The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-06-12
A Discharged Engineer Muir
:, ders His Employer.
itr0ci0us Act of An Awful Ala
bamian.
Homicide Of Honey at the Hands Of
Henry Holmes.

specials to the Star.
. A BARBARoUs sTEP-FATHER.
DECATUR. ALA, June 12-Henry Gar
rett. alias Tim. Wolforkcold, while work
ing in the field, near Salem, Lee County
with his wife, yesterday, left her at work,
and going to his cabin choked his little
fve.y year-old step-son to death He is in
fail at Opelika. .... .....y. ..4n
SUICIDE OF AN OLD PLANTER.
ATLANTA, Ga, June 12.-Eli Hood, OF
Pike County, after riding over his planta.
ton, hung himself to the joist in one OF
the horse stalls in his barn. He was seven
ty-eight yelrs old and member OF the
Presbyterian Church. N.
jim cURR1E's CASE. .n D.t #
MARSHALL, Tex, June 12.-Yesterday
morning the District attorney moved to
quash the special venire in the Currie case,
summoned Thursday. The Court granted
until to-day to file the motion. r
BURGLAR TAKEN IN. ...tI
EpArBuge, IND, June l2.-Quite sensa-
Hon was created last evening by the arrest
of young man named George G odrich,
IN the act of robbing the safe OF J. @. Val
en,ine 4 Co., grocers The young man is
of one of the best families, and no breath
of suspicion ever had occurred up to that
time. He was photographer, and occu-
pied the rooms over the grocery. ~
Three men we're on watch, and in NOV
Ing about Goodrich tramped on one of the
watchers, who fred a revolver, but missed
his aim when the Others sprang up and
secured their man. When searched he was
found to have $500 on his person and keys
10 the inner Compartments and cash-box
,.of the safe. He is out OH 81, 900.
SQUIRE CHARGED WITH ROBBERY.
CLINTON, ILL, June 12-The town ot
Kenney has been greltly shaken up ovel
the discovery that prominent Justice o.
the Peace named Barnet has been impli
Gated by little girl in big steal of $780,
which took place three years ago, as al
legged.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, June 12-P. ]. Leonard
lyoung man OF Floyd, was killed by light
hing yesterday. %
HOMICIDE OF HONEY.
ORANGE, TEXAS, June IA man nance
John Honey was shot and killed by Henr.
Holmes in a difficulty originating out o
I. bome trivial matter. Holmes was, OF course
hdmitted to bail in the sum of $4,000.
ENGINEER BRUTALITY MURDERED.
KEoKuK Ia, June 12-Yesterday after
noon at 8 o'clock Abe Greenwood, recent
discharged from the employ of the Keoku
4 Hamilton Bridge Company, walked int
the engineers Office on the bridge, and. il
the presence of Superintendent Million
shot and almost instantly killed NJ. Leffeel
the engineer. The ball entered his mout
and probably lodged in the back part {
The neck. The deed was committed throug
desire for revenge, as Greenwood Clair
that Leffeer discharged him without caus'
DIED WELL RECOMMENDED.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, June 12.--Wm.
Coates aged fifty years, committed suicid
at lis home here last night He had bee
drinking strongly OF late and was yer
much depressed. Coates was at one tin
awell known writer for the daily pres
Among his effects were found letters
recommendation from Gen. George B. M
| Clellan, Adjutant General Townsen
Generals Thomas, Meade, Baker and Wa
Z rem.
SHE DIED FOR LOVE.
r. SYRACUSE, N. Y, June 12.-Yesterday
hs..ermau at Oswego found the body
Mis- Mary Smith, q handsome your