The Russellville Democrat., 1888-05-17
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

THE notorious "Blinky" Morgan, under
sentence to hang for the murder of De-
tective Hulligan, at Ravenna, o., has fled
a motion for leave to file apetition In error
in the Ohio Supreme Court.
RECENTLY, in q duel at Nynregyhaza,
Hungary, a magistrate named Hegedues
was killed by his nephew.
On the Sth terrible crush was caused
in the Thalia Theater, New York, by q
needless alarm of fire, in which several
women were injured and many others
| tainted.
In ST. Paul, Mimi. Joseph Robler and
| Charles Miller were killed, and John Fart
badly injured by the fall of an elevator at
Hamm's brewery. on the 9th.
In New York, on the 9th, at fire in
Browns American Club stables, Foreman
| Thomas Goss and Superintendent Muir
ray, of the Insurance Patrol, were injured
by the fall of an elevator
AT Hebron, w. Va, three tramps broke
into the house of Jacob Morgan, an aged
farmer, and demanded his money. Upon
his refusal they murdered him and then
robbed the house.
AT Pittsburgh, Pa, in fit of jealousy,
on the 10th, Charles Turner, aged fifty
one, shot and killed his wife, Augusta
Turner, aged forty five, and then blew his
own brains out.
On the 10th collision occurred on East
river. between the ferryboats Montana
| and Republic. Both boats were pretty
well crowded, and the usual panic ensued,
| but no one was seriously injured. The
boats ply between New York City and
Brooklyn.
| On the 9th the dam at Hamlin, Mich,
went ont carrying two million feet of logs
! out into Lake Michigan, together with
| seventeen houses on the bank Of the creek.
The life-saving station had narrow es-
cape. The houses were deserted in antici-
patton of the flood.
! On the 10th Cashier VIM. f. Royce of
| the Willimantic Comm Savings Bank
was arrested for alleged Justification of
| accounts.
OK the 10th st. Paul's Episcopal Cathe-
| dral, at Buffalo, N. Y, was destroyed by
| fire resulting from natural gas explo-
! sion. During the day at least dozen
other explosions occurred in the same
| city.
OK the 11th seventeen persons were
reported fatally injured in a rear-end
| collision ON the Erie railroad, between
! Orange and Newark, N. j.
| IN ClUcln0all, henry MuuEDEOck, lne
| first saloon keeper found guilty under the
| Owens Sunday Closing law, was fined $50
and costs and sentenced to ten days in the
work-house.
AT Greensboro, Ga, on the 18th, Geo,
| McDufie, a negro preacher, was hanged
! for the murder of William Cheney, also
| colorod.
! THE notorious Diss Debars will be tried
| in New York City on the 23d.
ENoCH MCMAHON and his farm hand,
who were cremated IN the burning resi-
dence Of the former, near Summittville,
| Ind, on the 9th, it is suspected, were first
murdered by robbers who afterward fired
the house
| OK the 10th eighteen miners were killed
| oughtright and many injured by fall OF
rocks in a mine at Stassfurt, Saxony.
! On the l1th James H. Murray, a line
man in the employ Of an electric light
company in New York City, was killed by
a shock while repairing an electric-light
| wire.
AT Glencoe, Can, the temporary bridge
used in the construction of the new iron
| bridge over the Thames river gave way,
on the 10th, precipitating six men into the
water below. Alexander Watterworth
and William Lamb were instantly killed.
The others were seriously injured.
| AT Buffalo. N. Y, on the llth, John Gull
len was sentenced to Imprisonment for
| life for killing his mother with an axe in
| January last.