Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-23
DEEDS OF BLOOD.
A BUDGET OF TRAGIC OCCURRENCES.
cidenes and Crimo-Reco0a of 41s-
cellaneOus Events-C0nfosslOn OF

Death in Various Forms Of VIsasnce-Ac-
cidenss and Crime-RecesA ef Mis-
cellaneous Events -Confsssion OF
Fathers Murder.
There are new and startling develop.
ments in the McMenemon parricide, twelve
miles west of Muscatine, La. The girl
Mary (who on Saturday declared that she
shot her father in self-defense), her
brother and her older sister are in Jail.
The Daily journal has full confession
from the two girls, showing that the muir
der was committed by the brother in
order that the children might have things
their own way at home, and that 1t was
arranged that the younger sister should
acknowledge the shooting, with the idea
that a plea of self-defense and her extreme
youth would save her from punishment.
There is much excitement over the affair.
Peculiar Tennessee Murder Trial.
Hon. Stanley Matthews, Of the United
States supreme court, has convened the
United States circuit court for the eastern
district of Tennessee in special session to
try the case of the state of Tennessee VS..
George +. Larkin for murder. About a
year ago Larkin was deputy United States
marshal and killed his cousin. The case
attracts much attention as q test case, be-
cause it is the only one of the kind ever
tried in the United States court. Judges
Baxter aud Key sit with Judge Matthews.
A jury was completed this afternoon, and
the court adjourned until to morrow.
COME ssion of o Double Murder.
Frank Burkman, alias Frank Burke,
has been arrested in Baltimore on the
charge of petit larceny. He has since con
fessed that he killed Captain Edward Mel
son and his colored mato on board the
sloop Fanny Southland, in Machidoc creek,
small arm of the Potomac river, in Vir.
ginia, on the 4th instant. He is of Ger.
man parentage, and % years old. He is
now in jail to await requisitiOn from Vir-
ginia. He declares the homicides were in
self-defense.
Horse Thieves Lynched.
After two weeks chase Of eight horse
thieves by band of vigilants in Missouri,
three of the thieves were captured, near
Kirbyvillc, a few days ago, and lynche6.
One of the other five has since been killed,
another mortallY wounded, and third
lodged in Jail. The remaining two were
hemmed in, yesterday, on the White river,
and it was expected that before night they
would be captured and lynched.
Hanged by Her Husband.
A man named I;''ien, living near Vienna,
Ga. attacked hi wife, and, after beating
her until she was ;nSensible, hung hel
from one of the Jjcists Of his house. Some
| neighbors soon afterward entered the
house and cut down the body. Elken fled,
but vengeance is threatened by the resi-
dents Of the place, and if he is captured
he will undoubtedly be lynched.
Additional Fatalities.
George d. Young, aged 81 years, a
weaver at the Allendale mill, Providence,
II. l., committed suicide yesterday by cut
ting his throat.
William Niehaus has been arrested at
Grand Rapids, Mich, charged with the
murder of his wife, who was found dead
in bed OH Sunday morning with her neck
broken and her person bearing evidences
OF having been chOked to death.
| Five men who attempted to destroy a
bridge ON the Mexican National railway
on Friday last were caught on Sunday and
by order of the governor of the state OF
Mexico they were Immediately shot.
The passenger steamer Sapelo struck a
snag at Darien, Ga, yesterday morning
and sunk. The engineer, George Rut
ledge, a colored man, remained at his post
to endeavor to get the boat ashore, and
was drowned.