, 1881-07-17
A General Disposition. to Fight Is
,: Indulged by Several Hundred
# Men.
4 River Roustabout Murdered
While Asleep in His Ham,
mock.
4 Police Officer Shoots and Kills Fore-
paugh's Private Groom. .


1
Special Dispatch to 1E6 Chicago Tribune
| W1LKEsBARRE, Pa, JULY lU.-On Monday
night last the budy Ut 4 man named John
Baston was found in the Susu,ellanna,
about half mile above this city. 1t was
rolling about upon the shallow sands ut a
! point Known as the Rifles. 1t had Judged.
| and was discovered from the banks by a man
who was walking in tue vicinity. The Coro-
ner summoned a Jury aud held an inquest,
which, after Il preliminary exaluuat.on, was
adjourned until to-day. At the meeting this
afternoon some startling evidence was
disclosed, which reveals that the
man was the victim Of a foul
and brutal murder, the motives
OF which spring from double cause. Das-
TON, until April last, had been OH terms Of
Illicit intimacy with the wife OF a miner
| n;t,l1ed Reese. Reese went to Wales
about four years ago, and did not return un-
til the latter part OF March last. Bas-
ton and his wife in the meantime lived to-
gether lis man aud wife. When Reese came
back again Baston rvlinqui6hed the wonlan,
and Reese ag;tiu tdok ief to nis hons Reess
Wls uer Secuntl husband SHE being LIE wild
ow Of man nauleu Philips when he mar
ried her. BY The first husband she had
sol1, who is now about 20 years old. i few
Reese ana young Phillips, his stepson, crussed
the Susuuehanll ut Folly Forl, aUout inlee
miles avoye this place, Oh ferry which is
ruiz by John CULVER. Tu-aay the ferryn1an
swure that, while on the boat, lie overheard
4 conversation bttwecii tile Two men. Reese
remarked ltlAt he lIau seen Dick BastOn.
Pllli rs Inquired what lie had sAlu about him.
netse rtIIle't that Biston had told him that
he u'hllips} had to leaye the liiilles BECAUSE
he I'ad killed !lan. fnfs Was all ot Cul~
vers testimony. Sauluel Marstten. who X
sittes near the ferry, swUre that, ABOUT mil
night Of Saturday last, lie was aroused
by loud screams coMt,lG from the
river, AMI he tiled 70 ascertain the cause, but
cuuld not. It was also in evi.lellce that BIs-
tun started frull place ppposit the river on
Saturday night, al i late huur, tu 70 to 4
village on the west stdr,. which neces,italed
his ctt,ss.ly lie ferry. M trace of him was
on Lie east side. Money anu papers were
found Oh him wuen His uotly was discovered.
There is no question but Bast0n was lnur-
deted and thrown into The river. The jury
aujourneu to nlake further Investigation.
A BIG ROW.
PITTsroS. Pa, July 16.-At O'Clock this
morning, during The progress If raffle and
ball at Il public house Kept By George Judge,
who represented the Fifth Legsl i've tLu~
zcrne) Uiss1ic: Of the A>-em ly of 1877, bit
Lei AAht N1 ONtAAt< 1Nt"N1h tAV PAI QHl4kc}
mos of who were drunk. Alter Iong
strug=.e DIV sion of the De.liyerents was
elected from sr pre- ISIS, WIN atonce armed
lurMaely with stones and made furious
alta.k on the house, ri1ul.ng nearly every
window in j., and wreekng the Immediate
surroundings. While the assaiants were at
work, patty of circus men arrived. They
WERE on lluu to Assist in putting their traps
on board the cars, the depot being in the
vicinity OF Judges house. The row at
tracGed their attention. and as they .ap-
pruaCiltd lney We're ser upon y: lie r0ughs,
lnusl OF WHOM werc Moilie Naguires, and Il
tlcrce fight ensuud between lllesl. During
tile row outside une Of LIE circus attaches
drew revolver and tired into Tie crowd, tne
bail driving through tile window OF Il saloon,
aud pi>:rc,l ll$ the ur!in uf john Morgan, wno
stoua Ill the uar. lie dropped dead in his
tracks. Another bullet, sent immediately
after the lirst, slrucK young Wuui4n named
Mullie Murpny IN the SHOULDER, severely ill.,
jurl1g her. |
By this line the excitement was intense.
T]luse Inside the house ratlicu aEld with pis- !
tols, knives and D!Ilies sallieu forth IL join !
iii uGiGc. For a titue The cuittuatants fUttg{tt I
desperately. lie street echuel viii ratiu |
pislolsnuts and the wIlL cries If the s1rug- |
II l.lg contestants. The departure of the elf I
GUS drew uif u good nutnuer Of Lie btlll5er- |
ems anu SUBSEQUENTLY the tight ceased.
ultiecrs were seuL this lnUtnng to Manch !
Chunk to arrest tie uldn VINO fired the fatal
shut.