, 1888-11-22
A CHAPTER OF CRIME.
a WhitechapeI Scare-severai Murders
Hanged In Kansas.

LONDON, Nov. 2l.-Great excitement
was occasioned this morning, when 1t was
reported that another woman had been
murdered in Whiteehapel. The police i'm
mediately formed cordou around the
premises and an enormous crowd rushed
to the vicinity in which the crime was
said to have been committed. 1t was
learned that another murder had been at
tempted upon II low woman by a man who
accompanied her to her lodging, but in
this instance his work was frustrated.
According to the womans story. the man
seized her and struck her once in the
throat with a knife. She struggled des-
perately succeeding in freeing herself
from his. grasp and screaming for help.
Ner~crie6 as ksurcd the man and he He'd
without attempting further violence.
Some of the neighbors followed the MUIR
derer about 300 yards, when he disap-
peared. The woman says she will be fully
able to recognize the man and give IL de.
scription of him to the police.
After investigation the police are OF the
opinion that the attempted murder in
Whitechapel this morning was not the
work OF the man who has committed the
atrocious murders in that vicinity. No
arrest has been made as yet and the ex-
citement among the people continues.
Further investigation by the police
shows that the Whitechapel woman. who
reported this morning that she had been
attacked by man, Is n prostitute of the
lowest order. She suffered only slight
abrasion of the skin on her throat. The
police place no credit in her story of the
attack. and believe she inflicted the injury
herself while drunk
A BRUTAL OUTRAGE.
HoLyoKE, Mass, Nov. l.-C. T. Parsons
of North Hampton. notorious for hiring ig-
norant immigrants at Castle Garden and
leasing their services to farmers in this
section, was arrested here to-day for hav-
ing Poander, dressed only in overalls.
shoes and IA thin coat. chained to the seat
of his buggy and suffering intensely from
cold. The people here are greatly excited
oyer the matter aud Parsons arrest is all
that saved him from being mobbed. He
will be tried tomorrow for assault, false
imprisonment and cruelty.
Parsons was released on bail this morn.
ing and will appear tomorrow. He al
leges the Pole had been showing signs Of
insanity and that he was taking him back
to New York. The Pole and his friends
refute this assertion and tell the story Of
Parsons cruelty, which has created great
excitement. The Pole says he had to work
since last spring from early morn till 8 al
night, while Sunday he was kept at work
in the barn. He had been promised
$l2 so a mdpt3, but never received cent
and had very poor food.
MURDER AT CovINeTON.
ATLANTA, Ca, Nov. 2l.-Three men
f. j. Cohn, l.. b. Thomas and one Echols
played poker in the Pitts house at Gov.
ineton last night. At daylight Thomas
was found murdered and Cohn fatally
wounded. Echols is in Jail charged with
the crime. Great excitement prevails
over the murder.
SHOT A NEGRO.
SHARpsBURG, KY, Nov. 2l.-Judge T.
II. Wilhois gave himself up yesterday
stating that he shot and killed negro who
threatened his life and those of members
of his family. and who made motion al
ii to draw weapon.
A KANSAS HANGING,
WICHITA. Kas., Nov. 21.-Jake ane
Joe Tobler, colored, were executed thi
morning in the county Jail for killing Cas-
and Goody kuntz. near the Sac and Fo!
Indian agency in August. 1885.