The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-27
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Crime.

day a difficulty occurred at Troy,
Alabama, in which George FOlWar
was shot dead by Frank Holloway.
Several shots were fired by both
parties, but only one took effect.
The difficulty grew out of an old
feud. Both parties are we'll known
business men.
Lon Vinsen was aSsasslnated IN
Brownsville, Alabama, on Monday
night.
Frankfort, Iowa, 26.-0ficer
Laughlin and Geo. PostwoOd had
difficulty at Lawrenceburg on
Saturday night. They took each
other by the lapel of the coat, and
each shot the other in the breast.
ILaughlin was killed outright; POST
wood died to-day.
Merriton, Ont, &c. Bessie Bye,
aged Is years, and a sister aged 10,
were drowned. The younger at
tempted to rescue the older, who
had broken through the ice whilst
skating on the canal.
New Orleans, 2s.-At ellis enter
prise, last night, John Booth shot
four men, two seriously. Booth
escaped. Boston Byron Kimball,
stock broker, cut his throat this
evening. There is little prospect of
his recovery. A letter from GUS
toner was found on his person ask
ing for money invested in cotton
speculation.
Meriden, Conn, 26.-An attempt
was made to wreck an accOmmoda-
ton train from New 7 ork, near this
city, by q tie placed on the track. 1t
flew up under the forward truck of
| the locomotive and brought the
train to stand still, but without
damage. Not far behind came the
limited express for Boston, the fast
est train on the road; it was not
more than a trains length from the
accommodation train when it
stopped with abrupthess that al.
most threw the passengers out Of
their seats.
Little Rock, 26,-Col. John Rich
an influential citizen, was mentally
wounded near McAlmont in an
affray with Frank Shaver.
Louisville, 25- The council. to
night, formally impeached City
Auditor Phil Hinkle and Assistant
ire Chief, George w. Levi, city
hall officials under Indictment FOL
fraud in the assessors and col
lector's Office.
Cairo, Ill, 26.-J. B. Lindsey wa
shot dead yesterday, at James
Bayou, Mo. When the steame
} Tgler left his murderer was in thu
hands of the mob and lYnching wa
expected.
Kansas City, 26.-Ayres, arrested
on the charge Of the murder of Jacol
, Bible, musician, yesterday, was sen
to jail. The general opinion is tina
Bible died by his own hand. Their,
is some mystery about the case
| however.
Arkadelphia, Ark, 26. = Lou T
| Kretzschmer, secretary of the stat
senate two years ago, suicided b.
shooting, at Vernon Station, OF
Sunday.
Charley Branch Negro, ravishet
and murdered a colored girl year
old. He was arrested; there are
threats of lynching.
Packardville, Mass, 26.-Meriam
A Montgomery, rs years old, sho
his two little children this morn
ing, instantly killing George, 6 years
: and probably fatally wOunding Eva
yeas. Montgomery and wife
separated some months since. Skt
wed with her father. Montgomer!
visited her family GA Saturday ant
stayed till to day. Upon her refusa
this morning to return to his house
he went out to where the the chill
dren were playing and then tried tt
shoot his wife. Her father wal
overpowered and kept in the house
The sheriff took him to NOrthamp
ton. He pleaded not guilty wher
jailed. He says he doesn't remem
having committed the crime. Tht
whole family came from the West
in the spring. Little is known o.
them.
A later dispatch says an intense
feeling against Duke has developed
within the last twenty-four hours
1t has been pretty clearly shown
that he has been begging off fol
some time and proposed meeting
| at the hotel for settlement of the
difficulty. No marks of violence
were visible on his person, while
Mutt had cuts and bruises on hi
face and arms. 1t is quietly hinteC
that the citizens are taking thu
law into their own hands.
st. Louis, 26.-Muskogee, Indial
Territory, special: The first opeI
hOstilities of the Greek Indian war
occurred on Sunday, fifteen miles
from Okmuljee. A band Of Checotel
men, under Jim Larney, going west
were attached by some 200 o.
SPEECHES. partisans, under Com
mank Mekarochee. The fight ragged
for an hour when the ChecOteS mer
fell back, but kept up q running
fight for ten miles. Bob Carr, Dave
Barrett and wife. and man named
Walsh, are reported killed. The
loss on the other side is MOI
known. The whole country i:
brushing to arms. On the receipt
| of news here a detachment of forty
| United States soldiers was ordered
| to the scene. This morning they
overlook and disarmed $50 Checotei
men. This will be continued til
| all the men engaged on both side:
| are disarmed. Spiehec's men say
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