Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-04-05

At a variety theater in Denver, Col, on the
1st inst, James Mulhgan, an actor, spoke dis
paragingly of the wife of Arthur Shepperd, the
stage manager, and was fatally stabbed by the
latter.
John n Massey and James HANDLER, two
well-known San Francisco sporting characters,
had quarrel on the I'd inst, when the latter
shot Massey dead.
A. G. Patrick, of Seward, Neb., shot his
wife through the heart, fired at his two sons,
and escaped arrest and is being holly pursued.
At an isolated ranch in the state of Oaxaca,
Mexico, a woman and four children were
butchered for money.
Three men named Martin, Landers and
Franks, quarreled at Dunbar, Pa, on the I'd
inst Franks was vanquishing Martin, where
upon Landers Drained him with pick.
W. J. Phebus and Jay McEwen, cattle
thieves, were lynched at Pueblo, COL, on the
31st ult.
Harvey R. Stern was murdered near Button,
Mimi, on the night of the 29th ult., by William
Chester.
A lad named Joseph Smith was drowned in a
canal at Lowell, Mass, on the Both nit, under
circumstances which led to the arrest of two
boys, Thomas Glynn and George Cook, for
manslaughter. a seven-year-old eyewitness
accuses the Cook boy of pushing young Smith in
to the water.
Robert Blaen, a Cleveland blacksmith. at
tempted to murder his wife, on the 31st ult.,
and then sent bullet through his own brain.
Mrs. Blaen is dangerously wounded.
Joseph Holt, a school-teacber, at Shelbyville
KY, was waylaid and shot dead by Cabe Hun
ter, who was incensed because Holt interfered
and prevented him from whipping his wife.
Gen. Streelnikoff. public prosecutor Of the
nihilists at Kieff, Russia, was shot through the
heart while sitting on boulevard at ODESSA on
the 31st ult.
Joseph Yerger, a wealthy store-keeper at Sui
phur Springs, Mo-, was foully assassinated on
the night of the 29th ult The store and dwell
ing were first fred by the misereants, and as
the affrighted family emerged from the burn
ing building Yerger's body was riddled with
buckshot. A man named Tressler, whom Yer
ger had imprisoned for DEMONSTRATING, is sus-
pected of the crime.
Eugene Chiffon visited Major Edgerton's
daughter at the majors residence, near indie
pendence, Mo-, on the night Of the 28th ult., in
a state of intoxication. Trouble ensued, and
Chiffon was shot dead by Edgerton.
A Mrs. Ballard, residing in Lincoln County,
KY, had disagreement with her husband, on
the 9th ult. She took her three children, aged
four months, and years respectively, to
neighboring pond, broke the necks of the two
Oldest and throw their bodies into the pond
after which size jumped in with her infant and
was drowned.
Alex G. Wingate, of Lexington, KY, was as
sassinated on railway train between Sparks
vile and Medora, Ind. on the 29th ult., by an
unknown man. The murderer jumped from
the cars when they were speeding at the rate
of 40 miles an hour and drowned himself in
creek short distance from the track
In fight with cowboys near Tombstone,
Arizona, on the goth ult., John A. Gillespie of
a sheriff's posse. Deweng Hunt and Billy
Grounds, cowboys, were killed. E. Allen and
Jack Young, also of the sheriffs party, were
badly wounded.
An old man named Jacob Smith was muir
dered at Crawford settlement, eight miles south
of Farwell, Mich, by Joseph Butcher.
john W. Killalea, for Is years clerk of the
New York City board of education, and lately
employed as longshoreman at San Francisco,
killed his wife on the night of the 9th by
stabbing her while in a fit of jealousy
At Indianapolis, Ind. on the 28th, Green
Burnett fatally shot Bob Alexander while re-
turning from dance. Both parties are col
ored and quarreled concerning dusky maiden.
young expressman named VIM. Mitchell
was killed by Edward StecL a saloon-keeper
at Chicago, on the 28th.
In quarrel concerning the costs in replev-
in suit at Leadville, COL, on the 28th, j. G.
Farley, a prominent attorney and politician,
shot Policeman Sam Townsend dead An at
tempt to lynch the murderer was frustrated