Evening journal., 1891-08-03
BUTCHERED BY ITALIANS
A Family of Seven Slain by a
Frenzied Mob.
FATHER AND SON FOUGHT BRAvELY

hut They Were Soon overpowered, Their
Throats Cut, and the Woman and Chill
dren Left al the Runians' Mercy-sdany
Men with tho Brand Of Cain.
CATrLETrsBuRG. Ky, Aug 3-Wayne
county, w. Va, has been the scene Of a
series Of murders. Mr. Brumheld, his wife
and five children have just been murdered
In most horrible manner and their bodies
consumed by fire About midnight fifty
italian railroad laborers became drunk
and started on a tour Of devastation. The
| Brumtleld family were thought to have
considerable money The Italians went to
| Brnmheld's residence and were refused
admittance. Doors and windows were
then forced open
The whole Family Butchered.
Mr.. Brumdeld, with his two half grown
sons, fought with desperation, but were
finally murdered, their throats being cut
from ear to ear and the bodies repeatedly
stabbed. Mrs. Brumfield and ner three
little children were next killed by the
drunken Italians, who then searched the
house for money and set it on fire.
| The Victims OF Feud.
| Mr.. Brumfeld was influential and
wealthy Two or three years ago, while
county commissioner, he opposed the
building Of new courthouse, and thus
made many enemies The courthouse
was built, and it is thought that this
bloody work was the result OF the old feud
and that Brumneld's enemies supplied the
Italians with liquor and then pointed out
: the pafh to the residence
The shooting Of fngersoii's Secretary.
SING SING, N. y, Aug. 3--Isaac Newton
Baker, Colonel Robert Ingersol's private
secretary, who was shot by Orville Ander-
son at Croton Landing, Is still lingering
between life aud deaths.with four bullet
holes in his body. Dfs G. p. Byington
and 7. J. Acker found that he was shot in
the muscle OF the right arm, where the.
bullet Is still lodged. Another bullet en-
tered az his right side and passed through
! both lungs; one went In his side and came
out of his back while the other struck his
/ elbow and glanced Off to his head, making
a scalp wound
4 Anderson Tells Hls story.
Anderson Is at present lodged In the
village lookup, where ne gave bis reasons
9 OF the shooting. He said be WAS going to
the postoficc about 4 o'clock and met
Baker soon after he got of the train
Q Baker stopped him and proposed that they
I talk over their differences and see II there
B was not some way of settling their
! troubles, which were about the apart
+ ments Of the house each occupied. Whlle
they were talking Mrs. Baker appeared
!. on the scene and, pointing to Anderson,
!, said that he had insulted her that morn
: ing in the hallway.
g They Drew Their RevoIvera
y Baker then took up what she said and
4 made a motion as II to get his pistol An
I derson says he noticed him aud that he
pullc>l his revolver quickly TO defend him
self Mrs. Baker then jumped between
them Each man says the other pulled
his pistol first; but Anderson was the only
one who fired, as Bakers right arm was
! shattered before he could shoot and his
pistol was not discharged
The Cause Of the Trouble.
The Bakers had lived In New York until
last April, when they advertised in the
newspapers for rooms In the country and
received an answer from Mr. Anderson,
who had leased the mansion called the
Moody House Arrangements were made
bywhich Baker occupied up stairs. Every
thing went on smoothly until recently,
when the families began to quarrel about
little things, and sneered at each other in
the hall. The dividing Of the fruit in the
orchard was the cause Of the most recent
disturbances
Mysterious Shooting Affair at New York
NEW York, Aug ga mysterious shoot
ing occurred early last night in the apart
ment house $50 West Forty second street.
While Charles Q. Goodwin was engaged in
writing in his room Bertram Webster, an
acquaintance, opened the door, and with
out utteringa word fired at Goodwin, who
fell to the floor with a bullet in his abdo-
men. Webster coolly walked down stairs
and told the janitort that Goodwin was sick
and needed doctor, after which he disap-
peared. Goodwin will probably die. He
is bachelor, aged thirty-five, and Good
win is a married man thirty years Of age.
The police profess to believe that Mrs.
Webster who is young aud pretty, is the
cause Of the shooting.
To Escape Her Drunken Husband.
To escape the fury Of a drunken hus-
band, Mrs Bowmeyer, occupying the sec
ond floor fiat Of 632 East Thirteenth street,
threw herself out Of a rear window of her
apartments, receiving internal injuries
from the effects Of which she may die.
The police think they have a further
clew 20 the murder of William Nc
Laughlin, who was shot in front of 4le
East Eighty-ninth street Saturday night,
and are now looking for George Hallisey,
son OF William Hallisey, who is now under
arrest. 1t is alleged that Mclaughlin
while in Hallisey's house offended the lat
ter's youngest daughter and was taken to
task for it by George Hallisey, whose dis
appearance leads to the suspicion that he
did the shooting.
Deadly Array at y Ball.
DURANGO, Colo, Aug. 3-During ball
In the Blue mountains Tom Roach, g
drunken desperate, stabbed Frank Hyde