St. Landry democrat., 1882-06-17
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

that this committee Will report any measure
| seriously antagonZed by the railroads.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
A DISPATCH from Eureka, New, says:
Fire broke out in the shaft of the Shoo-Fly
mine, Ruby Hill, May 81. Four men were
below, and they climbed out badly burned,
one probably fatally.
HENRY HILGENMEYER, aged II, and
Ella Wennins, aged 19, of indianapolis, re-
Gently resolved to die together rather than
be parted. They bought some audanum and
went to a German picnic. Toward evening
they drove to the neighborhood of Green
wood, twelve miles distant, spread the bug
gy robe in fence corner, sat down side by
side, divided the drug into equal portions,
kissed and bid each other an eternal fare
WE'LL swallowed the poison and went to
sleep. Late in the night the girl awoke, and
soon after her lover also was aroused, both
surprised and disappointed to find that they
were alive. They agreed to wait until morn
| ing, when they walked three miles and pur-
chased another supply Of the drug. Return
| ing to the robe in the woods, another eternal
| farewell was exchanged and the boy and girl
this time swallowed double dose. Henry's
body was found on the 22d. Ella went home
in avery forlorn condition. Her appear
ance indicated that she had been through
terrible ordeal.
JOHN MCGEE, hard citizen, fatally
shot Hiram Knapp at st. Joseph, Mo-, the
other day, because Knapp called him
worthless cur.
FIVE men who recently attempted to
destroy bridge on the Mexican National
Railroad were caught on the 2lst and in
stantly shot.
AT Bolton, Texas, the other day,
hundred masked men took from Jail Sam
Hilton (white) and James Keys (colored)
and hanged them. Both were charged with
murderous assault on deputy.
HENRY PRoNGE, a farmer living near
Washington Mills, Iowa, was watering his
horses the other night, when one OF them
kicked out viciously, striking him in the
neck and killing him almost instantly. A
post-mortem examination showed that his
neck was broken.
The Touring mill of Hanes & Porch,
WiIliamsport, Ind, was destroyed by an eN-
plosion of the boiler and seed stem-sprlng,
on the oath. The engineer was instantly
killed. The main portion Of the boiler was
thrown 200 yards.
SCOTT ROBERTS, farmer, was
drowned while fishing in the Ohio Canal,
near Coalport, on the 23d.
AT Columbia, Tenn, on the Oath, a
colored preacher named Cannon struck his
wife on the head with an ak, laying her skull
wide open and scattering her brains over
the room. He then laid her babe on the
floor and deliberately hacked its head off.
He was arrested and expressed no repent
ance for his crime. Cannon had been away
for some years.
FRED LERD, German about 40 years
old, supposed to have been drunk, stepped
in front of moving engine at Peoria, ILL.,,
the other day, and was killed, his head be-
ing crushed and one arm broken.
L. r. FRYE was thrown from his BIZ
cycle at Marlboro, Mass, on the oath, and
fatally injured.
T. ANDERSON was killed and Fred.
Helm fatally injured by a falling scaffold, in
Chicago, on the 25th. Several other work
men were hurt.
AT Tucson, Arizona, the other day, j.
H. Weber, a night Waterman, while crazed
by drink, fired several shots among crowd,
one of which instantly killed young man
named C. w. Hinton. Weber was arrested.
J. ?. ELLIOTT, master bridge. build
er, of Pittsburg, Pa, was knocked from q
bridge at Louisville, KY, on the oath, and
killed.
HENRY REED, @ prominent lumber
dealer of Dubuque, Iowa, was thrown from
his buggy, May "a. His scalp was pulled
over his face and his skull fractured in two
places.
AT Raleigh, N. c., on the 9th, a sor
of Mr.. VIM. Slate was torn to pieces in hi:
fathers saw-mill.
AN explosion at the Kohinoor col
liery, near Shenandoah, Pa. the other day
killed Martin and James Mulha| i, father ant
son: John Gallagher; James Mcdonald
. John Strait, Samuel Hugo, and fatally in
iured John Lee and q Polander named Matty
Matentynowicz. 1t was caused by the care
less use of open lamps.
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE decision of the court in banc up
on the exceptions in the Guiteau case, de-
nying new trial and affirming the judg
ment below, was announced by justice
James on the 22d. Justice Hagner, in
separate opinion, discussed the bearings O
the old MARYLAND law and held that ever
under the Maryland act Of 1885 the indict