Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-01
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.


in All Parts of the Country.
James b. Daily of the firm of DAILY
Brothers, grocers, in Port Chester, New
York, was shot and killed ON Saturday
by John p. Gleason, night Waterman.
There had been bad feeling between
Gleason and DAILY on account of Daily
permitting Mrs. Gleason to stay at his
house after she had separated from her
husband.
w. X. Roberts was convicted in
Denver, Colorado, on Saturday, of muir
der in the first degree. Roberts was
divorced from his wife, and, meeting
her upon the street one night with II. F.
Kapello, he shot the latter, instantly
killing him.
George Horn, colored, was shot and
probably fatally wounded by Mrs. A.
G. Johnson at Boston, Ga, on Friday
night. Horn was trying to break into
Mrs. Johnson's house.
Neil Talbert shot and fatally wounded
Harry Jackson near Waycross, Ga, on
Friday night during dispute over d
| game of cards.
Charles Mock, colored, who criminally
assaulted white woman at Swainsboro,
Ca, Q few days ago, was taken from the
Jail by a mob on Friday night and
lynched.
| Lee Bailey, colored, committed a
| criminal assault on Mrs. j. r. Wether-
| all, near Deland, Fla, on Friday night.
On Saturday night he was lynched by a
| mob.
At Marietta, Ga, Sunday, the horses
attached to carriage in which four
ladies were returning from church ran
away. The ladies were all thrown out,
and Miss Katie Reynolds, II years Of
age, had her neck broken. Mrs. Merritt,
her aunt, received internal injuries from
which she died in a few hours. Miss
| Alma Kohlheim was badly hurt and is
in critical condition. Mrs. Reynolds,
mother of Katie, jumped from the car
riage, but was not badly hurt.
Two freight trains on the Baltimore &,
Ohio railroad collided, near Cumber-
land, Md, Sunday morning. Engi-
neer Charles Ernest and William
Thorp, who was sitting between the
cars near the engine, were fatally hurt
and died in few hours.
Ambrose Dickinger, 80 years of age
was killed at Harrisburg, Pa, Sun.
day, by fall from chestnut tree.
An earthquake occurred at different
points in the west shortly before II
O'Clock on Saturday night. The shocks
were felt as far south as Memphis, Tenn.
and as far north as Keokuk, la. The
vibrations were severely feltin st. Louis
Springfield, Terre Haute, Mt. Vernon
and other places. In some instances
buildings were violently rocked, furni-
ture was displaced and people left theil
homes in alright
A train on the Pan Handle railroad on
Saturday struck carriage near Centre.
vile, Ind, in which were Joseph Black
his wife and two daughters. Black, hi;
wife and one daughter were instantly
killed, and the other daughter was
fatally injured. The Black family was
on the way to attend the races.
A dispatch from Turtle Lake, Mimi
says that the family of Mr.. Neese, Q
farmer living a short distance out oil
town, consisting of himself, his wife
and several small children, were
doubt burned to death, as no help could
reach them.
A social dance and supper were given
in the public hall in Plainficld, Connec.
ticut, on Friday night, by parties from
Central Village and Mooseup. Majoi
W.. f. Pickett furnished the supper, anG
when it was nearly over a number Of
the people were taken violently ill. L
was discovered that quantities Of crotor
oil had been placed in the coffee. Nine
or 10 persons are dangerously ill.
Lewis b. Earl and Frank ThayeI
went up in balloon at Mt. Pleasant
Michigan, on Friday. Earl was to jumI
with parachute, and Thayer to de
scend with the balloon. When the bal
loon had gone up II short distance tn,
trapeze rope broke, and Earl was killed
rhayer had an arm broken and suffered
internal injuries.