Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-10-19

James ana Edward Bean. the Two despefadOet
who killed the city marshal of Caldwell, Kan.
sas, in June last, were oyertaken 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, in opposition to Georges wishes, and
got killed for his audscity.
The editorial sanct.Iin Of the st. Louis Post
Dispatch was the scene OF sensational tragedy
on the evening OF the 18th. u seems that A.
W. Slayback prominent politician and a bril-
liant member Of the st. Louis bar became in.
censed at Col. John Cockerel, managing editor
of the Dispatch, because Of the publication Of a
certain article, and, with friend proceeded Il
the office Of the paper to demand satisfaction.
On confronting Cockerell Slayback assumed q
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-fiIe and mol
soon surrounded the Jail awaiting the arrival OF
the prisoner, whom they threatened to lynch
COckerell, however. did not surrender himself tc
the authorities immediately, but proceeded tc
the house Of 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 ii is evident that the shooting wst
iustifable.
On board railroad train near Lebanon, Mo-.
on the 18th inst, r. p. Goodall, sheriff Of La.
clede County, spotted Bob Taylor, one Of the
mrderers Of the sheriff and deputy Of Hamil.
ton County, Tenn, IN September last. Goodal
stepped up to Taylor and demanded his sur
render, whereupon the desperate drew his re-
volyer. The officer was too quick, however,
and shot Taylor dead. 1t Is said that $16, ,00(
reward is offered for the three Taylors. II is
thought that another Of the brothers was or
the train, but made bis escape during the
shooting excitement.
shooting ARRAY occurred at Tifton, Ga,
on the 18th inst, in which the principals wert
mortally wounded and one OF the participants
killed.
A cowboy named ]. H. Capps, murdered in
cold blood at Fort Laramie, Richard p. E,gin
| a bOokkeeper for cattle firm, and then nearly
killed a cowboy named Michael Regan. The
murderer was placed in the guard-house IL
irons, but a mob overpowered the guard and
lynched the prisoner.
| q mob took Hume Redman, wife murderer
from the jail at Evansville, Ind f, with the in
tention Of hanging him. The officers made 9
desperate effort to rescue the prisoner, and IL
the melee Redman and brother Of his victim
were killed. Nine bullets penetrated the body
of the murderer. Several Of the participsnti
In the affair were arrested.
Dayton, Ohio. engaged in Q political dispute
on the 1lth inst, which ended in q murder
August Ra5acke was the assailant and Cornelius
Rally the victim.
Near Deckerville, Mich, on the 10th inst, g
farmer named Davidson killed his wife and 70
tally injured his son.
Chiffon Simmons was fatally stabbed by
Charles Irwin at Georgetown, o., on the 10th
Both were mere boys.
Ex-officer r. A. Savage was killed by james
Barrett, an Adams, Mass, saloonkeeper on thu
10th inst.
Fl. C. Mead. Q wealthy banker Of Waupaca
Wis. was foully murdered on the night Of the
7,h inst. Mead was bachelor and roomed in
the rear Of the bank. He did not put in an ap
pearance for breakfast and an examination Of
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 tori
away BY charge from u shotgun, which hat
been fired through the window. The murderer
then plundered the safe Of several THOUSAND
dollars. No clue to the perpetrator OF the fou
deed.
The Rev. Chapman, Baptist minister prac-
ticing his vocation at Austin, Texas, quarrelled
with John Turner on Sunday the TIN, and Stable,
him. Death was instantaneous.