The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-01-11
CRIME.

or steamer John II. Hanna at Plaquemine, La.
CRIME.
Jan. 16-A Swede near Princeton. Mimi,
killed his wife and seven children.
Jan. 18-In Pike Co., KY, the Hatfield gang
shot and killed Mrs. Mccoy and her two eldest
children, and burned TO death her husband and
two youngest children -. Frank Touckner,
South Brooklyn, N. Y killed his wife and then
himself. 49,. James Grinder, Rochester, N. ",
fatally beat his vile with a Ratchet and then
killed himself.
Jan. 27-Three negro prisoners shot to death
by masked men at plymouth, N. c.
Feb. Near Stewartsville, Mo-, VIM. Ball
shot young woman who refused 10 marry him,
and then killed himself.
Feb. ga j. Smell. prom 'nent citizen of Chi
cago, murdered in his residence by burglars.
Feb. "a farmer named Janauschek, near
New Prague, Mimi, in quarrel over money!
lied his wife, his daughter and then himself.
Feb. 10-John Buttery, Mechanicsburg, Ind,
shot his step sister, with whom he was in love,
her afanced and then killed himself.
Feb. 14-At Berlin. Wis, Fl. w. Hacker. in q
fit of jealousy killed his sweetheart and then
himself . At Altoona, Pa, Chester Evey. while
himself
Feb. 80. P. Truett, York, Pa, shot his
wife and then killed himself; cause, jealousy.
Mar. 14-Near Polo ILL.,, Samuel Whitmeyer
fatally shot George Albright and sister, and then
81 himself, because the young lady rejected him.
Mar. I'D. N. Warren, Benton, Me-, under
arrest for numbering his Wife, when taken into
the presence OF his two daughters fatally shot
them both and then killed himself.
Mar. 30-J. l.. Gillespie and wife, Chillicothe,
Mo-, fought with knives and fatally wounded
each other Near bingham, ILL., Henry Lane
killed his wife and then himself.
Apr. 23-At Cooper, Tex, H. F. Boydston shot
his tiancee and then himself because of post
ponement OF their marriage by the young lady.
Apr. 24-James Smalley, l. clIing. Mo, though
we'll OFF, killed his two children and then cut his
own throat because of Tears of the poor-house
Apr. 25-W. Bullock, Newark, N. j.. shot his
wife and then himself because of jealousy
May 21-Geo Thomas, Cincinnati, killed Mag
gle Wise and then himself; jealousy.
May 23-W. J. Mcfarland, Cleveland, o.,
while drunk shot his wife ana daughte r and then
himself. Mrs. George Reed, Nappanee, Ind,
leaped into awel with her child in her arms;
both drowned.
May 25-Reuben Drake his wife and two
grandchildren murdered in their home in KICK
apoo, Wis. -. WIN am Miller, Brunswick, Mo,
shot and killed his wife and man named Nor.
gan.
May 26-Joseph Sherer, Albany, N. Y, shot
and killed Liz Mccarthy and then himself
because she would not marry him.
Jun. &C. G. Herklmer, Falrchild. Wis shot
his wife and then himself; domestic troubles.
Jun. 13-George Taylor, Indianapolis, fatally
wounded Miss Belle Brown and then killed him
self.
Jun. 20-Mrs. MarclS, Pittsburgh. Pa, fatally
poisoned herself and her two children.
Jun. 26-Silas Robinson, MINNEAPOLIS fatally
shot bis wife, man named We SIS, and then
himself.
Jun. 27-Charles Decker, Buena Vista. Ill.
Killed his wife and then himself; family trouble
Jacksonville, Fla, in revenge for a whiDninc
fatally polsonedhis father and four other mem
bers of the family.
Jul. 3-S. NJ. Henderson, Trafalgar Ind
killed his divorced wife and then himself
Jul: lin duel at Stanton, Ky, John Rose
was fatally wounded; ). Han instantly killed.
Aug. Din quarrel at Elkhart Ind, Benia-
min Scott fatally stabbed three men
Aug. Sin quarrel at Cincinnati VIM Ack.
land shot and killed two other mon ana than
shot himself dead. "
Aug ll-While resisting arrest for murder Mt
Shenandoah, Ia, Frank Gallup shot and killed
David Campbell and Bert Rice and was himself
also killed. AT Plainvilie Conn Geo Rrad.
ley shot his sweetheart and then himself
Aug. l6-In a fit OF jealousy AdoIph Hartman
NaVeslnk; n. j. tried TO shoot his mother-in-
law and then killed his wife aud himself
Aug. IA race war in three Louisiana fam
lies eliminated in the killing OF 10 negroes
Sep. IA farm hand at Guide Rock, Neb,
threw boy tnto q Neutrality-suspicious. and was
Immediately lynched by his fellow workmeu
go. in hght between vigilantes and horse
tnleVes near Paladora, Col. all the latter an
and three OF the former were killed w
Sep 4-Samuel Scanlan louisville. XVI
Killed his wife for refusing to live with him
and then took his own life.
sep. 6-Anthony kzher, Newport p eho,
wife and then himself; jealousy
sep. s-Wm. Server, FL zabeihtown. Ill.
, Klieo ms sweetheart In fit OF jealousy and
sep. IA young man OF Princeton. Ind IA
laIy shot young lady because she refused his
escort 10 the IA AS
Sep. E-Charles Klein Fort Wavra Ia l..
NJ OF jealousy killed his wife and then himself
sep l3-Andrew Ruhl near Manchester Mo
Mhlle drunk shot aud killed q neIghbor named
tlnk ana his sister and then killed himself
OCT ga woman OF Blue Springs Neb sfrar
geo heF fEo children TO death anu then corr.
mitIed suic de. " N"A-
Oct. S-N- Wade, kni ehtstown Ind kFIIaa
Us hotner and sister, set IRE 10 the house ara
tnen Killed mself because OF trouble over
money matters ~'SA
Oct- &c. Rowe, aged II, Mahomef. Ill sho.
Snd kaled his father because the latter accused
him o. stealing. ~'0~
Oct. 24-At Nebraska City, Seb.. John Fan
by the latter. 900S
Oct &6-Dsvid Sellers and wife murdered
ahd house cred by robbers near Mount q LEI
U - Al Colfax, ". T.. David Yale. siIl-3 ~
VIE and then himself; JEALOUSY
Oc' al-Nill am Harrison. Hiresy lie "a "a
NJ OF Jealousy killed his J. ere and fafati~
wounded his sister. ... Solomon Brubaker rea,
" ash ngton- Kan, murdered his mother ana
tnen cut has own throat
80. Il Eree white men were killed and one
co.oteo fatally hurt IN polit cal rot Al Port
a n1Iatn, Va. During 4 political disturbanr.
a. IA Athefon. KY, I've men killed and one "a
Nov is-Court-house 81 Henrietta Tar
w g. up 9y dynamite. Peter Howe aud wife.
" tno3A- Ill, murdered n their h@A hw n r.
DlrcAhAFt, who afterward committed xnfrtda
acc s-A mob formed 10 lynch q murder,