The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-01-07
TraSIcaI Tales.


Burglars shot Lopis Henri, New York
saloonist, dead, in his hoi.se on the night OF
the 29th nit.
Widow Terrell was shot dead in her own home
at Gore, o., on the 18th ult. The murderer was
not recognized by Mrs. Terrel'5 daughters, who
we're IL, the house ut the time. The victim was
the mother OF yeung man now in the ONO
penitentiary for the hlsrder Of the Weldon
family near Gore four years ago.
Francisco Alamilla, Mexican political leader,
lying in jail at Humarguillo, was shot without
Judge or trial.
The bodies of Fernandez Pollock and wife,
| keepers Of the toll house at Six Mile Canon.
near Virginia City, New, were found in the
charred ruins Of their house on the night of the
28th ult. The heads of both We're crushed. A
case of murder.
J. Dundom has been lodged il Jail at Dead
wood, charged with the murder OF his wife on
Christmas.
A stranger pretending to be deaf and dumb,
stopping at Mrs. D. Munroes boarding house
at East Dalhousie, N. B.. fatally shot the land
lady's son and daughter, aged 10 and II re-
speciVely.
John Roberts, of Mount Vernon, O., shot bis
brother John twice through the body on the
| 29th ult. The injured man is in q critical con-
dition.
A young farmer named Gray interferred with
negro dance at Round Oak, near Macon. Ga,
/ on the Goth ult., and was fatally stabbed. Gray
Bob, Henry and Dick Jackson-snd then
| crawled out Of the house to die.
| A negro horse thief shot Joel Johnson, a re-
| spected citizen of Baldwin County, Ala, near
! Mobile, threw his victims body into pond and
| appropriated his horse. johnson revived and
! dragged himself hone, distance Of half @
mile. His brother Abe, as deputy sheriff, at
! tempted to secure the assassin and received q
fatal wound. The black fend's body was after
| ward found in swamp. His death resulted
| from a shot received from Abe Johnson before
| he was killed.
In saloon quarrel at Butte, Montana, Joe
! Campbell MORALLY wounded Joe ROwells, Of
! Bodie, Col.
Leon Moore clerk in store at Boston, Mass,
spent Christmas at his home in Biddefold Me.
| On the 28th he called on his affianced, Miss
| Belle CushInan, an estimable lady, and shot her
! dead. He then put bullet through his OWL
| head and expired. They were both II years Of
| age and belonged TO respected families.
terrible tragedy occurred on the 2Sth ult.,
at Beilefonte Ala, a email station forty-four
miles from Chattanooga, resulting IN the prob
| ably fatal shooting of w. d. Martin, his soI
| John, and G. NJ. Fennel. They are the only
merchants in the place, and the difficulty origi
mated through jealousy. They used pistols.
In street fight at Eufala, Indian Territory
on the 26th, carpenter named Ware killed 8
young man named Grayson. railway section
| hand who witnessed the affair became fright
ened and ran. He was ordered to halt by the
police, but refused to comply and was shot
/ dead.
Ole Thompson, wealthy Norwegian farmer
was found murdered on the farm of his son-in.
law on the 9th. The body was horribly man
! gled. The nephew OF the murdered man ha:
disappeared and is supposed to be the mur
derer
On the night of the 23d inst, Williams entered
the Gibbons homestead near Ashland, Ken
lucky, during the absence of the old folks, anc
overpowered young Robert Gibbons, Mis-
| Emma Thomas, aged IT and 1-year- ole
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. ". Gibbons. Aftel
| Outraging the young ladies, the tends killed al
| tlllOo OF Ineh Victims snturdted their clothing
| with oil and fired the premises. The house
| was consumed completely. The three bodie
were recovered horribly mutilated, the head
having been split with Ratchet. reward o.
$1,000 is offered for the arrest Of the mis-
creants.
In a shooting ARRAY at Helenwood, Tenn, OF
! the 25th inst. John Cecil WAS killed and three
| brothers named West ". Smith and a man
! named Thomson were probably fatally injured
In quarrel at Knoxville, Tenn, on the
| evening Of the 24th, the younge6t son OF Gen
Joseph A. Mabry, was killed by Don Lisby.
The Christmas holidays was marked by the
usual amount Of crime in all directions One
notable feature Of that crime was the number
of rows and ARRAYS among gangs Of wOrkmen
One man was killed and another fatally injured
| in bloody row among railroad Workmen, al
Tampico, o. During riot among railroad
laborers. near Newburgh, n. Y, Sunday. two
men were killed; q militia company was called
out to quell the disturbance. A workingmen'.
row near Jacksonville, Ind, Christmas eve
resulted IN the killing of a negro named
| Mitchell. Christmas fight among railroad
section tenders, near Louisville, KY. ended
with the death Of one man. Four Italians were
stabbed in an affray in New York tenement
house. One died ard the others are in pre-
carious condition.
| ID. C. II. Rosenhauer prominent physical n
| was assassnated near Texarkana, Ark, OF
Christmas eve. A Chinese laundryman is gus.
| pected