Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-25
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.
LYNCHING OF A WEALTHY DIES.
PERADO IN COLORADO.

Fears that He would Escape the Moose
Dy Bribery Settle His Fate-Fenton.
Mo-, the Scene of a Crime Similar TO
the HaerteI Tragedy.
DENVER, Jan. PA special from So
zorro says: "At l O'Clock Yesterday
morning Joel Fowler, a notorious socor.
ro desperate, was taken from Jail, and in
spite of his frantic appeals for mercy and
cries for help, dragged to a neighboring
tree and hanged. The crime for which
he was hanged was the murder of a man
named James E. Cole in November last.
Fowler, with number of companions. took
possession OF the town, marched through
the streets firing into windows, and com
PEELED citizens to dance and sing at the
mouth of revolver. Cole interfered to
prevent blOOdshed, and was stabbed TO
death by Fowler, who was arrested. found
guilty and sentenced to be hanged on the
4th INST. An appeal was taken, and the
case adjourned to the next term. Cole
was said to be the seventh victim of Fow
Ter, who was worth 100000, and would
use ms wealth to purchase witnesses, as
ne mad done In other cases. Having good
reason to believe that the laws DELAY
would result in the final release of Fowler.
the citizens took his execution In their
own hands.
HORRIBLE DOUBLE MURDER,
ST. LOUIS, Jan. Collaboration was
received by the police here this evening of
a horrible double murder committed near
the little town of Fenton some time dur
ing Tuesday night. Louis Boedecker and
ms VIE, Josephine, occupied a two room
log house ON rented farm at the place
named. About 8 O'Clock Wednesday
morning neighbOr found both dead in
the house, and the furniture and floors
smeared with blood. Boedecker was in
bed with his throat cut and haggled with
an axe. Mrs. BOedecker was stretched at
full length on the floor with the back of
her head crushed with an axe and
her neck broken. The indications are
that the woman escaped from the house
when the attack was made, that she
was pursued and struck down on the road
short distance away and that she was
dragged back to the house. There is no
clue to the murderer, but the theory is
that some unknown person was received
by them and that he committed the muir
der and then robbed the house and fled.
a good white shirt, badly blood-stalned,
winch did not belong to Boedecker, was
found In the house. A bucket of bloody
water, in which the murderer washed his
hands, was standing on the floor.
open with the bloody axe, and the ward
robe had been opened with the bloody
hands. Two mounted policemen We're
sent from here TO Trenton as soon as the
news was received to assist the local au-
thorltIes in the search for the murderer.
KILLED EACH OTHER OVER AN OLD FEUD.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. PA special
from Auburn, KY, says: George Har-
olson and Harry Bronson were killed by
each other in a street fight to-day. The
killing was the result of family feud
dating back sixteen years, when James
Hardlson, father of George, killed Bron-
sons father with a broad-aXe. The intes-
tines of both men were cut out. Both
men belonged to wealthy families. More
trouble is expected"
RUNIORS OF DEFALCATIONs.
NEW YORK, Jan. PA rumor is afioat
here that there is a shortage in the ac-
counts Of the City Treasurer and CITY
Collector of BayOnne, N. j. The amount
of the alleged deficiency is variouslv
Gfutnd ot from QT0 nOO Ao qoO O0a