The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-17

MetZgar, in the employ of Samuel May al
tempted to murder Mrs May and the latter's
child at Philadelphia, Pa, on the 9th inst.
she assaulted the former with hatchet ana
fractured the skull of the child with bottle.
1t Is believed Mrs. May will recover, but the
child will die. The girl came from Germany
three months ago, and gives no other reason
for the murderous assault than that she was
directed by some unseen power IN dream 10
commit the deed. No doubt she Is insane.
MOSES I. RAY, assistant cashier of the Mer-
chants and Planters Bank, Montgomery, Ala.
committed suicide on account of a shortage OF
about 10000.
ABOUT S12, 600 worth of the iewelry stolen
from klahaltz's iewelry store, Springfield, was
found buried in an unused graveyard. The
diamonds stolen, valued at $1,000 to $4,000
have not been found.
Gov. CRITTENDEN, of Missouri, has par
doned Clarence Hite. the noted member of the
James gang who pleaded guilty to the train
robbery IN February, 1882, and sentenced to
70 years imprisonment. The pardon was
Issued on recommendation of the penltentiary
physician and board of inspectors. Hite Is in
the last stages of consumption.
URIAH MAYER was hanged at Middle5urg,
Pa, on the 7th inst, for the murder of Gretch-
eu Kintzler in 1877. Mayer stated that the
him and Emanuel Ettnger; that he and his
brother Jonathan and Ettinger robbed and
burned the body and premises on Saturday
evening. He said bis brother Joseph was not
present.
A MOST horrible double crime was committed
on the night Of the 5th inst, near Hubbard
City, about thirty-ive miles east of Waco,
Texas, by Tom p Vardell, son of q prominent
stockman of Still County. A bail or dancing
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farmer named Landa, a newcomer from Wis
consln, to which Nardell had been invited.
About midnight Vardel induced one OF Landa's
daught ers, young woman of about Is years,
to take short walk with him away from the
house. AS soon as he thought they were a safe
distance he drew pistol and forced her to go
further, and finally committed a brutal outrage
upon her person. When the two returned the
young womans sister, learning what had oc-
CURED, made an outcry and exposure of the
crime, when Vardell drew pistol and made an
assault upon her. At this point the father,
Mr.. Landa, made his appearance and ordered
the girls into the house, when Vardell turned
upon him and shot him through the heart, and
shot him again as he fell dead. Vardell inn
mediately made his escape in the darkness. ac-
companied by one Walker, who seems to have
aided and abetted the crime.
AT $50 O'Clock on the night of the 7th inst,
the east bound passenger train on the Little
Rock and Ft. Smith Railroad was boarded BIZ
forty men two miles west of Mulberry Station
Crawford County, 140 miles from Little Rock
They ordered the passengers to throw up their
hands and began firing pistols. Conductor
John Cam was in the rear and was fatally shot.
The robbers rushed for the engine, but before
reaching it, Engineer Rogers pulled out and
prevented the robbery. brakeman Lester was
asoshot during the firing. The robbers jumped
off the train while in motion. reward Of
35,0 600 has been offered for the capture Of the
robbers.
AT Cleveland. on the 7th inst, VIM. Lyon,
55 years old, went to the dwelling occupied BY
woman divorced from him some years and
asked her to make a bowl of soup for him.
While she was preparing to comply with his re-
quest he drew revolver and shot her IN the
face, inficting severe perhaps fatal, wound
then yelling, I've settled you. now I'll settle
myself" he put the pistol to his right temple
and fired, killing himself instantly. Lyon had
been drinking heavily OF late and was under
the influence of liquor at the time.
A. l.. JOHNSON was shot dead on tie 7th
inst, in the Miller County courthouse, Tex
arkana, in the presence of the judge, jurors,
attorneys and over hundred spectators by
c. Z. Dixon, sheriff. The trouble was caused
by Dixon making war on gambling institutions,
in which Johnson was silently interested.
PETER GoFF, Henry Thompson aud James
Spiney, at Somerset Ky, quarreled over Goffs
wife. Thompson made a remark which in
censed Goff, who shot Thompson dead, and
was threatening Spiney when the latter shot
Goff, killing him instantly.
GADsDEN FELTUs, prominent citizen of
Wilkinson, Miss, was murdered on the night
of the 9th inst. Circumstantial evidence caused
the coroners jury TO order the arrest of E.
Feltus, the murdered mans brother. The
family Is one Of the most widely connected in
Mississippi.
at La Pasteria ranch, near Ures. Mexico.
fifty Apaches killed all the people but one vo-
man. They also killed a mule driver on the
road, and near Los Vallecitos attacked family
and killed two persons.
julius MARCUS, New York liquor broker.
has absconded with $50. 600 belonging to mer-
chants who had entrusted him with the sale
of liquors.
JESSE WILLIAMS, of Orange County, New
York, was robbed OF a satchel containing
$1,000 in gold and a gold watch and chain at
a station On the Pennsylvania Railroad, on the
4th inst. Williams on his way to Delaware
to buy land, and laid the satchel on a bench
while eating.
DR.. NJ. A. RANDALL, prominent physician
of Roseville, Muskingum County, Ohio, was
called from his house on the night of the 2d
inst. He has not been seen since. His hat
with a hole in it, has been found, and n il
thought he was shot and thrown into the