Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07
Tra2iCal Tales,

A hight occurred In Smith County, Tenn, on
the I'd inst, in which a man named DENIM
was instantly killed, and another, ODOw, fatal
ly injured.
David Stiles assaulted Albert Gates at Mil
wood, two miles south of Springfield, ILL.,, on
the 4th inst, and was shot dead by Gates.
VIM. Betham met Pat Hughes on Front
Street, Cincinnati, on the Sd inst knocked him
down and cut his throat. The murder was the
result of an old grudge.
John G. Neal, believed to be an escaped luna
tic, shot five persons at Chicago, early on the
morning of the I'd inst, seriously injuring three
and probably fatally wounding two.
At New Hope, Ga, on the 1st inst, bailiff
| and posse went to a hut to arrest a negro
charged with an assault on woman. A negro
| ran out of the house, and was shot dead by the
bailiff, but proved to be the wrong man.
At Lake City, Florida. on the night of the LIST
inst, party Of men attempted to take woman
charged with child-murder from the house of
W. A. Hardy. Hardy fired into the party. The
fire was returned and Hardy and his child were
killed and colored man wounded.
party of raiders in quest of arms, en-
counted the police in the city of Cork, Ireland,
on the LIST inst. In the conflict which ensued
farmers son named Hicks was killed and three
other raiders and policeman wounded.
A girl at Tombstone, Arizona, told her father
that she had been insulted by Mexican boy, III
a logging camp, and the friends of the girl
went to the camp and compelled the Mexicans
to whip the boy until he died. Subsequently
the girl said her story was not true and that
she had told it for fun.
Russell Schoonover, aged %, was shot by
Daniel Nicholas, aged Is, on the LIST inst. No
cause is assigned for the act. Schoonover will
die.
An old feud between two families named
Ham and Brown, living near Dover, Cbickasaw
county, Ia, ended in regular battle ON the
31st uit One of the parties was killed and
three others wounded.
Axel Hesman, young Dane, was shot and
killed by Ed. Miller, an ex-policeman, at Chi
cago on the LIST inst.
James B. Duncan had an alteration with
Thomas FL. Lowerre, at Chicago, on the 31st
ult., growing out of the jealousy of Duncan,
who charged Lowerre with being too intimate
with Mrs. Duncan. The result of the encounter
was that LOwerre, who was young, stout
built printer, was shot and killed by duncan,
who was an older man in feeble health and
who asserts that the shooting was done in self
defence.
Lew Smith, young desperado whose parents
live at Leavenworth Ind, was hanged by a
Kentucky mob near Buleyville, Harrison Coun-
ty. He killed man and fled, but was pursued
and hanged by the mob.
A young farmer named John Hopper was
found dead in the road near Ramney, about
twelve miles north of Lafayette, Ind, on the
31st ult., with two builet-holes in his body
one right through the heart. 1t is supposed he
was assassination his way from the village dur
ing the evening, but by whom is as yet I'M
known. He was single man.
Francis G.. Pease, shot his wife, aged 49, dead
at Boston, Mass, on the Both ult., and then
fired several shots into his own body, inficting
mortal wounds. Pease and wife moyedto Bos-
ton from Rockland, Me-, recently.
At Milwaukee, Wis, on the 30th ult., Herman
Hidden, aged II, shot his step-father Bonaven-
tura Krimmer, dead, and dangerously wounded
his mother. The youthful murderer surren-
dered himself to the authorities.
Thomas Duffy had dispute with Henry
Bishop, clerk in Fort Bascom, n. NJ, store,
while purchasing goods on the Goth ult., and
shot the clerk dead.
Two notorious characters were confronted by
officers on train at Mechanicsvllle, N. Y, on
the 50th ult., when one of them shot Deputy
Sheriff Post, of Saratoga county, in the neck.
Post returned the fire and perforated the des-
perado's forehead. The other rough jumped
from the train but was shot by a farmer and
secured. Besides the wounded above mentioned
deputy sheriff received ball in the breast,
and passenger carries one in his shoulder.
The prisoners gave their names as Lewis
Proctor and John Murray.
The body of a man named Neil McKinnon
was found floating in the lake at Muskegon,
Mich, on the 29th ult The coroner's jury
found that the man had been murdered and
robbed. He is unknown there, but is supposed
to be sailor.
At Lick Run, O., on the 29th ult., Dick VIII
hanson and two brothers named Scott and
James Upton quarreled, when Williamson shot
Scott Upton through the stomach and James
Upton through the shoulder. The Tiptons re-
turned the fire, but failed to bring down their
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