The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-08-19

EVANSVILLE, Ind, was intensely ex-
cited on the morning of the 18th by the dis
covery that Alexander Weber, German
saloon keeper, his wife and his little son,
seven years old, had been butchered In bed.
The heads OF all three were crushed with a
Ratchet, and their throats were cut and
mangled In most brutal manner. An in
FAINT Of six months was found unframed In
its crib, smiling and growing, unconscious
Of bereavement. The house in which the
tradegy was enacted was formerly owned by
German named Krugg, who was killed
there about six years ago by negroes. His
widow married George Lenhsrt, German
laborer, who has done little or no work
since his marriage. He has frequently
asked his wife to let him have the house and
run a saloon, but as Weber, the man
who was murdered, had a lease on
the house, she could not do it. Len
hart is an ignorant fellow, and be-
lieved himself aggrieved by wieber's
possession Of the house. Frequently he
quarreled with him, and threatened to kill
him several times. There were tracks
leading away from the house, made by man
with one shoe, and sock on the other foot.
Lenhart has sore upon the instep of his
left foot, and has walked without shoe for
some days in consequence. His tracks cor
respond with those found. He denies the
commission OF the crime. Charles w.
Carter and Philip voll were arrested about
ten miles from the city. Carter was
searched, and had in pocket razor COW
cred with blood and handkerchief spat-
tered. Vol is but boy, who had been
looking for work and was going back to
Mount Carmel. II the purpose of the muir
der was robbery it failed signally, for they
got not cent or a valuable, though several
hundred dollars were concealed behind a
drawer In the bureau.
BERRY WHITLEY and Robert Floyd,
students at Woodville, Ga, quarreled on
the 18th. Knives were drawn, and Floyd
was mortally wounded.
A NUMBER of Hebrew children were
killed in a school at Grodena. Russia, the
other day, by the explosion of barrel Of
powder in a BRIDESMAIDS house near by.
THOMAS ELDER, a saloon-keeper, was
killed by an unknown man near Louisville,
KY, the other night. Elder was waiting on
a customer, and the assassin rode up to the
open door and fred two shots.
M. T. BENNETT a prominent mer-
chant at Lebanon, Tenn, was murdered and
robbed at that place on the 18th.
THREE children of Mr.. T. Carter, of
Putnam County, Ca, were burned to death
on the 18th.
AT Philadelphia, Pa, on the 18th,
Albert Harrison, worthless fellow, while
intoxicated, stabbed his son William, in
flicting a probably fatal wound. The son
interposed to protect his sister.
DOUGLAS HEATHCoTE was dubbed
to death by John Goodman at Ullin, H.,
the other night.
THERE was double lynching at La
Fayette, Ala, the other night. Two ne.
groes, named Bob Young and Charlie Griffin,
were hanged by mob of forty men. for the
murder Of white man named Mccain,
some months ago. The negroes had been
tried, convicted and sentenced by the Cir
cult Court, and the day for their execution
fixed. The case was carried to the Supreme
Court, and reversed, and a new trial or
dered. The mob took the prisoners out OF
Jail by force, carried them out of town, and
swung them on an oak tree. t