Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-09
A SPECIMEN DAY.
The Record of Murder for Single Day
I Taken at Hap-Hazarfi From the Passing
Days, Which Each Have Their Sickenine
Quota-Whisky, jealousy and Othe1

| Taken at Hap-Haxard From the Passin,
Days, Which Each Have Their Sickenini
Quota-Whisky. Jealousy and Othel
Causes.
| J. A. Hoag, resident of Pennington
W. IT, was murdered yesterday by Dill
lard Walker, also an old citizen of the
/ place. Hoag owed Walker trlfiing sun
OF money, and some hard feeling ex' sted
between the part es. Hoag was standing
| in saloon yesterday, when Walker en-
tered, and, without saying word, drew
| a revolver and shot Hoag in the back.
| The latter ran into the back room,
| followed by Walker. number
| OF perso were in the saioon,
| but Walker threatened to kill any one
who dared interfere. He followed Hcag
| up and shot him three times more, and
then beat him over the head with the re-
volver until dead. Several spectators
witnessed the fearful deed, but no one
had the courage to attempt to prevent it.
Walker then made his escape, and headed
| for the Ceur D'Alene Mountains. The
Sheriff and a large party of Indian
police are now in close pursuit, and he
W ii soon be captured. # caught alive
he will certainly be lynched. Both men
have families. The sickening TRACE dy
causes Intense excitement.
CHICAGO, ILL, October L
Mrs. Michael Shay, 400 Clark street,
gave birth to a still-born child early yes
terday morning. The woman was of a
when DIR. Camp, the attending physician,
left her. Upon visiting her last evening,
however, he found her at the point of
death. On making inquiry of tue neigh
bors he learned that Clyde Woods
and his wife We're in the room
with Mrs. Shay when her hus-
band came home in beastly state of
intoxicatiou. Going up to the bedside
of his wife he seized the body of the dead
child by the legs aud beat his
wife over the head with it as she lay on
the couch. When exhausted with his
brutal assault e fell to the floor, in
the Armory and locked up. At twelve
O'Clock the woman died.
OswEGo, N. T., October 1.
John Beemer, a Hollander, in the EN-
ploy OF w. E. Darwin, prominent con-
tractor of this city, made a murderous
assault on the latter and Major Longley,
Darwin's father-in-law. He fired shot
at Longley, the ball striking him in the
side, but the bullet glanced off. Beemer
then fed from the house. In his flight
he cut his wrist by accidentally thrust
ing his Ia d through a plate giass win
dow. He was fouad this morning in
ditch near the house where he had Sc
creted himself. He wa~ very weak from
loss of blood. 1t is believed he is insane
and he has been locked up to await ex-
animation.
CENTRALIA, Pa, October l.
In what is known as ''Hel's Kitchen"
north of Locust Mountain, Mrs. Helm
reth, the wife of rich farmer, stabbed a
domestic named Mary Linderman, in
fiicting half dozen fearful wounds in
the face and body, from which the victim
soon died. The affair grew out of Mrs.
Heiurich's jealousy because of her hus-
bands supposed attentions to the girl.
After the tragedy, the murderess fed to
the woods and has not been seen since.
CHICAGO, ILL.,. October
Robert Handiside, an old gentleman OF
means, connected with the Western News
Company, was found on the platform of
the Avondale depot on the Milwaukee &
St. Paul Road this morning W tn deep
hole in the top of his head. The body
was cold. Foul play is suspected. He
lived near Avondale.
DANvILLE, N. Y, October 1.
Pomfret Allen shot anu instantly killed
Michael Torney, in this coy to-day, &C
cusing him with intimacy with Mrs. Alien.
Torney was boarder in Aliens house
and was married, but had left his wife.
He had a bad reputation. Alien is noted
as an athlete aud runner, and he did not
live happily with his wife.
CHARLESTON, w VA, October 1.
This city was tonight the scene of the
bloodiest tragedy known in its history.
All the city has been thronged with peo-
pie attending a political rally. There
was much drunkenness and numerous
fights. About seven O'Clock q
torchli ght procession began to move,
marching through the princi-
pal streets. During its prog
ress several incipIent rows were
crushed, though people in the crowd per-
sisted in firing off reviewers, but no one
was injured. Just as the parade ended
fight took place on the leyee, in which
number o. men were engaged. While it
was at the hottest John Nunley, who was
intoxicated, came up, and drawing his
revolver fired it into the crowd re-
pc teddy. As the result of his shots,
harles Slaughter, colored looker-on,
was instantly killed, and Albert McCor-
mack fatally wounded, dyitg in five mn
utes. Nunley is under arrest Lynch
ing is threatened, and the worst is feared,
as tie city is full of drunken, angry men.
PORTLAND, ORE, octobera.
News has been received that the dwell
ing belon ing to Mr.. David Overman,
an old widow lady, near Pioneer, Idaho,
burned Mrs. Ovrrmau's BODY was
found burned to ashes among
the charred debris of the house. She
lived asone. The origin of the fire is
unknown. The genera belief is that the
old lady was murdered for her money
and iewelry, AMI the premises burned to
destroy all traces OF the crime.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, October2.
Late last night a street car in
the southern part of the city was stopped
bv highwayman, who commanded
the driver % give up his cash
box The latter refused and the rohber
fred two shots, Que of which took effect
in the omach of Albert Auil,uan, an
iron IN lder, who was the only passen-
ger on the car, killing him almost in.
stantly. The mu derer escaped.
Seriously Injured.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, October 1.
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