Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-04-29
Recent Tragedies.
t Terre Haute, Ind, on the 25th, in q
Albert Hoff shot jerry Dwyer fatally.
'ficer Dennis R. Lyon was shot de
nix Aiken, q returned Californian, VII


At Ierre Haute, Ind, on the 25th, in quar-.
rel, Albert Hoff shot jerry Dwyer fatally.
Officer Dennis r. Lyon was shot dead BY
Frank Aiken, q returned Californian, while at
tempting his arrest in front of Fred Lund's So.
loon, near the postofice, at Adrian, Mich, or
the 24th.
In The town Of Ursa, ILL.,, while a farm hand
on the premises of Harrison Washburne, was
engaged in hauling refuse from the barn on the
oath, he discovered, on loading, the bones of q
human arm. He at once returned the barn and
made search with spade and pitchfork, and
soon came upon the entire skeleton of man
still partly clothed. The man had been shot in
the back of the head, the bullet coming out of
his fsSyehead just over the right eye. The cloth:
NAMED to show that he wore brown jean pants,
and near him was picked up a large round-han-
died knife. The affair remains mystery.
Charles De Young was shot and killed at San
francisco on the 23d, by I. NJ. Kalloch, son OF
the gentleman whom De Young attempted to as
sassinate some months ago.
The dead body OF Miss Jennie Reynolds, aged
25, sister of Councilman Reynolds, of Columbus,
Ohio, was found in a yard in prominent part
of the city on the morning of the 23d. There
were marks Of violence about the throat, but
otherwise the body was uninjured. It thought
that she was decoyed into the place by some
fend, who in attempting to violate her person
killed his victim.
At Memphis, Tenn, on the 23d, Mike Keefer
was shot and killed by Clayton Payne. Cause,
jealousy concerning a loose female
William Lishan and wife, new settlers, four
miles from the Umatilla agency, near Walla
Walla, W. T., we're found murdered in bed on
the 23d, with their heads chopped to pieces
with an axe. Robbery was not the object as all
their property remained undisturbed.
At Mayfeld, Ky, on the Goth, W. W. Ezen,
Of that place, shot and killed DR.. Dalton, of
Galloway county. Nine balls from Ezell's shot
gun took effect in Dalton's breast and neck. The
trouble between the men grew out of an at
tempted elopement of Ezell's sister-in-law with
Dalten year ago, which Ezel prevented.
EZell claims that Dalton had repeatedly threat
ened to kill him, and that he acted in self-de-
fense.
At midnight on the 21st, at Chicago, VIM.
A1cGary, stranger, was fatally shot by Herman
Limberg. The murder was unprovoked.
On the 2lst, Jas. jolly, brought back to At
lanta, Ca, from Mississippi on the charge of
numbering Miss Norris in De Kalb county three
years ago, took the officers to the spot where
she was buried. The body was found near the
surface. Jolly said his brother-in-law, Weaver,
attempted rape on Miss Norris and in the at
tempt killed her, and threatened his life if he
did not help him bury the body. He now says
Weaver did not do it. -
Between II and IL O'clock on the night of the
HOUAA s'oOuC 1U A0A fASllou Luo jail AG AOUoilS,
Mo-, with drawn revolvers and forced the officers
on duty to admit them. They then seized
Henry Mitchell, Dick Yancy and Alfred Catean,
three negroes, charged with numbering an
other negro named Geo.. Matthews, q short
time ago, took them to the railroad trestle,
about three miles from town, and hanged
Mitchell and Yancy. Catean was not party to
the murder, bnt was strung up until he told all
he knew about the affair, and was then released.
In an anray In saloon at Cincinnati, o.. on
the night of the 21st, Jack Wilson was fatally
stabbed by Charles Smith. $500
At Jacksonville. O., on the night of the 21st, a
policeman named James Fewel entered the
store of Cooley & Son, and without single word
of warning shot Chas. Cooley, Jr., fatally. He
then went out and shot himself, inflicting 8
mortal wound. -.
A. week ago a daughter of Tunis Miller, s
farmer living near Corunna, Mich, was married
and went to visit relatives. The other night the
bridal couple came home, and, after all had re
tired, party of men came and commenced 8
charivari. Isaac Miller, brother of the bride
went out to make the boys stop their noise
when one of them, named John Wellman, at
tackled him, whereupon Isaac drew pistol anG
shot him dead.
At Darwin, H., Oh the 18th inst, French
Tonsey was killed by Dick Miles. Miles sus.
Pected that his wife and Tonsley were criminally
intimate, and, finding them together in his sore
on the 18th, he opened fire with revolver witt
fatal results.
In Lewis county, West Va, some unknown
tends are committing mysterious murders
Two men named Heffner and Shreve were
found murdered last week