Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-08-31
Tragical Tales.

dispatch from Bracket, Texas, dated the
Goth inst. says: 60 While four horse thieves, be-
longing to an extensive gang which have been
operating along the Rio Grande for long
time, were being brought to this place yester-
day in charge of officers, they were attacked
near the town of Dolores, and all the thieves
killed"
At Forest City, Ark, on the night of the 9th
inst, Lutte Wallace invited s. c. Apperson, city
marshal, to take cigar, and while standing at
the corner of the saloon Apperson drew a revol-
Yer and said: 81 think I will shoot YOU" Wal
lace, thinking he was TESTING, replied, "Shoot
away" Apperson fired, killing him instantly.
No cause can be assigned for tie murder, for
the two men were apparently on the best of
terms.
In a street brawI at Silverton, Col, on the
9th, D. G. Ogsbury was killed by roughs.
Charles Dew, negro, was murdered at his
house in Riley township. Clinton county, Mich,
on the night of the 23d inst He was quarrel
some and had abused his wife. Several days
ago unknown men tarred and feathered him.
While James Boyd, of Owensvine, KY, was
watching at the bedside of his sick sister, Mrs.
Mcclure, some unknown person fired through
the window at Boyd. The shock caused Mrs.
McClure's death.
A man named Holt was killed at Washington
Springs, Chickasaw Nation, on the 26th inst. A
dispute over game of cards.
gang of desperadoes who had been COM
hitting lawless acts in Dangerfeld, Titus. Hop
kins, Hunt and Trayson, Texas, were pursued
by citizens who succeeded in killing one of the
outlaws
Ben Blanton, ex-sheriff of Cook County.
had a difficulty with man named James Todd
who had been a witness against him. and each
vowed vengeance on the other. The men met
and began shooting at once and both were in
stantiy killed.
John Hermann, livery stable keeper, and
formerly city marshal of Deshler, O., was shot
and instantly killed by Peter Cole, dray1nan
The killing is the result of long standing feud
between these two men.
Unknewn parties entered the jail at Monroe.
La, on the morning of the 23d inst. and Sc
cured Perry Mason and Alex. Wilson, (colored)
CT arged with murder and hanged them
A tragedy occurred about ten miles from
Edgefeld County, S. c., on the Oath inst. be-
tween J. ". Buzzard and his son and J. w.
Zimmerman, in which Zimmerman was killed
and Buzzard and his son seriously injured. An
old feud was the cause of the affair." The
weapons used were double-barreled shot-guns.
An unknown assassin killed Alderian Pitts a
wealthy and highly respected farmer of Ruther-
ford County, Penn, on the 22d inst. It is
thought the cause of the killing originated
from divorce suit instituted some tune since
between Pitts and his wife.
teamster named House and Cal Hatcher. a.
hickman, had quarrel at Kansas CITY. Mo-,
on the 22d inst, about temporary shed room
occupied by teams, and House shot Hatcher
through the abdomen. House escaped and is
still at large. Hatcher will die
Two desperadoes named Folsom and Hobbs.
having lost money in gambling place at Wal
dron, Scott county, Texas, returned to the
place the following night and shot John Stew
art the keeper of the place. Billy Messingale
who was visiting the Stewart family received
ball through the head, and will die.
Orange, Texas, is i'll a ferment owing to re-
cent lawless acts and the citizens have thus far
hanged six miscreants-Bob ard Sam Saxon
and four negroes. At last accounts Charles
Demo was about to be tried by g Kangaroo"
court of lynchers and the county is being
secured by regulators.