The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-05-02
now NEWSPAPERS EXlGGERlTE

Judge Ferral, of the city erimi
nal court, going to his home in the
outskirts OF the city, at late hour
of the night, fred his pistol in the
air to aid in the arrest of an indi-
vidual fleeing from a police officer.
Saturday Argonaut.
Judge Ferral, of the criminal
court, while passing on his way
from his Office to his residence
one evening last week, saw a fu-
gitive endeavoring TO escape from
justice, whereupon, drawing his
pistol. he fired two balls at him.
The prisoner was arrested by a
police officer in the vicinity, and
remanded to custody.-Snnday
Chronicle.
Judge Robert Ferral, presiding
| Justice of the first criminal court,
one day last week, seeing person
pass hastily along the street, and
thinking he recognized in him an
offender against the law, COM
manded him to stop; and upon
refusal, the Judge drew his rsvol-
ver and fired upon the fugitive.
He fell at the first shot, slightly
wounded, and was remanded to
the county jail.-Monday Evening
Bulletin.
Hon. Robert Fcrral, presiding
Justice of one of our leading trib-
unals, one day last week meeting
a gentleman passing along one OF
our most crowded streets, drew
his revolver and commenced firing
on him. The person was greatly
alarmed and attempted to escape,
but the judge with fatal aim
brought him down with a severe
| if not mortal wound. He was
taken to q drug store and thence
to the county Jail, where 1t was
found that this inexcusablo and
dastardly attack had been made
upon him in the belief that he was
! an escaped criminal.-Tuesday
Morning Call.
Judge Ferral, Of the Supreme
Court, about noon one day las'
week, in San Francisco, at the
} corner of Montgomery and kearn
ey st. eets, in the midst of a dense
crowd of women and children
; drew d revolver aud commenced
firing upon a gentleman standing
in the door of u book store. BE
tore the gentleman could escape
; he was perforated with balls. H'
was taken to the nearest drug
store, where seven physicians OK
tracted the balls but before then
researches were over, the maj
had breathed his last. He wa'
taken to the morgue, whercit wal
discovered that he was o country
clergyman, in San Erancisco fo'
the purpose of purchasing book
for u Sunday School library. III
, leaves u wife and seven small chll
dren in dependent circumstances
) No motive is assigned for tn
= crime.-San Andreas Gazette.
The Hon. Robert Ferral, Chic
!, Jurtice Of the Supreme Court Q
!, California, has perpetrated one {
. those wanton and inexcusable on
RACES that have now for 80 ma,
= years disgraced the administratio
! of justice in the barbarous frol
. tier State of California. Th
!. Judge, armed with a navy revo
, yer, at midday, on the corner
T, two of the most crowded througl
! fares of the city, without tf
: slightest warning, and for son
" fancied injury he had receive
20 from worthy country clergyIna
" began to fire upon him. The Gle
gyman fell at the first discharge
rs the pistol, fatally wounded by
10 ball in the left ear. The judg
10 now crazed with passion, contin
ct ed to discharge his weapon indi
s. criminately at the crowd. Son
SO ladies and nine children were I
ut tally wounded. The Judge the
lie took his own life with a bow
IN knife. 1t is supposed that he vi
crazy with drink, as he had be-
DO confined several days in the
n ebriate asylum for delirium tt
al mens.-N. Y Herald.