Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-30
rnE CRIMINAL CALENDAR.
Three Trotuer Bullies Die IN an Encounter
OF Their own seeKiuE,

Three ErOtuer Bullies Die IN an Encounter
OF Their own seeking,
Last Saturday night, at the saloon in
Largston, Ala a poStoilice village, large
crowd of men happened in, among whom
were Sam, Jim and Jack Wiburn, brothers
and despel ADDE'S. Old man Andrew Nc
Cormack dropped in later, between whom
and sam Wilburn there was feud. Sam,
who was half drunk, proposed as soon as
the old man entered, that they should
then and there fight out their grudge to
the death. Mccormack seemed to have no
hackers. and did not fall in at once, but
Sam Wilburn pushed matters, his two
brothers supporting him. Just then Cass
Webb stepped up and said to Mccormack
You take care of Sam, and I'll sec that
Jim aud Jack don't mix in."
This produced moments pause, dur.
ing which Mccormack tTembled like
leaf and the three Wilburn brothers ex
changed glances, and then, stepping back,
moved to draw their pistols. Webb, quick
as lightning, drew heavy calibro self
cocker, and commenced firing. Old man
Mccormack ran away upon tho first shot.
Sam Wilburn fell by Webbs first shot,
pierced through the brain. The other
two brothers returned tho fire. but JACK
fell almost Immediately and died in few
minutes, and jim, mortaIly wounded
dropped his pistol, dying tho following
day. Webb escaped, but is followed by
officers.
y wOmap's Bloody WORK.
II. II. Post, who embGzzed somo $4,000
of his employers money and then cut his
throat, gave the most OF that amount TO a
woman OF the town in st. Louis named
Edua FAN banks, au adventures, who
drove her husband 20 suicide the latter
shooting himself in her presence in house
ofprostitution at Ann Arbor, Mich She was
introduced TO Post in a house of i'll repute
and represented TO him as an innocent
young pchool girl. Later she charged
him with seduction aud by threats, etc,
secured thousands Of dollars from him.
About two weeks before he attempted
suicide no called upon her with friend,
and hOurighing pistol, threatened TO blow
out her brains and his own IL sho did not
let him alone. She took the hint, and a
day later married aud weEt 10 live in tho
northern part OF the city. L day after
she made this move he attempted 10 kill
himself,
KILLED Isy An Eloctric Light Wue.
An empl0ys Of the Cambria iron works
il reported 10 have been instantly killed
by shock from au electric light wire on
January "a. lie had in his baud steel
rod, on tho end Of which was wad Of
cotton waste, with which no was oiling a
track rail The rod came In contact with
an electric light wire aud tho man foil
dead, the lights IN tho works being OK.
tinguished at the Same time such an
accident should have investigation and tho
exact circumstance DO widely published
| for Information From what is reported
| IL would seem that the conductor WAS un
insulated OF insulated imperfeotly. But
just how the man managed 10 got into the
! circuit In not 30 apparent, unless there was
another "grOund somewhere. What
| ever the fault, II shOald DO made known
that II may be gualded against hereafter.
q WsywaTd DsuEhter.
A second attempt was made on Monday
to poison the Hail family, ia Elkton,