Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-08-23

James f. Flintwel, of the Fourth United
States Infantry, was shot dead near Omaha.
Neb., on the 18th, while attempting highway
ROBBERY IN company with two comrades. The
latter are in prison.
Three men working on a boycotted farm near
Boyle. Ireland, were fired at, and one mortally
wounded.
At Chicago on the 10Th, newspaper carrier
named William Zinck, aged 16 years. shot and
Killed Herman Burling, aged 10 years. From
ZlnckS statement 1t appears that bad blood ex-
listed between him and Burling; that Burling
approached him III menacing manner, using
threatening language, and stopped to pick up
stone. Ihereupon Zinck fired, the ball striking
him IN the breast, killing him instantly. Zinck
is said to bea good, Woodworking boy. Burling
was hard character, and had frequently been
In the hands Of the police.
Three men set upon Jacob Book near Fort
Lincoln, Neb., and pummeled him fatally.
They claimed the grass that Book was engaged
IN moving. The murderers are in Jail with a
prospect of being lynched.
The latest outrage reported from Ireland is
the murder on the night of the It'll. in the
County Galway, of an entire family-the sup
posed motive for the crime being that joyce
the head of the family gave information to the
authorities Ill regard to the killing of two bal
lifts about a year ago.
Juan Elverad, monte gambler, was hanged
by mob at Socorro, N. NJ, for outraging a
young girl.
At Houstonville, KY. two children, both
under IA years of age, quarreled, when one of
them was fatally stabbed.
A railroad boss named Patrick Dillon was
killed by laborer named Thomas, near
Lapeer, Mich, on the 18th.
A waiter in Chicago restaurant was fatally
shot by Eugene Doherty, an ex-convict, on the
18th.
Three young men of respectable parentage
who have been terrorizing Bosque County,
Texas. attempted to violate the person of a
Miss Newhall. The father of the lady came to
her rescue and killed one of the fends. An
other was wounded but escaped with his COM
panion on one of Newhall's horses.
Captain Hoadley, of the government works at
cape Glrardeau, Mo-, was shot by unknown
persons on the night of the 18th.
Col. N. D. Ellis, a prominent planter of
Little Roc6, Ark, was murdered by his fore
man on the 18th.
Richard Leibst, brakeman of st. Joseph.
Mo-, got drunk on the 14th and wanted to shoot
an unOffending person named OIaker. Leibsts
brother interfered and fatally shot in the
abdomen. The drunken man then. shot at
Olaker, the bullet breaking his teeth and jaw,
cutting out his tongue and lodging near the
opening of the wind-pipe.
A band of hCrse-thieves operating in north
western Arkansas, has recently become so dar-
ing and lawleSs IN its operations that party
of citizens armed themselves and started in
pursuit. A battle ensued, IN which one of the
thieves was MORALLY wounded, the rest escap-
ing. 1t is thought the citizens will follow md
the thieves.
John Boyle and G. Heineman quarreled about
a girl at Chicago, on the 18th. Boyle secured
a gun, loaded it with nails, etc., and sought
out Heineman. They met and had scuff1e,
when Heineman secured the weapon and chased
Boyle. The latter fled out on the prairie, but
a well directed shot from his own gun in Heine-
mans hands filed his body with deadly mis-
Slles. His wounds were fatal.
Geo. W. Grant was killed by his son-in-law in
a quarrel over cards at Chatham, Va, on the
18th,