The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-01-15


cortley was shot dead by his brother Charles.
On the 18th of December a mob broke into
the prison at Ente Rios, III the Argentine Re
public, and killed four slaves who had murder
ed the son of their owner.
Ben Lumpkin colored, was killed at DanyilIe,
Va, on the night Of the 9Th inst, while attempt
ing to arrest chicken thief.
At Henrietta, Texas, on the 9th inst, man
named RyO refused to drink with James Curtis,
an exchange of shots followed with fatal re-
suits to Curtis. Ryo WAS afterwards killed.
Frank n. Browne, aged q, was shot and
killed by his father at New York city on The 9th
inst. The son was protecting his mother from
violence at the hands Of brutal father.
At a dancing party at Belleplaine, Texas,
drunken ruffian named Starr insulted lady.
and was instantly killed by her brother Under
the law Of the state, the homicide is unsuitable
Frank Desmoulln and several companions
raised disturbance in a Philadelphia saloon
on the 9th inst, III which they maltreated and
stabbed the barkeeper named Revell. Shortly
after leaving the place theyencountered party
of young men snowballine, whom they assault
ed stabbing one Of the NUMBER VIM. Chambers.
police officer captured the roughs at this
juncture, but they Oyerpowered him shortly af-
forwards and escaped. Both the injured men
VIII die. Three of the Williams had been retaken
at last accounts.
Two Philadelphia lads. John 3. Evans and
Martin Dorf, qualreled on the street on the Sd
inst, when Evans received fatal stab at the
hands of his antagonist. DORIS age is IA and
Evans was one year older.
Bruno Hilage was literally chopped to pieces
by Juan Ray at wood-chopping camp, four
miles east of San Antonio, rexBs, on the 4th
INST, Tor refusing TO loan a horse to Ray.
In saloon row at Merose, Iowa. on the "a
inst, DR.. ReirdOn received fatal shot.
On the morning of the Sd inst, Henry Burton
found Mr.. Tate, barber, in bed with his wife at
Memphis, Tenn. He opened fire, shooting Tate
twice and Mrs. Burton once. Tate returned the
compliment, MORALLY wOunding Burton. The
guilty pairs wounds were not dangerous.
In Brook yn on the Sd inst, james Walsh, aged
l9, killed Barbara GrOenthal, aged II, because
she refused to marry him.
An Omaha barber named Black went TO Sid
ney, Neb., to XIII Detective James L. Smith for
q dlstasteful article III q newspaper. After fir
ing two shots he received mortal wound from
the officers revolver.
Rev. John Westrup, who was appointed by
the Houston conference as Baptist missionary
to Mexico, was murdered and horribly mutt
lated by twenty Indians near Monterey, on De-
cember q. The Mexican authorities gave
chase and captured three of their race who
were concerned in the slaughter, who will be
tortured until they are willing to tell what they
know.
A terrible tragedy is reported from the region
OF OTIS, Ind. Henry Augustine returned from
Chicago, on the evening of the 3lst ult., to the
home of his uncle, and made a vain attempt TO
induce members Of the family to partake of
poisoned whisky and candy. He rose in the
night, shot his uncle through the breast, his
aunt through the lungs, killed one cousin, and
perforated the shoulder Of another. He then
fled from the house, but returned and was dis
armed, when he again left, and is at large.
There had been feud III the family over the
distribution Of property. There was 81, 900 in
the house, which the murderer thought to Sc
cure.
A drunken saloon keeper named John Fergu-
son, was shot dead by his wife at Detroit,
Mich, on the 29th. Mrs. Ferguson was also
charged with benzine at the time. Ferguson
left three wives, one the murderess, another at
Elizabeth, Pa, with three or four children, and
q third at Denver, Col