Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-15
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.
A MURDERER NEARLY PERPE.
TRATES ANOTHER.

Murder by I7-Year-Old Boy-What the
Murderers of "Indian Joe" and His
Wife Say-Frank James Taken to Gal
latin to Answer Another Charge OF
| Murder
NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-John Degan, who
killed his wife several years ago by drag
glng her out of bed. pulling her about a
room by the hair of her head and then
stamping her life out with the heels of his
heavy boots, and who served sentence
OF seven years for the crime, committed
a murderous assault early this morning
on man whose wife he is believed to
have been improperly intimate with.
Boone A. Seers and his wife
took apartments with Daoan
in Water street, BROOKLYN. some
months ago. Seers' business obliged him
to be absent good deal at night. and his
wife and Degan were left often together.
When he went home this morning Seers
found his door locked, and, suspecting
something wrong, burst it open. If Mrs.
Seers was there she made her eseapp.
Degan seized small claw hammer and
stuck one of the claws of the hammer
through Seers' skull. Seers cries brought
assistance. Degan was seized and Seers
was taken to hospital in a critical con-
dltlon. Degan said that if he had not
been interrupted he would have soon
finished Seers.
FATAL RIoTING AMONG RAILROAD La
BORERS.
PITTSBURG, PA, Dec. 14.-A special
from Newburg saws: % serious riot took
place last night at Blue Mountain tunnel.
near here, between Italian and negro la
borers. During the night two of the latter
broke into shanty containing provisions
for the laborers, and were discovered In
the act. An alarm was given, and about
100 Italians attacked the negroes of the
camp with shotguns and pistols. The
negroes, being unarmed, defended them
serves with clubs and stones, but were
nnally forced to seek shelter after four
of their number had been wounded, one
fatally and three others quite seri-
ously. The latter will probably
recover, although their bodies were
filled with shot. This morning the riot
ing was renewed, and the negroes were
driven away. Everything is now quiet,
and no further trouble is apprehended.
INDIAN JOE's MURDERERs.
RICHMOND, Me-, Dec. 14.-Lorenzo
Turney, one of the men concerned in the
murder of "Indian Joe," confesses to
having outraged Joe's wife, but asserts
I'll arrested. The party, he says, hearing
sounds of music, went into Joe's house
merely to have good time. The warmth
OF the interior made the liquor they had
drank take effect, and murder and out
rage were the result. The liquor dealers
who sold the rum to the men were this
morning fined $50 and costs. The prison.
ers to-day pleaded not guilty to charge
OF murder. They waived an eXamina-
tion and were held for trial.
MRS. GOODwIN's PUNISHMENT.
EASTON, PA, Dec. 14.-Mrs. j. C. Good
win, who is wanted at Wheeling, w. Va.
! Springfield, Mass, and other cities. for
swindling girls engaged by her to learn
her art of dressmaking, for larceny. and
for obtaining goods under false pretenses,
was convicted here this afternoon on a
| charge of defrauding hotel proprietor.
She will also be tried here tor larceny and
obtaining money by false pretense. She
is next wanted by the government officials
Tor illegal use OF the mails, and the Massa-
chusetts authorities will then claim her
on requisition approved this morning by
Gov. Pattison.
BRUTAL WORK BY A 17-YEAR-oLD BOY.
PAOLA, KANSAS, Dec. 14.-George Orr.
youth OF IL years, went yesterday after
noon to the house of Monroe Trumble, an
old blind man living near here, and after
short conversation, shot and killed him.
He then brutalIy beat old Mrs. TrumbIe
about the head and face and fled after
rob6ing the house of $50. A posse of
twenty-five citizens is searching for the
murderer.
MISS BONDS AssAILANTS.
! ST. LOUIS, Dec. 14.-TestimOny in the
| trial of the three men at TaylorYille. ILL.,,
for the outrage on Miss Bond is still be-
ing taken. 1t has already been given to
the public in statements and the former
| investigation. The feeling against Mont
| gomery is growing bitter since his identi-
ticatiOn by Miss Bond.
VICTIM TO HER HUSBANDS DRINKING,
ROCKVILLE, ILL, Dec. 14.-John Ban
ner locked out his wife because she re-
fused to supply him with money to con-
tinue drunk. She went to the woods
with her children, and while building a
fire her clothing caught and she was
burned to death.
FRANK JAMES TAKEN TO GALLATIN.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 14.-Erank
James was taken to Gallatin this even
ing to answer charge of having murdered
Cashier Sheets in the Gallatin bank rob-
hprV in 1890