Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-02
CRIMINAL. CALENDAR.
THE DARKER PHASES OF DAILY LIFE
Deeis OF Violence in Varied Forms-Thc
Bsnco Swindler Trying to Escape the
MeShes CT the Law.

Deeis OF Violence In Varied Forms-Tho
Bsnco Swindler Trying to Escape tho
Meshes CT the Law.
A writ of error has been brought by
Major John w. Mahan for the release Of
James Fitzgerald, alias " The kii," from
the Massachusetts state prison, where lie
is now serving a five years. sentence for
obtaining at . game known as ''bancO :"
checks to the value Of $50, 900 from Hon.
Charles Francis Adams. If the writ Of
error is sustained Fitzgerald must be re
leased, and Major Mahan contends that he
cannot be tried again, as he has been once
in jeopardy. If the writ is not sustained,
then a motion fer new trial is to be
made on the ground that justice has not
been done.
Stabb;r. In = Bar room.
! James Brown, !ruckEan, aged twenty
two, was fatally stabbed in German
beer saloon on Eighth avenue, New York.
He entered with some companions. They
had been to a ball given at the Grand
opera house. Suddenly a quarrel arose
and the proprietor elected Walton, one of
Browns companions, and an unknown
man, who had knife in his hand. Young
| Brown had fallen and it was discovered
that lie was dead. having been stabbed
through the heart. Walton and two
others were arrested, tut deny all knowl-
edge OF the crime.
| Moses LOcKhart's 3 Execution.
| Moses Lcckhart, co!ored, aged twenty
three was hanged at Edgoield, S. c., for
the murder Of Moses Dlalock last April.
Blalock eIt:ccd Lockhart's sweetheart
from him, and the latter shot him on
sight. The galiows was formed Of eight
posts and :. r:as.,- bean. ii cure four trg
gcG and s. trap door. When the trap
sprung the condemned dropped four feet.
The hanging was private, but was wit
Dessei by hundreds from windows and
tree tops. Lcckhavt was resigned to his
fate.
An Unfortunate Attempt a. Suicide.
A man named Fox, employed at the
Scoville car wheel works, Buffalo, N. Y,
attempted to commit suicide by plunging
his head into large pail Oc molten metal.
His fellow wO:kmen saw him kneel to
commit the act, and rescued Kim as quickly
as possible, but not until both of his eyes
were burned out and his scalp cooked to
the skull, while his hands and face were
terribly burned.
| Maryiand's Whipping post Law.
1u the criminal court at Baltimore,
Thomas Foote, colored, found guilty OF
brntally assaulting and beating his
wife," WAS sentenced to receive thirteen
lashes, to bs administered by the sheriff,
within the walls of the jail. This sentence
is under al act of the Legislature of 1892
Notice was given Of an appeal to test the
constitutiorality of the act.
lsra,"ed wilh an Axe.
James Stanley, a negro, was arrested al
San Antonio, Tex, on the charge of muir.
dering Robert Strickland, IS years old. l,
is supposed that Stanley during the night
while they were camping out, arose and
split Snickland's head open with an axe.
A Fatal Fight Among Miners.
At the gold mines near Ophir, Ca,
Bass Gage had his throat cut and was
killed during fight between party Ol
drunken uleu. Augustus Fowler was
fatally stabbed and woman named Mrs
Dawson was dangerously wounded.
Killed by Drunken Father.
Eli Mcconnell. a drunken carpenter
while riding in buggy with his wife and
cEild near Waterford, Tex, beat his wife
on tho head with pistol and crushed his
daughters skull by blow of tho butt ol
the weapon. His wife jumped from the
buggy and saved her life. Connell es
capped.
WIN =. seotS's Eete: Burned.
Friday morning w. L. Scott's famous
hotel at Massassausa Point, on Lake Erie,
which cost $40, 600, was burned. Nothing
was saved, the occupants, the Graham
family, barely escaping with their lives.