Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-09-06
ATfaxical Record.

Otto Green, farmer in the vicinity of
Mexico, NO., shot his two children, aged and
B years respectively, and after riding to neigh
bor's he put bullet through his own head.
Green was divorced from his wife, who resided
at her fathers with the children. It was Gus
tomary for Green to meet his children about
once each month at the house of some friend
and it was at one Of these meetings that the
crime was committed.
Col. Hopper, q galway employe, resisted the
village marshal at Carbondale, ILL.,, on the Sd,
and was killed by the officer.
dered and robbed by unknown persons.
A mysterious murder and suicide excited
South Evanston. near Chicago, on the 3rd inst.
It seems that Oscar Anderson and Lars Eek
land, (brothers-in.law), started on the and
to visit another brother-in-law named John
Rand, at Chicago. Eckl.nd did not put in
an appearance at the big city and Ander-
son. said they had . quarrel and his COM
panion had remained home. During the
night at Rand's house, Anderson attempted
to kill himself, but only inflicted serious
wound. He said he had murdered Eckland and
wished to 60 to South Evanston to deliver him
self up. Rand accompanied him. They walked
distance of five miles to the house Of an off,
Ger, when Rand went in, leaving the wounded
and conscience-stricken murderer outside.
When Rand came out Anderson was minus and
later his body was found hanging to tree.
His clothes were wet, showing that he first at
tempted to drown himself. Eckland's body
and with three bullet wounds in it. The mo.
tive for the killing is unknown. ..a.
Edward Schwerzman, residing near Paris,
Logan County, Ark, took his three children,
aged 18 months, 4 and years respectively. and
threw them down well. He Immediately fol-
lowed. All we're drowned, although there was
but thirteen inches Of water in the well, The
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Mr.. King, in Westmoreland County, Va,
dosed some watermelons with strychnine to
catch troublesome thieves. Two Of his neigh
boris children partOok Of the fruit and were
fatally poisoned. 81 szz
Col: W. D. Waits, . prominent stock raiser
Of Arkansas, was murdered in New Mexico,
whittier he went to purchase some sheep.
Dave Kemp quarreled with his nephew, Henry
Kemp, at Bloomfield, L T. Both received
fatal wounds. s
a fiend named Alfred Utter, residing at Mar
shall, Texas, decoyed his wife into thicket
and then Drained her with On axe.
r. DR.. Isaac b. Clayton, who was recently ac-
quilted Of the charge Of numbering Freeman
Lester, at Goodman, Miss, was assassinated
on the 31st ult. His body was riddled with
buckshOt. !:
DR.. Cruise was shot and fatally wounded by .
man named Baker, ct Washington. Ind. on the
3Oth. Cause, jealousy.
era, aged 80, shot his wife and then killed him
self. No cause known.
a profound sensation WAS created at Chicago
on the 29th, by the announcement that q. G.
Hesing, q prominent German publisher and
politician, had been murde and robbed in
Mexico, 1t point about $50 miles from Tucson,
Arizona. Subsequent investig developed
The fact that the report of Hssing' murder was
. canard. Il seems that q nephew Of Hesings
and companion were murdered and robbed,