Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-15
A ADAY'SREC0RD OF CRIME
SOME OF THE HORRIBLE NAP
PENINGS or SUNDAY.


"A Thief Killed In New OrIeaps--A
Drunken Man Kills Marble Out
ter-A Mother Jumps into the Ohio
With Her Babe-Kined by Negro
Gambler.
SCRANTON, PA, June 4.-The citizens
of Carb0rdale, in this county, were thrown
INTO high state of excitement this morn
ing over the unprovoked murder of
Richard Duffy, an inoffensiye and quiet
citizen, by George Cuff. The facts of the
case are as follows:
Richard Coleman, Anthony Walsh,
Thomas Jordan and George Cuff were en-
gagged in playing game Of cards at
Cuffs residence, when Duffy, VINO
was on his way home, at
the instance of Coleman, was
induced to enter the house and look on.
Shortly afterward, the hour being late,
some of the players wished to go home.
Cuff tried to persuade them to remain,
claiming that the clock on the mantel was
fast, and to convince the parties present
that it was so handed his watch to Duffy
to compare its time with that Of the
clock. Duffy, who was rather roliick-
ing and j0vial fellow, not handing
told by Cuff that if he did not return 1t he
would shoot him. Duffy exclaimed:
''YOu would not shoot me!n Whereupon
Gun, in a terrible rage, drew his revolver,
and without word shot Duffy, who died
in fifteen minutes. The murderer was
arrested.
ATTACKED BY THIEVES.
NEW ORLEANS June 14.-Early this
morning as James Stafford. IA butcher in
the French market, was leaving his home
near the corner of st. Peter and Decatur
streets, he was struck from behind with
a suugsbot. Being a powerful man he
grappled with one of his assallants, but
was finally knocked down. His cries for
help brought Corpl. Duffy TO the scene,
when StaffOrd's assailants, three in
number, fled The officer pursued
them and caught one, when the others re-
turned and again attacked Stafford with a
slungshot, and also shot Duffy with a re-
volver. Duffy now drew his weapon and
fred, killing one of the men, but the other
two escaped. The dead man has been
recognized as a well-knOwn thief named
Joe Martin. Stafford was terribly beaten
about the head, but will recover. Dutfy's
wound is not dangerous.
sCALDED HIS BROTHER.
JERSEY CITY, June 14.-William Cabil,
alias salvation Bill,' and his brother
james Cahil, quarreled over game of
cards at their home last night, when the
former seized a lighted lamp, knocked his
brother down with it, and then poured a
kettle of boiling water over him. james
will probably die.
KILLED BY A DRUNKARD.
CINCINNATI. June 14.-Peter Sturm
shot and killed G. G. August Steumer, a
marble dealer, early this morning, in the
western part of the city. Sturm was ar
rested three months ago for assaulting
Steumer, and was drunk at the time of the
shooting.
MOTHER AND BABE INTO THE OHIO.
PITTsBURG, June l4.-Tbis morning
Mrs. VIM. fl. Deebold, of Temperance
vile, near here, jumped into the Ohio
river with her 4-months-old babe in her
arms, and both were drowned. Mrs. Dee
b0ld's mother committed suicide by TAX
ing Rough on Rats six weeks ago.
FATAL STREET FIGHT IN GENEVA.
GENEVA, June IA desperate street
fight occurred here to-day between a pro-
cession Of Clericals and mob Of roughs.
Knives, clubs and stones were
freely used. One man was killed
and many persons wounded.
KILLED BIS MISTRESS.
CHICAGO, June 14.-In a Pacific avenue
brothel this afternoon hard character,
known as Billy Hutchinson, placed the
muZzle OF revolver behind the ear of
Kitty Hall, his mistress, and deliberately
fired, killing her Instantly.
A FARMERS SKULL BATTERED.
DUBLIN, June l4.-There has been a re-
newal of agrarian outrages in Ireland. A
farmer was killed to-day at Mill Street,
county Cork, his skull being battered in.
A farm laborer near Tipperary was shot
but not fatally injured.
FATALLY BEATEN BY A THIEF.
PIFTsBURG, June A.--JOhn Huntsman,
a son Of ID. W. Huntsman, prominent
Allegheny City merchant, was attacked
DY thief at his fathers residence this
morning, and beaten 80 badly that he
will die. The assailant escaped.
KILLED BY A MAGISTRATE.
TBXARKANA, TEX. June 14.-At New
Boston, Tex, to-day w. II. Brooks, a
Justice OF the Peace, shDt and instantly
killed Kennett Yarhorough. A trivial
dispute precipitated the difficulty.
KILLED BY A NEGRO GAMBLER.
SHREVEPORT, La, June 4.-Nathan
Golkind, a native Of Poland, aged % years.
was shot and instantly killed this morn
ing by Gus Logan, negro gambler. Lo-
gan claims the shooting wAs accidental
PORK PACKING EsTARLIsHNTKNT BURNED
HAMILTON, ONT, june 12.-FearmRn's
pork packing establishment was burned
To-day. The loss Ia S100,000 over the in
surance.
STABBED TO DEATH.
LONDON, June IA dispatch from
Bakur, RUSSIA, says the Assistant Com
missioner of Police at that place was
stabbed TO death to-day, and the assassin
escaped.