Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-08-05
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS


ElxTos, Nd, July 81. John F. Roach,
chairman OF the Prohibition party for
Cecil county, has issued call for con-
gention to be held in Eikton tomorrow for
the purpose of consultation and election
OF delegates to the state convention.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July GA negro
haned T. Harper was lynched by a mob
below Calera at noon for attempting q
criminal assault on Section Foreman Ed
hers wife. He was taken from Sheriff
Moore, OF Shelton county, and strung up
to the nearest limb.
WHEELING, W. Va. Aug. 2.-While
crossing railroad track in the Baltimore
md Ohio yards at Grafton Rev. Father
Kelleher, one of the best known Catholic
priests in the diocese, was run over by a
locomotive and killed Both legs were
severed from the body.
PARIS. Tex, Aug. "A young couple
named Fisk quarreled in the street, and
the woman drew pistol and shot her hus-
band in the head. killing him. They had
been married but week. The woman had
previously lad an abandoned life and was
addicted to the use Of morphine.
CHARLgsTcN, S. c., July 29-Ada HERS,
a negress. was hanged at Walterboro
yesterday for the murder of her half
brother last June. She confessed on the
scaffold that her aged father, who was also
convicted, but respited by Governor Till
man. had nothing to do with the crime.
ATLAYTA, lug IN. W. Murphy, the
missing manager of the Atlanta Provision
company, against whom are charges of
making away with the money of the con-
Germ, surprised everybody by putting in an
appearance yesterday and surrendering to
the sheriff. He says he is ready for trial.
| NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. During a
severe wind, rain and thunder storm tn .
circular building containing the cyclorama
of the battis of Mission Ridge gave way
before it, aid is complete wreck. If the
picture is ruined the loss will be S20, 900,
with no :t5-m insurance. No people were
hurt.
WILMINGTON, n. c., Aug During q
thunder storm John Carter, a colored fire.
man employed at the Navdssa Guano COM
Epany's factory, few miles above this city,
climbed q tree near the factory for the pur-
pose of securing honey made by swarm
of wild bees In q hollow limb. Lightning
struck the tree and killed Carter
bowling GREEN, KY, July 29.-News of
n double tragedy in the southwestern part
of this county has just reached here, and
only meagre details are obtainable. Hardy
Caldwell killed his wife and then conf
mitted suicide. He is we'll to do farmer
and stood high in the community. About
u year ago his son killed Fount Justice and
Charles Hancock, but escaped.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Aug. IA report
reached here that "A mob of Mcdowell
county citizens had arrived at Wayne
Court House for the purpose of taking
Louis Hall from the Jail there and lynch
ing him. Fall is one of the family of
noted deSperadoes, and was sent up for
| life for killing man named Neal WAYNE
Court House is twentysiX miles south of
this city, and as the wires are down no
communication can be had with the place
MEMPHIs, July 3l.-Charles Fraser, Phil
Bode and Jake ONeal, three supposed
| lynchers. have been indicted by the grand
| jury as an outcome of the recent lynching.
1t is understood that Sheriff McI.endon
and several others have also been indicted,
and will 60 arrested. The sheriff, it is
said, will bs charged with neglect of duty.
While Sheriff McLendon was roundly con-
demned at the first, mass meeting of citi-
zPus have been held in various parts of the
county commencing his course and in
dorsing his conduct.
ATLANTA, Ga, July 31.-Frank c. Wiki
erson, who was convicted of voluntary
manslaughter and sentenced to prison,
has been set free by decision of the SUI
preme court. Wil&erson, who had been
adopted and raised by e. L. Stevens, whose
clerk he became, grew intimate with his
employers wife, and the husband laid a
trap TO catch him. Surprising the guilty
couple, he attempted TO kill Wilkerson,
but the wife threw herselfin front of her
lover and the latter shot aud killed the
husband. The supreme court justides
Wilkersoa ia shooting in self defense.
LOUISVILLE. July 2S.-Two prominent
young men fought duel near Versailles
Swift Hunter became wildly jealous be
cause William Davis escorted to a dance
Rose Hill seminary young lady whom
Hunter was in love with. and a challenge
resulted. Two shots were fired from six
shooters. ~ the first fire neither man
was touched, but when the smoke cleared
away after the second discharge Hunter
was found t. have received fiesh wound
In the leg. Later on the men determined
10 decide the issue by lighting it out with
natures weapons on Thursday next
WHEELING. W Va, Aug. 1.-The long
drought which has prevailed throughout
this section Of the state was broken by
terrific thunder and rain storm last even.
/ ing. Over 500 telephones were harmed out
| in this city. and great volumes of water
rushing down from the hillsides made the
streets lock like rivers. In Caldwell. o., a
few miles from here there was great de-
struetion Of property by terrible tornado
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some Presbyterian church was completely
wrec, ed. The steeple fell across North
street, crashing into the residence of James
kanpells and wrecking it, The National
bank building was also wrecked Several
other buildings We're badly damaged
| RUssELLvlLLE, Ala, July 29.-During
the trial Of a divorce case in the criminal
court here difficulty arose between John
Lyon and Line and Clark Richardson,
two brothers, which resulted in Lyon
shooting Line Richardson in the left
shoulder and Clark Richardson cutting
Ligon's throat from ear to ear. Richard
son may recover, but Lyon is dead. Ligon
married Mrs. Richardson, the mother Of
Line and Clark. He was so disagrceable
that she was forced to leave him. Shs
sued for q divorce. and during the trial
IlEan Hldie some SlanuerOuS remarks
about her. Line Richardson gave him the
lie. Ligcn called young Richardson vile
name, drew his pistol and fired, and was
in the act Of shooting again when Clark
Richardson rushed to the rescue, and cus
Ligon's throat from one ear to the other.
LOUISVILLE, July 3l.-Town Marshal 7.
] Bunk snd Edward Graham, a tough,
shot and killed each other in Falkland an
Incorporated suburb of Louisville. The
marshal had placed two of Graham's cows
in the pound, and Graham broke the gate
down and let them out. Bunk. who is a
white haired man of 70, secured a warrant
and attempted to serve it on Graham, who
resisted. Graham opened fire. and Marshal
Bunk begun to shoot also. He brought
Graham TO the ground at the second shot
Graham raised up. however, and aiming
at the old marshal shot him in the breast
The gains old man fell, but drew himself
up to his knees, shot Graham near the
heart, and fell back dead, Graham at
tempted to rise, but the marshal's bullet
had touched vital spot, and he, too, fell
back dead
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