The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-27
CRIMES OF CHRISTMAS TIME.
Rejected Suitors Use Revolver and Knife
Fatal Ouarrel at Church.

Fatal Quarrel at Church.
TRENTON, o., Dec. 26.-Edward Gallagher was
shot through the head, John Oliver was killed
by blow on the head with stone, and Henry
Ingalls, fatally injured at dance here last night.
The trouble was over woman.
ELGIN, Kan, Dec. &C &. Jones, while re-
sisting arrest, was shot and instantly killed by
q constable today
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 26--wil1iam Rockwell a
laborer, Wednesday night called on his former
mistress, Mrs. Rockwell, and attempted to per-
suade her to return to him. She refused and he
shot her, inflcting a slight wound The women
tainted. Thinking he had killed her, Rockwell
turned the weapon on her little daughter and in
hicted serious flesh wound He then fed
WHEELING, W. Va, Dec. 26.--Mose Howe went
into the residence of @. II. Norris, at Parkers-
burg, last night, and drawing revolver fred at
Mrs. Norris, the ball passing through her nose,
ana through both wrists of her little daughter
and finally lodging In Norris leg. Howe was ar
rested before he could do any more harm.
ST. PAUL, Dec. acknowledgements in the Nickel
tragedy show a somewhat different story from
that told last night. Silas Nickel, colored, had
been separated from his wife several months.
Recently he repeatedly tried to effect reconcil-
iation, but without avail. Last night after an
other futile attempt he attacked his wife with
knife. His stepdaughter, Emma Mcleod, came
TO her mothers defen>e, when the iniuriated
man attacked both women with revolver and
men, and her throat cut, while her daughter
was stabbed five times in the body. The daugh-
ter died in short time, but the mother is still
alive. Mi, kel blew his brains out
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 26.--At a fight at
Christmas entertainment in church at Nabb's
station, near Jefersonville, Wednesday night,
Joseph Tafinger and Bud Robinson were fatally
wounded.
HOLDEN, Mo-, Dec. 26-The house of Samuel
Malone was burned early this morning, and he
and his brother in-law, John Hicks, perished.
Malone was an old pensioner, and always kept
considerable money in the house. Foul play is
suspected.
HINcKLEY, Mimi, Dec 26-Three Cane
brothers came In yesterday from a lumber camp,
and after getting drunk proceeded to make
arrest, but two OF them escaped and set upon
him. He shot both, killing them. The men
were tough characters.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 26.--At an early hour Thurs
day morning two toughs named Billy Armstrong
and Joe welch got into row in Rossa's dive,
girl. Armstrong drew iazor and lash d Welch
across the face, laying open the flesh from the
end OF the ncse to the back OF the neck. The
weapon grazed the juguar vein, which burst
wound. Prompt measures saved the man
from bleeding to death. The razor wielder was
arrested.
ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. 26.-While attempting to
arrest Bob Pruitt, negro, in Gainesville, last
night, City Marshal Kittrell was shot dead Po-
dceman Lowry then shot and killed Pruitt.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 26.-Jamcs Mcbride,
tough character of Plainville, o., who had
been away some time, returned to town last
night and called at the jenkins hotel to see his
wife, who was working there. He was refused
admittance and at an early hour this morning
the hotel was partly wrecked by an explosion Of
dynamite. The guests fortunately escaped
with slight injuries. Mcbride was arrested