Daily Republican., 1889-07-08
THE CRIME CALENDAR.
A DAsTARpLY ATTEMPT TO
WRECK A TRAIN FAILS.
A Negro RiddIed with BulIets-A Bank
Cashier Defaults for $4,000
Two Brothers Cut
Man to Pieces.

George Duane, 10 years of age, was
shot dead by James Allen, watchman,
IN Chicago early on Saturday morning.
Duane, his younger brothers, Charles
and William, and Charles Ruff, had
robbed saloon Of quantity of liquors
and cigars, and were dividing the booty
when the watchman surprised them.
They fled and he fired three shots alter
them, the last entering Dusns's head.
A telegram from Wheeling, West Vir-
ginia, says that q desperate attempt was
msde to wreck the Elm Grove motor,
carrying over 300 excursionists, at 1
o'clock on Friday morning. An immense
pile OF ties was laid on the track Just ut
the ehd OF high trestle. By lucky ac-
cident the engine was not derailed and
all escaped. Fifty yards further on the
trestle another pile of ties was found.
A crowd of negroes were playing ards
near Gate City, Alabama, yesterday,
when Henry Nichols shot and severely
wounded johnson White and then ned.
He was pursued, and when he saw his
followers, he opened 1re and killed Jack
Saunders and Robert Dickson. He was
then riddled with bullets.
Deputy Marshal swayne has arrived in
Fort Smith. Arkansas, with Il prisoners.
he also had charge of two co-pses, one
being that of Cornelius Walker, who re-
sisted an officer aud was shot, and the
other was q member of the POSSE who
was shot by Walker.
Louis 9. Hsrr, representing In St. Jo-
seph, Missouri, the Wholesale tea and
cigar house OF a.. C. Fisher, of Chiccgo,
has been missing since Wednesday last.
A shortage Of 5000 has been discovered In
his accounts and the investigation is not
yet completed.
Ii. ID. Muller, cashier of the Malta Ma
tional Bank OF Malta, Ohio, is q defaulter
TO the amount OF $32 900, and probably
s50, 600. His bondsmen, 4. NJ. Stanterry
and John Muller, his father, have paid
W, 900, the amount OF his bond, and the
bank will! lose the balance.
Frank Webb, being drunk, rushed into
a crowd In Lafayette County, W. Vs., on
Friday, and discharged revolver indis-
crirninately. Charles Weller was shot
dead and his brother severely wounded
before the rufiian was captured.
Henry Eachen, an ice peddler, 90 years
OF age, died yesterday morning in New
York from a fracture of the skull inaict-
ed on Saturday evening by Frederick
Schapr. Young Schapp was defending
his father from attack when he struck the
fatal blow.
At Monticello, Georgia, yesterday,
Richard aud Henry Watson set upon
Warren Waters, who had assaulted their
mother, and literally cut him to pieces.
The parties were all OH their way to
church AT the time.
AT Fourth of July picnic in Pleasant
county, West Virginia, Frank Milan and
Samuel Cronin, wealthy farmers, quar-
relied because Milan paid too much at
tention to CroDin's wife. Milan as
saulted Cronin, and was shot d, ad.
Some time during Friday night burg
lars entered the Kimball House, in Al
bany, New York, and ransacked five
rooms, securing booty aggregating 81, 500
In value.
Captain A Goshinski, of the Polish
Guards, of La Sale, Illinois, shot his
wife and then shot himself on Sunday
morning. Both are atilly wounded.
Financial difficulties was the cause OF the
act.
At New Portage, Ohio, on SATURDAY.
night, a last train on tie Erie Railroad
struck and killed John Fover, aged 10
years, and his granddaus shter, Carrie Orr,
aged 0. Fover, being deaf, did not hear
the train.
Frank Sullivan, an ex.convict, fatally
stabbed his wife, Nellie, as she was emery
ing from ''dive" In New York city at /
O'Clock on Saturday morning.
B. G. Evaos,a merchant OF Fort Worth,
Texas, was killed on Saturday by John
w. Davis, an employe, whom he mad dis
charged for drunkenness.
S. r. Horton, prominent farmer near
Ruuedge, Georgia, was fatally shot by
unknown parties on Saturday.