Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-24

Pfeiffer were found dead. Circumst ances
/ indicate that the former was murdered and
the latter committed suicide. 49,,
RICHARD and Ben James (colored), of
Marion, 5. c., have been convicted of the
murder of D. NJ. Harrell in August last,
and sentenced TO be hung June 3.
ED BROIL went to the house of VIM.
Hayes, at Petersburg, Indiana, with the
avowed purpose of whipping Hayes. Mrs.
Hayes interfered and was thrown out of
doors, when Hayes seized gun, shot, and
instantly killed Broil.
The Bremen school-hoHse at Lancaster,
Ohio, was blown up by gang of young
roughs. They placed couple of kegs of
powder under the structure, and the ex-
plosion didn't leave whole timber.
Mr.. /. ]. CARPENTER was robbed of 1910
in drafts and deposit checks and about $50
! in cash and other valuable papers at his
boarding house in Aliegan, Michigan. He
put his wallet under his pillow the night
before, containing said yaluables.
AT Chester, ILL.,, Geo. Burlington and
Thomas Wilson, two cOnvlcts in the south
ern Illinois penitentiary, made success
/ full escape from the guards through hole
under the stocka9e. Both were engaged
on the stone-work of the new building
On the ground of insanity, Captain
Edward r. Ames, of Baltimore, has been
acquitted of shooting at NJ. w. Hodgdon.
/ The accused is son of the late Bishop
Ames, and was sun-struck while an officer
in the army. He has been returned to
private asylvm.
HENRY kUTCHELL, a German living
alone in a dug out FIVE miles from Cawker
City, Kansas, was foully murdered, an ex-
plosive being thrown down the stovepipe
which shattered the stove and demolished
the interior of the house, and when Kut-
chell rushed out he was fired on and fell,
and was then dubbed with gun over the
head. Two parties who had trouble with
the murdered man are in Jail at Beloit
for the crime.
A HORRIBLE murder is reported from
kiowa reservation, Indian territory, the
victim being Peter Cook, and his assas-
sin man named Tony Sino, his brother
in-law. At the close of the war Cook
and three friends raided Pino's premises,
robbed his safe of $1,000, ravished his
sister-in-law and fled. Pine swore ven
geance, and for fifteen years has been
searching for Cook.
MARSHAL WALKER, a negro, has been
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the murder of white youth named Miles
Jones, at Holly Springs, Miss. three years
ago. The difficulty between the two orig
mated III a quarrel between brother of
Walker and young Jones, which Walker
tried to quiet, but was struck by Jones,
who in turn was hit on the head with a
base ball bat bv Walker, from the effects of
which he died the next day Walker is
about % years of age.
A state of terrorism exists in Padua
township, Mclean county, Ill. It's pres
ent record tells of six murders in four
years. Within the past few days several
OF the best citizens of the township have
received through the mails threatening
letters, saying that unless they left within
thirty days they would be visited during
the night by secret vigilants. The great
est indignation exists, and, unless these
hlgh-handed outrages cease, some night
there will be a frst-class lynching bee
with several corpses.
Mr.. @. S. BARROws, a respectable bust
ness man, from Seneca, Kan, reported at
Chicago that three confidence men had
made a clean sweep of the yaluables that
he carried on his person from the west.
They first made his acquaintance on the
| train, and before they got through with
OF his open-faced gold watch and chain,
$50 in cash, and draft for $3.50. Pay
ment of the latter was at once stonped.
Mr.. Barrows gives an excellent descrip-
| ton of the thieves, and, as the police
think they know who the parties are, their
arrest will probably follow soon.
A SPIRITUAL medium gave an entertain
ment to a very large audience, at Braid
wood iii taking in several hundred dol
lars. When the people saw the transpa-
reney of the humbug they became almost
riotous. and threatened violence to the
management, a Mr.. Slade, who had no
license on account of its being Sunday.
The party was arraigned for violating the
ordinance relating to license, and SIade
and his confederates were fined about $50
each and costs. 1t is unnecessary to say
that the mediums" left Braidwood on the
first train, after paying their fines.