The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-06
Man Brutally Murdered for
Making a Threat.
CHASTINE COX AND PETRO
BALBO TO HANG.
Rival Hotel Runners Fight About
Passengers.
THE DEED OF A VILLAIN.

THE DEED OF A VILLAIN.
Specials to the Star.
Iowa CRY. April 6.-Last night negro
entered the house OF Joseph Marsh and
struck Mrs. Marsh, agtielicate woman, a
terrible blow in the abdomen, infiicting an
injury which will probably prove fatal. The
scoundrel rummaged the bureau drawers,
got about $40 and escaped.
RIVAL HOTEL RUNNERS.
KANSAS CRY, April 6.-Frank Chenne-
man, hotel proprietor near the Union
Depot, and J. F. Leyfeld, runner for a
rival hotel, had quarrel in West Kansas
over some passengers which each man en-
deavored to secure, when Leyfeld stabbed
his rival fatally with knife.
BURNED BY LIGHTNING.
MENDoN, MICH, April 6.-The barn OF
John Graham was struck by lightning and
burned to the ground, with five horses, a
lot of hay, two wagons, and some grain.
Loss, SIS, 900; insured for $500.
POISON IN THE WELL
UTICA, N. Y, April Gone pound Of
paris green was found in the we'll of the
house occupied by Miss Libbie Davis and
her mother, respectable people in Coopers-
town. Another pound was found in the
bucket. Twenty families obtain water
from this well. Mrs. Addison Frazier, for.
merly of Mohawk, Herkimer County, has
been arrested.
SUICIDE OF PAINTER.
KALAMAZOO, MICH, April 6-Jut True was
yesterday found dead at the residence ol
his father, Samuel True, from the effects Of
pistol ball shot by his own hand. He was
painter.
SAD AND FATAL MISTAKE.
ST. LOUIS, April 6-Mr. Frank Hikok, al
Kansas City, early yesterday morning in
the dark, gave his little daughter carbolit
acid in mistake for cough medicine. Tht
child, who was six years old, died in lit
tie while.
BOTH MEN WILL HANG.
ALBANY, N. Y, April 6-The Court Of
Appeals this morning rendered decision
in the case of Chastine Cox, convicted Of
the murder of Mrs. Hull, and Petro Balbo
convicted of the murder of his wife. II
both cases the judgment of the Court be
low was affirmed and Cox and Balbo will
be resentenced and probably hanged on the
same day.
SHOT HIM FIVE TIMES.
| SAN ANTONIO, Tex, April 6.-An Ex-
press special says difficulty occurred at
Uvalde west of here, last night, between
Samuel Griner and James Crossley. Cross,
ley drew q revolver. Griner seized the
weapon and shot him five times, four after
Crossley fell.
ONLY ONE OF MANY.
MARSHALL. TEXAS, April GA fatal en-.
counter occurred three miles southeast Of
this city last night, between two colored
men, resulting in one being shot with a
pistol and almost instantly killed. The
murderer escaped and is still at large.
LEAVES A COMFORTABLE WIDOW.
LOGAN, O.. April 6-Mr Leroy Terrell,
living near Webb's Summit, was found by
his wife last evening hanging in the stable
dead. He owned farm worth about $1O,.
OOO which leaves his widow In comfortable
| circumstances.
KILLED BY A SUSPECTED vIGILANTE.
ScoTTsBuRe, IND, April 6.-James Fitz
simmons was yesterday shot twice and
killed by Joseph M. Harrod, at Austin
this county, on account of an old feud
which grew out Of the deceased and Others
being whipped by vigilantes last winter
Harrod was suspected of being the lead
es of the vigilantes, and was threatened
with an attack by Fitzsimmons, with thu
above An inquest was held, elicitint
the above facts. Harrod remarked that h,
was sorry he had killed him and rode away
No arrest.
A MURDERED INFANT.
PIouA, o., April 6.-The body of ,
female child only day or two old wa.
found in the canal lock here yesterday
tied up in a coffee sack, with its heat
mashed. The body had begun to decom
pose. No clue yet to the crime.