The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-08-27
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

CRIMES AND OASUALTIES.
GEN. BYRMx, of Fort Worth, Texas,
who was wounded four times recently while
travelling east in coach attacked by In
dams, died at Fort Quitman from the effects
Of his wounds.
FLOODS swept down the glen at Glen
dore, County Donegal, Ireland, flooding the
church at Commicnon and drowning eleven
persons, who were carried away by the rush
of waters.
DIR. JOHN BUCHANAN, Dean of the
Eclectic Medical College Of Philadelphia,
under Indictment for fraudulently issuing
medical diplomas, jumped from ferryboat
into the river and drowned himself, on the
| 18th.
DURING q drunken carousal at the
house of John Kelleher, in Oakland, CAL.
the house was set on fire and two of his
children were burned to death and third
was fatally injured. Mrs. Kelleher and an
other woman, Mrs. King, were both badly
burned, and Kelleher was slightly scorched.
WHILE circus procession was taking
place at Winchester, Va, on the 18th, An
drew Drayton, the keeper Of the hyenas,
who was occupying the cage Of those animals,
was set upon by them and almost literally
devoured before he could be rescued. His
injuries were thought to be fatal.
The naked and terribly mutilated
body of Mary Cassiday, aged ten years, was
found in brush heap in the woods near
Barnstable, Mass, on the 18th. The head
was nearly severed from the body and in the
child's side was large butcher-knife. The
ground about bore evidence Of the struggle
| of the little girl to free herself from the viii
lain who SO fearfully assaulted and cruelty
murdered her.
A MAN named hamburger, travelling
salesman for the tobacco house of Abel
Brothers, Denver, was found dead
in q house of bad repute in
that city on the morning of the
18th. There had been quarrel the previous
night, in which the keeper of the house,
Carrie Smith, struck Marburger over the
head with bottle, and male friend of hers
then dubbed him with revolver. The
murdered man leaves a wife and three chill
dren.
AT Norfolk, Va, Mrs. Elizabeth Ben
son, mother of Chief of Police Benson, who
committed suicide in January last, on the
10Th cut her throat and then jumped into
hogshead of water. When found she was
dead.
JOSHUA BALLARD, City Marshal of
Ennis, Texas, was shot and killed on the
morning of the 10Th by S. B. Alexander,
whom he had arrested and locked up for
being drunk and disorderly on the previous
night.
REUBEN CARUTHERs, a cOlOred cat
tie thief, was lynched near Brennan, Texas,
on the night of the 18th.
FREDERICK ZIMMERMAN, aged 40,
and Jacob Volmer, aged IA, were crushed to
death by descending elevator in the San
dusky CO., Wheel-works. The accident was
caused by a broken cable. Several persons
on the elevator were injured, but none Sc
verely.
A SEVERE storm on the night of the
10Th occurred in portions of Michigan, Wis
great damage to crops and causing the death
Of several persons. Alexander Crunnels, of
Cass County, Dakota, was killed by house
falling upon him. A twelve-year- child
of Charles Dukalow and Mr.. Brown, living
south Of Mapleton, were also killed by like
disaster.
MONROE ROBINSON was hanged at
Greenville, O., on the 10th, for the murder
of Nelly Coulter, his wife's brother. Rob-
inson was a desperate Of the worst type,
having it is said committed several other
murders in Maryland, Kansas and Missouri,
in each of which States he formerly resided.
j. X. ERcHER, wealthy farmer iv-
ing near New Philadelphia, O.. died from
the effects of severe bite on the hand in
| flicted by his insane son.
GEORGE DOREN was hanged at Cor
sicana, Texas, on the goth, for the murder Of
William Fitzsimmons in June, 1873.
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE National Council of the Alba
MAN League has decided to throw off every
yestige of Ottoman authority. The popula-
tion of Scutari are preparing decisive meas
ures against the Turkish authorities. So
complete is the Albanian revolt that Central
Albanian cities have refused to take part in
the movement against Greece.
TwENTY-ONE persons have been tried
| by court-martial and convicted at Kief, Rus
STA, for political offenses. Two were SEN
/ fenced tn DEATH three tn twenty yoarsS i'm.