Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-11-22

inst. the brothers fortified themselves with
liquor and started out to kill Harvey. The lat
ter fled, but was finally cornered in negro's
cabin. The door was broken down when Har
vey opened fire killing two of the despcradoes.
The third fed. Harvey was wounded III the
arm.
Record Of Tragedies.
VIM. secrest, night clerk at the Bourbon
House. Louisville, Ky.,. was shot dead by
drunken roughs on the night of the 18th.
A. F. Whittemore Boston gambler. was way
laid and fatally beaten by two men on the night
of the 18th.
Twenty Mexicans are said to have been killed
by Indians near Carlitas last week, and troops
have gone in pursuit of the red murderers.
Near Forest City, North Carolina, yesterday,
two parties of prominent citizens had lively
shooting ng-match. Barnes King shot William
Suttle, who retaliated by blowing off King
head With q shotgun, when Suttle was nearly
done up by John Harrel.
An unknown man, supposed to be Chicago
butcher. while being arrested 1T Ottumwa, Ia,
threw red pepper into the officers eyes and was
shot dead by the latter.
Martha Robinson, colored woman residing
at Louisville, KY, was arrested on the 10th
for holding her 2199-year-old child on its back
on q red hot stove until it was fatally burned.
After roasting the child she abandoned it in a
| factory doorway in dying condition.
On the 10th John B. Walters was accosted in
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that he had just murdered his CNalter's) wife.
The nephew then fled and Walters hastened to
| the house where he found the dead body of his
| wife. A party is in pursuit of the murderer.
| The affair is very mysterious.
Two escaped Mexican convicts met James E.
Sprago in Dewitt County, Texas, on the 10th
inst, shot him, then beat out his brains with
gun, and robbed the corpse.
Jasper Spaulding farmer residing near
Raub, Ind, killed his wife and little son and
then cut bis own throat.
Louis Olson, of Minneapolis, Minn., who
murdered his wife in New York City recently,
died in hospital on the 14th, from the effects Of
Bennett Haden, employed as brickmaker at
! Red Oak, Iowa, after dispute as to wages,
shot Peter Bramhill dead and wounded his wife
seriously. large party of citizens are in pur-
suit of him.
At Brooklyn on the evening Of the 18th,
Henry Kuhn, aged 20, attempted to kill
Barbara Duechlein. She resisted and COM
panion named Geo. Grover aided her. This SO
enraged Kuhn that he struck Grover. The
boys clinched and in falling Kuhn's head
struck stone curbing, receiving injuries from
which he died on the 18th. Grover ls under
arrest.
Two farmers quarreled at Hampstead, L. l.,
Oh the night Of the 18th inst. One received a
bullet through his body and the other was hor-
ribly stabbed. Both died from the effects of
their wounds.
Louis Olsen, while crazed with liquor, shot
his wife in New York oD tho morning Of the
18th, necessitating the amputation of an arm.
He had arrived from Minneapolis the day pre-
vioue, and was en- route for Europe to take
charge of emigrants. When imprisoned he
7 made two attempts to commit suicide. Mrs
Oleson died on the 18th from the effects of he,
wound. .-.--.,-.--...
William McComber murdered Martin Wolf
at Miller, D. T., and attempted to hide hi
crime by burning the body. When McCombe'
WAS apprehended by the sheriff he drew re
-YolYer and shot himdeN dead.