Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-04

keeping. Early ON the morning Of the 1st a
party Of 100 masked men took the prisoner
from the jail ard after eZtort1pg confession
from him, worked him off IN the most ap-
proved manner.
A negro section hand. employed on the Ches
apeake ard Ohio Railroad, was found dead on
the LIST inst, with his head crushed. He had
been murdered for his months pay, which he
had Just received.
Samuel Green was fatally stabbed by Charles
Niles at Sturgis, Mich, on the LIST inst.
While III an intoxicated condition, on the LIST
inst, James H. Wynne, aged is years, living at
81 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, shot and killed
his wife, aged 10. They had been married
eighteen months.
An Englishman named VIM. ThurlOW. aged
IS years, living at Baraboo, Wis. was found
dead i'll the road near his house on the morn
ing Of the 1st. The old man lived alone, and
it is thought was murdered for his money. as
his house was ransacked.
As the result of a quarrel between the two
families over some chickens at Danville. Va,
on the goth, George t. Grant deliberately shot
and killed J. W. Manning. After shooting him
he jumped upon bis victims body. kicking him
in q brutal manner.
in row between DR.. Sterling and man
named Wildretb, at Parsons, Kansas, on the
28th, the latter struck the former in the face,
when he was promptly and artsticaIly dissecteG
with carving knife by the offended medical
man.
In New York, on the 10Th, in a fit of anger
Geo. Muny threw n quantity of vitrol over the
clothes OF a woman named Maggie COrcOran.
The chemical Immediately took fire, but was
eXtinguiShed before she was seriously hurt
MUny was arrested.
In Butts County, Ga, on the 29th John
Kelly while at work in the field near his house,
heard cries for help. Going TO the house he
found Lis employer, Mr.. Sleigler, assaulting
his wife. He got shutgun and blew Sleigler'5
head to pieces. Kelly then fed.
difficulty WAS settled in characteristic
manner at Lake Ranch. New Mexico. on the
9th. One man was killed and two others
badly riddled with bullets.
The second trial Of Charles Bach for the
murder Of his wife in October, 1881, at Toledo,
has resulted in bis conviction, and he has been
sentenced to be hanged October IL.
Edward Stewart fatally stabbed Albert An
derson during melee on the schooner Rogers
at Sandusky on the 9th. Stewart escaped.
A young girl named Kate Murray, living al
Louisiana, No, was brutaIly assaulted by a
negro on the 25th A man named Joe Brown
was arrested, ana although tho girl could not
identify him as her assalant, popular excite
ment was so great that it was feared he would
be lynchej.
Cbas. Everett, prominent citizen Of Wood
Haven, l.. l., has been an intimate friend of a
widow named Wagei. On the oath he took her
fired two shots from a revolver at him without
result. The widow bases the shooting on
swindling, undue intimacy and contemplated
desertion.
Richard Ingold, desperate, while resisting
arrest at Goodin, Mo-, ON the 26th was shot
and killed by the constable.
Lacey, one Of the negroes who outraged
Miss Rogers near Lasatur. Tex, confe ssed his
guilt and was hanged by mob in the presence
of 500 persons OF both races and sexes on the
26th. His partner in the crime, named Doug
lass, was also taken out of jail the following
night and hanged, after which his body was
ridded with bullets.
James Blake, an old resident Of Ashland
Wis. committed suicide Oh the oath by cut
ting his throat. This was his second attempt
at self-destrUction.
Two colored deck hands named George bud,
ley and Charles Jones, on the steamer Thomas
Sherlock, had quarrel on the oath near Cairo,
Ill, resulting IN Jones being fatally cut. Dud-
ley then jumped overheard and was drowned.
Jones died next morning at the hospital.