The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-30
CRIMINAL VARIETIES.
CulIed Here and There from the Big Dial
lies.

lies.
The gallows we're but lightly patronlzcd
on last hangman's day, the only bee no
tced in the papers being the hanging at
Louisville, Miss, Of +. l.. Jones, who muir
dered Thomas Jones on the Sd of July last.
CHmAGo.-Chlcago had Its usual Sun
day murder the victim this time being a
Bohemian named Bohamil Novy, living
on Canal street. Novy, his brother Theo'
dore, and two others had committed a.
burglary and quarreled over the spoils-
S4 and an old silver watch. Theodore
fred four shots, and his brother fell with a
bullet IN his lungs Christmas, being oh
served after Il fashion IN Chicago Ike sun
day, also had to have its murder. II oc'
CURED IN depraved quarter Of the city,
on little by.sirect running back Of Van
Buren, street, between Center Avenue and
Aberdeen street The victim was John
Mangin, and belonged to the "Willams
street gang" He left his home (No. 81
Williams street. about 10 O'Clock, and ten
minutes later was brought back with his
Iugular vein severed, from which he b!cd
to death, John Corbet', the man who
brought nm IN saying he had been cut by
lanes Griffin, baidheaded little Irish
man, IS years OLD. Griffin was arrested
and locked up.
SUNDAY IN GENERAL seems to have heen
sort of epidemic day for murder. AT
Upiontown, Pa while the better class OF
people were quietly going to church, they
were arrested by report that Capt. A. Z.
Mutt, Cashier of the Pennsylvania State
Treasury, had been shot and killed IN a
room in the Jennings Hotel by \. L..
Dukes, a member elect of the state legisla'
ture The only explanation given is, that
Mutt claimed to have received two "inia-
nous letters" from Dukes, and went to his
room at the hotel to inillct on him sum-
mary punishment Soon after entering
his room there was fierce scutlle between
the two, which ended by Dukes shooting
Nut. dead with II pistol. Dukes was at
once arrested
Same day at Grand Forks, Oak, George
Colby, a clerk IN Bartons shoe store, shot
James Saunders, farmer living SIX miles
north Saunders bought "a pair OF shoes in
the store, and dispute arose about max
ing change, when fight ensued, friends OF
Saunders taking part. All parties were
slightly under the influence of liquor
Same day at Scranton, Pa, LOUIS Meyer
member of the Scranton town council
got into quarrel with two brothers named
Coons and received carving OF which he
will die.-At Dallas, Texas, Bent Elan, q
wealthy farmer but lawless man, who has
been in hundreds of brawls, got into an al
tercatlon with Henry Daniels about the
payment of some drinks and stabbed HIN
to death.-Geo. ID. Master and Jerry b
McCarty, two convicts in the penltentlarJ
at Jefferson City, quarreled, and McCarty
stabbed Master and killed HIM with shoe
knlfe.-A saloon row III Lafayette, Ind.
resulted in the death of Charles Rowe a
the hands of some companion unknown
In Peoria Charles Smith fatally stabbed
Frank Anderson.-Two Georgia farmers
were murdered IN saloon IN Covingt0l
by notorious desperate, whose lynchlnl
is hourly expected-To which Sunday lis
must also be added the murder at Peru
H., mentioned elsewhere.
CuRIsTMAs.-Even Christmas, with al
its hallowed associations, did not esCap
dissertation by the red-Landed iiend "A
Cincinnati, jim Chumley, OF notorlou
family, got into quarrel with fello'
: workman in Dunkman's undertaking An
livery establishment, named Thoma
Lamb. and shot him dead. Lamb leaves
wife and five small children.-Same da
at Indianapolis, John II. Humphrey,
. colored man, IN friendly scutie," as h
claims, accidentally shot Mrs. Mary TaI
LOT, luc WIG vi hoiShooi' ii""'P''~
has been arrested.-At South Charleston
y Ohio, Marshal John Way killed Jon
Franklin, colored, in one of the cells OF Il
isil Franklin had been arrested for dis
orderly conduct, and Way says he made
/ vicious attack on hIm.-At Jersey Ci,
; Michael A. Hunt got into dispute wit
, William Sherman, a saloon keeper, abo
paving for some drinks, IN the course
which Sherman drew knife and strlkir
y, at Hunts neck, the latter turned quickly
avoid the stroke and the keen blade cor
pletelv cut off his nose
:, At Pioneer City, Arizona, Mr. Thom'
Kerr, a typical Arizonian, stepped into
saloon To celebrate Christmas. Mr.. vii
!. lam Hartley was standing at the bar eI
|. gagged IN the native Pastime OF taking
i drink. For some reason underlined Nj
. Kerr objected to the proceedings OF Han
;. lev, and without any unnecessary waste
i time sho. him dead. A trial, describe
c las informal" was had before jury I
!. twelve business men Of the town, and
p the conclusion Mr.. Kerr asked an hour
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