The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-06-24
He Punctures the Bailiff
With a PitchfOrk.
The Currie Jury Sport Green
backs Galore.
Deadly Deed With a Dragon
Revolver.


UDoc1aD 70 tne Star.
BALTIMORE, June "a. - Professor John
Aloysius Gillespie, scholastic of the So
siety Of Jesus and professor of language
and mathematics at the Loyola College in
this city. was drowned yesterday while
bathing In the Patapsco near the city limit
A party Of professors and students of the
college had gone on an excursion down the
river, and while bathing Professor Gillespie
was seized with apoplexy and drowned.
He was native of Boston and twenty-five
years of age.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING. ..,
TRENTON, N. j., June M.-During storm
last night Joseph Foster was struck by
lightning on the Pennsylvania Railroad,
near this city, and was instantly killed.
SUICIDE OF A PHYSICIAN.
PHILADELPHIA, JUNE N-Dr. James A..
McCrea, a prominent citizen, committed
suicide yesterday by cutting his throat at
his residence. DR.. McCrea was sixty-eight
years old. For the past twenty years he
has been member of the Board Of Health.
OLD MAN KICKED TO DEATH.
PETERSBURG, Va, June 24.-While driv-
ing from his home in Chesterfield County
10 this city yesterday, A. 7. Matthews,
about sixty years old, was thrown from his
wagon and kicked to death by the horses.
REMARKABLY FLUSH JURY.
Er. Louis, June M-A Marshal, Texas,
special says the excitement and general in.
dignation over the alleged cause of Curries 6
ncquittal are rapidly developing. 1t is
claimed by some of the States counsel that
money was probably used with the jury.
Hon. Stedman, of counsel for the
prosecution, says that one Of our
principal merchants would testify that
three Of the Jurors on Saturday night
shortly after the verdict was rendered,
came into his store and purchased liberal
ly, without as much as asking the price,
and on making payment exhibited large
rolls of Is and $40 bills. Maj John M.
Case says one Of the jurors took shave
after the verdict was rendered, on Satur
day night, and rendered the barber fol
change SO bill as the least contained in
y large roll Of greenbacks he took from 9
hide pocket.
He further says that notion merchant
here says and offers to swear that about an
hour after Currie's acquittal one of the
Jurors, purchasing some candy and othel
notions, offered in payment a $40 green
back, at the same time exhibiting largt
roll Of bills Of the same denomination, ant
mid he hadn't been here on the jury nearl,
two weeks for nothing; that he made al
these SO bills during the time.
PISTOLS AND PITCHFoRKs.
QUEBEC, June 24.-At Columbia, neal
Lachute. P. g., bailiff named humphrey
not finding Mrs. Thomas Burns, for whom
be had warrant for beating boy, al
home, proceeded to arrest her husband, fol
whom he had no warrant Burns declined
to 60 and the baiiF fred five shots and hi.
partner three at him, one taking effect ir
the arm. Burns in return beat humphrey
with pitchfork and stabbed him twice fa
tally.
WITH DRAaooN REVOLVER. :
INDEpENDENoE, Mo-, June A-Jerry
Hurley, a notorious young desperate, agec
about seventeen years. and VIM. White, .
hard-working, respectable citizen, becam,
involved in slight difficulty near herr
last night during which Hurley sho
White in the lower part of the abdomU
with dragon revolver. inflicting morta
wound. Hurley will be lvnched If caught