The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-02-17
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parents.
At Grantsville, New, Mathis Salmon,
bad character, killed. s. Missed, miner. Sal
mon was arrested and hidden by All officer to
preserve him from lynching. Salmon's hiding
place was discovered, and he was taken out and
hanged to the framework Of II Windmill.
Five Of the murderers Of Col. Charles
Potter have already been lynched. Fausteno
Gatienis, another Of the party, has been capt.
urcd, and will be sent ont from Albuquerque,
under strong guards, to point out the hiding
place Of others involved.
Aunty Jackson, a negress, aged 1l2
years. has just died at Normal, Ill.
John Forester, a 16-year-old boy, of
Kossuth, Wis.,. committed suicide by hanging.
A fire at Omro, Wis, destroyed ono
half Of the business part Of the town, includ-
ing ten stores, a planing-mill, Thompson 4
Hayden's carriage works and large business
block. The loss is not less than a2eO,00O.
j. @. Ferguson Il Co.'S extensive
pork-house, at indianapolis, has been de-
stioyed by fire. Loss estimated at $500, OGO F;
insurance, $685.
A collision on the Ohio and Missis-
sippi road, near Owaneco, ILL.,, killed three Ia
borcrs and wounded several others.
Sitting Bull is again located at his
old camp at Woody Mountain, British Terri
tory.
The population of Indiana is classified
thus: Total census, 1918. S62, Of whom 1,0l0,
GIG are males aud 967. CSC females, and 80, 26s
oolored, including 23S Indians and half-breeds.
thirty three Chinese, and four Japanese.
Wiley Embrcy, respected farmer OF
Butler county, KY, and six Of his children
were burned TO death. Mrs. Embrey and daugh-
ter escaping. The fire broke out in an upper
room after tho family had retired.
Col. Bayler, with squad of Texas
rangers surprised band Of twenty Apaches
near Quitman, and killed six and captured
three Of their number.
Rush Bennett, colored man, was ex-
ecuted at Eldorado, Ark, for the murder Of
Col. A. c. Jamison.
A woman with considerable money
stopped for lodging at the house Of negro
named John Demps. In Charlotte county, Va.
She was put in room with Demps' wife, but
in different bed. Demps determined to mur-
der the woman. and entered the room al mid
night with an Ak. and. with two fearful blows,
he killed his wife. surprising her to be- the Wis
itor. The screams Of the other woman informed
him Of his mistake. She fed and he, aftc,
buryins his wife. was arrested while burning
the bel-clothing to conceal his crime.
\ panty Of citizens of Augusta, Ark,
lynccd three men who attempted sn outrage
on worthy young lady. The mob rallied at
b ia.l II midnight. gagged the guards and
.,ek the prisoners across tho nyer, hanged
H., M 10 u tree mt, lie was extinct, and COM
pl.Fod the CHASTITY worn b, cutting the bodies
do~l and est ng them n.o tie river.
\ blool-cu,lling horror is reported
from Owcnsvic. Ky. George Preiat, bachelor,
aged 10 years. AMI hi, sister. Mrs. Elizabeth
Gooipastcr. years older. lived alone together.
The SISTER has for long time been paralyzed
AM ie'hihS Ut h6hts
Preait started to tiirow nu Z back log and build
up the fire. lie lifted tlio log, and ia throw
ing it Oh the lire. fell with it, and. being unable
t. rise. WAS burned to death. !lis sister WAS
a,ing ON the bed. but was unable III her con-
di;ion OF health t. got TO him or render him
any assistance. At last. by sn almost superhu-
maj effort. .ha SO, ont Of bed and dragged her
hrothers body ont of the fire, and man
aged 10 get back in bed. and there was
co:hl elled 10 lie, being completely exhausted
and unable to turn over, with her brothers
dad and burned body lying i'll full view on the
hearth. Nothing Mas known of the affair until
the following day. when Mrs. Goodpaster's son
went TO his mothers to help Lis uncle feed
the stock As he stepped into the door
the horrible and blood-curdling scene was
opened to his view. There in bed lay
his mother. with eyes widely extended
and she looking wildly with them, while on the
hearth lay the body OF his uncle, stif and
stark in death, badly burned, and with eyes,
cheeks, ears and portion of his neck eaten by
eats, the whole presenting 4 ghastly sight.
Mrs. Goodpaster had never Closed her eyes
during the whole night, and was lying there
facing the body OF her dead brother and una
bic to move at all or make any noise whatever,
and was compelled to Sec tho cats eating the
flesh from the face Of her brother