The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-03-11
TragiCal Tales,

At COrsicans, Texas, Thomas Bradley, killed
school teacher named Mrs. Laura Hall, stab
bling her four times Bradley had been the
lady's sutton before her marriage.
Perry White died on the "a inst. ST Windfall,
Ind, from knife wound inflicted the night
before by Geo. Doles. The mep had had
quarrel at church, and Doles had followed
White to his home where an alteration fol-
lowed IN which the knife was used. Doles has
not been arrested.
SHede Lamed James Johnson. foreman of
lumber yard at Grand Rapids, Mich, was IA
tally shot, on the ID inst, by Valentine Kohler.
because he refused to treat. The murdered
man leaves family.
Charles Fry. in jail on charge Of arson, at
Georgetown, o., murderously assaulted J. B.
Helbhng, Jr., son OF the sherff, in the jail.
when the latter shot the prisoner dead.
Charles b. Gillem, aged II. shot his mother
dead at Bakers Corner four miles from Anna
Ga, Mich, on the 18th nit. Mrs. G., who is an
invalid, quarreled with her son, who became so
enraged that he killed her. When arrested be
said he had committed the deed, md now he
would have peace in the house.
G. /. Lansing. of Eureka, COL murdered his
wife, on the I'd INST.
Sheriff j. Hopkins, Of Barry County, Mo-,
was assassinated at Verona in that state. on
the "a ms, by an unknown person. who fired
from behind barn.
DR.. Wilhford of Memphis. Tom. was
awakened by his wife on the night of the 28th
ult., who stated she heard someone attempting
10 open the back door. The doctor arose and
fired through the side window at dark object.
Examination showed that he had MORALLY
wounded young colored nurse, who slept in
the house, but had gone out IN the ward The
bullet passed entirely through the body of the
unfortunate girl.
Indians IN the San Francisco mountains mas
sacred the wife of Thomas Matmson. his two
daughters and two Mormon men. Mathison,
who Is Mormon, escaped and reached Denver
DR.. }. W. Muckols was shot and killed at
Springfield, Tenn, on the 2Sth ult by O. B.
Hopkins, of Nashville, his hother-in-law
Cause, domestic troubles
Poke Wells and Bill Norris, the desperadoes
captured at Randolph, WIS, on the 18th ult,
attempted to escape from the officers while on
board tram route for Fremont County,
Ia, under charge of Sheriff Chandler. The
ofhcers opened fire on the prisoners, Wells re-
celvlng six and Norris five balls
Chicken thieves shot and killed William
Thomas, who surprised them al work on his
premises at Highland, Ind, on the 9th ult
Three men are under arrest.
At Hockberry, Arizona, a desDerado named
j. .. Wlldon. who had killed John Bullock, was
taken from the jail. on the 25th att. by fifteen
men, and hanged to the beam of a blacksmith
shop.
ID. J. Murphy, formerly district attorney at
San Francisco, was shot through the neck, III
the police court, on the 25th ult by Policeman
John Morony, who had been refdred to as an
Australian convict. The latter attempted to
Kill himself while being taken to prison.
three masked men entered the farmhouse of
VIM. Studebaker. twelve miles from Council
and robbed him of IS. Madlened by lis
obstInacy about surrendering his money, one Of
the villains shot him through the lungs, infict-
ing fatal wound
Two sheritfs from southern Iowa, armed
with requisition from Gov. Risk sought to
arrest two robbers at Randolph, Wis Sheriff
Farrell was shot four times, and VIM. Norris
received fatal injuries