Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-07-27
THAEicA,l Tales.

AT Cincinnati, O., on the 23d inst, VIM. Nc
Hugh stabbed his wife fatally because she asked
him for money. He is q rough and worthless
character.
Chief of Police Morgan, of Las Vegas, N.
NJ, killed ayoung man named Trujillo while
attempting to quel dance house row on the
23d.
In saloon disturbance at Bryan, Texas, on
the 23d inst, James and Cicero Porter we're
killed by Reuben saltwater and Lucien Reed.
Saltwater was wounded, but escaped on horse
back; Reed escaped.
A serious row amounting to a riot occurred
at political meeting at Ash Grove county,
Mo-. on the 23d inst. Constable Turner shot
and killed young man named Soub while at
tempting to make arrests.
James Mcdonald, a railroad employe, was
shot dead by the marshal of Dodge City, Ks,
on the night of the 22d. The officer discovered
Mcdonald prow]ing around house and crawl
ing through the grass armed with revolver.
Emil Umfrled assistant postmaster of Lin
coin. Mo-, quarreled with W. Bartlett, another
influential citizen about the merits of a certain
well, on the 23d. when in the heat of passion
Umfried shot Bartlett dead.
A terrible tragedy was enacted in the county
jail at Louisville, KY, on the 24th inst. An
unusual noise proceeded from certain cell,
whereupon two negroes hastened to the cell
and found that two negroes named Levi Bolden
and John Stewart, who had been confined in
cell together, had quareled, and that Bolden
had killed Stewart with a piece of the iron
bunk. AS the cell door was opened, the in
furiated black attacked the officers with his
ugly weapon and was shot dead by one of them
The troubles in Perry county, Ark, have
broken out afresh. J. T. W. Mathews, editor
of the Pauche Valley Times, was shot dead on
the night of the 21st, and a note was left at
County Judge Harrison's door advising him to
leave the country.
Mrs. Helen Johnson, of East Des Moines, Ia.,
was found dead on the morning of the 22d
inst. Her body was hanging by the neck in the
cellar. Her husband is under arrest, under
suspicion that it is q case of murder, not sui
eide.
A gang of robbers near Antonito, Co.., has
been broken up by the hanging of the princi-
pal, Geo. c. O'Connor, who in his capacity of
justice of the peace, shielded them.
Frank Mcpherson shot and killed q Mexican
named Romeras at Glarrietta, N. NJ, on the
21st inst.
One Harvey, a Severn City, N: NJ, rough
for 'brutally mauling Chinaman.
Col. SHELBY TEv1s, of Danville, Ky., was
fatally shot in a difficulty about some real es-
tate
Information has been forwarded to Washing
ton of the fatal shooting of United States Dep
uty Collector Brayton, by mooDshiners near
Central, S. G. The officer with assistants went
to arrest one Mellow, charged with illicit distill
ing, when Mellow or one of bis companions
shot Brayton dead.
Col. John G.. Woods, 70 years of age, living
alone near Gray's summit, Franklin county, No.,
was mysteriously murdered on the 18th inst.
George B. Coles, treasurer of Miners theatre,
New York, was shot by Mrs. Elizabeth B. Cole
man, with whom he had been intimate, on the
10Th inst. He died next day.
man named Easty shot his wife at Boone
villc, No., on the 10Th inst, and then killed
himself. The woman was alive at last accounts.
Cause, domestic infelcity
One of the most horrible and remarkable
crimes on record was committed at Eagle,
hempealeau County, Wis, on the 18th inst, be-
ing nothing less than the destruction by: q faith
er of his whole family, consisting Of himself.
his wife ana seven children. The unfortunate
mans name was Paul Held, and his children
ranged from two to fifteen years. Two Of the
chldren-the eldest-were alive when found,
but physicians say they cannot recover. The
instruments used by the murderer were
Colts revolver and a hatchet. It is
s,lrmised that Helds was rendered crazy by
sunstroke before he committed the horrible
deed, as be has always lived peaceable with his
family. Seven Of the victims were buried on
the 18th inst. '.>ts'