St. Landry democrat., 1883-09-08
A Terrible Murder and Almost Lynchins.
RAIrIuoRr. Mn. Aug. 81,

A Terrible Murder and Almost a Lynchins.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Aug. 81.
Intelligence was received here this even.
ing of the brutal murder of E. B. Gallop,
the lessee of farm at Still Pond, Kent
County, Nd. The tragedy occurred early
yesterday morning, and such was the ex-
citeanent caused by the commission OF tho
dastardly act, and the indignation aroused
thereby, that the murderer, James l..
Leary, narrowly escaped being lynched by
the Infatuated residents in the neighbor-
hood. All parties to the shocking affair
are respectfully connected and are in com.
Portable circumstances, Leary being an
uncle of George Krebs, OF Black & Krebs,
7 of this city. He is represented as possess
ing quarrelsome and passionate DISPOSE
ton. He had formerly been lessee of the
farm where the tragedy occurred. On Sat
urday quarrel ensued between Mrs. Gal
lop and Leary over postal card, which
the former forgot to deliver to Leary as
Mrs. Gallop in the most offensive man.
ner. When Mr.. Gallop returned his
wife informed him of what had trans
PRED. Gallop refrained from speak
ing to Leary until yesterday morning;
then the latter retorted sharply. Angry
words followed, but peace was restored
and the difficulty was supposed to have
been settled. Just at this moment, however,
Leary drew a sharp bladed knife and
plunged it into Gallop's abdomen, inficting
fatal and horrible wound six inches wide,
cutting through the intestines and literally
disemboweling his victim. After lingering
in intense agony until this morning, death
ensued. Immediately after the stabbing a
crowd of excited men gathered and marched
to Gallop's residence with the avowed in
tention of lynching the murderer. Mr..
Krebs, owner of large canning establish
ment, the employees at which place were
foremost in the desire to lynch Leary, adj
dressed the mob and persuaded them not
to resort to violence but to allow the law to
take its course. Leary was then removed
under strong guard to the Jail at Chester.
town.
Shocking and Fatal Accident Caused by the
Breaking and Fall of a Scaffold.
AKRON, O.. August ~.
A shocking and fatal accident oc
Cured this afternoon at the Kohler-
Alger block, being built on South
Howard street. j. A. Kohler, ESQ,
Republican nominee for Representative,
and two stonemasons named VIM. Car.
michael and Samuel Harris, were standing
on scaffold twenty-five feet high, when
three coping-stones fell on the scaffold,
causing it to break. Harris fell fat on his
back on the solid foundation and was
struck on the breast by one of the stones,
weighing about 800 pounds. His chest and
head were crushed and hacked into an al
most unrecognizable mass. He died in
about twenty minutes. He leaves wife
and child. Carmichael also went to the
bottom and was terribly cut and bruised
on the head and other parts of the body.
lie will recover. Kohler prevented fall
by catching hold OF the faa1ge of the iron
part of the li-tel. He hung simply by the
tips of his fingers for several minutes, until
he was rescued from his perilous situation.
tie was almost completely Frustrated from
he shock to his nerves.
Shocking Accident to a Child.
BOSTON, Aug. q.
Miss Mollie Byram, eleven years DID, the
daughter of Charles R. Byran, of Charles
ton, met with a shocking accident this af-
tsrnoon. She climbed upon high fence to
gather some leaves, and while standing
upon the stringer near the top her foot
slipped. Instantly she threw her hands out