The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-11-20
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E baugh, wealthy Young German nh
{ Ethrse years age, married the aa,;vb,,
D of neighboring farmer, came In
last Saturday night Intoxicated (,
} entering the room whore his w;fa :,
child were sleeping. assaulted tL.,
: with mn Bx. His wife's sknll =,
crushed by a single bFow; and ti,.6 /
: cut his sons throat with the edos !,
the ax. He then went 10 the roo,
where Mrs. Stevens, visitor q,
her child and servant were sEeepiipa;,5 !,
killed Mrs. Stevens and llcrschild H.
servant girl was awakened and sn,oa,
towards the door, but was lnaela y
senseless and left for dead. I1non !.
covering consciousness she rave Il.
alarm and the neiglibors came 10 4.
house. It was not till morning ,h..
the murderer WAS found in tI,ete,.a.
house with his throat cut. lie i ~.
fatally injured. jealousy. drunk.
ness and insanity are supposed 10 bo,.
led to the commission Of the bar.;,l.
crime.
Fort Worth, Tex, Nov. 6.--Yest.,d.v
y. NJ. Bone, who lives near Mana6sla
became intoxicated while 10 the c;,r
and, attempting to return heme Ell
from the wagon when about tbree
miles from town. This morning h.
was found dead, having frozen i
death. He leaves q wife and oos
Child.
Natchsz, Nov. l3.-Wm. Turna,.
to-day, while iaboring under deliripn
treinens, made a strenuous effort -
suicide. He tried first with q pi,tol
railing with it lie used a shotgun, and
wound up BY cutting bis throat with
a razor.
indianapolis Nor. la.---Coruelou,
Curry, an old gentlemen and q sufferer
from delirinm tremcns, at the Genital
station-honse, died at 25 minutes after
70 o'clock this morning. lie was pei.
fectly Frustrated for hours befo,.
dissolution.
Curry has been man Of prornin-
ence and refinement in by-gone dave,
and his wretched death furnishes a
startling instance of what man will
DO for whisky. Three years ago he
came to lndianspolis from his home
N Salem, Ohio, having been Mayor Of
hat city two consecutive terms. He
WAS also Judge Of the Probate Court in
he district in which he lived, and WAS
we'll known as local politician. He
ormed law partnership with Peter
lemon, in this city, which, however,
vas speedily dissolved. He then re-
moved to Brazil, Ind, where after q
hort period, bis wife and child left
lin, owing to his dissipated habits.
Since this time he has been wand
'rer, and but few days ago remarked
Q one OF the stssion-house attendants
hat he would as soon die the death Of
drunken tramp as amy other. Early
n life he made bis own way from
he place of an afpeniice in . shoe
makers shop to the positions Of 'tsust
nd honor held BY him. BE has y
anghter married, and residing as
richmond, Ind.
Denver, Nov. s.-A special from
'itkin say: "John Burks, an employee
+ the South Park tunnel, was shot
nd instantly killed yesterday By Oven
a sawyer. The cause Of the
hooting was the settlement Of q
'hisky bill. Buckley gave hiHssslf
P to the authorities at Alpine.
Nashville, Tenn.. Nov. s.-Mike
jonathan, = shoemaker by trade, con-.
lifted suicide in this city ut eight
clock this morning, BY cutting tho
ain arteryin his left arm with shoe
nife. The caiisc was whisky.
Coroner Carrick rendered the fol
wing verdict in the Gaze of John
ramig, WHO snicidea at the Magnolia
ollse last Saturday: "Dcath from
pistol bullet through the head.
Irther fluid that said bullet was fired
ON q pistol in the hands Of the
ceased, with suicidal intent, while
boring under a 1T Of despondency
used by intemperance and rs,norae,'
Cincinnati Times.Star.
Last Sunday night NOV. 1Ath,l
Franklin. La, Shelby Sanders
ot and killed Warren r. Gliisn.
ley were both young mon at high
anding. The trouble commenced
a bar-rO0m, over 1. d social glass