The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-10
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w. W. Rea is to be hanged for the murder
of James Goodwin, on the I'd day OF July
last. ~.
Alderman Vierra, of Springfield. Illinois
was arrested q day or so ago for obtaining
Illegally, liquor license for party loi
$3.50.
The celebrated cases against Claxton, the
detective, are being trie at Nandaila, llll'
nois, at this time. They are for forgery
and perjury.
W. NJ. Beebee, a young popcorn vender
living Just across from Kansas City, wa;
slugged and robbed of $1,000 the Other
morning.
At Milwaukee, Just recently, a lady, Mrs
Swift by name, committed suicide, by
drowning herself in cistern. She was be
lieved to be insane.
Maud Howe and young man named
James, members of theatrical company
travelling in Illinois, eloped the other day
and the company had to disband.
DIR. Burgot, a prominent citizen of Gin
ton, Illinois, was struck on the head and
seriously injured last Tuesday by youni
man named Turner, who was arrested.
At Grand Rapids, Michigan, on tho
night OF the 18th ult., James Hewlett wa
shot and instantly killed in a bagnio by
Jennie Duncan the proprictress of the
place,
A stranger at Nokomis Illinois, or neal
there last Tuesday victimized priest with
whom he was travelling on the train, by
swndling him out of $40. lie got drunk
and gave himself away,
A brutal smuggling match took place neal
Leadville, Colorado, the other day between
two powerful young men named Murphy
and Donoghoe, the latter being declared
victor after twenty-one rounds,
Mr.. Gardner, father of the young girl
who was abducted on last Monday night by
Jas. Y. Hooper, at Ash Grove, Illinois, has
returned home safely with his daughter,
ioiling the abducto and recaptaring the girl
at Ninita.
Thomas Collins, colored barber Of Cln-
ton, Illinois, sued, the city marshal Tues
day for false imprisonment, demanding
5000 damages. Collins had previously
been arrested for bringing a gallon OF
whisky to that place in violation of the
anti-lcensc ordinance.
Frank Rayburn, for whom the authori-
ties of the law have been on the lookout
since last Wednesday, was captured at Du-
Quoin, Illinois, by Constable Uhis and
taken to Chester, Illinois, Tuesday evening.
ilt 10 l'N tOllillNN III lit NbuItN Jdll,
charged with wiie-beating and attempted
murder.
William Bright, formerly from Urbnna
Illinois, fell from an Illinois ~ st. Louis
freight train abont three miles of west of
Nation, Illinois, about o'clock Tuesday
morning, and his body was found by Sec
ton men cut in pieces and strewn along the
track. As the night was rainy, it is sup
posed he slipped and fell between the cars
Governor Churchill, of Arkansas, has of
fcred reward of $500 for the apprehension
of James ID. Stevens, the murderer of Col.
Onel Edward w. Files. The crime was COM
nlitted in Ashley county, of that state, on
the 18th of last December. Stevens was
captured and. jailed, but recently escaped
from prison A vigorous search is being
made for him.
Al Cold Spring, near Milwaukee, Mon
day, wild freight on the Wisconsin rail
road ran into n O., NJ. Il st. =. freight, and
soon after another c., NJ IL st. T.. train
came al lng and piled into the rear of the
Wisconsin Central freight. The result was
the killing of n Wisconsin Central brake
man named Mcbride, who lived at Memo
sha. and the wreck of two engines and sew
cral cars.
On Saturday a contractor named Keller
secured Ritter & Coy's check for $500, at
South Pueblo, Colorado, to pay his men
with. He excused himself for being after
bank hours, but promised to get the check
casbed and pay them the first thing on
Monday morning. The same evening he
got the checked cashed at discount, and
by prcconcerted plan with his wife started
for parts unknown. Mrs. Keller, who is
supposed to he his ally in the swindle, was
traced to La Junta Tuesday, but the villain
and his plumber is still ut large.
Tho trial of VIM. D. CASTOR, for the cold.
blooded murder of Thomas Il. Wright, at
Kansas City, two years ago, has been going
on in the criminal court at Independence,
Missouri, during the last two or three DAYS.
The details of the crime arc sensational in
the extreme, and the case is being watched
with unusual interest The case was tried
one year ago, resulting in u hung Jury, at
which time full history of the case was
published in the GlobeDcmocrat. The
case will occupy the remainder of the week.
The grand jury Tuesday afternoon re.
turned three indictments against j. ], CALI.
gan chief engineer OF the Omaha fire de,
partment, ut Omaha, Nebraska, for obtain.
ing money under false pretenses. II seems
he sold his salary last fall for four months
ahead to Julius Frctzchkc, who paid him
the full amount, $500, and since that time
he has again sold to others. Jack is a gnl.
liant and experienced fireman, his record I'M
the line of duty being frst.class, ana hcnc,
this financial irregularity is universally re-
GREETED.
\ woman, named Harriet Bell, an in.
dustrious and respectable widow, was
brutally,butohered by an unknown assailan
IN her own doorway, in Boston, Massachu.
sets, ut So'clock the other morning. The
man was seen and the woman's cries heard
by u passer-by and by two police officers
but they allowed him TO saunter slowl,
out OF sight and then began to investigate
They were Mortified TO find her lying in n
nool of blood with terrible cash In hc
throat, make by a broad.bladed knife. Sh,
died few, moments later in the presence o
her little daughter, but without being abb,
10 name her murderer.
The gale of Wednesday uprootcd A fro
on Presquc Isle, near Erie, Pa, and IN
roots dragged up two skeletons. The ownc
oil one, James Bird, has been m
subject OF cheap sentimental poet
~ all through Pennsylvnni
Tor the last seventy Years During Tho wa
of 1872 James BIRD and I'd Rankcn" NV w wr
snot ABOARD the Niagara for dcscrtlon an,
were buried ut the spot over which Mn
tree grew aud tourished. Birds dcntl
was poetiked, and he was considered
nero ana martyr, falling beneath a do,c
rived. f'"'" !"
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