The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-29
CRIME,
A Startling Record Of Murders for the
Closing Of the Year.

/ CHATTANOOGA, 4kNNy OeCellpsF 90
A special relates a terrible tragedy whiC
occurred this morning ut Bellfont, Ala,
small station on the Macon and Chattl
nooga Railroad, forty-iour miles from Cha
tanooga, resulting in the probably fata
shooting of W. D. Martin, his son John
and @. NJ. Fennell. They are the onlym
chants in the place and the difficulty orig
mated through jealousy, They used pistols
MACON, Ga, December 2s,-Informatiol
has Just been received here from Rount
Oak, Jones county, forty miles from here
that ayoung farmer named Jack William
Gray interfered with a negro dance Mon
day night, and was fatally stabbed BY
three negro brothers, Bob, Henry and AiS
Jackson. Gray fred into the brothers
killing all three, one diving on the spot
one before reaching the door, and the 9TH
er few hours later, Gray crawled out oI
the house and died on the step, =
BIDDEFoRp, Me-, December 2s.-Leon
Moore, Of this place, employed as clerk in
Boston store, came here u few days ago
to spend Christmas, This afternoon lie
called upon his afIianCed, Miss Belle Cush.
man, an estimable young lady and teacher
in the public school. Shortly utter his ar.
rival the occupants Of the house were star,
tied by the reports Of pistol in the room
occupied by the young couple, and on
rushing to the apartment found Miss Cush.
man dead and Moore just alive, Miss
Cushman had apparently been shot while
sitting in chair near the window, the ball
entering her head Just back Of the ear,
Moore was lying neaSthe middle Of the
room with bullet hole under his eye, lie
expired n few moments after the occu.
pants Of the house had entered the room,
It Is supposed that, aCtuated by jealousy,
he first shot Miss Cushman, and then took
his own life. They were both 81 years old.
Their families are highly respected and
nearly distracted by the tragedy,
MOBILE, Ala, December 2S.-PartIculas
have reached here OF a,horrible tragedy In
Baldwin county, near Sibley's Mill, oppo.
site Mobile, Joel Johnson, u well.known
citizen Of the neighborllood, was riding
along the public road when he was shot
from belinda tree by negro. Tho first
shot struck johnson in tho head, stunning
him and causing him to fall from his horse,
While on the ground the assassin shot him
twice agNin,.in the wrist and side and
then dragged him 800 yards and put him
In n pond, thinking him dead. The negro
then mouHtGd the victims horse and rode
off TO party In the neighborhood. Dur.
the night johnson revived and dragged
himself home, q distance OF half mile.
He told his brother, Abo johnson, Of the
assault, Abe us Deputy Sheriff determined
to hunt the negro. IIc found him at Jim
Nlalone's. AS he made the arrest thenegro
drew his pistol. Abe johnson then shot
him, wherGupon the negrO.tshot AbO John.
son through the breast and then ran.
Johnson run little way after and fired at
him, but the negro run on. johnson fell
md died In fifteen minutes. A crowd soon
collected and started In search OF The nc.
gro, who was found dead, shot through the
breast and wrist. He had run about half
n mile down the creek and fell In the edge
Of swamp.
COLUMNS, o., December 2S.-A special
to the State Journal from Gore says au I'm.
known man opened the door OF tho resi-.
dcnCe Of Mary Terrell, widow, living near
that place, tonight, and shot her through
the head with revolver, killing her III.
stantly. Two daughters, in the room at
the time, failed to recognize the murderer.
A vigilance committee was organized and
is now securing the country. The mulerLl
woman was II mother Of "fhe" Terrell now
serving n term in the Ohio Penitcn tiary
for the murder Of the Weldon family, near
that place, four years ago.
MACON, GA, December 2s.-Two wagon
loads Of negroes came 10 town yesterday
from Van Horns plantation, twenty miles
from here. They were all intoxicated
when they started for home. They had
not gone very fur when general riot en-.
sued, during which two men were killed
and their bodies were left in the road until
discovered by Justice Of the Peace
ATLANTA, Ga, December 2S.-Ycsterday,
nt Dalroy, Upson county, In general
fight, Doc. Wilson killed Ed. johnson, his
hnli.brother, and Brad Garland killed B.
Il. Harris. The fight was with knives,
There was third murder in tho same
town. Elijah Whitehead was killed by
Turner Sutton, ut llawkensville yesterday,
Both negroes.