Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-18
Deeds Of RlnOd.

Deeds Of Blood.
Roman Nowak, German, aged 35. appeared
at the residence of his divorced wife in Chicago
on the 18th inst, and, being refused admis-
sion, sent q bullet from his pistol crashing
through window. The missile lodged in his
wlfe's head and she fell to the floor. Before
the smoke from the first discharge of his pis-
toll had cleared away, Nowak sent bullet
through bis own brain and he fell to the ground
corpse. He was a drinking man of brutal
habits and abused his wife so shamefully that
she left him. taking her two children. Mrs
Nowaks wound is pronounced fatal. On the
person of the murderer was found letter to
Wicker Park, Lodge A. o. U. W.. Of which he
was member. begging forgiveness for his
crime, and asking that the $4,000 due his fam
lily might be applied to the education of his
children.
John Green shot and killed his uncle, John
Winchester, at Jacksonboro, Texas on the 18th.
The murder was the result of an old feud. At
the same place and time, James Wagrick and
Joseph Backerlv bad difficulty concerning
some sheep, during which the former killed
the latter.
At Dubuque on the 18th the bodies of Mrs.
FL. Zieprecht wife of a well-known druggist,
and her 3-year-old boy, were found at the bot
tom of well ffty-twS deep as the well had a
high curb the suppostlon is that the woman
threw her child In and then followed herself.
Phil. May, negro desperate, was killed
while resisting arrest nenr Huntsville, Ala, on
the 18th.
About one hundred masked men attacked
the jail at Wythevllle, Va, on the 18th and COM
PEELED the sheriff to deliver up murderer
named VIM. 7. Crockett After hanging the
prisoner the mob ridded his body with bull
let's.
As party of non-unlon men were leaving
the rolling mill at Springfield, ILL.,. on The 18th
inst, they were fired upon by a gang of
strikers. John Waldron, of Pittsburg, was
killed and Brainard Malkum seriously
wounded.
The body of Frederick Wagner. a brother of
the deceased palace-car inventor, was found
on the bank of a creek near Powers Station on
the Sante Fe Railroad. Wagner had been
missing since last fall. A bullet hole in the
back of the neck proves conclusively that he
was murdered for a large amount of money
which 1t is believed he carried on his person.
In drunken brawl near Buffalo, Larue
County, KY, on the night of the 9th, William
Terrell shot and killed Jasper Skaggs. During
the melee Terrell was SO badly stabbed that
he died on the 18th.
Deputy United States Marshal HOLSTER, with
posse surrounded a party Of Texas horse
thieves near Hunnewel Kansas, on the 18th
inst, and were greeted by hot fusilade from
the outlaws. The officers returned the COM
pliment, killing Samuel Ross outright and
wounding James Ross. The father of the bows
then surrendered.
J. f. Mcmahon was shot dead by his son
William, at Jacksonville, Oregon. on the 18th.
One woman was the mistress of both. The
son discovered the father s intimacy and a
quarrel followed, the father beating the son
with club, and the latter replying with re-
VOIVer.'
Mrs. Rebecca Bruggy. was fatally shot by
her husband at New York on the night of the
10th. The couple had been married but year.
Buggy arrived home on the night above men
toned at late hour, and finding his wife in
bed, commenced to abuse her. In his frenzy
he seized a revolver, whereupon Mrs. Buggy
fled from the room and closed the door,
bullet crashed through the panel, however,
striking the poor woman and inficting fatal
wound.
At Atlanta, Ga. on the 10th, Sam Lewis
(colored) murderer of Dink Weems {colored)
was taken from Jail and hanged by mob Of
blacks. The murderer bad confessed his crime.
A constable named Donovan engaged in a
friendly sparring match with Jacob Camp, at
Hickory Bush, n. Y. on the 10th. Donovan
got in some heavy blows which so enraged
Camp that be seized a stone and crushed Dono-
vans skull.
A negro named Levane Marcum used razor
with fatal effect on Pat Raridan at Bonnie
vile, KY, on the 10Th. reward Of $500 is
offered for the arrest of the murderer. If
caught he will without doubt be Iynched.
Henry Carter was murdered at Raleigh, n.
c.. on the 9th by his wife and BENZ. Gillian.
All are colored.
An old Indian woman known as Widow
Jim, . living. a lonely life near Usage. Kansas,
was murdered few days ago and her cabin
burned to conceal the crime. Money was the
object of the murder as the old woman had
considerable money
Dudley Porter, son of Ex-Governor Porter,
of Tennessee, fatally cut James Grundy, COM
mercial traveller from Cincinnati, in a restau-
rant at Nashville on the 9Th. Porter, who had
a bad reputation, fed but was captured later
in the evening and locked up.
Mack MaTsden, leader of gang of hog and
cattle stealers who have infested the vicinity
Of HIsboro, Missouri, and who was suspected
of the murder of two men, was lynched on
the night of the 9TH.
On the 18th, John France registered at no.
tel in Crawling Mich. Soon after he bought
a pistol, saying he intended to shoot the
keeper of house of bad repute named Eagan.
He proceeded as he declared, shooting Eagan
twice IN the head as he lay in bed. Eagan
sprung up and drove a knife into the heart of
France, killing him instantly. Eagan may not
recover. Cause of the quarrel, dispute over
the price of nights lodging.
George Tucker of Lebanon, KY, was riding
On the highway on the 7th. when he was fired
upon by Irwin Tucker, his younger brother,
and instantly killed. Irwin made no attempt
1T escape, nor was there any offer to arrest
lim.