Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-21
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.
CHICAGO OVERRUN WITH MUIR
DEROUS FOOTPADS.

New LaredO's Mayor Released Amid an
ovation-H. s. GraysOn Gives the De-
tectives the Slip-A Double Tragedy
in Quebec BrOtheI-A Maniac Muir
derer Terrifying Judges.
FRANKFORT, KY, Dec. 20.-Thomas
Buford, who, in 1873, killed Judge Elliot,
OF the Court of Appeals, and who was
sent to lunatic asylum, from which he
escaped to Indiana, has returned to Henry
county, and, it is said, has threatened
other members of the court. He is in a
desperate condition, and he asserts that
the judges who decided the case against
MIN nave some Of his money. The judges
are uneasy.
MEXICo's BANDITS OF THE RAIL.
GALVESTON, Dec. 2O.-A dispatch from
Laredo says: "Pablo Quintana, Mayor
OF New Laredo, Mexico, arrested in that
city Tuesday night charged with COM
pllclty in the recent train robbery on the
Mexican National Railroad, has been re-
leased by order of Gen. Gomez. The popu-
lace paraded the streets in the interest OF
QuIntana, and appointed committee
to wait on Gen. Gomez. Although the
penalty OF the otfense is death, the release
was effected Internationally, except that
the committee promised to produce Quin-
tana before any court having the right to
try him. The train robbery was commit
ted in the State of Tamaulipas, and Senior
Canales, the Governor of that State, has
made demand on the Governor of New
Leon Tor the surrender of the three men
now imprisoned in Monterey charged with
having taken part in the robbery. State
rights are not we'll defined in Mexico, and
there will be conflict of authority.
FOOT PADS ABROAD IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Dec. 20-With the advent of
cold weather number of ATTEMPTED and
successful rObberies by foot pads have
been reported to the police, which. as
rule, have taken place on the outskirts of
the city. A young man named J. w.
Beals. Jr., was recently attacked by three
hlghWaymen and robbed of his watch and
other Valuables, one of his assailants dis
playing revolver. George ID. Davis. a
young man, met an armed foot pad late
last night, and showing an inclination to
hight, was shot by the robber and may not
recover. The trial of two highwaymen
has just been concluded in the Criminal
Court, one receiving ten and the other
three years in prison. The long term was
given to the robber who, it was shown,
displayed revolver in making an attack
on man.
CHICKEN THIEF SHOT.
CAMDEN, N. j., Dec. 20.-The Coroner
this afternoon was notified of the death,
at Snow Hill last night, of a negro named
sam Gibson, who before he died said that
he had been shot while attempting to rob
a hen roost near Kirkwood. The man
had been found lying on the road by a
farmer, who removed him to his house,
where he died. 1t is not known who shot
the man. A number of farmers on Satur-
day at Kirkwood formed a society for pro-
lection against chicken thieves, under
the title of the ''Camden County Protec-
tive Society,"" and it is believed the shoot
ing of Gibson was the result of the forma-
tion of this society.
GRAYsON FOOLS THE DETECTIVES.
CHARLOTTE, n. c., Dec. 2O.-H. S.
GraysOn, agent here for Chess-Carlev
Co, of Louisville, to-day left this citv.
The police were looking for him with a
requisition from the Governor of Georgia,
calling for his arrest upon a charge of
forging certificates of Indebtedness on the
Georgia Central Railroad and Banking
Company, about a year ago, for S., 900.
Grayson became aware of the fact that
the detectives We're after him, and sue
ceeded in eluding them.
MAIL BURNERS ON TRIAL.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 20.-In the United
States District Court to-day the case of
Charles Gehring and John w. Isaac, who
were letter carriers in the Baltimore post
office, indicted for burning mail matter in
October last, came up for trial. Gehring
pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to
three months in Jail. Isaacs stood trial.
and was found not guilty. The mail mat
ter burned was election ballots that were
intended for distribution Immediately.
A POLICEMAN TO HANG.
VIM. Conr0y, who killed Peter keenan,
with a club and pistol on the night of
November Sd last, and was convicted of
murder in the first degree last Saturday.
was to-day in the Court of General
Sessions sentenced to be hanged on the
Sth of next February. A motion made
by the prisoners counsel for a new trial
was denied.
HUNG FOR ASSAULTING A WIDOW.
RALEIGH, n. c., Dec. 2O.-About 1
o'clock to-day Guilford Soon, colored, was
executed at KinstOn for felOniously as
saulting Mrs. Eliza Jones, widow. The
execution was public, and was witnessed
by several thousand people. His neck
was dislocated, and death was instan-
taneous.
SEVEN YEARS FOR ARSON.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-Edw. G.. Rough.
for attempted arson in the first degree for
setting fire to the Casino on the 10Th inst,
by advice of his counsel pleaded guilty,
and was to-day sentenced to prison for
seven years.
NEGRO BURNS JAIL.
VICKsBURG, MISS, Dec. 20.-The Jail
at Rolling Fork was set on fire Tuesday
night by negro prisoner and entirely
destroyed. The negro, who hoped in this
way to make his escape, was rescued
from the building.
DOUBLE DEATH IN BROTHEL.
QUEBEC, Dec. 20.-Elise Pare. aged 10.
was shot this evening IN disreputabIe
house in this city by her paramour. James
Mulroony, who a few seconds afterwards
shot himself. Both died before the arrival
of doctor.
MUTINOUS ROUsTABOUTS SHOT.
VICKsBURG, Dec. 20.-While the steam
er Helena was at Friar's Point to-day.
roustabouts attacked her second mate,
who killed one and wounded another.
RAVAGES OF THE FLAMES.