Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-09-01
Grimes md Casnaltias.

Logan Murphy, seventeen, young deS-
perado who killed his father in cold blood,
was twice sentenced to hang and secured
new trial, was taken from the Winchester
(Ky.) Jail by mob and hanged to rail
road bridge near Mount Sterling, KY. He
begged piteously for his life.
Near Houma, Tex, u schooner capsiZed.
Fifteen people, all from Houma, were
drowned.
At Admission, Ala, Tom and John
Haines, cousins, each aged about thirteen,
quarreled over politics and Tom was IA
tally cut.
AtLavaltric, Que, the two little daughters
Of Amede La Chauce, aged four and ten
years, were burned to death in their
fathers house.
At Koenigsvilla, in Carlsbad Germany,
Miss Alice Crocker, of Chicago, was stran-
gled by her son, who suddenly became in
sane. He is now in an asylum.
BY the breaking of the steering gear of
the steamer Columbian while going
through Cedar Rapids on the st. Law
renee, the steamer ran ashore on Cedar
island In very dangerous position. The
200 passengers, mostly American tourists,
were rescued with difficulty. 1t is feared
she will be total loss She cost over $780,
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Louis Richett, of North Baltimore, o.,
was killed at Logansport, Ind, by the cav
ing in of sewer.
Near Mooresville, Ind, James NJ. Leath-
ers' while trying to prevent Jack Good
pasture from shooting Gowdy Leathers,
was accidentally shot and almost instantly
killed.
At Haughville, suburb of Indianapolis,
James Campbell, Jack Shidden, Dick Shaw
and several other molders, while drunk,
attacked and brutally beat two Italians
who were playing street piano. The sons
of sunny Italy defended themselves as best
they could and would probably have been
murdered but for the arrival of officers.
Both Italians may die.
Temple B, Ballenger, q carpenter Of Nor
ristown, Ind, was killed by afall.
Lill Gi1mcre, insane, suicided by hang
ing at Indianapolis
At Martinsburg, w. Va, G. F. Evans
stationed negro named Viney to watch
his lawn with instructions to shoot any
body who attempted to cross 1t. The ne
gro did so, the first victim being circus
employe, who was shot dead The circus
employees were about to lynch Viney, when
their employer succeeded in inducing them
to allow the law to take its course. Both
Evans and Viney are In jail.
BY the explosion Of locomotive at
Memphis Engineer Blunderield and Fire
man Prather, of the Iron Mountain road,
were killed.
Mrs. Ella Steel, a female aeronaut, was
probably fatally injured at Columbus, o.,
by the parachute failing to work She fell
about fifty feet. L.
Two persons were killed and twenty in.
jured BY an accident on the Annapolis and
Baltimore Short Line Saturday evening.
A door fell from fruit car ON the train
and caused the derailment Of the passenger
coach.
The St. Louis and San Francisco east
bound passenger train, which left Wichita
Saturday night, was held up and the Wells
Fargo express car robbed by four masked
farmers. near Augusta. Tex, about mid
night. and before O'Clock Sunday morn
ing the outlaws were captured with about
5000 Of their booty.
At Coal City, Ala, Sam Cfang, BIZ
Jones and Fred Stonies attempted to rot
Cashier Mountcastle, Of the Coal City
Mining company. The robbery had beer
anticipated and officers secreted. They
closed In, ordered the would-be robbers Z
surrender. The trio answered with bul
let's, to which the officers repliedi In Hk'
manner. Clang was killed. The othe
| two escaped.