The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-02

head, but will recover. Mrs. J. T
Ireland, Grand Falls, Mimi. bruised
about the head. Mrs. Moses Sweater
Parkersburg, Va, spine bruised and
cut, but will probably recover. Mr.
fused, ankle sprained and injured
about the hip, but will re-
cover. Mrs. E. l.. Bugs, Mich.
igan, cut about the head; will recover
Mrs. Annie McMasters. of Ireland,
wrist fractured and ear cut off;
Mrs. Alice Jemison, Philadelphia,
broken ankle; Mrs. Thos. g. Weston,
Battle Creek, Mich, fracture of arm
and otherwise bruised; Alex. Tower,
Lansing, Mich, injured on the head,
but will recover.
At 2 o'clock special train from
OSwego arrived with General Mama
ger 5. w. Britain, of Oswego; Cen
eral Freight Agent j. A. Sawyer,
Treasurer j. ID. Remington. Train
Master Waterman, Conductor Garri-
son and DR.. r. J. Cochran, coroner,
for the purpose of holding an inquest,
and a jury was impanelled
The engineer of the first locomotive
testified. He first saw the car about
three rods ahead; blew for brakes and
reversed his engine, and the next
thing he knew he was in the ditch.
Albert Penny, track walker, testi-
fled he went over the track about half
an hour before the collision and eve
rything was all right, and yet it seems
from other testimony that the car was
blown 128 feet, with brakes set. us tes-
titled by a brakeman, which seems
hardly creditable.
The depot master says he did not
examine or look 10 see if everything
was all right.
The conflicting testimony of wit
nesses was so great that the jury has
been unable to agree on verdict.
Adjourned till Wednesday.
FATAL INJURY.
ASHLAND, Pa, July 29.-By the
caving of timber in shop at the con-
tinental colliery yesterday, Peter Cali
han was fatally and Thomas Multi
gan and another employee, named
Mcdonald, were lightly injured. =.
KILLED IN A COAL PIT.
CARLINvILLE, H., July 29.-Henry
in pit at the Central coal shaft yes
terday by the falling of large
amount of slate coal.
A FATAL FALL.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 29.-The
Americans Cowan, Tenn, special
says: About 10 o'clock this morning,
while three boys were playing about
a furnace here, Jacob Wenger fell
from the top of an elevator to the
floor, eighty feet, killing him in
stantly.
KILLED BY SLATE.
CARLINvILLE, ILL.,, July 30.-Two
miners, named Henry Stats and
George Keiser, were instantly killed
by the falling of slate roof.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
NEW YORK, July 3O.-George
Sheppard and wife were this morning
found dead in bed in a furnished
room in TWenty-second street, both
shot through the head. 1t is sup
posed to be a case of murder and sui
eide. the man was about thirty
years of age and his wife thirty-fiye.
The motive for the tragedy is not
Known.
THE EXPLANATION.
New YORK, July 30.-Shepard, who
vas found with MS wife, both dead of
pistol shots, was shipping Clerk with
the firm of Herring s. Co, safe manu-
facturers, His father is a clergyman,
Rev. L. l.. Shepard. and the head of a
large school in Saybl ook, Conn. A
letter addressed to him by his son and
written ten days ago, declared the
purpose of himself and his wife, Kit
tie, to die together, and asked that
they be buried in one grave. The let
ter states they had been secretly mar
ried and had been very happy together,
but death seemed pleasant to them
The police infer there was some oppo-
sition in Shepard's home to his mar
riage, and this is at the bottom of the
tragedy. To his best friends Shop
ards marriage was unknown.
STABBED HIS BROTHER.
MARION, GA, July 3O.-A youth
named Silvey, aged seventeen, living
near Centerville, stabbed an older
brother in the left side, killing him.
The coroner's jury found him guilty
of murder.
ALIENATED AFFECTION.
NEW YORK, July 30.-An order of
arrest was granted in the supreme
Court against Rev. Richard II. L.
Tighe, pastor of Grace church chapel,
in suit commenced against him by
Thomas j. Nablett. The action is for
$4,000 damages for alternating his
wife's affections by lying and SANDER
Gus statements, which he alleged re-
suited in his incarceration in an inc
briation asylum and in the peniten-
tiary.
THE SUICIDES WISHES.
NEW YORK, July 30.-Migriel Sua-
reZ, Spanish consul general, said the
letter left for him by Senior Barca just
p eviouS to his suicide, contained
little of interest to the public. The
envelope contained the will of the de.
ceased and paper that stated he
wished his body inferred in America.
and expressly stated he did not wish
mis- remains cremated. Deceased de-
sired there should be no funeral dis
play, but only a solemn requiem mass.
GOT TEN YEARS. 3"
JERSEY CITY, N. j., July 3O.-Ex-
Policeman John Nugent and Edward
Farrell, two of the parties implicated
in the attempt to rob Bank Officer
Smith of bag containing $4,000 on
railroad train in Hoboken, Satur-
day, were sentenced to ten years in
state prison.
Further About the Swimmer, Webb.
RITFFAJO N Y Julv 2Q-NewS