Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-10-18
A Tragical Record

James and Edward Bean, the two desperadOes
who killed the city marshal of Caldwell, Kan
sas, in June last, we're overtaken by posse of
officers near Sunset, Texas, and in the fight
which ensued James was instantly killed and
his brother mortally wounded.
At Germantown, Kentucky, on the. 14th.
George 1nscoe dared to promenade the fair
grounds with the wife of George Cooper, an
old flame, i'll opposition to Georges wishes; and
got killed for his audacity. ;,
The editorial sanctum of the st. Louis Post
Dispatch was the scene Of sensational tragedy
on the evening of the 18th. 1t seems that A.
w. Sayback prominent politician and bril-
liant member of the St. Louis bar became in
censed at Col. John Cockerell, managing editor
of the Dispatch, because of the publication of a
certain article, and, with friend proceeded to
the Office of the paper to demand satisfaction.
On confronting Cockerell Slayback assumed a
threatening attitude and threatened to shoot.
Cockerell drew his revolver on being closely
pressed and killed his assailant. The news OF
the shooting spread like wild-f1e and mob
soon surrounded the Jail awaiting the arrival OF
the prisoner, whom they threatened to lynch.
Coekere1l, however, did not surrender himself to
the authorities Immediately. but proceeded to
the house of a friend where he was concealed
until the first spasm of indignation had subsid.
ed. From the testimony of several attaches of
the Post-Dispatch who witnessed the fatal en-
counter it is evident that the shooting was
justifable.
On board railroad train near Lebanon, Mo-,
on the 18th inst, r. P. doodall, sheriff Of La:
clede County, spotted Bob Taylor, one Of the
ton County, Tenn, in September last. Goodal
stepped up to Taylor and demanded his sur.
| render, whereupon the Desperate drew his re-
| volver. The officer was too quick, however,
and shot Taylor dead. It is said that $16, ,O0G
reward is offered for the three Taylors. It is
thought that another of the brothers was on
the train, but made his escape during the
shooting excitement.
A shooting affray occurred at T1fton, Ga,
on the 18th inst, in which the principals were
morally wounded and one of the participants
killed.
A cowboy named ]. H. Capps, murdered ir
cold blood at Fort Laramie, Richard P. Elgin
a bookkeeper for cattle firm, and then nearly
killed cowboy named Michael Regan. The
murderer was placed in the. guard-house ir
irons, but mob overpowered the guard and
lynched the prisoner.
At a late hour on the night Of the 11th inst,
| mob took Hume Redman, a wife murderer
from the jail at Evansville, Ind I, with the in
tention of hanging him. The officers made {
desperate effort to rescue the prisoner, and II
| the melee Redman and brother OF his victim
were killed. Nine bullets penetrated the bod.
of the murderer. Several of the pa1ticipanti
in the affair were arrested.
Two aged inmates of the Soldiers Home a
Dayton, Ohio. engaged in political dispute
on the 1lth inst, which ended in . murder
August Rafacke was the assailant and Corneliu
Rally the victim.
Near Deckerville, Mich, on the 10th inst, .
| farmer named Davidson killed bis wife and IA
tally injured his son.
Chiffon Simmons was fatally stabbed b.
Charles Irwin at Georgetown, O., on the 10th
Both were mere boys.
Ex-officer R. A. Savage was killed by Jane
Barrett, an Adams, Mass, saloonkeeper on tn
10th inst.
H. G. Mead. wealthy banker Of Waupaca
Wis. was foully murdered on the night of tn
7th inst. Mead was bachelor and roomed il
the rear of the bank. He did not put in an ap
pearance for breakfast and an examination O
the bank premises revealed the body Of tn
murdered man lying: on the floor OF his room
the top of his head having been partly tor
away by charge from ! shotgun, which ha'
been fired through the window. The murdere
then plundered the safe Of several thousan
dollars. No clue to tho perpetrator of the fou
deed. &c.
The Rev. Chapman, q Baptist minister prac
ticing his vocation at Austin, Texas. quarrellet
with John Turner on Sunday the Th, and Stable
him. Death was instantaneous.