Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-08-27
Deeds of Blood.

FRED HurSC, SpTlnU0r, Wdb l6tdHy slaUoou
at Hazelton, Pa, on the 23d by Thos. Simpson,
sporting man.
Prof w R. Kingman of Charleston, S. c., on
the night of the 23d walked out of window
while asleep and was killed.
At Cincinnati, on the 23d, Patrick Hartnet, a
wlfe-murderer, was sentenced to be hanged on
the 9Th of December next.
In fit of jealousy on the Esd Clark W. San
ders walked into the store Of Daniel Carr at
Montpelier VT, and deliberately shot him dead.
Sanders was Immediately arrested.
While in fit of delirieum tremens, on the
Oath, Fenimore Clayton, of Middleield, n. Y,
shot and killed his infant son.
Thomas Murphy, a mechanic at Jackson,
Mich, in fit of jealousy on the 22d inst,
stabbed his wife to death with pair of shears.
George Nuernberger, farmer living near
Lancaster, Wis, in fit of jealousy on the 2lst,
murdered his wife.
A dead body was found under bridge at
Little Falls, N. J., on the 21st, with indications
showing it to be that of q Jewish rabbi of Chi
cago.
A machinist named Frank Mccormack was
shot by unknown parties at Germantown, Pa,
on the Goth inst. He belonged to Roanoke,
Luther Norris committed suicide at Bay City,
Mich, on the 20th inst, by jumping into the
river.
The body of Miss Henrietta King was found
in the lake at Winnetka, ILL.,, on the 18th inst.
1t is thought she was murdered.
At Sherman, Wis, on the 18th inst, Consta-
BILE Nick Balkins, of bingham, shot and fatally
wounded young man named William Master
son, who attempted to escape arrest.
Nicholas Hubbart, wealthy bachelor farmer,
near NATION, H., was shot and killed in his
own door-yard, on the 18th inst. Suspicion
points to Thomas Chapman, an OK employe, who
is badly wanted by posse of angry citizens.
George Alsop and Theophile Graves, two
convicts who escaped from the penitentlary IN,
Frankfort Y war nVarhanloG
cornield nine miles from Lexington, on the
18th inst. They made fight for liberty, and
both were killed, after fatally wounding one of
the posse.
At Palestine, Hancock County, Ind. on the
18th, Rein Duncan shot and killed his cousin,
James Duncan.
Unknown persons attempted to blow up the
residence of W. E. Blake, at Darlington, Ia,
on the 18th Blake had been jealous in the
prosecution of saloon-keepers.
Worries Cozine was shot and killed at Mil
waukee by Henry Borchert, on the 18th. A
woman was the cause.
In quarrel over small sum of money at
San Francisco, on the 18th inst, Fred. III.
Zawort shot and killed D. Haeslop, a saloon
keeper and then committed suicide.
The dead body of G. 81. Tyler, president of
the Boston Bijou Theater Company, was
inst. Foul play or suicide.
Minor Mention.
A passenger train was wrecked near Qulne-
baug, Mass, on the 23d. number of people
were badly injured.
A fire extinguisher company, with capital
stock of $50, 900. has been Incorporated at She
boygan.
Two men were fatally injured by the fall of
an elevator in grain warehouse at Pittsburg,
on the 23d.
During storm few miles west of st. Louis,
on the 23d, Clay McClanahan was killed by
lightning, which also killed his team.
The annual worlds convention of the Y. M.
G. A. closed at Berlin, on the Oath. The ses-
sion lasted four days. ar&
Great damage was done to farm property in
the neighborhood of Colliery Junction, Pa, on
the 22d, by tornado.
exploded at Memphis, on the 21st. N. Golden,
seriously hurt a
Judge Grover B. Cooley, of Minneapolis, died
on the 21st.
d. Burns, farmer near WinOna, Minn,, was
stung to death by a bee, on the Goth.
By the collapse of a bridge across Fox River,
near Brookfeld on the Goth, thresher, separ
rator and farm engine belonging to Joshua
Cook, were precipitated to the river bed. Mr.,
Cook was probably fatally injured.
While Sunday school party was on the way
to picnic over the Kankakee road, on the 21st
the train was run into near Streator, ILL.,, at 6
crossing of the Central road. One coach was
wrecked and one person killed,
carload of hogs were burned to death be-
tween Rankin and East Lynn, ILL.,, on the 18th