Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-22
Tragical Tales.


A convicted horse-thief in Texas, named
Bondy, jumped from train near San Antonio,
on the 18th inst, and was shot dead by the
guards.
An Englishman, named c.. D. Owens, nearly
killed young lady of Tampa, Fla, with a
knife. The citizens took him from jail, and
lynched him in full view of the United States
court. The mayor and sheriff had protested,
and Lieutenant Davis had ordered out the
garrison, but too late.
Thomas Edmundson, q respected citizen of
Good Hope, ILL.,, was assaulted on the night of
the 18th and fatally shot by three roughs whom
he had turned over to the police few days
previous, for improper conduct.
A. s. Crooks and S. j. jerry were murdered
near Willard Creek, Oregon, on the 18th inst,
by Lucian Langdon, who escaped, pursued by a
band Of vigilantes.
Cowboys killed Morgan carp at Tombstone,
Arizona, on the 18th inst. His brother Wyatt
was fired at but was not hit. carp the muir
dered man was playing billiards at the time.
The fatal shot was fired through glass door.
At Utica, n. Y, lunatic named Remshaw
shot and dangerously wounded DIR. Gray, of
the Iunatic asylum. He believed he was an
ambassador from Heaven and Guiteau.
An italian named John Brizzolara Drained
his wife with Ratchet at Baltimore, Nd, on
the 18th. He then shot himself fatally.
Thomas jerks, of Madison, Ind, fatally
stabbed Isaac Collins, on TIC night of the 10TH
Capt. A. J. Welde, chief of the United States
secret service at New Orleans, discharged a
small rifle at party of boys who were melest-
ing his orchard. Andrew Weeks, aged II years,
was fatally shot,
Edward Quinn, barKeeper. was shot dead
at Moorhead, Mimi, on the night of the 18th
inst, by NJ. j. Whelan. Quinn leaver wife
and daughter at Cincinnati, 0.
Gordon Lord, of Lisbon, H., is supposed to
have murdered his wife and hidden her corpse.
He killed an adopted child with an ak and then
made way with himself.
At Syracuse, N. Y, Henry Leutz killed
Charles Smith in fight on the 18th inst.
A row between attorneys at Dallas, Texas, on
the 18th inst, resulted in the killing of J. M.
Thurmond by R. E. Cowart. The shooting oc-
CURED in the county court room.
John Mitchie, prominent resident of Kaw-
hahn, Mich, was found dead on the 18th inst.
on the railroad track near the above place.
Circumstances indicate foul play.
An insane man named Michael McCofin. re-
siding near Waterbury, Conn.,, killed his mother
and wife on the 18th inst
An illicit distiller named John Hicks, was
killed in Georgia on the 18th inst, while resist
ing arrest.
J. M. Davis, a celebrated raider of moon
sinners, was ambushed by gang of the crooks
near McMinnville. Tenn, on thet13th inst, and
killed
A railroad brakeman named Isaac Kendrick,
of unsavory reputation residing near Terre
Haute, Ind. killed his wife on the night of the
18th inst. The murderer remained all night
with the body of his victim, and was arrested
in the morning.
Geo. P. Armstrong, one of the malcontents
of Omaha, received a bayonet thrust from q
militia man on the night of the 18th inst, and
died from the effects of the wounds.
The dwelling of Josiah Hodges, in Lebanon
County, Texas, took fire while portion of the
family were at church on the 5th inst and
was consumed together with Mrs. Marie Ben
son, Hodges grandmother and two small chill
dren. The remains of the unfortunates were
recovered from the ruins The absence of a
span of horses from the stable leads to the
suspicion that the old lady and children were
murdered, the premises robbed and then fred.
Eight hundred dollars in cash were in the