The sun., 1889-12-26
SINFUL SIFTINGS.

James A. Parker, real estate agent Of
Kansas City, committed suicide at Washing
ton by jumping from the whartinto the river.
1t is inferred that financial difficulties caused
him tG commit suicide.
Two young men named Wall and Taylor
we're assaulted by a stranger in Chicago
Wall was stabbed in the groin and Taylor
had his left eye cut out. Walls condition is
serious. The assaiant escaped.
David Blakemore, proprietor of Chicago
restaurant was shot by Frank Mclaughlin,
one of his employees. Blakemore also shot
Mclaughlin, and it is thought both men will
die.
Alta corn shucking near Bristol, Tenn, two
boys named Richard Matthews and Jesse
Lemmons quarreed over q Joke. The for
ner stabbed the latter to death and then
attempted suicide.
The bodies OF white woman and a negro
have been taken by resurrectionists in Wash
ington. and DR.. A. c. Adams. a demonstra-
tor in II medical college there, will be brought
into court i'll connection with the affair.
Nearly all the freight conductors on the
Missouri Pacific are to be discharged. 1t is
said that they have established a regular
business in the transportation of tramps
carrying them from place to place at a very
small cash fare.
Four masked men robbed Santa Fe ex-
press car near Banks station Texas. They
got but $50 in money, but killed J. T. Penn,
q brakeman who resisted them. Penns body
was brought to Temple for interment He
leaves a widow.
Pat Hunt was hanged at Paris, KY, for
the murder of James Abnee, Feb. 27. Aimee
was among the states witnesses against
Hunts wife for killing Richard Thomas, Mrs.
Hunt having been convicted of the murder
and sentenced to the penitentiary mainly on
Aimee evidence. Hunt denied the killing OF
Abnee, but on the seat old confessed the muir
der of Thomas.
The body of handsome and fashionaby
- attired yOnng woman, who had evidently
been murdered, was found in the woods near
Lamar, Mo-, by some boys. The woman 8
skull was crushed, and black and blue spots
on the throat showed that she had been
choked. The dress was of silk. and all the
clothing of the finest make and material,
but there was nothing by which to identify
the beautiful victim.
A terrible tragedy was enacted in Norwalk
township, nine miles northeast OF Coun Gil
Bluffs, Iowa. Two farmers named Holman
and Gill were neighbors and sworn enemies.
Holman went to a neighbors and secured a
gun, loaded it with bird shot and went over
to GlIl's farm. Meeting him, Holman in
stantly raised the gun and emptied both bar
rels into Gill's body. A terrible struggle en-
sued, in which Gill; in last effort, secured
the gun and sent it crashing through Hol.
mans skull Both men are still alive.
farmer from Lincoln county named G.
Gunderson, was committed to jail at Sioux
Falls, s. D. to await the action of the circuit
court. Gunderson was arrested at the in
slant of the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul
rniIway company for attempting to wreck
the comEany's passenger trains. A year ago
GundeTson had a damage suit against the
road, the judgement in which fell short of his
expectation, and since that he has been try.
ing to vent his spite on the company by try.
ing to wreck trains. Several times his devil
try was discovered just in time to prevent a
horrible catastrophe
At San Francisco Milo BaIlabosich, sla.
vonian, who had been suffering from gripping
in the abdomen, became insane from pain
and while in that condition cut out his in
testines Early in the morning his room
mate was awakened, and standing the
floor was BaIlabosich with q horrible gast
in his abdomen and blood streaming on tht
floor. His room mate notified the officers
and on their return they found Ballabosicl
standing in the middle of the room in q lax,
of blood tearing out his vitals and cutting
them off in sections and throwing them OF
the floor.
Christ Batz of Owatonna. Minn., killed hit
wife and then committed suicide. Mrs. Bat
was found in the sitting-room dead, with &