Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-11
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Private Boyd shot Sergeant Willis (colored)
at Chamberlain. ID. T.. on the 7th. Willis died
soon sitter receiving the wound. Boyd who is
notorious character, was phced IN the guard
house.
h. NJ Tate and James J. Crow, farm labor
ers. got into an alteration On the 9th near
Elliot. Texas, when the lattershot Tate, killing
him instantly.
Alexander Williams, colored man who as
saulted girl at Panther Burn Miss, was taken
out of jail by a mob ON the 9Th, and hanged.
jealousy led to the murder IF Thomas John
son. messenger, by George Brown, at Mon
treal, on the 9Th.
s1ckening tragedy was enacted at West
Union, Doddridge County, W. Va, on the night
IF the 4th. Between 10 o'clock and midnight
d worthless character named Harpen entered
the residence of Barney Doyle, a widower, and
crushed Doyle's skull with heavy poker. Two
children aged and z years respectively. who
were sleeping III the room were awakened by the
noise of the assault when Harpen murdered
them also IN order to conceal his identity. The
object of the crime is undoubtedly robbery. as
Doyle was known to keep large sum of money
IN the house. This was not all taken, the muir
derer evidently having become frightened be-
fore securing the plumber.
lngham and Green, the murdereIs of Cash
Nj. Millett. were taken from the jail at Hast
1ngs, Neb., on the night of the 3D. inst. and
hanged. Millett was grocer and was wayIaid
and killed for $40 on the night OF March o.
Both of the prisoners had signed written
confession.
Dur ing an alteration at Baton Rouge La.
on the 4th, between W. L. Sanders, a broker
and ". A. Leesneur, publisher of the Capitol
ian, the latter was fatally shot. Both were
well connected.
A bloody tragedy was enacted at an assigna-
ton house in st. Louis on the Sd inst It
seems that Bert Wing and Joseph Glenn, the
latter dryg0ods clerk, both lavIshed their af-
fections on Essie Davis, q woman of the town.
Jealousy ensued and on the fatal day the men
met IN room with the girl and quarre}ed.
Glenn was shot dead by Wing.
Frederick De Frouville, former member of
the United States Signal Corps, shot his wife
at East Washington, D. c., Ga the 3dand then
killed himself. The couple separated some
eight months previous to the tragedy. OWING to
De Frouville's Incorporate habits.
lindsey Mclaughlin and Martin Lonskev.
boys aged about 10, engaged in prize fight 81
Dubois, Pa. on the Sd. In the sixth ronnd tha
contestants clinched and fell to the ground in
such a manner that Lonskey' neck was broken
trifing dispute over game of cards cansed
Scott Oliver to shoot John Walton at RoyVlincr
Green, KY, on the Sd.
On the evening Of the 30 inst. VIM. Tndin9
got into an alteration on Poplar Street Sf
Louis, on account of some coal thai NO .
allowed to obstruct the sidewalk. A mon s,,so
posed to be one Tom McDonough. ended tbo
trouble by whipping cut knife and stahhino
Luding fatally.
John Jackson, negro, who had comno;t+e oh
several assaults ucon women, was hanged hv .
mob at Moscow, Texas. ~ 9
brutal murder occurred il a ba,roon a.
Hampton, Va. on the I'd inst. Thomas o Phi i.
lips, quiet. inoffensive man. was pass;no III .
hotel, when he was 3 called allied in by an old ac-
to take drink Phillips refused to dsin1, I h1t
accepted cigar and while STANDING On t tha
counter lighting it Joyce Deliberately sbot h;,'o
dead. The murderer, who was cjerl Ut ~ tha
National Soldiers Home, was irmad :. t .i9
jailed. Phillips leaves wife and four 'c chill.
dren. W