St. Landry democrat., 1882-07-01
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
JOHN MILLER, a wealthy farmer liv-
ing near Glenwood. Iowa, shot his wife on
the 9TH and then fired bullet through his
own head, dying instantly. Mrs. Miller
will probably recover. Cause, domestic
| trouble.
WILLIAM STEVENSON, of Gladwin,
| Mich, went home the other night to find
| that his wife had locked him out. She refus-
! ed to let him in. He remained outside for
nearly an hour, and then attempted to enter
through window, when she shot him with
large navy revolver, the bullet striking
him in the forehead, killing him instantly.
| The woman was arrested.
| In Brooks County, Ga, June 6, AL
fred Condor, coored, murdered his wife
and then, to conceal that crime, killed her
brother. He next took a babe from its
mothers breast and set it on the ties of a
railroad bridge, but before the train arrived
the child fell off into the water and was res
cued. The murderer was arrested.
CHARLES TRAvERs, an insurance
agent at Spartansburg, Pa. was found dead
near the depot at Franklin, the other day,
and opinion is equally divided between
suicide and murder. He was to have been
married, but failed to make his appearance
at the appointed hour.
J. A. WEST, of Cincinnati, committed
suicide in Chicago, June I, by means of a
chloroformed towel. He had been specu-
lating, and had lost all his money. He left
note saying: 81 am very sorry to have
wronged any one who treated me kindly and
advised me well. No one but myself is to
blame for this. My body may be given to
any doctor who wants a subject. 1t is not
to be sent to Cincinnati. My family being
left destitute l hope the world will be good
to them. Their address is corner of Forrest
and Main avenues, Avondale, Cincinnati,
Ohio.''
c. j. GUNNER, receiving teller of
the Bank of California, committed suicide,
June Z, at his residence in San Francisco.
The act is attributed to losses in stocks.
ANOTHER double assassination is re-
ported from Ireland. Walter NJ. Bourke, OF
Galway, landlord residing at Rahasane,
was shot dead on returning from Gort. His
escort also, q soldier, was killed. The MUIR
der occurred at Abraham, seven miles north
Of Gort. Bourke was riding in front of his
dragon escort, when a volley from rifles
was fired from behind a wall and both fell
dead. Bourke was magistrate, and his son
late Crown Solicitor for Mayo. He pos
sessed two estates in ireland, one at Curra-
leagh, the other at Rahasane. He had sew
eral disputes with tenants, and gently left
London to carry out evictions. He took an
active part in the prosecution Of Father
Conway some years since. A few months
ago he entered a church at Carraro, armed
with a repeating rifle, while mass was cele-
brating. The priest ordered him to leave
and he escaped by side door to avoid mob
bling.
LAREDO, Texas, suffered heavily by
hailstorm the other evening. Glass doors
and windows were smashed, and tents and
houses blown away. The walls of P. S.
Babeock's new brick building were blown
down, killing Charles Munster, of Houston,
and dangerously wounding John Shea.
Several houses were unroofed and otherwise
damaged.
MAY HAMILTON and Tillie Kruger,
of ST. Louis, were drowned while picnicking
on the Sth.
MISCELLANEOUS.