The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-10-09
A SPECIMEN DAY.


The Record OF Murder for Single Day
Taken at Hap-Hazard From the Passing
Days, which Each Have Their s''kening
Quota-whisky, Jealousy and Other
Causes.
PORTLAND. ORE. October 1.
j. A Hoag, a resident of Farming on,
w. T., was murdered yesterday by Dill
lard Walker, also an old citizen of the
pace. Hoag owed Walker trifling sum
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 a word, drew |
n revolver and SHOT Hoag in the back. |
The latter ran into the back room, |
| followed by Walker. A number |
| of perso S were in the saloon, |
| but Wa ker threatened to kill any one |
| who dared interfere. He followed Hoag |
! up aud shot him three times more, and
then beat him over the head with the re-
| volyer until dead. Several spectators
! Witnessed the fearful deed, but no one
| had the courage to attempt to prevent 1t,
| Walker then made his escape aud headed
for the CRur D'Alene Mountains. The
| Sheriff and a large party of Indian
| police are now in close pursuit, and he
VIII soon be captured. # caught alive
he Will certainly be lynched. Both men
| have families. The sickening TRACE dy
| causes intense excitement.
CHICAGO, ILL. October K
Mrs. Michael Shay, 4O9 Clark street,
gave birth to a still born child early yes
terday morning. The woman was of
robust constitution and in no danger
when Dr. Camp, the attending physician,
left her. Upon visiting her last evening,
however, he found her at the point OF
death. On making inquiry of the neigh
bors he learned that Clyde Woods
hi wifi VNTnF
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 aod beat his
wife over the head with it as she lay on
the couch. When exhausted with his
brutal assault ] c fell TO the floor hl-
sensib e from drink. He was taken to
| the ArmOry and locked up. At twelve
O'Clock the woman died.
OswEGo, N. Y, October l.
John Beemer, Hollander, i'll the en-
ploy OF w. e. Darwin, prominent con-
tractor of this city, made 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
irg his ha d through plate glass win
dow. He was found this morning in
ditch near the house where he had Sc
| creted himself. He wG' very weak from
loss of blood. 1t is believed he is insane
and he has been locked up to await ex'
| animation.
' CENTffALIA, PA, October 1.
In what is known as s'Iell's Kitchen"
north of Locust Mountain, Mrs. Helm
. | fol a
l domestic named Mary Linderman, in.
: fictfng half dozen fearful wounds in
e 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 1.
Robert Handiside, an old gentleman o
{ means, connected with the Western New
$ Company, was found on the platform o
the AYondaIe depot on the Milwaukee
v St. Paul Road this morning w tn deeI
y hole in the top of his head The bod,
d was cold. Foul play is suspected. III
IL lived near AYondale.
: DANvILLE N. Y, October L.
: POmfret Allen shot and instantly killed
;, Michael Torney, in this city TO-DAY, &C
n cusirg him with intimacy with Mrs. Alien
J. Torney was a boarder in Aliens hous
and was married, but had left his wife
. He had bad reputation. Allen is note'
d as an athlete and runner, and he did no
. live happily with his wife.
d CHARLESTON, W. VA. October l.
d This city was tonight the scene of tn
d bloodiest tragedy known in its history
!; All the city has been thronged with peo
~ pie attending a political rally. Their
n was much drunkenness and numerou
- fiahts About seven O'Clock
torchIIght procession began to move
ID marching through the princi
Il pal streets. During its prog
IS ress several incip!ent rows wer
A. crushed, though people in the crowd per
10 sisted in firing off revOvers, but no on
was injured. Just as the parade ended
III fight took place on the levee, in which
number ot men were engaged. While
, was at the hottest John Nunley, who wa
re- intoxicated, came up, and drawing hi
revolver fired it into the crowd re
"a | pc tedly. AS the result of his shots
II harles Slaughter, a colored looker-t L
" was instantly killed, and Albert McCog
r mack fatally wounded dyi In five ~ I
ne utes. Nunley is under arrest. Lynch
ne ing is threatened, and the worst is feared
II as tie city is full of drunken, angry met
ne PoRrLAND, ORE, Octoter 2.
VI, News has been received that the dwell
~ ~ ing BELONGING to Mrs. David Overmar
Mt an old widow lady, near Pioneer, Idaho
he burned. Mrs. Ov-rmau's body wa
n found burned to ashes anon
the charred debris of the house. Sh
be lived aone. The origin of the fire
Ok unknown. The genera belief is that tn
IT, old lady was murdered for her none
be and jewelry, and the premises burned t
lis destroy all traces of the crime.
y INDIANAPOLIS, IND., October 2.
~ Late last night a street car
sr. the southern part of the city was stoppe
". bv a highwayman, who commando
er- the driver 10 give up his cas-
Sd box The latter refused and the robb'
Iul fred two shots, one of which took effe'
IL in the omach of Albert Muilman, q
to iron m ,lder, who was the only passe
~ ger on the car, killing him almost i
stantly. The mu derer escaped.