Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-04-05
MurderOuS Deeds.

1st inst, James Mulligan, an actor, spoke dis
paragingly of the wife of Arthur Shepperd, the
stage manager. and was fatally stabbed by the
latter.
John N. Massey and James HANDLER, two
well-known San Francisco sporting characters,
shot Massey dead.
A. G. Patrick, of Seward, Neb., shot bis
wife through the heart, fired at his two sons,
and escaped arrest and is being hotly pursued.
At an isolated ranch in the state Of Oaxaca,
Mexico, woman and four children were
butchered for money.
Three men named Martin, Landers and
Franks, quarreled at Dunbar, Pa, on the I'd
inst. Franks was vanquishing Martin, where
upon Landers Drained him with pick.
W. j. Phebus and jay McEwen, cattle
thieves were lynched at Pueblo, COL, on the
Harvey r. Stern was murdered near Bluffton.
Chester.
A lad named Joseph Smith was drowned in
canal at Lowell, Mass, on the 30th ult., under
circumstances which led to the arrest of two
boys, Thomas Glynn and George Cook, for
manslaughter A seven-year-old eyewitness
accuses the Cook boy of pushing young smithin-
to the water.
Robert Blaen, a Cleveland blacksmith, at
tempted to murder his wife, on tho 31st ult.,
and then sent bullet through his own BRAIN
Mrs. Blaen is dangerously wounded.
Joseph Eolt, q school-teac cher, at Shelbyville,
KY, was waylaid and shot dead by Cabe Hun.
ter, who was incensed because Holt interfered
and prevented him from whipping his wife.
Gen. Streelnikoff, public prosecutor of the
nihilists at Kieff, Russia, was shot through the
heart while sitting on boulevard at Odessa, on
the 31st ult.
Joseph Yerger, wealthy store-keeper at Sui
phur Springs, Mo-, was foully assassinated on
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ing were first fired by the miscreants, and as
the affrighted family emerged from the burn
ing building Yerger's body was riddled with
buckshot. A man named Tressler, whom Yer
ger had imprisoned for demonstrating, is sus-
pected of the crime.
Eugene Chiffon visited Major Edgerton's
daughter at the majors residence, near 1nde-
a state of intoxication. Trouble ensued, and
Chiffon was shot dead by Edgerton.
A Mrs. Ballard, residing in Lincoln County,
Ky., had a disagreement with her husband, on
the 9th ult. She took her three children, aged
four months, and years respectively, to q
Oldest and threw their bodies into the pond
after which she jumped in with her infant and
was drowned.
Alex C. Wingate, of Lexington, KY, was as
sassinated on q railway train between Sparks
vile and Medora, Ind. on the Goth ult., by an
unknown man. The murderer jumped from
the cars when they were speeding at the rate
of 40 miles an hour and drowned himself in
creek short distance from the track.
I'm q fight with cowboys near Tombstone,
Arizona, on the 29th ult., John A. Gillespie of
. sheriff's posse, Deweng Hunt and Billy
Grounds, cowboys, we're killed. E. Allen and
Jack Young: also of the sheriff's party, were
badly wounded.
An old man named Jacob Smith was MUIR
dered at Crawford settlement, eight miles south
of Farwell, Mich, by Joseph Bucher.
John W. Killalea, for 18 years clerk of the
New York City board of education, and lately
employed as 1ongshoreman at San Francisco,
killed his wife on the night of the 9th by
stabbing her while in fit Of jealousy
At Indianapolis, Ind on the 2Sth, Green
Burnett fatally shot Bob Alexander while re-
turning from dance. Both parties are col
ored and qualreled conct rning dusky maiden.
A young expressman named VIM. Mitchell
was killed by Edward Stecher, saloon-keeper
at Chicago, on the 28th.
In quarrel concerning the costs in replev-
in suit at Leadville, Col, on the 28th, J. G.
Farley, prominent attorney and politician,
shot Policeman Sam Townsend dead. An at
Two men named Rider were killed in q quar-
rel at Waverley, O., on the 2sth by = man
named Sharpstine.
An old man named John Henderson was shot
dead in disreputable house at e1rand Rapids,
Mich, by W. 81. CLARK, colored barber.
. Six colored convicts working on the Texas
Pacific Railroad killed their guard and escaped
towards Mexico. Two got over the line, but the
others were overtaken, and in fight which en-
sued two Of the negroes were killed. Two we're
captured.