The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-09-28
CRIME AND CASUALTY.

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Of swedes and French,ncn, The Italians !
used their stiIettos ami tive men We're |
wounded. two OK them fatally.
I'd Miller. "a Big Four employee. who !
joking!y attempted t. leave Cree chs bar :
Der shop at Terre liaute without paying /
FOR his shave was followed by trcech, wh', !
held an open razor Miller pulled d sharp !
pocket knife and in some manner gave the ,
barber terrible cut across the abdomen.
Creech is in the hospital and will die,
The second section o. the Big Four ex- !
press. No -. south bound. crashed into !
the rear end Of the FIRST section at ":20
o'clock Monday night. near Manteno. I'LL.
on tie Illinois Central Nine persons were
killed and twenty severely in jurel The
engine of the second section ran clear
through one sleeper and two coaches.
The accident WI, caused by the collidlnc
section running SO CLOSE 10 the first tina.
fag,an could not signal it in time to stop
The passengers were AL from West Eir-
,inia and Central Chic. route home
froIu the Worlds Fair The wreck
was the worst that has occurred
Oh the Illinois Central Svstom Tor
twenty years. Several Of the Injured are
beyond recovery and It is probable that
the list of fatalities will be -weiled TO
fourteen. The citizens of Manteno threw
open their doors and temporary hospitals
were fitted all over the hamlet. Every
thing that could be done Was accomplished
to alleviate suffering.
"A race war Is imminent at tarr0l.ton.
"A suburb OF New Orleans. where !; mob.
unable To capture Ro>cius Julian. the col
ored murderer of Judge E-,opinal. lynched
his three brothers The negroes threaten
vengeance. and d conflict is expected at
any moment,
A gan. of robbers raided the village OF
Dalton. Ohio. and pil!aged nearly every
house and store in the place.
In Il fight between Hungarian and
American w"rhinsmca at Bcnvood. W. Va.
five OF The former were fatally hurt
Fifteen OF the soldiers who guard tho
stocku,!e at Coal Creek. Tenn. have been
nrre,tc ed for lvnchin- Richard Drummond
by far tn: most atrocious and sem
sational murder that ha. been com mitted
in that section OF the s;t:.te took place
Tuesday morning one and one-half miles
west OF Glendale. Ind 1t the
slaughter OF Denni7On Wratton. WE'LL
known farmer. and his family. consist
ing o! his mother. wife and two children,
The deed was done by some one who knew
all about the family and knew that tho
women had no means with which to defend
themselves. As the only man about the
house was very sick and they we're too far
away from any neighbors to call help No
evidence that would point to the guilty
parties has yet been secured. as they have
thorou-hiy covered their tracks. The
only weapon used. it Is thought. Il
| hntche'. rs ali the .aShes are very nearly
alike. pack OF binodhounds have been
securing the Immediate vicinity. but have
thus far been unahl" to track down tho
assa~sin,
AT least six pc!.~n, were Killed ana
many in ,nrc,l in the rush for homes in the
Cherokee outlet.
AT Chicago T. Simpson, said to be
an expert bank robber and con tdencc man.
| was arrested for for-cry.
The Boston Post says: It IS now
known beyond any doubt that y. A. Nor
XIII. eN-bu>inrss manager o! the Glo:e
Thcatcr. once interested in the firm CT
Mclnto>h & Co. and formerly cpn tidcntial
man for John Stetson is a defaul:er 10 the
amount OF many tn u>an,- OF dollars
He is said to be in Cannta
"Wednesday morning Il: Roanoke. Va.
a negro named Robert smith succeeded by
Il forge order for GRAPES in enticins Mrs.
Henry H>ho". whiIn farmers wife. to an
unf requenteu part 1t the city. where he
robbed her. beat her to ns'nsiOllity.
and assaulted Ler. lie left her for
dead but She recovered and cave the
alarm The news spread like Wild
fire. and il only by Shrewd work and "A
desperate fight ,ha. smith was >afe,y
lodged in p,i>on Daring the day Il large
Crowt! -a'h red intent upon lynch ing ana
the SEcrf summoned the JEFF Davis
Rifles of salem to the Jail At
niGt mob OF fully 5000 SUR
rounded the jail. and stormed H. Tn.
officers in charge ma ma incd the de fen 80
as long rs the. couid. when the military
were ordered 10 ire. At the first voiey
nine men fell dead many "cce wounded,
and several officers were hurt by return
! fire. But :he moh r"trca,ri. mad with
rae. ana further trouble j. inevitable.
! AZ Birmingham. Al;.. David Jones'
co'o~cJ. ~u>urrtr,! Of hhcry If Mellow
ell. >iy.;'l County. was caught by citizens
" niav night and strung w to Il tlc. IA
o",lrr t. e>tort a confession from him He
did not tHnfe>-, and when half Gtal was
,ahrn down. terribly whip! eI and released
The following day Homes friends armed
themselves and attact.d the whites Ia
! the ti-h Two negroes We're Killed and one
! white man fatally WOUNDED. Further
truHAl" l. unprecedented
explosion OF s:.v-.nll boiler near Whit
/ tier. \. {.
At -. Louis a motor car Of the SOUTH
ern Electric hallway. while dying along at
high 1n'e Of speed in the southern sub
N"h>. struck \ farm wag, II containing tive
| persons. kii!jn: one ans. badly III iurinc the
o,her-
Two train robbers adopted n novel pian
u rob the passengers on Il santa Ie train
near Gu;hti'. As soon as the train started
they went through each EAR AMI collected
fare. taking every arnoun. ir"tiercd them
aud giving $50 change.
= hrou h the confession y: George La
Lihertc IN Mineral Rance express robbers
have been captured and $1,000 recovered
MASKED men oNerpnwered the watch
| man ~ the Little .iohnnic mines near
! Lcadvi.lc. Col. and secured ore worth
| $4,000.
! Frank Johnson. :, younG man from Ala
hanIa. was arrested i'll East Atch!>on nv