Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12
TFRTicaH Tales.

1noDnas Llnule, an lnn-keeper OF LOCK Haven,
Pa, was murdered on the night of the 9th inst.
John O'Connor, drunken BRUTE shot and
killed his wife at New York on the 9Th inst
Thomas Mcheever, who had been divorced
from his wife for eight years, met her in
butcher shop in New York ON the 9th lust, and
stabbed her to death.
During quarrel between two brothers Bud
and Harry Bassett at Louisville, KY, on the 9Th
inst, over the loan of % cents, the latter shot
the former, killing him.
Mrs. Rose, residing near Ellsworth Kansas,
has made a confession to the effect that her
husband murdered Andrew Ware and his ~
year-Old son on the 21st of September. He
then buried the bodies in field near his house
and fled the country. Cause of the tragedy, all
old G. n ge.
A man named Church, confined in the New
ton, N. c., jail on charge of murder, was
taken from the prison and lynched by mob on
the 7th inst.
Two robbers, known as Clarke, alias "Butch,
and "Frenchy," both formerly of the notorious
Stocbler gang, were lynched on the night of
the 9Th, at Socorro.
Two men were found murdered near Benson,
Arizona, thursday morning, and it is supposed
to have been the work Of Indians.
Mrs. A. G. Bennett, of London, n. H.. who
has been partially insane since the loss of her
son in the battle of Charlottesville, tried to
cleave her husbands head with an ak, infiicting
q mortal wound.
Edward Sanders and Philip Rogers, two no
tOrious characters of Lancaster, Pa, forced
their way into The room of Mrs. Mary Seymour
on the night of the 9Th inst. and in the pres
ence of her three children, Sanders criminally
assaulted her. The woman struggled desper-
ately to escape, and at length succeeded, San
ders following nerinto the street and knocking
her down several times. Mrs. Seymour escaped
to neighbours house, where she died from the
effects of the injuries. Both men were az
rested.
Noio -
gered a newly-wedded colored pair at Pine
Bluff, Ark. On the night of the 9Th inst, and
attempted an entrance into the house. The
groom used his shot gun and mortally wounded
Ness.
Thomas Gartrel and wife-the former of In
diana, and the latter of New York-have been
murdered at Rio Chico by a servant. The au-
thOritieS are pursuing him. A considerable
amount in drafts were taken by the murderer.
At Detroit on the 5th inst. during quarrel
between two shoemakers-John Till and An
drew Schwenk-over trifliug matter, the for
mer beat the latter with stool so that he can
not live. Schwenk was quiet, industrious
man, the father of family. Till is unmarried
and ie of a quaxrelsome disposition.
Dispatches from Marion. o., tell of the de-
liberate assassination there Of Frank Foster,
prominent young business man, by Orrin De-
pugh. Foster was shot without warning, while
standing in the store Of Timothy Kelly.
Harvey Mink shot and killed Mark Raggs, of
Pulaski County, on Stages Creek, Rockcastle
County, w. on the 3Oth ult Both Young men
we're drunk. Mink surrendered.
Col. Hunt, president of the Huntsville, Ala,
cotton seed oil MILL a prominent citizen, was
shot and instantly killed, on the 4th inst, by
the brother-in-law of young lady whom it is
said he was paying improper attentions to.
In an alteration at Jacksonville, Ind,
saloon, on the night of the Sd inst, Ed. McDer,
mott, notorious character, killed John Keefe,
instantly, and Barney McCardIe was MORALLY
wounded. McDermott and man named Duffy
quarrelled, when the murdered men attempted
10 separate them, only to receive death wounds.
McDermott Is the son of A. McDermott who shot
his wife and baby and then committed suicide
few years ago.
A farmer named Leary, living near Rath-
more. Ireland on Lord Kenmore's property,
was shot on the night of the Sd inst. by a band
of armed men, who visited his house to warn
him not to pay rent. He died next morning.
The police of New York are searching for
four ex-convicts believed to be the persons who
entered O squalid tenement In West Thirty
eighth Street, on the 4th inst, and brutally
assaulted an invalid mother, and killed her in
FAINT babe, only fifteen days old, in the struggle.
At New York, on the Sd inst, man named
Baxter was shot dead by policeman who was
trying to arrest MIN.
lad of nine years, residing at Gray's Mills,
Miss, had a guam ell with girl of two years, on
the LIST inst, and blindfolded her and threw
her into a well, where she persisted.
Several citizens of Pitkin, Col. were lately
robbed and badly beaten. The robberies were
traced to Charles Briggs, proprietor of a dance
hall, and bis associates, and on the Sd inst. a
citizens mob, after warning the inmates, set
fire to the hall. Briggs fired into the crowd
without effect. when an unknown party return
ed the fire, fatally wounding him.
Frank Jefferson. an Illinois man, who settled
at Maxahaehie, Texas, two years ago, and who
owns the cotton gins there and at Palmer, Texas,
left Maxahachie on the LIST inst, for Palmer
reaching home, the neighbors instituted
search, and found his dead body in the road,
with bullet hole through his head. The muir
derer is unknown.