Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-09-28
ATragical Record.

On the oath inst. officers in search OF Rich
ard and William Sksggs, Indiana murderers,
discovered their quarry in the house Of their
grandfather in Marion County, Ky. The mur.
fusilade on the officers. A hot fight ensued, in
which Richard Skaggs was killed and William
captured. None of the officers were hurt
Thomas Dodd, Of Covington, Ky., was
assassinated on the night Of the 23d, while
standing in the doorway Of his residence with
his wife. 10 whom he had been married only q
week. Suspicion points 10 Edward Welsh,
father of a young lady with whom, it is said,
Dodd had crooked relations previous to his
marriage
Luke Newton (colored) was shot down by
unknown persons while standing in the door
way Of his residence with his wife at Happy
Hollow, NO., on the cath.
Jerry Latham fractured Geo. Rolls head
with boulder in q quarrel over dog fight at
Mt. Vernon, o., OH the oath.
Three young men in Baltimore indulged in
quarrel in pool-room, and Edward Fl. Torp-
kins was struck on the head He secured a
revolver and followed his antagonists to an
other saloon, where he killed Martin Lansinsky
and inflicted mortal wounds upon Joseph
Blonsky.
duel took place near 81. Petersburg. on
the Esd, between Prince Shakowskoi and
Lieut.. Stalepine, in which the former was
mortaliv wounded.
Porter White, Of Sedalia, Missouri, killed his
wife and himself last evening.
Geo. RathsaCk, Polander, split his wife's
head with an axe. at Manitowoc, Wis, on the
22d. He went home drunk and asked for
money to purchase more liquor, and on being
refused, committed the terrible crime.
An affray occurred at Hot Springs, Ark, on
the 22d, between Charles Matthews, editor Of
the Hornet and Col. S. W. FOrdyce, a railway
official. Matthews opened fire and seriously
wounded Col. Rugg. The latter brought his
weapon to bear on Matthews and put one ball
through his temple. one through his heart and
another in bis arm. Great excitement pre-
vailed ia the CITY over the shooting.
At Nashville, Tenn, on the 22d, James
Clevelauds demented daughter put stychnlne
IN the coffee and poisoned the whole family,
She then wandered of and it is supposed COM
mitted suicide. Mr.. Cleveland died and others
OF the family are III precariOuS state.
Randall Brown and Matt Davis doth coiored).
the latter postmaster at Athens, Ga, quaIreled
on the 2lst in a political discussion. Knives
were used and Brown was fatally carved.
Charles Warren, an acrobat, killed Pat
Dwyer. New York ssIoon-keeper on the 2lst.
The quarrel began over a refusal to pay for
game Of pool.
Patrick German, a veteran miner of the
Black Hills region, was shot dead at Galena.
Dakota. by a son Of Col. J. Fl. Davey, owner Of
the Sitting Ball silver mine. They had been
engaGedin a dispute about claim, when Cor
man ku ocked Davey down, and was killed for
the blow.
At Georgetown, Ky, Oh the 10Th. farmer
named George Devers. resisted arrest and was
shot dead by Marshal Cole.
Waiter Du8n and Riley \. Wilson, guarreled
about some wheat at Sabawa, Mich. Shots
were exchanged, with serious effect. Wilson
was moitally hurt and Dunn. who was the sg-
gressor. fed With an injured hand.
J. ID. Griffin was fatally stabbed at Whitney,
Texas. by }. ". Jones.
Near Domansyile, n. Y, on the 9Th, Alonzo
Cash. aged ~. shot and mortally wounded his
l7-year-old wife and then committed suicide.