Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-01
AMurdcrous Record.

Cornelius Mayer, q well-known glass manu-.
facturer of Brooklyn, N. Y, was assaulted by
rowdies on the streets of Wiliamsburgh, N. Y,
on the night of the Goth and killed. Mayors
foreman was with him at the time and identified
one William Hanley as the man who inflicted
T In a saloon row at Fischer's Greek, near
Duluth, Mimi, on the 26th inst, Ed. Brennon
was struck behind the ear with loaded cane,
and instantly killed. z.a,s~
On the night Of the s9sth instant, II Buen,
Vista, Col, an incendiary attempted to burn
sued by a mob, who fired several shots, fatally
rounding one man and severely wounding two
others. The mob then attacked Judge Casey,
intending to murder him, but he escaped. A
short time since petition signed by citizens
caused the dismissal by Judge Casey Of some Of
the members Of the police force, which caused
the attack on him. ~ ts III IA u :
A NEGRO working in chain gang at Norfolk,
Va, on the 26th inst, refused to obey the or
der of his officer, whereupon the latter struck
him brutal blow. The negro, mfuriated al
such treatment, returned the blow and attempt.
ed to escape. The officer shot at him, killing
him almost instantly.
Parker, was killed while defending his drunken
father from an attack of roughs.
An atrocious murder was committed in the
lower part Of Union county, KY, on the 21st
inst. Billy Smith, . young and highly respected
farmer, had negro employed to work for him,
but he discharged the negro on the morning Of
the 21st inst, and soon after started for hif
farm to work. In going there he had to pass
/ through NARROW lane, where be was set upon
by the yillianous black, who with one sweep OF
razor severed Smiths jugular vein and wind
pipe, then disembowelled him, tore his heart
out and threw it in fence corner. Some
neighbors who were short distance away saw
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murderer.
AT Grahrey City, s. c., aruffian named Pear
son entered the residence, of = gentleman, whose
wife detected him rifing . trunk. He made of
with the booty, and, being pursued by the citi.
zens and refusing to surrender, was shot to
death.
". r. Paesdale, a prominent citizen of schul.
ienburg, Texas, was murdered by cattle thieves
william NJ. Wills was shot and killed in Wash
ington township, eight miles from Mount Ayr,
Iowa, on the -23d inst, by two brothers named
Golden. The killing was caused Sby:a quarrel
over game of pool.
William Cunningham was killed and j. P.
O'Brien seriously wounded during quarrel al
The prisoners in Sangamon county Ol) jai
attempted to overcome the officers, on the 22d
inst, and in resisting the attempt the sheriff
shot and killed Jacob Mitchell, the ringleader:
Mitchell Was awaiting trial for selling iquo,
without paying special tax. ..l.. ..-...
John and Henry Frechman,= Of Cornwall
Conn.,, were fatally shot on the night of thu
18th inst, by an unknown person, while they
were returning to to their homes.
t :. William Burke killed Pat Harris and. wife al
Richmond, Va, on the 2Qth inst An oolored
Hayde Brown, condemned murderer, at
tempted suicide in the jail at Kansas City, Mo-.
on the 21st inst, by taking laudanum, but the
jailor discovered his intention in time to prevent
the act. It transpired afterward that the deco
was premeditated between Brown and his wife
as herbody was found at her residence, with 8
ton was pinned to the breast Of their little child