The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-07-27
CRIME AND CASUALTY.

Dad Hunter. engineer was killed IN a
be ad END collision at Lancaster. Ark
Thirty masked and armed men visited
disreputable places 10 Union city. Tenn.
and destroyed the furniture.
Frank Beebe q son OF J. Arthur Beele.
OF Falmouth, OF the Boston family OF mill
ionaire,. was drowned In Buzzard's Bay he
was the owner OF the new Henley built
racing catboat Nobska. and while cruising
In the bay On Saturday in high south
west wind "a squall overturned the boat
The skipper. Frank Perry. Of Monument
Beach, succeeded In swimming to shore
after being In the water about four hours
DIR. Henry C. W. Meyer. alleged poi
soner and swindier OF insurance conpa-
MES. Is now locked up in New YORK.
One woman stood her ground when a
mob attacked an Alliance neetiny at Lit
tie Rock. Ark. The men feel
j hn Gotten. a negro who assaulted
Mrs John Tucker at Corner>ville. Ark. vas
found by q mob and hanged.
In q fight at North Liberty, Ind Levan
Pointer, aged sixty. was shot and killed by
his bro.her-in-law Phillip Lint. aged
forty. a desperate character. The murderer
is at largo
-Chsr.es p Walker produce dealer. at
Hos' on. for forging the names OF A. :.
Walker and a. d. Rogers to three notes for
g. 500. S. 900 and $1,000. respectively. has
been sentenced TO four years at the State
prison.
John A. Lombard, manager Of the
Hero Fruit Jar Company at Philadelphia.
which was involved IN the failure OF the
Spring Garden National Bank, has COM
mitted suicide.
~ nnv Co. r. lob of he
leading attorneys OF Kansas City. Kan.
was shot down and instantly killed
Wednesday evening by "Judge" A. W. Lit
tie, one Ct the most prominent citizens OF
the town. Great excitement prevailed and
| threats OF lynching were INDUCED in. Lit
tie Is Cashier Of the First National Bank
OF Kansas City, Kas., ex-President OF the
| Armourdale Bank. Vice President OF the
McNcal- Little Banking Company of Guth-
| RE, O. T.. and director CT the First Ma
! t1onal Bank, Medicine Lodge, Has
| lie IS SOutherner by birth, a
tall, handsome Tannessean OF the
| fiery bri2adier type. He has long
been reputed to be one OF the wealthiest
| men In town. his fortune being estimated
| at perhaps 5000 900. Little and Johnson
were interested in new coal company.
| which was recently organized at Hunts
vile, Mo- Its affairs became tangled up.
| and 1t Is said that Johnson was res ponsible
for Little losing considerable money in the
| venture aud Little took his revenge in the
| shooting
| "A crowd OF ruffians from Atlanta. Ga .
| terrOrized u Chicago aud Eastern Illinois
| train within Ch1caQo's limits Tuesday. beat
| q colored messenger almost to death. forced
q brakeman to jump from the swiftly NOV
inc rtxfv IN IA nd thnp, vi
revOlvers drawn. marched up and down
the aisles cursing and raging and calling
for blood The ruffians occupied day
coach belonging to the Chattanooga. Ten
nessee and Georgia Road which was at
tached to train No OF the Eastern Illi-
nois. due In the city at 655.
| William =. Winters, age1 90 and one OF
the best-known young men in St Louis.
has been arrested charged with the for
| gerry OF two checks on his brother in law.
DR. J. p. Bryson, for $3.50
| Homer Nelson. OF a prominent
| capitalist at Warsaw. Ind, in stealing Il
| ride to the Forepaugh circus grounds nj
| Fort Wayne lesped from the train at a
| viaduct and fell thirty feet. He was dashed
to death.
Leon s. Smith. the 2l-year-old Grand
Rapids, Mich. forger. who worked the
| Grand Rapids. Flint, and Port Huron banks
| for "a, 900 and planned q raid on the New
| York and Boston banks before fleeing Il
Europe. was sentenced to the prison FOL
eight years. He pleaded guilty.
| AT Cincinnati an open cable car on the
Walnut Hills line. jumped the track. The
Gripmxn. John Dietrich. was thrown to the
| ground and fatally injured several pas
sengers were hurt