Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-07-26
MurderOus Deeds.

The bodies of three American prospectors
were found near San Antonio, Cal. 1t is sup
posed they were murdered by Mexicans.
At Colinsville, Tex, j. McLane and o. Fall
lon Fought duel for the hand of young lady,
being rivals Fallon was shot dead, but Nc
Lane was unhurt.
At Brownswood, Tex, the prisoners knocked
down Jailer Miller and attempted to escape
Miller emptied his revolver, killing Jesse Red
'ciffe. one of the prisoners.
A white physician called by Spokane
Indian to treat his sick son on the Klamath
reservation in Oregon. The boy died. The
father shot the physician dead and He'd
At Millerstown. Pa. Sherman Millert hotel
keeper, was killed in row by VIM. Wagner.
In Morgan County, Mo-. on the 21st, two
farmers named Thomas c. Snorgrass and w.
| W. Carpenter engaged in a quarrel. The latter
was fatally shot.
Bill Mulcahey, Jack Kingsbury and Nevada
jim, having killed two Mexicans and mortally
wounded American, at Albuquerque, N. NJ,
were pursued by twelve men. They were
caught up with at o'clock on the 17th the
doomed desperadoeS succeeding in reaching the
reverses of the hin sides. The pursuers were
received with voliey from Winchesters, and
one of the vigilantes fell dead. Another as
saut was made Two of the deSperadOes,
after fierce battle. and the third Nevada jim,
was brought down with ball in the thigh.
The vigilantes spared his life till rope could
|
suddenly seized q revolver from one of his dead
comrades and shot Foley, vigllante, dead.
Laughing derisively he then shot himself.
VIM. Miller, 'overseer of the Woodstock,
Conn.,, poor farm, was murdered by an inmate
named Jake Parsons on the Goth. Miller re-
quested Parsons to do some work on the farm
which SO enraged him that he used knife or
the overseer with fatal results.
In a quarrel about woman at Nashville
Tenn, on the Goth. Charles Black1nore was
killed by Thomas DuIing.
A coroner's jury investigating the suicide OF
Thomas w. Scott, at Little Rock, Ark, on the
Goth, developed the fact that the deceased haC
murdered man in Mississippi eight years age
| and made his escape.
On Reques Plantation, near Cherow, S. c
on the 10Th, William Hinson killed his wife.
John Carter, an English 1nachinist was
murdered in brutal manner at Chicago, by q
man named Mclaughlin.
James Long, who was brutally beaten by I'M
known persons at a dance given at Toronto Oh
the evening of the 18th by orangemen. die6
from his injuries on the 10Th.
Two years ago DR.. Roberts, of Ray County
No., was murdered by young physician
named Reyes who was jealous of the elder
doctors practice. The murderer pleaded in
sanity and was remanded to an asylum. On
the 18th he returned to the scene of the trag-
edy, having been declared cured and discharged
from the asylum. Charles Roberts, son OF
Keyes' victim, Immediately sought out Keyes
and shot him dead Public sympathy is with
Roberts as Reyes is said to be bad character
A bloody carnival was enacted in Pittsman
Valley. N. M, on the 18th. dispute over q
number of blankets caused fight between
Henry Jansen, Charles Bonestein and William
Wharton. The two former cut Wharton tc
pieces with their knives, but not until he had
inflicted mortal injuries on both.
David I. Norwood, a prominent citizen OF
Floyd, La, attempted to cane L. J. Polk in the
streets on the 18th. Pistols were brought into
service, Polk being killed and his assailan1
severely wounded