Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-15

killed his mistress. Miss Pinkham, at Lawrence
Mass, on the 18th inst. Wardman then shot
himself and is not likely to recover. Cause,
jealousy.
Sam Cole, negro waiter who was shot in
Chicago gambling den, died on the 18th inst.
Theodore Harris, brother waiter, on being ar
rested, confessed having fired the shot.
John B. Hardie, a United State deputy
marshal, was killed, and Horace j. Bone, deputy
collector, seriously wounded by GO moOnshines -
IL. Marshall county, Ala, on the 9th inst.
Near Bellville, New, on the 10th inst, a mob
overpowered guard who was conducting Chas.
Marshall, a noted desperate, sent to prison, for
brutally numbering an inoffensive man named
Mccain, conveyed the prisoner to the outskirts
of the town and lynched him.
At Port Oak, Texas, on the 9th inst. party
of men rode up to the store of Russell Bros,
and after making purchases to the extent of
5000, they commenced a fusilade on the pro-
prietors, killing Abner Russell and probably
fatally wounding his brother John.
-Four negro cOnvicts working ON plantation
near Little Rock, on the 10th inst, broke from
their guards. One was shot dead, but the
others plunged into the cyprus swamps and
eluded the bloodhounds put on their trail.
On the 10th, two constables attempted to
arrest the wife of Joseph Vance (colored) near
Rock Island, Ark. Vance defended bis house.
and was shot dead before the arrest of his wife
was effected.
woman about 35 years DID, wife of a Ger
man named Glassma, living on the Mem farm,
in Marquette, Green Lake county. Wis, in fit of
temporary insanity killed her babe by cutting
its head nearly off. She then went to the sheen
shed and cut her own throat, dying immediate
ly. There was jealousy between man and wife.
The dead bodies of man and woman were
found IN the woods near Moscow, Ind. From
the wounds in the head of each it would appear
| that the man murdered the woman, and then
committed suicide. The identity of the parties
| has not been established.
| A bailif was shot dead at Cookstown, in the
! County of Tyrone, GA the 9Th, while trying to
execute decree. The party who fired the fatal
I shot escaped.
John Brophy and Tom Casey two well known
police officers of Louisville KY, who had been
on bad terms for some time, met casually in a
railway signal shanty on the 9Th inst, and en-
gagged in bloody duel, the former using a re-
volyer and Casey dirk knife. Brophy re-
ceived mortal wound in the bowels, but not
until he had peppered Casey dangerously in the
vicinity of the right shoulder.
In NewberTy county, n. c., shocking trag-
edy occurred on the 9Th inst. John Lyles mar
RED Miss Thomas of Union county several
! years ago. She died and he married her
Youngest sister. who died within year. Lyles
! then married Miss Gidnau, of Newberry. James
| Thomas, father Of the first two wives, met
| Lyles at Newberry, when dispute arose about
| property and Thomas killed LyleS. Before
| Lyles fell he shot Thomas and his son. Young
| Thomas died on the 7th
! The little town of Gibson, ILL.,, is Mortified al
| The discovery of the remains Of an unknown
man, well dressed, and apparently 80 years OF
age, in field, with a bullet hole in bus heart 9
revolver, with one chamber empty, by his side
and with a drove of hogs devouring flesh Oh
! his face and hands. The coroner returned
verdict Of suicide, but there was no evidence tc
| show it was not murder, and no clew whatever
was obtained to the identity of the deceased.
! Ed Powell and DR.. E. N. Cushing were play
ing cards at Trinidad, Col, Gu the 7th inst.
and quarreled. Powell fatally shot Cushing il
/ self-defense.