The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-10-17
TELEQRAPHIC
CRIME.
The Daily Calendar.

1AC DahS SdIcuudTs
Atlanta, Ga. 16.-A special to the
Constitution from Calhoun's says: Mar.
garet Harris, condemned negresa,
made another statement in which she
proclaims innocence and denies having
administered poison to Mrs. Bernwell as
charged. She sent for Colonel Starr this
morning, and in the presence of Sheriff
Taylor made statement that the confess
sion was extorted from her by Lewis.
father of Leila Lewis, the child who died
from poisoning, and one Chapman, liv-
ing on Mrs. Bern Wells lands. She
stated that they carried her to IN old
house on the place and p It rope around
her neck and hanged and lashed Der. al
ternately, until they forced her into
making confession, telling her il she
would COL fess the crime she would not be
hurt and should have good time ss long
ss che lived.
Glendive, Mont, 16.-oheIiff Taylor,
yesterday, endesvored to quiet three
drunken cowboys, when he was set upon
and beaten. In the melee Clayton Will
comfy: sn Englishman about to locate
was also shot in the ankle. One of the
COnUOye Whb CoptuEcQ huQ lOu&c0 III
jail. The other two escaped.
Lincoln, H., 16.-The body of lara
Burns, who had been employed Is q do
mestic here. was found in 8 lane on the
outskirts of the city yesterday. Her
throat bad been cut from ear to ear. and
her forehead crushed. A reward of
$1,000 is offered by the village for the
arrest Of her murderer, but no clue as
yet has been discovered.
Columbus, Co., 15.-In Russell
county. Ala, six miles from this city, to-
day, Thomas Prince instantly killed his
father-in.law, B. s. Jeffries. The killing
was done in self. defense, and in defense
of Princes wife and Jeffries' daughter.
New York. 16.-John Irving aud John
Walsh, widely known burglars, shot and
killed each other in Shsng Draper's sa-
loon early this moreing. They had
bitter quarrel and it is said that six
" eks ago they mat in snother saloon and
drew pistols on each other, but we're sep
arated. The police story is that John
Irving and jack, the mick, we're in ORA
per's saloon shortly before 2 O'Clock this
both filed with liquor. They
quarreled about some rsscality in which
they were mutually interested. They
became oisy and Billy Porter entered
and tried to stop the row. This interfer.
ence only reused the rioters to fury and
both whipped out reyolvers and fred At
close quarterf; every one in the saloon
sought cover as the double report rung
out. The shots we're fred at the same
instant and with like effect. Irving fell
dead with Johnny the Mick's bullet in
bis brain, and the mick fell, shot through
the heart, neither lived long enough TO
breathe twice after he was shot Billy
Porter and gang ran out to the street, but
The reports Of the pistols we're heard by
the police and Irving was arrested. Every
person suspected of being In the saloon
at the time Of the shooting Vas arrested.
81. Louis, 16.-The Post Dispatch con-
tinues its repetition given before the late
grand jury regarding the gambling ring
and the police department and implicat-
ing Governor Orittenden.
Little Rock, Ark, 16.-Wystt Ames,
Who killed Sander j. Blount, while re.
,isting arrest yesterday was caught last
night and while attempting to escape
Vas riddled with bullets.
London, 16.-A foreign socialist with |
! forged passport was arrested at ReYal. |
The trial of eighteen socialists on the
charge Of high treason begun at OImutz,
Bavaria.
Lafayette, Ind, 16.-Nelline's full
confession that under the impulse of
muderous mania he had gone to the
house and murdered Ada Atkinson, was
read to an excited multitude at Oxford
his morning. Great crowds on horse.
back, in wagons and buggies now
.hrong the read to Fowler. The sheriff,
who at Oxford had taken the nearest
road, 10 but little 10 advance. Lvnchipg
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