Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-28
CRIMINAL RECORD.
Brutal Murder Committed by Ciga
maker.

Brutal Murder Committed by Cigar
maker.
SAvILLE H. J, December 9Th "A most
brutal murder was committed at Bohemia,
q small village three miles north of here,
late last evening. Frank Krnlis, cigar
maker, walked into the house of Constable
Sasheck. laid on the table human finger,
and said he had killed ". Croupa, a fellow.
cigarmaker. and had brought the finger to
prove it. The Constable first thought the
man Yves joking but Krulis said: Il mean
what say. Croupa told lies about me, and
l concluded to kill him. l met him on the
road to night and cut his throat. / wanted
to make sure he never would speak again,
so l cut open bis belly and placed his
bowels over his face. Then cut off fin
ger for you"
The Constable hastily summoned a
posse, and, accompanied by the murderer,
they went out and found the body. 1t was
a horrible sight. 1t lay in frame of
bloody snow The clothing was torn from
it, and hole the size of sugar bowl was
the breast, neck and face. The right ear
and index finger CT the left hand were
missing. When the party returned to the
vilisga they u ere met by an excited crowd,
which wanted to lynch Krulis, but the
Constables succeeded in getting him to
Jail. When searched, the missing ear was
found in the murderer's pocket, and be
told Judge 'Brien that he had brought it
for him, and also handed the Judge the
blood stained knife with which the awful
deed had been committed.
Throughout the examination Krulis
conducted himself in a stolid manner. 1t
is believed that jealousy of Croupa's atten-
ton to young woman was one of the
l.. Co. L.
FATAL FIGHT IN ARKANSAS.
MEMPHIS. December 27ih.-A special
from Pine Bluff, Ark, says that meager
details have been received of an affray at
Swan Lake. Two negroes are reported
dead and ten more or less seriously
wounded. The fight occurred at dance.
PRISONER KILLED.
New ORLEANS, December 27th.-A Times
Democrat Lumberton, Miss. special says:
A fatal ARRAY occurred at Daviston this
afternoon. In fight at dance at Red
Top, on Christmas night. F. T. Fabre
killed John Parker. and seriously wounded
Neal Srahan and John Hickman. Fabre
was placed in the EIlisville jail by Justice
of the Peace Cooke, of District No. l. To.
day Justice Smith, of District No. 2, dis
patched Deputy with the necessary
papers 10 obtain Fabres release on bonds
Sheriff Shiyers, bearing of this, came TO
Daviston on the afternoon train to re-
arrest Fabre. A shooting resulted. Fabre
was killed, and Sheriff Shivers and Dep
uty White fatally wounded.
TWO BROTHERS SHOT.
CHICAGO, December 27th.-Michael Fla
vim and his brother Frank were fatally shot
tonight in a fight with Harrison Berry
and his brother Thomas. The men are
all packing-house employees and quarreled
about woman.
SHOT BY BURGLARS.
CHICAGO, December 9th. A saloon.
keeper, Frank Brown, was found dead be-
hind bis bar this morning, shot through
the heart. The theory is that burglars
were at work at the money drawer, that
he surprised them and was shot.
PcsToFFICE ROBBED.
FREDoNIA (Kan.), December 27th.-Tbe
Postoffice at Buffalo, fifteen miles north of
this CITY, was robbed of Its entire contents
last night. There is no clue to the rob-
berS