Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-11
Tragical Tales.

For some time past band of maralders has
invaded the town of Corning, Ark. On the 7th
inst, one of their number recanted and was killed
for his treachery. A posse of citizens attempt
ed to arrest the crowd and in the melee three
of the outlaws were killed.
Robert Perkins, J. Dykes and Simon Mericle
were killed and several others wounded in a
melee at Westport, La, recently.
DIR. IL. A Adams, of the Michigan ASYLUM for
the insane, was fatally stabbed by patient on
the 9th inst, while making his daily round
through the wards
dispute over a horse race in the village of
Westport, La, recently, resulted in three of
the dlsputants being killed and three wounded,
The killed were Robert Perkins, James DYKES
and Samuel Mericle.
Fifteen men, six women and four children
have been murdered by Indians in the districts
OF Moele, Pun. SahLnpa and Arizhe, Mexico.
Renegade Apaches murdered four men and
carried off a girl near Campo Sonora. Cow
boys are raidlng cattle ranches In the nelghbor-
hood of Tombstone
John Morgan Shaw was shot and killed by
his brother Morgan, near Louisiana, Mo-, on
New Years day. In May, 1880, John Morgan
killed his brother Perrin, and this second
tragedy is the result of the first.
Ed. Graham, Texas cowboy, shot and dan
gerousy wounded Charles King an employe of
q rancho at Red Canon, Dakota, on the I'd inst
While boy was absent in search of surgeon,
Graham finished mis- victim with another bullet
A party of eleven Cinnamon, at work on the
Southern Pacific Railway, were murdered by
Apache Indians in New Mexico, CD the 31st ult.
A man named Nelson, residing in Montgom-
cry County, Mo-, was awakened by robbers on
the night of the 10Th. He opened fire and kill
ed one of the thieves, who proved to be the
King brothers. The dead brother was taken
home and while preparations were being made
for the funeral, band of armed citizens rode
up and opened fire on the house of mourning,
killing another of the King boys and an old
lady named Austin. Mrs. King and another
son were wounded. The youngest King boy
was IL town purchasing coffin, and escaped
the vigilantes.
John Toohy killed his wife at Minneapolis,
Mimi, on the 4th inst, because she refused to
allow their daughter to get him some whisky.
w. E. Graham. who shot, robbed and burned
Phillip Egley, at Venango, Kan, was hung by
mob on the night of the I'd inst.
William Benson, of Erie, Chemung County,
N. Y, shot and dangerously wounded woman
named Bloom and then turned the weapon ON
HIMSELF lnf1icting fatal wound. Jealousy in
spired the deed.
In New York pool room on New Years day,
Isaac Willory, aged 30, was shot dead and his
brother Phillip, aged 81, fatally wounded.
George s. Reed, of San Francisco, became
deranged by too close attention to bust
ness. On the 31st ult. he killed his mother-in-
law, Sarah A. Smith, fatally wounded his own
daughter and then took bis own life.
Emmett Cloud, negro murderer of Virginia,
was lynched near Southampton by party OF
fifty masked men. He confessed having killed
two clerks sleeping in country store.
Two sisters named Croughan we're fatally
shot by an unknown man near Mullingar. Ire
land.
Thomas Somerville, switchman on Sixteenth
Street, Chicago, was set upon on the night of
the I'd inst, by Jimmie OBrien and some
friends, who desired to avenge an affront
offered to O'Brien's brother the preceding day.
Somcrville made vigorous resistance, but was
finally put in such peril from flying brick-bats,
that he shot O'Brien dead, and inflicted serious
wounds on one Victor Disimore.
In a row at the Southern Hotel, at Selma,
Ala, r. t. Adams, the proprietor. was acct
dentally shot in the cheek by Babe Burns when
he drew revolver and killed Burns.
An outbreak occurred in the Graham, Texas,
Jail on the I'd inst. The three Mcdonald
brothers, incarcerated for murder. killed
guard and escaped. Citizens pursued and
battle was fought in which the fugitives were
killed