The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-15
Old Man Murdered in Massa'
chusetts.
Three Men Drowned at Rock
Island, Ill.
TERRIBLE ELEVATOR CALAMITY.

dent of the Boston Globe. At the third
floor it was stopped to let off Mr.. Wake
field. At this instant the hook bearing of
the wire pulley gave way and the car des-
cended and struck the bottom Of the well
and rebounded to the first floor and fell a
mass Of ruins encircling and confning
the occupants. The shock was felt all
through the building. Mr.. Milton
Reed, City Solicitor, was severely injured.
and Henry Sewey sustained such injuries
that he died at p. m. Daniel Sullivan
had his left leg broken and the elbow of his
right arm. Jas. c. Crowly had his left arm
broken and was otherwise injured. Others
were more or less hurt.
JAIL BREAK AT FRANKFORT, IND.
FRANKFORT, IND, April 15.-At 9 o'clock
last night as the Jailer went to secure the
prisoners rush was made and six escaped.
AL Pitzedberger, grand larceny; Joseph
Baughman, grand larceny; VIM. Smith,
riot; Com. Spile, riot; Frank Cox, grand
larceny; John Hold, grand larceny. As
yet none are captured.
BAD GANG AT COLUMBRBs
COLUMBUS. O., April 15.-The Grand Jury
returned indictments for murder in the
first degree against VIM. Theis for the MUIR
der of his divorced wife, and against Mrs.
John Gregory for murder in the second
degree. Her victim was her daughter-in-
law, who was at first thought to have COM
mitted suicide. An indictment for rape
was returned against Howard Upton, son of
a prominent farmer, and one against Win
field s. Marks, of Powell's Station, Della
ware County, for an attempted outrage
upon his married niece, whom he had en-
ticed into hotel parlor at night.
HOT FIRE AT HOT SPRINGS.
Hot SPR1Nas. ARK, April 15.-The Schul,
tic Planning Mill, in this city, including a
sash and blind factory and flooring mill
was totally destroyed by fire yesterday
Loss over $4,000 and no insurance.
DRIFT FROM DECATUR.
DECATUR, ALA, April 15.-A negro wo-
man in revival of religion near Living
ston shouted herself to death.
A co,ored man. aged seventy-two, in an
epileptic fit fell into the fire yesterday,
near Huntsville, and was fatally burned.
THREE MEN DROWNED.
Rock ISLAND, ILL, April 15.-Last even
ing a rowboat containing three men, who
could not be identified, was overturned
about mile below the city. At first the
men arose and clung to the bottom of the
boat, but were finally washed off and lost.
EDITOR ACQUITTED OF MURDER
LEAvENwoRTH, KAs., April 15.-The trial
of Thomas Q. Thurston, of the late Sunday
Herald, for the killing of W. W. Embrey,
his partner, on the lst of January last, was
concluded in the District Court yesterday,
and the jury, after they had been out for a
short time, brought in verdict of not
guilty.
MURDERED TOTAL STRANGER.
MARSHALL, TEXAS, April 15.-Last night
about midnight, at Brenham, VIM. P. Raj
ston got into row with Brown, a saloon
keeper, and while advancing on him with
a knife was struck by Brown. He was
then removed to the sidewalk, and In at
tempting to return to the saloon was dis
suaded by Finken, total stranger to him.
Enraged at Finken's interference, Raj
ston drew knife and stabbed Finken to
the heart, the wounded man dying in ff-
teen minutes Finken was railroad
track layer.
AWFUL MURDER IN MASSACHUSETTS.
BosToN, April 15-Penley Hutchinson
was sixty years OF age, and for over thirty
years resident of Huntington, was found
murdered yesterday. He was a bachelor Of
eccentricities, very wealthy, formerly a
manufacturer of wooden bowls, and lived
alone. t1
Yesterday persons saw smoke issuing
from his shop, and after the fire had been
extinguished his body was found on the
floor with his throat cut. His house was
soon after found on fire. Neighbors broke
in to save the valuables and found the
house robbed.
Valuable papers were scattered along the
road. Hutchinson was probably cudgeled
in his house and dragged to the shop,
where his throat was cut. The amount oi
stolen properly is not known. A negro is
suspected OF the crime, and search is being
made. Intense excitement prevails, as the
victim was highly respected.
INcENDIARIsM AT COLUMBUS.
COLUMBUS, o., April 15.-An incendiary
fire destroyed three stables on East Long
street at midnight. A valuable horse was
burned belonging to John Niederlander.
The fear from incendiarism is increasing.
THROWN FROM HIS HORSE AND KILLED.
ATLANTA, GA, April 15.-Mr. N. A.
Henrdon, farmer well known and of con.
siderable property, living near Glen Alta,
Marion County, was thrown from his horse
yesterday and killed, while intoxicated.
He was found by parties passing on the
road with his skull mashed in on the back
of his head.
National Associated Press to the Star.
CHOPPED TO DEATH BY HIS WIFE.
DETROIT, MICH, April l5.-Geo. Francis