The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-07-31
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

: @3s OAsAMsaS AND OASOa04AGn5s
McDoNouaH, GA, July 1S.-Mr. G.
F. Turner, of this place, had three fine
mules killed BY lightning during thun.
der storm. His mules were in barn and
the lightning struck it. The building
was burned up. The mules were worth
$3.50.
Troy, N. Y, July 11.-Mrs. James
Williams, who resided about two miles
east of Fair Haven, Vt, this morning,
about 8 O'Clock, murdered her two chill
dred, q girl of II and boy of 6, set fire
to the house and cut her own throat.
She was undoubtedly insane. About two
weeks ago her husband was killed By an
accident.
SPARTANBURG, S. O.. July 19.-Yes.
.terday evening at o'clock, two young
ladies engaged in regular fstcuff fight
in the Street near the Spartan mill.
They fought for four and half minutes
with seeming determination to kill or
conquer. They were finally separated
and appeared to be badly treated. The
cause Of the combat was q gold ring.
UNION, July 1S.-A Mr.. Cog, superin-
tendent Of Messrs. Jones & Co.'S works on
the Georgia, Carolina and Northern
Railroad, was killed Wednesday evening,
near Fish Dam in this County. He was
sitting down while some negroes were at
work building an arch, and while some
yery heavy rock were being moved q
crow bar slipped and struck him cn the
head. He died almost instantly. He is
said to. have been very Wealthy.
MACON, GA. July 18.-At Gnyton,
Ga, yesterday r. G. Norton, Jr., son of
q physician Of this city, shot and kill
ed two brothers, named Willie and John
Bird. Wednesday young Norton and
Willie Bird traded mules. Yesterday
Willie Bird, accompanied by his brother
John, went to Norton's place to get him
to trade back. Norton refused, and John
drew his pistol, and told his brother
Willie to break open the stable and re-
cover Che mule. At this Norton shot the
two dead. Norton fled into South Caro-.
.lins. go.
NEWARK, O., July IA violent wind
and rain storm struck Monroeville, in this
county, at o'clock tonight, doing terri
ble.d damage. The lightning struck Otto
Goldners house, killing three sons-
Freddie, Willie and Otto-Who were sit
ting on 8 lounge. The electricity came
down. the chimney. Otto was badly
burned about the face and body, but the
other two were not much dis6gured.
Kato Smith, q neighbor, in the house at
the time, was badly burned about the
arms. Josephine, sister to the Goldner
boys, was present, but was not injured.
ST.. PAUL, July 15.-A Pioneer Ptees
|; special from Plainview. MINI, says:
stNeWs has just reached here Of q terrible
hail and wind storm in the townships of
Highland, Glasgow. and Boyer on Sunday
night about 12 O'Clock. which cut the
crops to the ground. Farmers who had
bought harvesting machinery. and twine
are bringing them back to dealers as they
will have no use fol. them this season.
One hundred thousand dollars is thought
20 be 8 very low estimate of the damage
to the crops. at Elgin the wind blew
down; J. w. Byrant's barn and Knocked
over every chimney in the town. Z
COLUMBIA, s. G., July 16.-ID thun.
der storm near the city last evening, Mr..
James Coogler was killed hy;lightning.
When the storm began to brew Mr..
CooglerJ an energetic. white farmer, who
resides near the city. was sploughing in
his field. He stopped his work and has
tily gathered up his traps to 60 home be:
fore it broke upon him. He had just
mounted his mule and started of when
the storm came up. he had gone but a
feW steps when tho thunder and lightning
commenced, aud as he approached q tree
a very heavy boltofl lightning struck him
and the mule, killing both instantly. The
man and beast-were found later cold in
death.s
GREENvIILE, S. G., July l6.-A
shooting afffay occurred on Main Street
of this city at s o'clock this evening.
The participants were Major w. a. Viii.
lians and Rudolph Legion. They had q
dispute in which some very severe Ian
guage was used to each other, and but for
the interference of friends would have
come to blows. After being separated
each Nentaway, armed himself aud came
back to the scene Of the first trouble.
Some words we're exchanged and Legion
drew a revolver and commenced firing on
Williams, who returned it. Each fred
four shots, and, strange to say, neither of
them was hit. The darkness evidently
was the cause of the bad Workmanship,
as they were only twenty feet apart. at
the time it occurred the street vas crowd.
ed with people, and the remarkable fea.
ture is that no one was struck.
{ ANNA, ILL, July 17.-On Monday
night, when everyone was asleep, man,
supposed at the time to be a:burglar,
broke into the house Of a farmer named
Morris Sullivan, living at GoreYille, in
the western part of johnson County. On
being spoken to he fred a pistol at the
bed in which Sullivan and his wife were
sleeping. The ball struck Sullivan. in the
breast, inhicting fatal wound. Mrs.
Sullivan jumped out of bed and threw
herself upon the murderer, but the pistol
was discharged again, and she feil wound
ed in the left breast. Her injuries are
pronounced fatal. By this time an alarm
had been given, ard the neighbors came
in, securing the murderer. he was found
to be Sullivan's l6-year.old son. He is
now in Jail. A few months ago the boy
gave some poisoned water to bis parents,
but the attempt at murder failed. He
gives as a reason for committing the crime
that he was tired of waiting for the old
folks property.
e. Mr,uof ETna.