St. Landry democrat., 1883-01-06
BESSIE BYE fifteen years of age, and

BESSIE BYE fifteen years OF age, and
sister, aged ten, were drowned at Merreton,
Ont, few days ago. The younger at
tempted to rescue the older, who had
broken through the ice.
THERE was a riot in Limerick, Ire
land, the other night between soldiers and
civilians. The latter attacked the military
and free fight ensued, the soldiers using
their belts. The soldiers were badly handled,
owing to the numerical superiority Of the
assailants. The police eventually quelled
the disorder.
WILLIAM Fort, blacksmith, was
found battering in the doors Of Mrs. Eliza
Piers house, in Newark, N. j., the other
morning. Mrs. Pier and her family were
sitting up watching the body of Mrs. Piers
mother, who died the day previous. Fort,
on being refused admittance, threatened to
break into the house, take away the corpse,
and drag it through the streets. He was
attempting to carry out this brutal threat
when he was arrested.
At Hartwellville, Mass, a few days
ago, while Fred Williams and Marshall Ma
son were looking at an engine, an explosion
OF the boiler took place and they were in
stantly killed, their bodies being horribly
mangled. The head of the boiler went into
a chair factory adjoining. The boiler-house
was demolished, the chair-factory was
badly damaged, thirty tons OF rock were
removed three rods, and a boy was lifted
into the air and carried four rods.
MERRIAM A. MONTGOMERY, about
twenty eight years old, shot his two little
children at Packardville, near Amherst,
Mass, the other morning, instantly killing
George, six years old and probably fatally
wounding Eva, four years old. Montgom-
cry had not lived with his wife for eight
months. and she made her home with her
father, Horatio Marsh, q farmer. Mont
gomery visited her family and asked
his wife il she would live with him,
and she refused. He Immediately
went out to where the children were
playing and shot them. He then tried to
shoot his wife and her father, but he was
overpowered by the latter and kept in the
house till the Sheriff came. He was taken
to Northampton, pleaded not guilty and
was sent to Jail. Montgomery did not drink
and said he did not remember having COM
mitted the crime.
LILLIAN SPENCER was shot and Sc
verely injured by one of her company at the
Academy of Music in Rochester, N. Y, the
other night. The shooting was accidental.
It took place at the close Of the first act Of
the play called "Article 47' when Duhamel
shoots Clara. A. Fl. Forrest played Duha-
mel and he fred blank cartridge at too
close proximity to Miss Spencer. She re-
ceived the charge in her ear.
The other morning in a saloon at
Pioneer, Cal, William Hartley stepped to
the bar to take drink when Thomas Kerr,
without proYocation, knocked him down..
Kerr then drew a pistol, and saying,
"Young fellow, now I've got you. placed
the pistol on his breast and fired, killing him
instantly. Kerr was tisarmed, and a jury OF
twelve men held an informal trial. Kerr
asked for an hours time to arrange his bus
mess. He sat down, and, with perfect cool
ness, wrote to his mother in Lexington, ILL.,,
requesting that all his effects be given to
her, then asked for several drinks. The
citizens then took hin, out to sycamore
tree. He made few remarks, confessing
the killing of,seyeral men. They drew him
up at once and let him down. He then
asked permission to take off his boots, say
ing he did not want to die with his boots on.
This request was granted, and he was
strung up. The body was cut down next
morning.