The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-23

two bailIiis, whose bodies they sunk in =
lake, and the fear that the members OF
the family might be witnesses against
them.
THE CALENDAR.
AT Charlotte, N. c., Slawson Mapes and
Richard Cribs had TOR some time been
intimate with the wife OF Alex
Dockery, but finally quarreled with the
lady. She then made clean breast of her
shame to her husband and besought him
to Kill the two men, which he did by way
laying them and splitting their heads open
with an an Dockery fled and his wife at
tempted to JOIN him but was arrested.
MORE JEALoUsY--At Lakeville, Can
ada, John Craig, a farmer, was IN low
with one of the village bellies, who recipro.
Gated his affection, until she made the &C.
Quaintancc OF beardless boy, for whom
Craig was Tilted. The latter met the pair
together aud shot the young man, then
giving himself up to the sheriff expressed
great cOntrltion Ter the crime.
JEALOUSY AGAIN.-ln Richmond coun-
ty, n. c., on the 10Th, John Rogers went
to see Nlolel,a Deans, and found her in
company with his rival, Duncan McDon-
aid, who Rogers claimed had told Nioletta
lies about him, and therefore when he met
HIM in her company he demanded a re-
traction, which the other refused to give.
Rogers then sprang at McDOnald's throat.
Both clinched and scuilled regardless OF
the GIRL who finally swooned near the
cont atants. Mcdonald being a larger
man succeeded in getting on his opponent,
ana then Rogers drew a pistol and fired IN
McDonald's breast, killing him. Rogers
has been arrested.
A BRUTAL POLICE OFFICER.-A st.
Paul dispatch of the 18th relates the fol.
lowing:
John Calllghan and his son, IL years
old, were fatally shot early yesterday
morning, near Gracevllle, MINI. Calllg.
han had been on spree In town oil night,
and his son finally got HIM to start TOR
home about o'clock. John NOonan, the
village marshal, tried to arrest Callighan,
when young man, named John Morris,
expostulated with the marshal and vOuched
for Callighan promptly starting for home
if given an opportunity. At this Noonan
released Callighan and clinched Morris
Callighan selzing the opportunity thus OF
| fcred, climbed into the wagon, with his
boy, and started the team, but had pro-
cecded bat few rods when the boy dis
covered some one following them. just as
he called the attention of his father to this
fact the party following fired Mt them -four
shots IN quick succession. The first was
harmless, the second sent a ball passing
through the brain of the father, killing
him instantly, the other two passing
through the body of the boy. An outcry
was made, and the men rushed to the spo
where they found Noonan and Morris
clinchcd, each charging the other with the
shooting, and both were arrested.
SHOT DEAD AT A DANCE.-On Saturday
night, IN dance house at Chattanooga
Tenn, Newton Copeland shot David
Franklin, the floor manager. CrpelaDe
was intoxicated. Franklin died in a few
hours. Copeland escaped.
At Montgomery, Ala, on Saturday, ,
youth named Burk, aged Is, fatally sho
his brother.ln.law, Gus McCurdy. TIT
! first shot was with pistol, the second wa
with shotgun. McCurdy was well
known sporting man.
/ CROOKED CLERGYMAN.-At Fort Wayne
Ind, the Rev. George Davis, who hat
come there from Cleveland and was con
Quoting revival, was arrested on the 15tl
charged with wlfe-desertion. His wife ant
child appeared against him. A number o
young ladies were subpGnaed, to two o
whom he had proposed marriage.
The parties accused of the outrage OF
Miss Bond at Taylorvlllc were on SatuT
day granted change of venue 10 tn
! Montgomery County circuit, thus posi-
poning the trial until the 2d OF Aprl
next There are no hopes Of the perma
nent recovery of the victim, and fears ar
expressed that the case vii! never come t
trial.
! DOUBLE TRAGEDY.-M WaXahatchic
Texas, on Monday, while Il deputy mar
shall was attempting to arrest negro, b
Cred upon him and the negro returned III
ire. The shots brought marshal SpanlC
ing 10 the scene, and IN attempting t
make the arrest he was killed. The citi
zens turned out en- masse. After som
further exchange Ct shots, the negro wa
Curnered IN an clubhouse. When the doc
was forced, the negro sprdug forward ant
attempted 10 shoot, but was riddled wit
bullets
QUICK WoRK.-A man named Webb
stole a horse in Marion County, Ill, las
week Thursday. was captured near Noun
Vernon Friday, and Saturday, pleading
IA nEn IN