ON the 18th inst.
| On the night of the 18th instant, party of
regulators, consisting Of 100 citizens, rode tc
| James Binion's house, on the upper Big Sink.
| ing creek, Carter county, Ky., and asked fol-
John Boggs, quite a notorious character, who
| was concealed about the house. Bnon refused
! to open the door, but began fusllade on the
regulators, firing fifty shots. killing, it is said
| one Of them. This enraged the regulators, who
had come mostly to notify Boggs to leave the
country, and, in their rage, they broke dowu
the doors Of the house. In the onslaught thret
killed, while rock thrown ct the door to break
| 1t down, hit Binion's wife and broke her ngh'
leg. Thereupon the regulators seized John
Boggs, and after short trial took him to .
walnut tree standing 10 steps from the house
where they hung him with cotton rope, ane
then fired two shots at him, one penetrating hi
BODY. the other piercing his head.
On the night OF the 18th inst, young rougf
named Camden tGordon assaulted Raymond
Troxlert keeper of saloon in ST. Louis, with |
bowie knife, sevefing couple OF arteries in hi
head, from the effects OF which he died in few
minutes. The assault is said to have been I'M
provoked and cold blooded.
A colDred minor named Taylor Williams, q
4 Rapids City, Ill, has been shot and killed b.
agents Of the Moliie Mcguire society, rscentf.
Organized there
i AZ St. Lou;s, on tnc 18Th instant, ConraS
Hiesnan, while lAboring under an attsck Of de
liFium tremens, assaulted his wife With . lArga
knife, driving The blade through tho lungs Of d
infant III MtS. HIeMati's arms. He thGn struCl
arokher blow, buryinG tho knife IL the heert d
Bis wife, killing her almost Instantly. brothO
II Hieuaan atfenpted to seine the maniac muz
derer and received severe stab ID flse bAca
diDahtng him. Hisnnan Nm btuaH Atays ~