Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-25
Deeds Of RHnnh


At New Orleans, La, on the 22d. Policeman
John Cofey was killed by Alfred Gossett 9
negro. Officer Tiller shot Gossett and the lat
ter is not expected to live
1HE toy factory of Leo Schlessinger d Co,
d55 Avenue u, New York city, was damaged by
ire on the 22d. to the extent of 1926, 900.
William hendrIck, all Irishman, was killed
by Joseph Rezzo, an Italian, IN row at Utica.
n. Y, on the Goth.
ID M. Berry, an Atlanta, Ca, druggist met
bis former partner, J. G. Kirkpatrick, at Hot
Springs. Ark, on the Goth, and renewed a
quarrel concerning business matters. Both of
the combatants were shot in the struggle.
Their wounds, though serious were not fatal.
AT Utica, Ind, On the Doth, lime burner
named Lewis, while intoxicated murdered his
infant child with club, after which he used
an axe with fatal effect on his wife. He was
arrested.
at Watertown, N Y, on the goth, Frederick
W. Eames beat Charles Higham with cane
and was IN turn shot dead by HIgham.
AT the house of German named Anton
Pfelffer, at lIcDade, Texas, his son William
shot his cousin, Mary Deinhardt, aged Is,
three times, killing her, and he then killed
himself. 1t Is supposed that he was insane.
U. 5. Deputy Marshal Layman, of the West
ern Arkansas District, was killed at Fort Smith
on the 18th inst, by John S. Lennox, Texas
desperate, for whom he bad o writ for the
murder of two men.
Aaron Stevenson was killed by his brother
hlchard at Poolesville, Ind. on the 18th. The
instrument used was an axe
While the sheriff was attempting to dueH a.
disturbance at Catlettsburg KY, on the even
ing of the 16ih, a rough named Dempsey at
tackled the officer with q knife, wbereupon the
latter shot Dempsey dead.
Tom Bailey, colored fend, assaulted a
young girl at Meadyille, Mass, and then killed
his victim and threw her body into pond On
the morning o. the 10th mob took the fend
from jail and hanged him.
Charles Rutledge, a photographer, fatally
shot Geo. Solmef, restaurant keeper, at
Rockville, Ind, on the 10th, in quarrel about
the latter's wife.
Henry E. johnson and James Donnelly met
in a grocery at Stockton CAL, on the 18th
inst, and fought with knives. each killing the
other.
W. A. Jones and U. H. Collins, well-known
citizens of Rayville, La, were killed III street
brawl on the night of the 18th.
Mrs. Ella CarIiss, young and attractive wo-
man, was mortaly wounded at house Of ill
fame IN Baltimore on the night Ct the 10th.
Domestic trouble caused a separation between
the newl y-wedded couple few months ago.
since which time Carliss has been closely
shadowing her in order to determine whether
she was guilty OF not. On the evening of the
10Th he discovered her entering through
private doorway the establishment of Madame
Kane, In East Baltimore. He concealed him
self IN the rear parlor of the house, and while
there recognized the voice of his wife, convers-
ing with a man. Grasping his revolver firmly
in his right hand. he dashed into the room,
and ignoring the presence Of his wife's lover,
fired directly at the face of the woman. The
ball pierced the ball of her right eye, penetrat-
ing the brain. The wife-murderer was promptly
arrested.
The Saratoga Paper Mills, in Santa Clara
County Cal, vanished in smoke on the night
Of the 18th. Loss $4,000.
Seven stores and shops and an elevator at
Narbona Station, Mo-, burned on the 18th.
Stockhauser & Co.'S, furniture factory ST.
Louis, Mo-, was swept away by fire on the 18th.
Loss $45, 900.