Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-11-29
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Record Of Tragedies.
Morris Berwald was fatally shot by highway
robbers near the Bowery, New York City, on
the night of the 25th. Tie thugs secured IS
from their victim.
VIM. Donovan stabbed his father on the
night Of the 25th during quarrel at Their
home in Jersey City.
A serious and mysterious shooting attray
occurred at St. Marc Hotel. Washington, D. c.,
on the night of the 25th. Three persons were
present at the shooting which occurred in the
room Of J. P. Angrew, of Pittsburg. Pa, an
insurance agent. J. H. Wilmot, brother-ln-
law of Angrey, was shot three times and fatal
" wounded. Family trouble about property
is supposed to be at the bottom of the affair.
Joseph Stout murdered Taylor Dunbar,
grocer at Darlington, Montgomery County,
Ind, on the afternoon of the Oath. After
rifling the pockets of the deceased the MUIR
derer went to Indianapolis to spend his ill-got-
got gains He was arrested and taken to Jail
at Charlottesville after several narrow escapes
from falling into the hands of a mob.
Linton Wormack brutally mauled an old
man named Reed, in Morgan County, Ga.
The latter's son, aged Is, sought out the muir
derer and shot him dead.
Jack Valentine was fatally shot by E. o.
Green, at Bowling Green, KY, Oh the Gath.
Valentine and two companions had beaten
Green at his store.
Mrs. Fanny Creighton, of Lthopolls, Ohio,
who served three years in the penitentiary for
killing her aged husband with an OK, was on
the 21st shot dead BY some unknown assassin.
Capt. Courtaway of a fishing schooner was
murdered at Halifax on the 21st by one OF his
crew.
A young man named Cook shot and killed q
Miss Austin at Frostburg, KY, on the 2lst and
then killed himself.
A Young Englishman named Claud Lister,
who had been discharged by farmer near
Niagara Falls, fatally wounded young son Of
his employer and then nearly killed himself,
his reason being that his love for the lad
created a desire to be always in bis company.
Francesca Loberto. divorced woman was
shot dead at New York on the goth, by Gin
seppi Pellito, her cousin. The murderer i'm
mediately after committing the deed placed the
m,1zzle of the weapon in his own mouth and
fired. At last accounts he was not expected to
survive. Two children we're rendered orphans
by the tragedy.
Narcisse Montray, Frenchman, who for
years kept grocery store at LOckport, N. y,
was found IN dying condition on the morning
of the goth, having been brutally mauled by
some unknown person.
Minor Nlishaps.
On tho evening of the 25th as Rev. L. W.
Terrence with his nephew, aged 8, and four
hired men were driving home near Danville.
Pa, one of the horses baked and precipitated
the vehicle down an embankment. All were
badly injured.
Atspringfeld, O., on the 26th D. n. Roche
and l. C. Case, railway agents went into tn
vaults at the general Office of the l. B: & W
Railroad Somebody had blown out the ga
| and the accumulation .of~the combustible ex
ploded on the appearance of the above named
gentlemen with a lamp. Both were dangerous
ly burned.
A derrick broke while workmen we're engage
in hosting a. boiler into the steamer Goliah, al
halifax. Hilman Carpenter was killed ane
several others seriously injured.
A boiler explosion on Farwood Plantation
Point Coupee Parish, La, killed the enginee
outright and fatally injured two negroes.
Elliot Hunter, Alfred Jester and VIM. Ca,
der were drowned near Chonterary Island
Lake Huron, on the Oath, by the capsizing Q
boat.
Charles S. Cummings and Walter B. Shin
broke through the ice at Troy, N. Y on tn
path and drowned. -
Miss Matte Chrisman, the daughter Of
!. physician of Little Rock, took dose of strycl
nine in mistake for quinine, and died in col
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