The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-01-15
CRIME.
SOME OF THE MORE ArRocIoUs MURDERS.

Jan. 3-Four residents of Gladesyille, W.
Va, killed in drunken row.
Jan. l4-Chief OF Police Hawley of Denver
Col. fatally shot Harley Mccoy who returned
the fire killing Hawley.
Jan. Five men killed by masked men at
Interchangeable. Mont. -. william Nalr Shot
his wife and himself at Upton, Ind. jealousy:
Jan. l9-Four persons, all colored poisoned
at Lexington, Ky.
Feb -Four negroes killed and several IA
tally wounded by striking miners in Walker
county, Ala. Mrs. Henry Wysong killed her
self and her two children at Horton, Kan, pow
Feb 2l-William McCubin killed his wife
his hired man ana himself at Leigh, Neb. Ieal-
ousy.
Feb 24-Iu a fight with pistols on the streets
of Columbus o, between y. j. Elliott and \.
C. Osborn, the latter was mortally wounded,
one bystander killed and several Others injured.
Mar. 9-Mrs. Sarah Beiknap killed her two
little daughters and herself al Darden Tenn.
AT Batesville, Ind, John BirsShire killed
his wife, his little daughter and himself; Ieal-
ousy.
Mar. l2-Peter Hecler killed his wife and
himself at Albany n. Y. Ten men were
shot al dance at kilgore, Ky.
Mar. l4-Eleven Italians, acquitted Of the
murder Of Chief Hennessv, Were shot dead in
the parish prison at New Orleans by mob.
Mar. 2S-In a theater at Spokane Falls.
Wash, Charles Elliott shot and killed two OF
the performers. Mabel Debabian and Carrie
Smith; jealousy.
Apr 6-At Bowermont y. D., Fred Bartlett
shot three men ana killed himself; revenge.
Apr. l0-Mrs. Andrew Dali, al Herman. Ncb.,
killed her two children and herself whiIe in
Apr aO-Mrs. Frank R Hyde killed her two
children and herself at Sioux Falls. 5. ID.
Apr. 2l-John Lutman killed one man, fatally
wounded another and then killed himself dur
| ing quarrel at OiltOwn Nd
| Apr. 22-In u fight between strikers and dep
/ uty sheriils at Cnioltown, Pa. one girl was
| killed and many OF both parties wounded
May l2-One man killed, two mortally and 10
| seriously wounded in riot between italian and
| American workmen at Pine Creek W. Va.
! Two striking bricklayerS killed and 10 injured
IN q riot between strikers and colored labJrers
| at Denver, Col.
Man a6-Mrs Christian Pender.on killed her
/ four children aui herself at Harlan. Ia.
! June 23-Walier q. Shaw killed his daughter,
| two young men and himself AZ Beverly. Mass.
June 2i-Mrs. John Larson drowned her
| three children at Troy. Wis: insanity.
| July lJ-Three persons beaten TO death by an
/ insane negro near OimSteG, H.
| July l5-Thrce children and mother Of George
| Newberry murdered by robbers at Joshua. Tex.
| July 2l-Mrs Thomas Lochridge killed her
| three children and herself in Maury county,
| Tenn.
July 25-Negro tramp killed Nathan Conway,
| his wife ana two sons near Paris, Ky; neigh
1 bors caught murderer and SHOT him.
Aug Italian laborers murdered family OF
| seven persons near CattleSburg, Va.
Aug. li-Six men killed in fight at Lake
! Charles La.
Aug. 2s-Three persons killed in street fight
1 in Georgetown, Ky.
| Sep. lS-J. L. montgomery XII e1 MS sweet
heart, Miss May Adams. and himself at Wood
! land. Cal ... Two editors killed in street duel
/ at Sulphur Springs. Tex.
| Sep. 19-An insane woman drowned her two
! children and herself at Sioux Falls S. ID.
! Sep. 24-EX-Gov. MOrehouSe, Of Missouri
| committed suicide at his home in Marysville.
! Sep. 25-Elijah Watt killed his sweetheart,
| Kate lIalloran, and himself at Topeka. han.
| AT Quincy, KY, Thomas Carr killed his wife,
his sister r-in-law, his mother-in-law and him
| self; jealousy.
| killed his wife, wounded his mother-in-law and
! shot himself
Oct I4-Ray +. Burke shot his aunt, Mrs
! Frank Burke and himself at Lima, o.
! Oct. I7-Near McGreSor. la. Henry Hahn
| killed Mr.. Otto and his brother William.
| Oct 2g-Five men killed in a riot al Farmers
! Alliance meeting in Buckpor:, Ark.
/ Nov. 23-Jobn HellinCer, l1-year-old boy,
| xii ed IN riZe-iiGht in New York.
! Nov I'D. C. Thomas, of Marshalltown, Ia,
shot and killed John Hockridge, and then him
| elf.
| Dec. eHenry L. Norcross, 4 money crank,
| threw n bomb in Russell Sage's Office in New
| York city killing himself and CLERK ana in
! turing Mr. Sage and five others. Pro-. W. II.
, McCubbins, OF Maysyille, Ark, killed his wife
/ and then himself: Jealousy.
! Dec l2-Miss \. II. Bruce, Frank Pucl5wood,
Mrs l. d. hatch and her little son found mur'
! dered near New Smyrna Fla
! Dec lI-JOhn Miller. while drunk fatally
! wounded his wife. then killed himself by shoot
/ ing al Mount Olive. Ill
Dec. SD-NlcuO do Z OA SUI. NO vic. tucH
| cut his throat with razor ~ Omaha. Neb.
Dec 2I-WDliam Rhades mortaily wounded
| his divorced wife ana then committed suiClde
! at Augusta. Kan 900. Thomas DlsSOn fatally
shot Eda Rutzer. becauSs she rejected his at
/ tentions ami then committed suicide.
Dec 25-Fourteen United States soldiers
| were killed in an engagement with .in armed
! force OF GIrZa's followers. near CIrriso. Tex.
Dec 2j-Bob Sims and six followers lynched
by mob in Choctaw county. Ala.
| Dec. 2S-A three-year- child disrobed and
placed in a tub Of ice cold water and afterwards
! whipped fatally ~ Little Rock Ark.
! Dee 2g-Marion and Dave Beatty and GwyI
Bowden shot and killed by Ed Harris in Fen
I tress county, Tenn.