The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-14
SLEW HIS SON.
The Crimson Crime Of a
Carolinian.
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Janesville Tombstone Man Works
Up a Boom. Z 7, =. !.
A Tragical Texans Terrible
Taking off.
AFATHER's AWFUL DEED

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CHARLESTON, s. G., Jan. 14.-Oliver c.
Ross, s,no a wealthy merchant at Green
vile, has been courting Miss Estella Cav
ingel poor but beautiful young lady,
contrary to his fathers orders Day be.
fore yesterday was. his twenty-tirst birth
day, and shortly after eating his dinner he
met Miss Cavingel and bo'h went off
quietly and were married. Yesterday the
son went to his father and told him all
about it. Maj Ross immediately went
into his library, and returning with pis-
tol, shot his son through the brest, infiict-
ing what is believed to be mortal wound.
The father has left the place. :
I'll BLED TO DEATH. ''
SPRINGFIELD Mo-, Jan. IA surgeon
ampntated Charley McGee's leg Monday,
which was crushed by the cars the day be-
fore. He bled to death. from the effects of
the operation. - ".'s' ~ =" g.
PULLING GUNS FROM BRUSH HEAPS.
CALrFoRNIA,i Mo, Jan. 14-Ephraim
Hess going to call; at his brothers house
yesterday, hid his gun in brush-heap, and
when he started home, in pulling it out,
the hammer caught and discharged tire EN-
tire load into his breast, killing him in
stantly. The clothing caught fire from the
waddine and his body was badly burned.
Hickory TOWNSHIP HUNTER.
DECATUR, Ill, Jan. 14.-Mr. Davis Wat.
kins, a farmer of Hickory Township, III
this county. went out hunting. As lie did
not return his brother went in search Of
him, and found .'hisT dead body in field
with charge Of gunshot in the neck, one
hand grasping the gun and t other the
ramrod. tits supposed to have been accis.
dental.
VERY THEATRIcAL oHAPs nga r.,
BEAUMONT, TSx.s5asi. l4.-Near the vii
lage OF D9elS III ,Nagodoches County,,
above her I citizen named YIN. H. Fin
ley spicided BY. cnttjHs biz, throat, ,Heleft
the ltonse with knife in his hand. and
walked to the goods, one hundred yards
distant. followed by his wife. He barred
his bosom, and showed her where he had
stabbed himself in the breast. She tried to
get the knife away from him, but he
threatened her life, and she fed. The body
was found with the throat cut.
err MURDERED A. WOMAN FOR MONEY.
K.NsAs CITY, Jan. 14.-Yesterday at
Webb City Harry Woodward and his wife
were arrested, charged with the murder of
Mrs. Toms, who died some months ago. 1t
is claimed they p 'isoned Mrs. Toms be-
cause of some property owned in her own
name. VIM. Toms, the husband of the
deceased, used to live in Kansas City, where
he had large investments in city lots. He
is proprietor of the zinc crushing works a:
Webb City.
HE WAS WORKING UP A BOOM.
MILWAUKEE, WIS. JAN. 14.-Geo. Craig
was found guilty yesterday in the Police
Court at Janesville of mutilating tomb
stones in the Evansville Cemetery. He is
marble-cutter by trade, and is supposed
to have taken this method of getting busi-
ness. He cot three months in jail.
SOMEWHAT SURPRISED TRAMP.
STERLING, ILL.,. Jan. 14.-W Smith, living
in the township of Hopkins, came to the
city yesterday, leaving his wife alone. Soon
after a tramp came and asked if the man
of the house was at home, and being AL
swered in the negative, declared lie would
have the best the house afforded. She
banged the door in his face. Then he un-
dertook to break in at window. Mrs.
Smith got a revolver, and after warning the
fellow, shot. severely wounding him. She
| then tainted, and when she came 70 the
tramp had gone, leaving trail Of blood.
He is thought to be fatally shot.