The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-12-29
Crime,

hanged at Kingston, N. c., on last hang
mans day, 'or committing a rape on Mrs
Elizabeth Jones, u white woman. in MAY
last. Soon made long speech on the gal
lows protesting his innocence, and denounc
ing his dead father, notorious murderer
for the bad example he had set him.
DOUBLE TRAoEDY.--On Friday of last
week, q young German named Henry
Bsbst, of Belleville, Ill., after filling him.
self with whisky, went to Wilderman sta
ton, miles south OF Belleville, and ia
tally shot Miss Mary Hammer, a former
sweetheart, but who refused to marry hin,
on account Of his dissipated habits. The
murderer ran away, but was pursued and
in drawing pistol to shoot one of his
pursuers, 1t went off and killed himself.
A QUARREL OVER MINcE MEAT-An-
drew Kocrner, living some 3.miles south Of
Indianapolis, Ind, quarreled with his
wife on Saturday as to whether some
mince meat which she was gong to make
should be favored with wine or cider, be
insisting that wine should be used, while
she preferred the more pleban beverage.
In the night Koerner, who had gone to bed
drunk, awoke, procured stick of stove
wood and beat the woman's brains ont,
scattering them about the room, Koerner
has been arrested
LYNCuED.-On Friday night of last
week, Henry Cnstln, jr., clerk in the
store of Ed. Montgomery, at Petersburg,
Pike county, Ind. left the store al ten
O'Clock with, 1t is supposed considerable
sum of money belonging to Montgomery
In his charge. At the door OF his home he
was shot and his pockets were rifled
Suspicion fell upon Charlie Harvey, a Eel.
low clerk who was arrested the same
night and Is said to have confessed his
guilt. He was lodged IN Jail az Peters
burg, but early on Sunday morning IA mob
went to the jail, took Harvey out and
hanged him to tree until he was dead
BLOODY YAzoo.--The hilarlty Of the
Christmas holidays at Yazoo City, Miss,
was somewhat oyerdouc. At night, as
John Pcsey, n white man, was passing a
barber shop, he was lnsulted by John
James, a negro. Posey went away, got
some Of his friends and came back. The
negroes were ready tor them AMI opened
upon the advancing party with pistols
The result was the death ot three white
men and one ncgro--John james
vas that at McDade in Texas. While q
large crowd was enjoying themselves at /
o'clock at night at the iavorite saloon. a
mob entered and seized three men, one a
burglar and two horse thieves, and took
them to the woods near by and hanged
them Six friends OF the deceased under
took to avengc their death and opened on the
mob, when two Of The SIX and one OF the
mob were killed, besides one innocent citl
zen, by accident.
TRIPLE MURDER A triple murder was
c committed on Sunday night near Moncure,
Chatham county, n. G. The victims were
Mrs Sarah Guuter, a widow 50 years old
her daughter, %; and granddaughter about
II. The bodies Of the murdered women
were found III the house of Mrs. Gunter by
a neighbor early next morning. An ak
besmeared with blood which had evidently
been used by the murderers was found on
the floor of the room IN which the crime
was committed. The widow was supposed
to have some money in the house, and sew
eral negroes are suspected of having com
mitted the crime to get It.