Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-02-09


ing salesman, and shot him fatally.
Elder Cass, of Hickory Ridge, KY, murdered
Mckinney, Sabbath school superintendent, on
the 31st ult., during dispute.
The three murderers of Captain Potter were
taken from the jail at Denison, Texas, on the
night of the soth ult. and lynched.
John Hornstein, German of 81 yeart, who
lived at Decatur, ILL.,, married girl of 19. As
usual in such cases, their married life was not
happy. His wife deserted Hornstein last April
On the LIST. inst. he struck her with large iron
kettle, but failed to seriously iniure her He
then attempted to commit suicide BY shooting.
Two shots aimed at his head proved ineffectuel.
He then severed the jugular vein by drawing a
small wood-saw across his throat, and bled to
death.
Antoine Goschleichs daughter was so badly
used by her father that she sought refuge with
the 1st inst. Her father tried to force her to
return, but failing, began to abuse Klopp, who
shot him dead: Goschleich was wealthy Ger
man, and quite troublesome character. His
wife committed suicide some time ago.
City Marshal Belly, of Pueblo, CAL, shot and
gagged in row on tie night of the 30th ult.
Some days ago Robert Hennegan, q farmer
living about twenty-five miles from Charlotte,
N. c., was called out of his house by three men.
John Gray, Marshall Baxter, and Coy Ross, to
go to a dance. He consented, but had not gone
AuA, "uon us tuIee cOulpaulOuS aCIacked MN
with various weapons. He defended himself
bravely, but was finally overpowered and
brutally murdered. His body was discovered
on the 31st ult. in creek near the scene of the
murder. Gray has confessed. It appears that
the murderers were criminally intimate with
Hennegan's wife, and wanted him out of the
way. Gray tells the horribly brutal story that
he spent the night after the murder with Mrs.
Hennegan.
Abe Twiggs testified against his brother who
was ON trial for his life, and on the 31st u]t
mob lynched him at Augusta, Ga.
A dispatch from Shreveport, La, gives par
ticulars of the killing of prominent merchant
named Sam. B. Lewis, at a point on the river
called the ''cut off, on the Goth ult., by his
younger brother. The murderer, who is des-
perate character, mounted horse and escaped
Minor Nlishaps.
John Ritter, one Of the proprietors of the
Mokena mills, at LANCASTER, O., was caught by
revolving shaft on the 4th inst, and killed.
Sam. Varley and son, VIM. Law and an un-
known man we're drowned at Fall River, Mass,
on the 9Th inst, by break up of the ice.
DR.. George Ferrel, member of the West
Virginia legislature, dropped dead in his board
ing house at Wheeling, on the "a inst. His
disease was pronounced spinal apoplee3y..
chants of Montreal, dropped dead from heart
disease, in a lawyers Office.
Charles Klug was drawn into the rollers at
the rolling mills at Bay View, a Milwaukee,
Wis.,, suburb, on the I'd inst, and instantly
killed.
Barngert, his two daughters and three other
young ladies, ran off the wharf at College
Point, L. l., on the I'd inst, and plunged into
Flushing bay. The party was rescued from the
water, but it is thought two of the ladies will
die from injuries received.
Patrick Murphy was run over by Missouri
Pacific train at st. Louis, NO., on the I'd inst,
and fatally mangled.
Two fatal elevator accidents occurred in Chi
cago on the first inst, one at the Furst e. Brad
ley Plow manufacturing company warehouse,
where by the falling of an elevator from the
sixth story Joseph Spelien lost his life, and
Christopher Munstock and Hermann Harsch
sustained severe injuries. The other victim
was Peter Burns, who was struck on the fore
head by the weight attached to an elevator
brake and was fatally injured.
John W. Dwinelle, prominent lawyer of San
Francisco, was drowned at Port Costa, opposite
Benecia, Cal., recently. His body WAS picked
up on the LIST inst.
Selma Peters, aged -, was killed, and several
companions seriously injured, while coasting at
Bayside. N. J.
Mrs. Rose Lowe, occupying apartments over
Grand Rapids, Mich, store, was suffocated to
death by smoke which emanated from an in
cipient blaze in the store.
At Tifin, O., on the 31st ult., H. H. Seaver
fell under the cars and was killed. He was on
his way to procure marriage license.
Thomas Koenig was killed at Cincinnati, O.,
on the 31st, while coasting. The sled struck
tree.
Several business places in Genoa, ILL.,, burned
on the 31st ult, causing loss of from $4,000
to 100000.
The Eden Baptist church, and Horticultural
hall adjoining, on the northwest corner of
Broad and Spruce streets, Philadelphia, Pa,
were destroyed by fire on the 31st ult. The
church cost $175,00o, and the organ $500.
The furniture was insured for $4,000. Horti
cultural Hall sold last summer for $72,30O; in
sured for $50, 900. Loss $4,000; insurance on
church $4,000.
Shattuck's pistol and shot gun manufactory
at Hatfield, Mass., burned on the 31st ult.
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