Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-06

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United Press Dispatch nv suerlal Wires.
MIHNEAPoLIs, MINI, July 5.-A
special to the Tribune from Butte,
Mont, says: Thomas Combs, miner,
cut his wife's throat, yesterday, and
then committed suicide by taking poison,
Their married life has been unhappy.
KILLED IN A RAILROAD WRECK.
WHEELING, w. VA, July 5.-About
7o'ciock yesterday morning serious
wreck occurred on the p, w. & X. rail
road, about 20 miles south of Wells
burg, this State, resulting in the death
OF Fireman Simon Cusick of Steuben-
vile and slight injury to several pas
| sengers. Spreading rails caused the dis
aster. The engine and two coaches were
derailed and overturned. The escape of
the passengers from serious If not fatal
injuries was miraculous,
A RUNAWAY CAUSES THREE FATALITIES.
ELGIN, LII, July "a runaway
occurred west of this city, yesterday, at
q picnic. A carriage containing Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Pease and child was
run inlo The child was instantly killed
and the others fatally injured,
MOTHER AND oHILD KILLED.
MANEISGToS, w. VA, July 5.-W.
P. Turner, his wife and their l-months.
old child were driving to Sherman
Heights, yesterday, to attend picnic.
Their horse toof fright and ran away.
throwing Mrs, Turner and the child out
OF the carriage and instantly killing
them. Mr.. Turner is seriously, if moi
fatally, injured.
SHOT TO, DEATH By MS TENANT.
RussELvILLE, Ala, July 5.-Deputy
United States Marshal Henderson was
shot and Killed at his home at Haley
vile, q few miles south of here, last
night, by tenant on his farm.
A dispute arose ever some trivial
matter, wherupon the tenant picked up
a shotgun and emptied the contents into
the body of Henderson, and death re-
suited instantly.
FATALLY WOUNDED HIS SLAYER.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, July IA spe-
cial from Tarpon Springs to the Times
linton says: City Marshal Whitehurst
was shot and killed, yesterday afternoon,
by Bird Stevenson Of Sampling Woods
village, while the officer was trying to
arrest disorderly sponge fisherman.
Whitehurst returned SteVenson's fire
after he was wounded, and with such
effect that Stevenson will probably die.
Whitehurst died almost instantly after
firing at his murderer.
MAN, WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN
DROWNED.
ST. PAUL, MINI, July 5.-Fred
Denny, wife and two children of Mime
apolis, were drowned yesterday while
attempting to cross the river at Belle
Prairie. A whirlwind capsized the boat.
WHISKY AND PISTOLS CAUSE THREE
DEATHS.
CoRBIN, KY., July 5-Whisky and
pistols got in their deadly work yester-
day at picnic and dance in Knox
county, near Woodbine. John Marse,
James Francis and Dempsey Smith
were killed. II is thought that Joel
Mitchell did the killing, He has not
been arrested,
THREE MURDERS TO HIS CREDIT.
INEz, Kg,, July 5,-sunday, at Nolan,
West Va, Andrew Farmer shot and
killed Wallace Deskins in drunken
row.. a posse pursued him into Wolf
Greek, this county, where he was over
taken Monday night and surrounded.
Deskins and a man named Thompson |
We're shot by him and fatally wounded. |
He is still at large.
THREE MEN DROWNED.
CARSON, New, July 5,-Alexander Trase,
Patrick Daley, James Morris and ]. A. |
Carbon, We're drowned in Lake Tapoe yes
terday by the up-setting of small boat in |
which they were sailing.
DASHED OVER A PREcIrIcE.
OREGON Cry, oRE., July ga team
driven by NJ. p. Bradley ran away last |
night and upset the wagon, throwing
Bradley, his wife and four children over d
precipice, 40 feet high. Mrs. Bradley was
killed and two children fatally injured. |
The others escaped with painful bruises.
MOTHER AND BABY KILLED.
FAiRNopNT. W. Va, July 5,--Win
Sturn, a well-knawa oil operator, with his
wife and baby, we're driving OH Peddler's
run, yesterday afternoon, when the horse
became frightened and ran Off. Mrs.
Sturn and baby were thrown from the
buggy and instantly killed und Mr.. Sturn
was so haily msnged that he will die.
A YOUNG NEGRO SHOOTS A WOMAN.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 5.--Robert
Newlan. eolored, aged 20 years, shot
and killed his paraniour, Emma
Bond, also oolored, aged IS years,
a quarrel which ended by NewIan firing a
bullet into the woman's brain. The muir.
derer was captured.
MURDERED AND THEN DEoAPITATED.
TALLEouAH, IDA, July 5.-Monday
night while riding along the road near his
hame, II miles east Of this place, James
Christie was attacked by unknown assas-
sins who, after killing him with Win
ehesters, severed his head from his body.
Ihe murdered man was son of the
notorious outlaw Ned Christie.