The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-07-31
KILLED AND CRIPPLED.
Brakeman Killed at Pembroke :
Furious Flames Under the
wheels-A Frightful Ac-
oident--A Lovers
Flight.
DEcApITATED ON THE RAIL.

killed by the cars at Pembroke last
Wednesday. Contrary to orders he
was attempting to jump on the end
Of an approaching train and missed
the step. His head was cut off and
his body was otherwise mutilated.
lie was young unmarried man
about % years old, and his home was
in Henderson, Ky.
DRAGGED by A RUNAWAY TEAM.
Clarence Sallce, young man liv-
ing near Roaring Springs, in Trigg
county, came very near losing his
life last week while assisting at the
thrcshing of Mr.. Mat Jones wheat,
near Roaring Springs. He was dri-
wing wagon, hauling wheat, and
for some unaccountable reason the
team took fright and ran of. Sallee
was thrown between the wheels, en-
tangled in the lines and dragged
some distance before the team could
be stopped. His clothing was finally
torn off and in this way he became
disentangled. No limbs were broken
but he was fearfully bruised and
scratched and at last accounts fears
were entertained that he had re-
ceived internal injuries.
FIRE AT A WHEAT TTIREsHINa.
During the threshing Of Mr.. r. II.
McGaughey's wheat, near Newstead,
last week, u fire occurred which,
while no fatal results followed, was
quite a serious matter. A spark
from the engine of the steam thresher
set fire to some straw near the thresh-
err, and before 1t could be extin-
guished, the flames had reached a
pile of sacks filled with wheat, and
the sacks were burned OF and the
burned and blackened grain left in a
smoking heap on the ground. A
wagon filed with unthreshed wheat
also took fire and the team ran away,
pulling the burning mass behind
them. The mules were badly burned,
all the hair being scorched off the
portions of their bodies nearest the
fire. The fire from the burning straw
around the thresher was so hot that
the men could only run up and
throw back fork full and retire and
In this way its progress was finally
checked. The thresher was not in
jured and the threshing was re-
sumed as soon as the fire was put
out. The machine was the property
of Mr.. 7. W. Baker, of Newstead.
AN ALMOST FATAL FALL.
Miss Della Fuqua, a daughter of
DR.. VIM. NJ. Fuqua, about IA years
old, was severely hurt by fall from
porch last week. The porch itself
broke and fell, precipitating her to
the ground and breaking her collar
bone and one arm and otherwise
bruising and injuring her. At this
writing she is doing as well as could
be expected under the circumstances.
ROBBED HIS SWEETHEART AND
SKIPPED.
Mrs. Rhoda Cook, a widow, is a
tenant on the farm of DR.. B. S.
Wood, a few miles from this city.
She also has daughter who is a
widow with one child. The young
woman calls herself Jennie. Cook,
though she also goes by the name OF
Williams. Living with the Cooks
was q young man named Henry
Cummings, who was a lover Of the
younger widow. This much as o
preface to the story to follow. On
the first Monday in July, DR.. B. s.
Wood purchased from the old lady
mule and yoke of oxen which con-
stituted her entire earthly posses.
sions,except few pigs and chickens.
She was very poor and the amount
paid, $l40, was a large amount fol
her to possess at one time. On las
Friday the old lady gave Jennie thu
check to come to town and get thu
money out of the bank. Cumming
came with her and persuaded her t
take some Of the money and get hin
a suit Of clothes. This she did, rig
ging him out in new clothes from tn,
skin out. 1t was then arranged TO
Cummings and Jennie to marry OF
the next day-last Saturday-an,
with this understanding they wen
home. Cummings had the conf
dence of both the women and he wa
allowed to have the money to keep
safe. On Saturday preparation
were made for the wedding, bu
when the hour arrived Cumming
I
had absconded with the entire sur
of money, excepting SO which the oil
lady had kept. Up to this time tn
wedding has not come off and tn
bridegroom is still at large in par,
unknown. The girl is true to hir
and maintains that he will retur
and claim her for his own, but tn
old lady's confidence has been col
siderably shaken, and she was !
town Saturday looking for lawyt
to recover her stolen property. Sl
was referred TO the police, but notl