McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-01-03
CRIME.

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Bill Younger, one of the Younger
brothers, and companion Of Jesse James,
has been captured near Warren, Ala. on a
requisition from the governor Of Missouri.
He confessed his identity to reporter, and
stated that he had been associated with Jes-
sic James, but denied that he and his
brothers were concerned in the Musell Shoals
robbery.
Mrs. Olive Gunther, aged 80, and her
daughter and grand daughter, were muir
dered at Chatham church, near Moncure,
n. G.. The weapon used was an axe. All
three were struck several blows. No clue
to the murderers.
Five prisoners escaped from Jail at
Des Moines, Iowa, on the 23d.
An exciting and serious shooting
ARRAY took place in St. Louis boarding
house on the 23d. D. C. Gibson, contrac-
tor and builder, was the chief actor. Glib
son and his wife separated few months
ago. Since then Gibson has been in Texas.
A few days ago kilograms were received
from Fort Worth stating that Gibson had
died and his body was on the way to st.
Louis. Mrs. Gibson, susp Getting the tele-
grams were false, communicated with the
coroner at Fort Worth, who satisfied her
that she was not yet widow. There had
been bad blood between Gibson and John
Burlington, the husband of Gibson's step
daughter, and also between Gibson
| and Arthur and Eugene Mullhol-
land, stepsons of Gibson's. On the night
supper with their boarders, Gibson ap-
peared in the flesh, entered the dining room
| with a drawn pistol, and opened fire on
Burlington: The first shot missed him and
struck Arthur Mullholland in the neck. The
second shot entered Buffington's neck. The
third struck Buffington's left arm. Gibson
| then turned the weapon upon himself with
good success, putting ball through his
head. Gibson is dying, Burlington will die,
and Mullholland may recover.
William Hatfield, an escaped convict
| from Michigan, was arrested by Sheriff
| Stackwell at Malone, N. Y. Hatfield stab
bed the sheriff and also Allen Stackwell and
wife. Hatfield was finally captured after
| being shot through the thigh. The sheriff
and son are not dangerously hurt.
Chaterbbel, q Choctaw Indian, a
violater of the inter- council law, was killed
while resisting arrest at Double Springs, 1.
T., by Elias Yarby, member of the Choc-
taw Lighthouse.
A Galveston News McDade special
says: Last night at 1870 Henry Pfelffer,
Wright and Thad McLamore were taken
from a saloon here by fifty well armed
masked men and carried into the brush and
hanged to tree. Thad McLamore was I'M
der arrest at the time, having been taken
early in the evening on charge Of burglary,
preferred By S. j. Walker, of this town.
The other two happened TO be present when
the lyncher> arrived. Pfeiffer was under
indictment for horse theft.
The Orangemen's procession, at Har-
Dor Grace, ". F., on the 18th, was attacked |
by mob ani three men instantly killed and |
seven MORALLY wounded. The riot at last |
accounts was not quelled. Detachments of
infantry. cavalry and police were being dis
patched by train and steamer to the scene. |
Reed and Pearce, murderer of w.
II. Mcmillan, were sentenced at Emporia, |
rs, to remain in the penitentiary one year,
and at such time thereafter rs the governor
shall set they shall be hanged within the
prison walls.
George w, Lewis, ex-chief of the
Louisville fire department, was convicted of
defrauding the city Of its revenue while, he
was in the tax department and was sem
fenced to three years in the penitentiary.
John A. Clark was hanged in the jail
yard at Bozeman, Montana, on the 9th, for
the murder OF Thomas Rogers in June last.
He died protesting his innocence. Frank
Young, who was to have been hung the
same day, has been respited for sixty days
By President Arthur, to allow his case to
come before the supreme court.
Two negroes, arrested for shooting
two whites, were taken from Jail at Brook
vile, Pa, end shot dead.
William Fox was executed at Nevada,
Mo. ON the 2sth, for the murder OF Tom
Howard, May 20 last. The doomed man
made no address from the scaffold. After
the black cap was put on he shook hands
with the sheriff and deputies. Ten thous-
and men, women and children witnessed
the execution. -.-
A terrible fight between pose and
horse thieves, in which several were killed
and wounded, is reported from the noun
tains northwest of Arkansas.
As Sheriff Thompson and Jailer