Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-07-19
Murder0us Deeds.


James English was waylaid aud assassinated
seven miles west of Platte City, Mo-, on the
morning of the 10th, by John Lawless. The
cause if unknown.
Geo. Stephenson, Chicago burglar, was
fatally shot by an officer while he was pursuing
his nefarious calling at Kalamazoo, Mich, on
the night of the 18th.
land, of Luneburg County, Va, fought duel
near Petersburg, Va. on tn" 10th. The duel
was caused by Garland Intermedding in Addi-
sons love affairs and circulating stories de-
rogatory to his character.
John Fowley, q non-unionist, was assaulted
by party Of union men at Pittsburg, Pa, on
the 10th, when he fred at his assailants, killing
the ring-leader, named Critchlow.
At Mandan, Dakota, on a trestle. work sixty
feet high, q fight occurred between William
Watson, of Saginaw, Mich, and Peter P.
Stuart, of Dali Prairie; Mich, which ended in
both going over to death with their arms
clinched.
At Laredo, Tex, on the 18th, Leonard
Haynes, son of the customs collector at
Brownsville, killed w. E. Cummings, district
attorney, and escaped across the Rio Grande,
his brother keeping back the police with re-
volver. The dead man had seduced Haynes
sister, IA years of age.
A colored barber at Duvall's Bluff. Ark,
voted the democratic ticket, and republican
his shaving apparatus, for which he was shot
through the heart
Robert Holding and John Robertson, swedes,
were arrested for petty thieving at Chicago, on
the 18th inst. Shortly after being arrested
Hiding made startling confession being in
substance that he had murdered the mistress OF
a wealthy merchant of Stockholm for 50(
CROWNS, which he divided with Robertson, who
assisted him. The latter attempted to commit
suicide when he heard that Hiding was com.
municating with the officers.
At Yazoo City, Miss, on the 18th, German
named Hame was found dead in a cistern, hav-
ing been murdered. His residence had also
missing and is suspected of the crime.
A constable attempted to arrest party OF
colored miners on the 18th, in Harrolsor
County, Georgia, and on meeting with resist
ance shot one + them dead.
VIM. Ritter, a colored lbertine. who out
ragged and killed Helen B1euster, mtllattt
girl, aged IL years, was taken from the Hender
son, Ky., jail on the night of the 18th inst.
and hanged by mob.
dispatch from Tyler, Texas, dated the 12tt
inst, says that D. J. Healy, chief dispatcher o
the International and Northwestern Railroad
was shot dead by Conductor Cook whom he haG
refused to allow to take out train: Cook es
capped but the authorities and railroad meI
will hunt him down.
mob attempted to take H. G. Brown. 8
murderer, from the jail at Las Vegas on thu
night of the 11th, for the purpose of initiating
him. into trapeze performing. The jailol
spoiled their plans somewhat by filling four Of
the Iynchers with shot: Two will die.
Jack Harris, noted gambler of San Antonio
Texas, was shot and instantly killed by Mar
shal Ben Thompson on the 1lth inst. Thomp
son vacated the country Immediately.
Near Sanford, O., on the 18th INST, Andrew
Fugna and Alex. Bandy quarreled, owing tt
domestic scandal. Fugna killed his opponent
and escaped.
Willard Adams killed Milton Schalter nea
St. Joseph, NO., on the 18th inst, in quarre
about q pasture ground.
Charles Stiles, well-known Chicago sport
ing character, was murdered at the Pa1me
House on the morning of the 10Th inst, by hi
mistress, known as Madeline Stiles. Deceased
at the time of his taking off was caller at tn
board of trade, and was well-liked by all hi
associates. The murderess states that Stile
seduced her from the path of virtue and latel
had abused her to such an extent that she be
came desperate, and intended to leave him
She says that she called at Stiles room to bi,
him good bye when he assaulted her SO fiercel
that she shot him.
A young man named Cobb cut his brother
throat in Kalamazoo County, Mich, on the 10tl
inst.