The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-15
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
LATTER DAY SAINTS MAssAcRgo.
nominal Bond-The Fire Fieud, or The
Bug With the TOrch-SuiciHr at
Sycamore Added to Rape
and Murder-Etc., Etc.
Slaughter of Latter Day saints.

Slaughter of Latter Day Saints.
NASHVILLE, Aug. lh-A dispatch from
Centreville corroborates the report OF
the murder Of Mormons in Lewis coun-
ty by masked men last sunday morn
ing.
The raiding party numbered about
forty, thirteen OF whom attacked the
house Of MARTIN Condor, where the
Mormon meeting was IN progress, fore
ing open lhe door were encountered by
young Mrrtn Condor, no was armed.
With an effort to diSarm him one OF thy
raiders was struck with the gun, uiI-
masking hiui,- hu he drew pistol auu
shot Condor in the bowels, aud All,
staggering % few sens he was shot again
by one Of the parlY. with ducksno.
killing him Instantly. Tho SIM,
instant another of Inc attacking party
free up1u 20 Mormon elder named .
Gibbs, WHO was uHtt hiJoH h.a3W .
the wife Of oi1 'mn Coud a.. kiiHue .
Gibbs and severely ,voludin. Mrs, Cup
dor in the thigh He r.l the remain
ing load at Mormon ,,irr by thenHWe /.
of Berry, who was hid behind tine boi, /
killing him instantly. Another elder in I.
the house, who ran out by the back /
door and was pursued by two Of the at /
lacking party stationed on the outside.
They fired on him as he ran, but il is
not known if he was killed. After kill
ing Berry, the three masked men
started, and Just as they got
out of the house J. r. Hudson,
fired and killed Dave Ilinson, one Of the
masked men. One of ilin.On's party
stood over his body and fired two loads
of buckshot at Hudson, Utterly Kidding
HIM. The MormOnS in fear OF another
attack did NOT make search until
Monday, when they found the Mormon
that ran away from Condor's dead and it
is rumOred that the other missing elder
has been found dead.
The Mormon elders claim to have been
sent here direct from Utah to make con-
verts and to establish churches.
Girl Outraged ana Murdered-He Kills
Himself-The Mother Goes Insane.
SYCAMORE, Lii, Aug. IA knOwl-
edge of the killing of Kitty the II year
old daughter of Heck Mitchell, a farmer
three miles west of here by Louis Taylor,
farm hand, yesterday, created the
greatest excitement in this city. TIE
murdered girls parents had left the
house after dinner to visit the city, lcav-
ing there daughter at home alone with
Taylor who was working near there.
Alice Dennis, the daughter Of a ucighhOr
was t0 pass the afternoon with Kit
When 'u ,Ut'y- urriNyd Gt 30 p. o..
she nj 10 'A .Ig-lnl" discovers thu
Kitty wts d, CORPSE and iut her rnthm.
had h..u 500 pu .irr Hy t.Niur vug hlU
evidently attempted % outrage Hrg
About 2m Ecu set out upon his trIil Hna
finally discovered him near crucS.
Taylor was seen TO run into The stream
and kill himself with pistol shot i'm tut
head. His body was recovered.
The mother Of the murdered girl l.
now insane.
No Readiustcr Business In this.
81. LOUIS, Aug. IA Chattanooga
special to the Post-Dispatch says: !
very sensational tragedy occurred Il
Emory Gap, ON the Cincinnati Southern
railrond, fifty miles above this city, las
night. About ten days ago n youu,
man named Staples made numeroU
slurrlng remarks concerning Win II
Rogcrsuu, n drummer from Cleveland
Ohio. This reached Rogersou's ear,
and Staples being n cripple, Rogersol
challenged him to fight a duel. TN
challenge was accepted, and at 10 O'ClOc
last night they fought Mt ten PAGES, wit
pistols and both were killed.
Broke Loose from the Guard.
CLEBuRNE, Aug. III Special.
man named llurwood was arrested las
night at Grandview charged with a.
sault with intent to kill. While tn
constable was at supper the prisoner
who was in charge of guard, attempt
ed to escape, Mr. Duffy brother-,r
law of the prisoner, helping to rescu
him from the guard. IN the meantin
the constable returned, but only
time to see the prisoner walk away wit
siX-shu0tcr in his hand. The guar
fired one shot at the prisoner but to II
avail. II is thought the prisoner
making for the y. I, Y.