The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-14
e. Nv,xs one Of the escaped pris-

Ed. HELMS. one of the escaped pFis--
oners from the fernando faiiss.) Jail, was
shot and killed by Chief Davis, Of the Mem
phis police. on the 2ath, while making for
the Arkansas shore. Nelms was convicted
of murder.
OLE THOMPSON, a wealthy Norwe-
gian farmer Of Jacksonville Township,
Chickassw County, Iowa. was found mur-
dered on the farm OF his s0n-in law, john
AttIeson, the head being nearly severed
from the body. when last seen Thompson
was I'm company with his nephew, OF the
same name The best apparent feeling ex-
isted between the uncle and nephew, and no
cause can be assigned for the horrible crime
except that the latter is "cranky-"
AT Pewee Valley, near Louisville,
Nv. pistol in the hands Of a 14-year-Old
daughter Of Judge Muir was accidentally
discharged, the bullet striking Miss Blanche
Wessinrer. resulting in her death : short
time. The girls were cousins. I'd about
the same age.
EsoN BoLIN, his wife, and four young
children not long since emigrated from
Stone County, Mo-, to Benton County, hrk-,
taking up their residence at the village Of
Rogers. A few days ago Bolin was shot and
killed while asleep in bed, and his wife was
suspected Of the murder, which she there
upon confessed, alleging as a justification
therefor that he had frequently threatened
her life, that he had murdered two men, was
a horse-thief, and a bad man gener-
ally She was taken to BentOnvilie
and lodged in Jail TO await trial, where after
few days. confinement she cut her throat
from ear to ear, using for that purpose a
knife which she had borrowed from the
TALLER for the ostensible purpose Of ripping
up dress. Mrs. Bolin's maiden name was
johnson, and her mother, now Mrs. Glib
son. and other relatives reside in Andrew
County, Mo.
AT Kansas City, on the night of the
3Oth, Police Officer Martin Hynes undertook
TO arrest Clay Crenshaw, proprietor Of the
White House Saloon, for maltreating his
wife. Crenshaw, who was crazed with
drink, drew his revolver and the officer did
the same. Several shots We're exchanged.
| The officer was shot through the heart and
| fell dead upon the floor, Crenshaw was shot
| in the right side and neck, but managed to
| run for some distance, when he was cap
tured. His wounds are serious, IL not fatal.
| Col. Z. W. FILES, A well-knOwn citi-
zen Of Ashley County, Ark, was recently
/ shot and killed in cold blood by James Ste
| phens, aneighbor, for the alleged offense Of
/ killing some hogs belonging 10 the latter.
| Stephens admitted the murder. He is in
/ Jail.
A NEGRO named Gabriel White was
hanged at Waltersboro, 5. c., on the 3O'h,
| for the murder OF Frederick Bellinger, an
| other negro, in 1879.
Four cowboys undertook to s'run''
the town Of Trinidad, Colo. Marshal Kro-
| gers interfered when they opened fire upon
| him. which he returned wit effect, killing
one Of their number. KrOgers was unhurt.
AT Gore, o., an unknown man
| opened the door of the residence of Mary
| Terrell, widow, and sent 8 bullet through
her brain. Two Of her daughters were in
the room when she was killed, but failed to
| recognize the assassin. Morgan Richards,
farm hand employed upon a neighbOTing
farm, has been arrested charged with the
murder. No motive for the crime has been
developed.
WILLIAM II. ERB, the St. Louis wife
murderer, was hanged on the 3)th.
JOEL JOHNSTON, a well-known citizen
of Baldwin County, Ala, was shot from be-
hind tree by a negro as he was returning
home recently. Though mortally wounded,
Johnston managed to crawl To his house and
told his brother of the assault. The brother
started out, and in an encounter with the
murderer both were fatally shot
PAUL PRINGLE and Edward Butler,
both coIored, were hanged at Mansfield, La,
on the 30th. The crime OF which they were
convicted was robbery and attempted muir
der, their victim being also colored man.
He is not yet dead, but his physicians say he
can not live.