The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-02-26
MurderOus MeIange.

On the 18th inst. the BODY of Richard Pea
cock, white man, IS years of age, living on
the road between Darien and Reidesville, Ga .
was found near his home, he having been as
sasslnated by some unknown person. At the
inquest piece of the gun wad taken from
Peacocks side was identified by Young lady.
who swore that it was part of an old dress
which she had given to Jasper Price for gun
wadding. Price is the nephew of the deceased.
He was arrested and placed in jail
Lon Sutton was fatally shot BY Belle Nichols,
keeper of brothel at Muncie, Ind, while at
| tempting to force an entrance into her den on
the night of the 10th inst. The firing was at
short range and most of the balls passed
through Sutton's hands before entering his
head, he having used his hands to shield his
face.
At Louisville, KY, on the 18th inst, William
Hardy and Harry Clemens quarreled over an
alleged remark made by Harry about Martina
Clemens, Harry's sister. They clinched and
rolled upon the ground, and while in that posi-
ton Hardy drew revolver, and shot Clemens
through the head, inficting fatal wound.
James Goodman (colored) and Bart Perrin,
an Italian bar keeper. fought over a game of
billiards at Memphis on the 18th inst. Good
man was shot dead by the italian.
j. Marsh, editor of the Portland (Ind.) Com
naercidl, was MORALLY wounded by a printer
named Williams on the 17th
Charles Meredith. an insane man, forced
himself into New York lodging house on the
18th inst, and slashed Daniel McGregory fright
fully with razor. McGregor's condition is
critical.
row occurred at country dance near Web
ster, Darke county, Ohio, few nights since.
Charles Swaggart a tough man." fired bull
let into the ceiling to scare the girls, when
Lewis Christianson perforated Swaggart's pate
with leaden pellet.
G. d. Gunter and L. B. Gamble quarreled in
Benton county, Ark, on the 17th about the
removal of the postoffice. Gamble knocked
Gunter down, whereupon the latter seized a
shotgun and killed Gamble.
man named Thomas Sullivan, while intoxi-
Gated, refused to leave street in New York
city, on the 18th inst, whereupon the conduc-
tor proceeded to remove him and was aided in
his endeavors by a fellow conductor named
BanElster, time keeper and policeman. The
upshoI of the whole was that Bannister was IA
tally shot and Sullivan had his skull crushed by
a stone hurled by depot employee named
James Hoyt. The officer had narrow escape
from being shot by ullivan.
Near Utica, New, on the 18th, the body of a
Mr.. Leayer was found in themanger of his barn
with throat cut from ear to ear. A pocket knife
was used, but it is mystery whether by him
self or some one else. Mr.. Leaver was missed
for nearly two weeks, and it was evident the
body had lain in the manger under the horses
noses for that length of time.
In an ARRAY at Mckee, the county seat of
Jackson, KY, on the 18th inst, man named
Cox was killed by his brother-in-law. Another
man, name not given, received his death wound
George Willard, farmer residing near Free
port, Ind, quarreled with his 1S-year-old son
about some work which the son refused to do
on the 18th. The old man became SO enraged
that he threatened to shoot the boy, whereupon
the latter seized an axe and struck his father
on the head and side. Willard at last accounts
was very low, and the son nearly insane with
grief
At Leadville, Col, on the 18th inst. Carl
Pfugradt was shot dead by Hart Reeves.
John c. Schnauffee and Henry Krauning.
rival butchers, quarelled at st. Louis Mo-, on
the 18th, when the latter was knitted fatally.
Martin James and Wallace Landrum were
jailed at Lawrenceburg, KY, on the 18th inst.
for conspiring to kill L. B. Ripy and burn his
dlstlllery. James, shortly after being incarcera
ted, seated himself on the couch of Thomas
Agee, who was serving sentence for attempt
ing to shoot James few months previous.
Words led to blows, when Agee plunged knife
INTO the NECK Of James, killing him.
Henri Lezere, the French explorer, and his
entire suite were murdered by Golos tribe in
Africa.
Deputy Marshal McIlhanney was aseassinated
by unknown parties in ambush at Robinson,
Col, on the 18th inst.
Billy Burke, notorious character, shot and
killed Patrick Payton at Scranton, Pa, on the
night of the 18th inst.
In drunken fight at Tradewater Station,
Auzenbaugh farmer, killed man named
Woodruff with knife.
Mrs. F. Mullen stabbed her husband to death
at Scranton. Pa, on the 18th inst.
1t may be remembered by many readers that
George NJ. Roush, wealthy stockraiser, living
! near Bloomington, ILL.,, died about three years
ago OF what was thought to be heart disease.
A statement IS now made that Peter, the second
son of deceased, died recently in northern Iowa,
after making confession that he murdered his
father by putting poison in a glass Of water
standing at his bedside.
A disappointed lover named Samuel Bu-
chanan. residing near Fort Colwell W. T., killed
Louis Fenwick, wounded Miss Mary King, and
then shot himself through the heart, but not
until after attempting to shoot James O'Nei.
The tragedy occurred January 80.
The murder of f. H. Peterson, of Madison
Fla, by negro named Savage, creates intense
excitement. The assassin is in jail, and the
governor has sent two militia companies to keep
guard over him.
Wright Quinn, an aged hermit of Dapn
county, North Carolina, was assassinated by
robbers while preparing his supper, and his
corpse thrown into the Fireplace