The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-06-15


without returning the tire. A Sherif's
posse soon after daylight went in pursuit.
A short distance from the scene OF the at
tempted robbery they found the dead body
of a man with his mask still on, who proved
to be 5. p. Shelton. Joe Carter, another
OF the bandits, subsequently surrendered.
FIVE workmen were badly hurt by
collision on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul Railway, near Muscoda, Wis, June D.
A CoRoNER's jury investigating the
death of a child at the Old Gentlemen's
Unsectarian Home and Asylum and Santa
rum for Young Children" New York City,
found that the institution is a bad one and
that it would be in the interest OF humanity
that it be abolished. W. II. Ramsgar, the
manager, was held responsible in the sum Of
/ S., 900.
AT Athol, Mass, the other day, light
ming splintered a fence, plowed along the
ground for ten rods, and then entered the
dwelling of Mr.. Samuel Sinclair, tearing off
that gentleman's shoes and clothing, and
burning him in a most horrible manner,
great patches of flesh pealing from his legs,
while the whole left side of his person was
dyed blood red.
CHARLIE FLANNERY, aged 5, was
nearly killed by pair of bull dogs, at Day
/ AOny OnlOs buC OIuCA uHys ho ahAtAAseiS
were fighting, and the little fellow tried to
separate them, whereupon they turned up
on him and lacerated his flesh from head to
/ foot.
JOHN MILLER, wealthy farmer liv-
/ ing near Glenwood, Iowa, shot his wife on
the 9th and then fired a bullet through his
own head, dying instantly. Mrs. Miller
win probably recover. Cause, domestic
trouble.
WILLIAM STEVENSON, of Gladwin,
Mich, went home the other night to find
that his wife had locked him out. She refus-
ed to let him in. He remained outside for
nearly an hour, and then attempted to enter
through window, when she shot him with
| a large navy revolver, the bullet striking
| him in the forehead, killing him instantly.
The woman was arrested.
In Brooks County, Ca, June 6, Al
fred Condor, colored, murdered his wife
| and then, to conceal that crime, killed her
brother. He next took a babe from its
mothers breast and set it on the ties Of a
railroad bridge, but before the train arrived
the child fell off into the water and was res
cued. The muderer was arrested.
CHARLES TRAyERs, an insurance
agent ut Spartansburg, Pa. ., was found dead
near the depot at Franklin, the other day,
and opinion is equally divided between
suicide and murder. He was to have been
married, but failed to make his appearance
at the appointed hour.
j. A. WEST, of Cincinnati, committed
suicide in Chicago, June 7, by means of a
chlOroformed towel. He had been specu-
lating, and had lost all his money. lie left
q note saying: 81 am very sorry to have
wrOnged any one who treated Inc kindly and
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blame for this. My body may be given to
any doctor who wants a subject. It is not
to be sent to Cincinnati. My family being
left destitute l hope the world will be good
to them. Their address is corner of Forrest
and Main avenues, Ayondale, Cincinnati,
Ohio. -
G. j. GUNNER, receiving teller of
the Bank of California, committed suicide,
June Z, at his residence in San Francisco.
The act is attributed to losses in stocks.
ANOTHER double assassination is re-
ported from Ireland. Walter NJ. Bourke, oil
, Galway, landlord residing at Rahasane,
, was shot dead on returning from Gort. His
escort also, a soldier, was killed. The MUIR
der occurred at Ardrahan, seven miles north
of Gort. Bourke was riding in front of his
dragoon escort, when a volley from rifles
was fired from behind wall and both fell
+ dead. Bourke was magistrate, and his son
late Crown Solicitor for Mayo. He pos
sessed two estates in ireland, one at Curra-
. leagh, she other at Rahasane. He had sew
, eral disputes with tenants, and ecently left
, London to carry out eYictions. He took al
| active part in the prosecution of Father
Conway some years since. A few months
ago he entered a church at CarrArO, armed
> with a repeating rifle, while mass was cele- =
brating. The priest ordered him to leave
and he escaped by a side door to avoid mob.
bing.
) LAREDO, Texas, suffered heavily by {
/ hail-storm the other evening. Glass door
t and windows were smashed, and tents anC
houses blown away. The walls of p. S
5 Babcock's new brick building were blown
) down, killing Charles Munster, of Houston
} and dangerously wounding John Shea
/ Several houses were unroofed and otherwis'
damaged.
E NAV HAMILTON and Tillie Kruger
q of St. Louis, were drowned while picnickin:
on the Sth.