Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-07

A young g1rl, daughter of farmer living
near Athabaskaville, Canada, was murdered on
the night OF the 29th ult., and her body thrown
IN well. young man named La Chance is
under arrest, charged with the crime.
At Los Vega, New Mexico, on the Cd inst,
two roughs named David Rudebach and John
Allen entered the jail, shot and MORALLY
wounded the jailor and attempted the rescue of
webb, q prisoner under sentence of death for
murder. They were scared off, however. before
they accomplished their purpose, and posse is
IN pursuit for the purpose of hanging them on
capture.
Ben Johnson, charged with raping Miss
Annie A. Ball, in Clark comfy, KY, was taken
from jail at Winchester in that state, on the
31st ult., and lung in the court house yard.
Near Kalamazoo, Mich, on the night of the
31st ult., man turned his daughter-in-law out
OF doors. and when demonstrated with by
neighbors, he fatally shot one of them and
wound up by dosing himself with nitrate of sill
yer. He may recover. H
A crazy man named Hope Tucker was stran-
gled by Horace Wood, his nephew at his home
near Sandusky, Ohio, on the 2Sth ult. He had
stabbed Wood, who grappled with him until as
sistance arrived, when It was found the maniac
was dead. Wood received severe cut In the
back, and had the end of his nose cut off but
will recover.
At Leadv1lle, Col, on the night of tho 31st
ult, f. A. Prentice shot and killed F. G. Dixon
while engaged in quarrel growing out of an
alleged insult offered by Prentice to lady
whom Dixon was escOrtng home.
Frank Howard was shot and killed at Preto-
ma; W. Va, on the 10th ult., by o man named
Atkins, who claims he did it in self defense.
James Edward johnson was shot dead at
Washington. d. c., on the night OF the 29th
ult., by Joseph, alias "Big Fool" Johnson
Charles Theis, Jr., and Joseph Ritter, two
well-known young men of Newport, KY, at
tended ball together at the Eclipse hail, at
Newport on the night of the 10Th ult., and be-
came involved IN aquarrel about certain young
lady. They were separated, but while gong
home they renewed ho5tilities and Theis re-
ceiyed fatal wound from pistol discharged
by Ritter. .i
Deputy Sheriff Latham hot and killed a
soldier of the tweEty-ffth infantry, at Fort
Davis, La, On the 29th ult., while trying to ar
rest hun. Latham claims that he used the
pistol as club, when it exploded, the bali
passing through the soldiers brain. The pub
lie dlscredlt his statement.
The body of Amos Whitney was found in a
ravine near Greenville, KY, on the Goth ult.,
with his head cut off, and near by lay his own
broad-axe with which the act was done. His
employer, man named Tule, and friend
named Bough, have been arrested on suspicion.
Jim Burns, negro, shot and killed his wife
at ST. Louis on the night of the 28th ult. Mrs
Burns had left her husband, owing to abuse,
and when stricken down was employed as a
domestic in private house.
The startling disclosure was made at Pitts
burg, Pa, Oh the 10Th ult., that John Geehaing,
pauper from Westmoreland county, who wae
sent some time ago to the insane department of
the Allegheny city poor farm, had been MUIR
dered by some one unknown, seven weeks ago,
the officers of the institution burying the body.
1t is alleged that the killing was done by the
superintendent of the insane department.
At Louisville, KY, on the 18th ult., VIM.
Alfred and Frank Wheeler, alias Simmons.
quarreled over Kate White ''soiled dove"
when Alfred cut Wheelers throat, killing him
instantly