The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-15
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DENVER, Match 1.-THE, Trtbuse's
Santa Fe special says: Particulars
have just reached here of the escape
from tho Silver City jsil. Yesterday Of
Kit Jov, Nike Lee, Frank Taggart,
Chavez, Chafies Spencer and q negro
named Heorge. Cleveland, six of the
{, worst deeperAd0es Of the southwest.
While exercising In the Jail yard the,
prisOnersftIIa upon two Of the guards
from whom they took pistols and
keys with which they unlO ked their
shackles and proceeded to the Office
Of the jail, where they secured q sup
lily of arms and boldly walked out
into the street. Proceeding to y liv.
cry stable they mounted and rode
mounted fol: pursuit aud HYe miles
out came upon the body Of the negrS
Cleveland rid lied with bullets. Furttf
er on the band was overtakea and q
pitched battle ensued.. Ta9Rart aa&
Lee were captured, the baf6nc
escaped. During the fight a cftizei
named joseph Laffern was killed.
Lee and Taggart: were hanged u
trees. The party proceeded 20 town.
carrying tho three bodies, 16e, Ta6f
gart aud Cleveland. joy and Cletv{
land robbed the Southern Facid4
train on November 24th, killing KHf
glneer Webster. Chavez murdeaea4
Chinaman at Fort iSayard aud wa
sentenced TO be hanged. spencer u 1
hOrSethief and murderer. 4
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March, 1l.-
At the cUrvneris inquest 1t Was do
vel0ped that ex-Uhited states MArl
shal Ward Weat was shot tHico and
killed by William Spencer his father
in-law ut 8 O'clock thiS naorniax. He
was In the act Of crossing G0llegd
street from the Merchants Exchanxd
spence followed Weat more than 81
block. He called Weat and the iats
ter turned his head but didn't' stop I'd
reply. Spence overlook him at y.
street crossing and fired the frs5
and fatal bullet in Weat,s back, tn6i
bullet penetrating the head, West
fell on his back. On the street cr0sess
ing. from the Exchange Spence
walked up to him and fired q sec0nd:
shot mt Yeats breast, the bUli4ts
shatterlng the watch in his Upper
left vest pocket and entering the b,s61
between the 9TH and 9Th ribs. West
groaned after the first shot but neyee
spoke and died almost Instantly. Tbs
body was Immediately removed By
the und ertaker and. IA inquest -waa
held with verdict in accordance
with the above facts, declaring the
murder malicious and unprUv.,ked.
WAsHINGTOv Y, March 1.-THE ma
jOrity and minority reports Of the
ways and means on the Morrison
tariff bill, were submitted to tho
house to-day. The division in the
committee was upon strict party
lines. Morrison was asked when he
proposed to call the bill up for action,
He said he did not know. Othek
members of the committee expressed
the opinion that it would come ur
next week. = k]
RERL1x, March ff.-Bfsmarck was
suffering from severe attack of xOut
on his departure from Friendicks
Rhue. The LaSker incident has
greatly excited Bismarck, every
phase Of the dispute quickening his
irritation. He Is mu;h emaci4ted,
having lost over forty pounds Id II
short time. This IS regarded rs 9 had
sign. The princes diet has been
completely changed. His conditf0n
is the cause OF much anxiety
CHICAGO, March l1.-A Nesos spe-
cial from Morning sun says: j. r.
Sterrett and Wade Campbell, school
boys. aged i6. qaarreled. Sterrelt
drew revolver and shot Campeli
through the heart. The boys belong
to good families.
ST. PAUL, March 1l.-This MORN
ing Harry, Il ten-year Uid son of Ell
wa,d Il. Turner. becoming annoyed
at reproof by his mother snatched
up pistol and shot. himself through
the heart.
KANSAS Cry, March 1.-THE
Journals N.osha Falls, Kansas
special says: The situation is becom-
ing still more serious. An examlna-
tiUn to-day shows that the disease
has appeared In the heard of one
Privan. This is the case first report
ed and afterwards cOntradIcted. A
we'll developed case was also found |
in James UrOole's herd In Lyon
county s0uie miles south of Empo-
ria. The cattlemenr assembled here
are fearful OF the result but still hope
for the best. The meeting here to-
day regarding pleurO.pneum0nia,
inv'ts corporation to secu gov
government aid in the matter. The
convention will probably adjourn
Thursday.
HAVANA, March 1.-THE yacht
Att tntic arrived with Jay Gould and
family on board. The yacht remains
here some time and will visit other
ports on the island.
CLEvELAND.M NJ trch 1.-THE 'cOnven- |
tiun ut the su prerne lodge of kesher
Shal Barrel have elected for the next |
six years Simon Wolf Of Washing.
ton president. Alfred jones of Phila
delphia secretary. Lewis Abraham
o, Washington pre- -ident of the court |
of appeals. The next convention will
meet IN Washington on March, 1890. |
RA -EIeH, N. c., March ll.-Ed.
Ray and w. A. Anderson, revenue
officers who recently killed three men |
in Mitchell county, surrendered and
are now in Jail at Ashville. Nearly |
s., QUO reward was offered for their
Capture.
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