The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-03-04
Tra.iCai Tales.

j. W. Norris, postmaster and leading mer-
chant at Rice, Texas, was called out of his
house by two men, on the night of the 22d
who asked him to go to his store and sell then
some goods. He returned in a few minutes
and told his wife that the men had shot him
He died immediately
Near Belgreene, Ala, on the ODD, John Pack
ard was killed by T. H. Burton, while both
were splitting rails. The murderer escaped
but was pursued and captured by three citi.
zens. While taking him back the prisoner
badly wounded one Of his captors while at
tempting to escape. He was finally jailed, but
at night band of masked men took the
prisoner from the jail and hung him.
George II. Richardson, of Charlton, Mass,
has confessed the murder of his father. The
belief was general that Mr.. Richardson had
been killed by the accidental discharge of a gun
while riding IN sleigh with his son. The
prisoner claims TO have committed the deed tc
save his mother from abuse.
man named McAffee, living near Richland
Ark, forced his steTdaughter, aged about Il
years, to occupy his bed, and his wife and the
mother of the girl beat his brains out with a
gun-barrel
A mysterious case is now in the hands of the
Chicago polIce. On the 22d clerk in a music
store named j. W. Evans reported at a police
station that he had been assaulted in the out
skirts of the city and had shot his assaant. A
search was made and the body of James McNa-
mara, q railroad yard-n aster, was found. As
the deceased was n respected and peaceful citi-
zen, the authorities doubt Evans story and hold
him under arrest
II. ID. Raven and James Cook disputed about
the spelling of a word at Lincoln, Neb., on the
night of the Goth. Words led to blows, when
Raven drew pistol and shot his opponent dead.
Maxine Potter and brother, with two Ameri-
cans, all ranchmen, we're murdered by Indians
in the far northwest, recently.
Two nelghbOrS named Charles COlbettS and
Charles Cannon quarelled about COW at
Deerheld, Mich, on the Doth. The latter was
mortaly shot by Colbett, who fed.
John Wyatt. the famous ex-United States
Marshals who has bagged more moonshiners
than any man IN the country was fatally shot
at Louisville, KY, on the Goth, by Jesse
Cunningham and Thos. J. Council, two depu-
tues of the city court.
A grain buyer named James Cook was muir
dered at Waverly, Neb., on the 10Th inst, by a
tramp painter named Dick Rayner.
Thomas w Patton, son of Justice of the
Peace John Patton. of Detroit, Mich, and a
dlsslpated young man, was shot III saloon
row III that city on the night of the 18th inst,
and lived but short time. The man who If is
supposed did the shooting escaped.
Near Des MONIES, Iowa, on the night of the
18th, two young men, Wesley Slater and
THOMAS Frost, while returning home lntoxI-
Gated from Casey, got into quarrel at Mr.. Hib
bards house. Slater insisting on starting or
he would shoot Frost. Frost seized gun be-
longing TO Hibbard and declared he would
shoot also. A seuffle followed, in which Slate,
got possession of the gun. Frost seized the
the muzze, placed it against his own breast.
and dared Slater to shoot, which he did. Frost
dying almost instantly.
At Iuscombia, Ala, on the 18th inst, Robert
Beaned was shot and killed by his father-in-law
MIR. Stone. Beaned married Miss Stone two
years ago, against her fathers wishes.