Telegram-herald., 1891-05-26
HARVEST Or TRAGEDY
Sensational Shooting Arrays in
Several States
MANIA FOR MURDER RIyS FURIOUS
"A Crazy Danish woman Haaxs nerssn
Aaa Her foaF ChildFss Near Bafisns
iosa-Tnrss Men shot ia Oas
Parfs-Other Grimes.

WIN scOtEu1 IN as bdaass
walked up in front OF two colored
nleia who were sitting ca Croser
street. When within few PAGES OF
them he elevated the gun and fred
two shots. One took effect N the abdo-
men Of the older and the other N the
upper arm, slds ana face Of the
younger one. The man then
ran ont Croser street and the
ayenue about a mile. He was there
seen 70 lie down. The Large crowd
which had FOLLOWED at respectful dis
tanee reached within 500 yards OF him,
when no sprang up and earted
into the pane thickets. He was
next heard OF miles 70 the west
ward Mr.. Fr>d l. Carpenter, son
OF one Of the leaSfay citizens Of Knox
vile. was driving towards his fathers
country ho1ns When within short
distance OF ID he noticed o man running
toward him calling him 10 halt A short
eoIIoqay followed IN which the unknown
man demanded CsIpenter's money and
ievelry. When these were refused him
he leveled a shotgun which he had kept
behind him and hred- Tbs evening was
chilly, and Carpenter had his coat-col-
lar turned up, which probably saved his
life. The lrft side Of his face was filed
with shot Tho second load struck
che top OF the buggy. Carpenters
wounds are considered very danger
GUS A large posse Is now out seeking
the villain. The man held mp two
others before ne reached Carpenter.
from one of whom he received $50. IL
Is believed that he was crazed by drink.
he viii doubtless be iynched II appre-
hended-
killed WHILE PROTECTING A WOMAN
ST LoUIs, May a5.-A Houston tTex.)
special says that a sensational and per
haps fatal shooting occurred just after
the dismissal of the congregation at the
Sam Jones meeting Sunday night +.
l.. Hunter. accompanied By woman,
said 10 be his wife. met o Mrs Stoner
with whom Hunter had been living and
who had believed she was his legiti-
saate wife. Hunter and his companion.
At is said. had been honnding Mrs. Sto-
ner. attempting to make her leave the
city. As soon as she came out of the
church she called on . policeman to
prstect her. Hunter and tho woman
started In pursuit and both fired at
her with pistols Tho officer. in
attempting to protect MrA Stoner,
received q bullet IN the abdomen,
which will result fatally. Mira Stoner
Gays that during the time she lived
with Hunter she discovered that he had
seven wives. The woman with him
Sunday night came from Admission, Ala
Nrs Stoner has relatives in New Or
leans and New iberia, La
TERRIBLE pEED.
HARLAN, Ia, May 25.-Mrs. Christian
Peterson, . Danish woman, and four
children. aged from 8 to 10, were found
hanging in the cellar of their house
8 niles northwest of this town
Sunday I. Is thought they have
been hanging since Wednesday
night, the Goth. The husband was
sent 20 the insane asylum about . week
ago, and this series Of murders and sui.
cidss show that the wife should have
accompanied hin as she must have
teen violently insane.
FARMER SHOT.
HfasrsvYLrE. NO., MAJ 25.-A seri-
ous shooting ARRAY occurred q. farm
house near here Sunday evening. Will
Lam A<ins and several chums having
spent the afternoon drinking. went to
she farmhouse of Clarence Ridge and
asked for supper. Upon being refused
Atkins fred two shots Ct Ridge, the
last causing fatal wound Atkins cs-
capped and is still At large.
Killed BIZ HEeRoEs. ~
NAsuvrLLE, Tenn. May 2A---Con-
s.able Manlov- brought William Graves
and his son Foster Graves (colored) TO
iail Sunday night from Dry Fork,
about miles from this city. under n
charge of murder They ars accused
ef killing John Collins. n well-known
frui. and market man, Saturday
hight
sror WHILE RESISTING ARREST.
rST. LoUIs. May 25. "A dispatch from
Newport. Ark. says that Ben Hunt,
alias John Banks, n dangerous desper-
aio. was fatally shot while resisting ar
rest by w. w. Edwards. an officer
from Mississippi Hunt is negro and
has been wanted for murder for three
years.
VT NDth Al Hti+A~torSs " ~.
sr. LoUts. May 25.--A dispatch from
Hllsboro. ". NJ. says: James A. Eiler.
proprietor Of the Mountain Pride hotel.
shot and killed DR. c l.. Mason. who.
IL Is alleged. was too intimate with
Ifiler's wife.
sHor BY SrsrAKr.
PORTLAND. Ore. May 25.-walter
Turner. a young Ninault Lake settler
Friday night shot and killed Clifton
Tirkle, his bosom friend uistaking
him for a bear Kinkls came west re-
Gently from Elixsbetb. ". j.. and Tur-
uer from Minnesota The cracking of
tvigs outside the cabin 81 night swoke
Turner. who fred as dark foru, which
he could sse through cracks in the
the cabin. killing siakle
Borr VINE KILLED.
PErxRsBuRsH. Ind. May a5-Satur-
da7 evening about ? O'Clock horse and
buggy were found By Joseph Dean in
from. Of his hou,s. about miles south
% town The buggy contained ths
body ot william Johnson with
a bullet through his h-srt II
ERE bs.vry WERE tvc pistols with several
chambers Of ssrh empty. Is it ~s'
known shas JoSnsoa and Tsafs Sprinkle
had been together IN the buTgy search
vas made Ter the missing nsa. whc
va. fosnd about ausrser of !
mile nearer town lTinr bT The
side ~ the road with bullet
sh-n-xs each of his iunr- Sprinkle, ssill
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