Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-11-29
Record of Tragedies.

Record of Tragedies
Morris Berwald was fatally shot by highway
robbers near the Bowery, New York City, on
the night of the 25th. TIE thugs secured $6
VIM. Donovan stabbed his father on the
night of the 25th during quarrel at their
home in Jersey City.
A serious and mysterious shooting affray
occurred at st. Marc Hotel. Washington, D. c.,
on the night of the 25th. Three persons were
present at the shooting which occurred in the
room Of J. P. Angrew, Of Pittsburg. Pa, an
insurance agent. j. Fl. Wilmot, brother-in-
law of Angrey, was shot three times and fatal
ly wounded. Family trouble about property
is supposed to be at the bottom of the affair.
Joseph Stout murdered Taylor Dunbar,
grocer at Darlington, Montgomery County,
Ind, on the afternoon Of the Ath. After
derer went to Indianapolis to spend his ill-got-
gotgains. He was arrested and taken to jail
at Charlottesville after several narrow escapes
from falling into the hands of q mob.
Linton Wormack brutally mauled an old
man named Reed, in Morgan County, Ga.
Tho latter's son, aged Is, sought out the mur-
derer and shot him dead.
Jack Valentine. was fatally shot by E. o.
Green, at Bowling Green, Ky.,: on the 24th.
Valentine and two companions had beaten
Green at his store.
Mrs Fanny Creighton, of Lithopolis, Ohio,
who served three years in the penitentiary for
killing her aged husband with an ax, was on
Capt. Courtaway Of fishing schooner was
murdered at Halifax on the 21st by one Of his
crew. -
A young man named Cook shot and killed
Miss Austin at Frostburg, Ky., on the 21st and
then killed himself.
A young Englishman named Claud Lister,
who had been discharged BY, q farmer near
Nn11o Sol ko1lS Ho6
his employer and then nearly killed himself,
his reason being that his love for the lad
created a, desire to be always in bis company.
Francesca, Loberto, q divorced woman, was
shot dead at New York on the goth, by Gin
seppi Pellito, her cousin. The murderer I'M
mediately after committing the deed placed the
muzzle OF the weapon in his own mouth and
fred. At last accounts he was not expected to
survive. Two children were rendered orphans
by the tragedy. =:
Narcisse Montray, a Frenchmsn;;- who for
years kept grocery store at Lockport, N. ",
was found in dying condition on the morning
of the Goth, having been brutally mauled by
some unknown person. -
Minor Mishaps. -" =
On the evening of the 25th as Rev. T. w.
Terrence with his nephew, aged; 8. and four
Pa, one of the horses balked and precipitated
the vehicle down an enlbankment. All were
| badly injured. -: : :, :
Atsging6eld, o., on the 26th D. H. Roche
! and /. G.. Case, railway agents went into the
vaults at the general Office Of the i. B. Il W.
4 Railroad. Somebody had blown out the gas
I end the accumulation ~of.th oonobustible ex
ploded on the appearance of the above named
gentlemen with . lamp; Both were dangerous ~
! ~ burned. ,''.. 2;' :. ~,',,' II,
!: A derrick broke while workmen were engaged
in hoisting . boiler into the steamer Golah, at
Halifax. Hlman Carpenter was killed and
several others seriously injured. Z: : *.,:, !
A boiler explosion on Farwood Plantation
Point Coupee Parish, La, killed the .enginee
outright and fatally Injured two negroes.
Elliot Hunter, Alfred Jester. azd-Wm. Cal
+ der ,were drowned near Chonterary Island
4 Lake Huron, On the 24th, BY the capaizzilng Q
Charles g. Cummings and Walter 3. Shin
tf'broke through the ice at Troy, n. Y on tn
s 24th and drowned s1s% g. i - -
J, h. Miss Matte sChrispsn, the daughter Of.
+ kphyaiciSn of Little Roek, took dosa Of stryth
nine in mistake for lquiniue, and died in cor
Yulsions. on ) r.ctl ~ ...5s ~ :