The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-06-14
Brace Of Murders in Self
Defense.
A DespOndent Agent Throws Up
His Commission.
Specials to the Star.

words Win announcer negro WueH Opoh0oi
advanced upon Mr.. Dorman with large
stick, in striking attitude. Dorman fired,
and struck the negro, who still advanced
until shot the third time, when he fell.
A murder was committed in Murray
County Saturday by Gilmore Randolph,
who killed Frank Bowman with knife.
1t was caused by Bowman accusing Ran
dolph of having made disrespectful re-
mark about his wife, and in an assault
made by Bowman on Randolph the former
was killed by the latter in self-defense.
DENTISTS ALTERATION.
NASHVILLE, TENN, June 14-Dr. W. G.
Hardwck, dentist, was arrested in'Benton
County on the charge of attempting an out
rage on little daughter of George Turner,
aged ten years. Hardwick confessed his
guilt, and said he was laboring under men
tal alteration when he attempted the
crime He is in Jail in default of 81, 600 bail.
SUICIDE OF AN AGENT.
DENVER, Col, June 14.-Yesterday after
noon at 2 O o'clock, w. B. Kellum, agent of
the Magnetic Shield Company, committed
suicide with pistol. Deceased is stran-
ger in Denver. The weapon was of twenty
two caliber. He placed the muzzle in his
mouth pointing upward, the bullet entered
his brain and he died instantly.
INSANE OVER RELIGION.
DUBUQUE a., June 14-Erick J. Nelson,
farmer, living near Lansing, Allarnakee
County, was found hanging to the limb of
tree yesterday. He became insane over
religion, and hung himself while in one of
these spells.
A FISHERMAN WITH FITS.
HARR1soNvILLE, Mo, June 14.-George
Mahney, an estimable young man, about
twenty years of age, while fishing in a
creek about nine miles south of this city,
fell into the water and was drowned. He
was subject to epilepsy.
BATHING IN THE PARK.
| PEORIA, ILL, June 14.-George Yung-
mann, while bathing in Central Park, was
accidentally drowned.
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY NEAR INDIANAPOLIS.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 14.-John Williams,
| colored, living near Lawrence, this county,
was discovered murdered at his home, and
his wife, white woman, outraged and so
badly wounded that she just recovered
consciousness last night. The deed is
thought to have been committed last
Wednesday night although not discovered
until Saturday. A warrant is out for one
George Stewart, of t,is city.
LATER.-Stewart was arrested and close
ly and thoroughly examined by the au-
thorities, who became convinced that he
was innocent of the charge, and according
ly released him. Three other men. Brown,
Mcclure and Sample, are now in Jail on
suspicion.
OUTRAGEOUS CRIME NEAR cRAwFoRDsvILLE
CRAwFoRDsvlLLE, IND, June 14.-George
Byers, of Darlington, outraged the person
Of his twelve.year-old daughter yesterday
afternoon. Marshal Ensminger, of this
city, has gone to arrest him.
SUICIDE AT THE FAIR GROUNDS.
AURORA, ILL.,, June 14.-An unknown
man was found hanging by the neck in the
ticket office at the Fair Grounds about 6:2(
o'clock yesterday morning. He was seer
about the neighborhood yesterday, and tc
one person gave his name as Michael OF
Nicholas Wier. He was somewhere neal
fifty years of age.
RANDLE AT A RACE.
GALVESTON, Tex, June 14.-The News
contains the following special from Bren
ham: At Graball, Washington County
where a horse-race was being held, F. l.
Randle and Jesse Muse became involved
in heated dispute. Both being quite full
Of liquor, weapons were drawn and severa
shots exchanged. Randle's first shot
prostrated Muse with broken thigh; the
second shot instantly killed a farmel
named Russ, who was looking on. Muse
shot Randle through the hand and killed
the latter's mule. Randle is in jail.
MURDERER's CONFESSION.
COLUMBUS, Ga, June 14.-Mack Hen
bricks, who was hung at Madison. Florida
Friday, for the murder of MIR. Solomon
Woodfeld, confessed the crime, and also
that sometime ago he knocked down
robbed and then killed negro man with
whom he was walking.