Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-05
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SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-Ua1oN.
DOMESTIC.

SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-UNIoN
| DOMESTIC.
| Three Murderers Killed.
GRAHAM (Tex.), January 3d.-The three
Mcdonald brothers, murderers of mar
named Martin at Belknap, made desperate
| effort TO escape from the jail yesterday, which
resulted in their death and that of Dep
uty Sheriff, besides seriously wounding sew.
eral other people. About 10 o'clock in the
morning the Mcdonald boys were led from
| the steel cage to the calaboose, and with Jim
| Boone and Jack Baldwin, two other prison.
ers, were given their breakfast by two depu-
ties. One deputy was testing the cage while
it was empty. The ether deputy, named
| Davis Milton, stood in the doorway of the
wooden cell. opening from the calaboose TO
| keeping watch. Presently he put both re-
volvers in one hand to get a match from his
| pocket, when the McDonalds sprang upon
him suddenly and disarmed him. In the
struggle Milton was shot in the hand. His
| cries brought Murphy, the other deputy,
| from the cage, but on entering the
c.laboose he was shot and instantly
killed by the prisoners. The prison
ers then made a hole through the
floor to the room below, and taking Milton
| with them, began their escape. A blood.
| avoided him, and took their flight in north
| erly direction. By this time the whole city
was excited. The citizens had gathered two
| hundred strong and followed the fleeing pris-
| oners. The latter placed their hostage, Davis
| Milton, behind them, and threatened to shoot
him dead if they were fred on. Thus the
rnurderers proceeded some three hundred
| yards, when one citizen deliberately took aim
and firing mortally wounded one of the fu-
| gitives, who fell. Deputy Milton seized the
! opportunity, broke loose and ran. A general
| fusilade was now exchanged between the cit.
izens and the escaping prisoners. The latter
| intreHched themselves in the weeds and
stumps and the battle ragged for some time,
| when the shooting ceased, and the three Nc
Donalds were discovered dead. Milton was
shot three times, and an old man named
| Woods was wounded in the thigh. A waiter
named Joe had the bone of his leg shattered.
| Baldwin and Boone took no part in the shoot
| ing, and were recaptured. Graham was the
| scene of terrible excitement during this
| bloody affray.
Boy Murderer in Missouri.
SPRINGFIELD, January 3j.-During quar-
rel between two little children, named VIII
Jams and Gates, aged 7 and years, respect
belonging TO one of the older members of the
family and discharged the weapon at his little
adversary, killing him instantly.
Vessels Ashore and Men Drowned.
New ORLEANS, January 3d.-The Times
Democrats special from Pensacola says: The
schooner Smith and sloop Wauderer blew
ashore on Santa Rosa Island. Three men
were drowned.
Renewed Cabinet Rumors.
NEW York, January 3d.-The Commercial
Adcertiser has the following from its Wash
ington correspondent: With the return of
| the President and the reassenabliDg of Con-
gress come new rumors about the two remain
| ing members of the Cabinet. 1t is assumed,
| however, that at least one Of them is fixed
upon-Sargent of California-who is likely
to have charge of the Interior Department.
There is, however, a strong opposition from
certain parties who have axes to grind. 1t
| would be an extraordinary thing if the Presi-
dent could find a man who would satisfy all
parties. The stories circulated by Sargent's
enemies in regard to his integrity have been
exploded.
Taken from Jail and Hanged.
ELLSWORTH (Ks.l January 3j-W. E.
Phillip Egley at Venada. Ellsworth county,
on the night of the 2Sth, was hanged by a
mob in front of the Courthouse last night.
w. g. Roy would have met the same fate,
but was taken from Jail and secured by the
| Sheriff during the excitement.
Railroad Company sued for Damages.
ST. LOUIS, January 3i.-Rev. Richard
| Cain (colored), Bishop of Texas and Louisi-
| ana and his wife, Laura Cain, have brought
| suit in the United States Circuit Court at
San Antonio, Texas, against the Galveston,
| Houston and Louisiana Railroad Company
for $4,000 damages, fer being refused the
privilege of riding 10 first-class coach after
the company had sold them frst-class
tickets.
An Old Landmark Gone.
NEW York, January 3d.-The old Van
derbilt homestead, on Staten Island, was
burned this morning.
Railroad Property Burned.
MARSHALL TEX, January 3i.-The depot.
clearinghouse, baggage and express Offices,
ETC., of the Texas-Pacifc Railroad were
| burned to-day. Loss, $4,000,
The LIguor Question In Vermont.
BURLINGTON, January 4th.-An Anti. Pro-
hibition Club, with large membership, has
organized here. The liquor question promises
to be an important factor in State politics
| during the present year.
Boy Burned TO Death.
BARR1NGToN Gill; January AL. THE house
of Polish family named Diminoski was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday, and lad Of IS
perished in the flames.
The Kentucky Harror-Capture of the
Murderers Of the Gibbons Children
sickening Confession.
ASHLAND (Ky.l January 3d.-Arrests have
been made Of the persons believed to be the
| murderers Of the Gibbons children, the arrest
being brought about by the confession of one
of their number. All live in Ashland, and
two are married men. They are in Catletts-
burg jail. Lynching is expected tonight.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
CINCINNATI, January 3d.-The CONNER.
cials Ashland, KY, special says: The men
arrested fer the Gibbons murder are William
Neal Ellis Craft and George Ellis, all white
George Ellis confessed to the Constable, say
ing that Craft and Neal awakened him on
the night Of the murder and urged him to so
with them to Gibbons house. He went re-
luctautly. They entered a window, and
Neal and Craft outraged the. two girls.
Emma Thomas recognized Craft, and said
she would tell her mother. Robert, the boy,
was then about to give the alarm, when Craft
struck him on the head with an AK, killing
him instantly Craft then told Annie that
her time to die had come, and amid the pite-
GUS cries of the child for mercy he struck her
on the head and killed her instantly. Neal
then killed Emma Thomas in the same way.
Craft and Neal at first denied Ellis story,
but Neal confessed this afternoon, and Ellis
and Neal waived examination. Ellis and
Neal are married, but Craft is single They
all were present at the funeral, and one dove
the hearse and another was pail bearer.
Crowds have been gathering all day at Cat
lettsburg, and threats of lynching are common.
THIRD DISPATCH.l
CINCINNATI, January 31.-A Gazette Ash
land special saws Ellis strange conduct ex-
cited the suspicion of citizens, who told de-
tective Latin. Latin then sent for Ellis and
talked with him in his room at the hotel,
where Ellis first said that last summer he
heard Craft and Neal boast that before
Christmas they would carnally know Miss
Thomas and Miss Gibbons. This morning in
Jail, Ellis denied that Craft aud Neal were
guilty. but subsequently, reasserted his first
statement, saying that he was compelled to
retract as the prisoners were in the same
cell.
The bodies of the victims were exhumed
to-day and the wounds examined. 1t was