The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-12-07
CRIME AND CASUALTY.

a. BRONSON, ina.
Mike Brennan. . tramp. fell OF train
going fifty miles hour near Lima, Ohio
He Will live
John T. Anders. found dead In his yard
at Niagara Falls. ~ y, was defaultef.
and killed himself
After "A desperate fight. Night Operator
Ryan at the Charlottesville. Ind. depot,
beat OF would -be thief and murderer.
-Elson shaffer. of burbank, Ohio, is the
second man to kill himself because he had
been Tilted by Miss Hattie Winters
Andrew Bright displayed 81. 900 to two
engaging strangers at Laneville Ind. They
beat him and took the money.
Harry Hill. southern foryer. adj
mitted 20 bail and hurried out OF Atlanta
for fear he would tell too much.
Residents about Wooster. Ohio. are in
a state of terror, due to the unprecedented
acts Of lawlessne>s recently.
William Foreman. negro murderer, was
hanged In the Jail at Portsmouth, Va. He
felt assured OF going to heaven
james Michael. OF New York. tainted
his alleged wife. whereupon the woman
shot him. He will probably die.
Farmers Massey and Olds fought piss
toll fight fatal to each at Hico. Texas Mas
sey's son was also fatally snoG
Discovery of an attempt to corrupt the
jury brought the progress Of the COu.hlin
trial to abrupt pause at Chicago The
States Attorney given Information
that certain juror is intimately connect
ed with some OF Coughlin's friends; that
he was placed in the venire for the par-
pose OF getting him on the jury: and that
he "coached" to how he should
swer all quest ions put to him in order to
qualify himself juror. All his replies
as to his acquaintance with persons inter-
ested in the case and his knowledge OF
the previous trial are said to be false. A
dozen detectives we're put to work investi-
eating the allegations The result of the
timely discovery OF the plot to tamper
with the jury in this trial as was done in
the first hearing will. if the statements
given to the state be verified, result in the
dismissal OF the juror from the panel, his
arrest for perjury and the arrest Of several
other persons for conspiracy to corrupt the
jury.
e D. Fulford. Superintendent OF Con-
struction OF the American Long Distance
Telephone Company. which Is running Il
| line between Richmond and Indianapolis,
Is under arrest at Syracuse. n. Y. charged
| with issuing false vouchers for 100000
Herman Barrows. an aged farmer
who lived at Ridgeville. Ohio. In a fit of
rage shot his young wife. aged thirty.
twice in the head and breast He then
turned the revolver on himself and blew
| the top OF his head off. dying at once
| Mrs Barrows will probably recover. Bar
rows was u pioneer. and had for many
years been a justice of the peace
Martin Spingel. a Polander was fatally
assaulted and stabbed by mobof drunken
Hungarlans at Forest City, Pa
Sergeant W. H. Ross, OF the United
States army signal service telegraph
| operator at Fort Brown. Texas committed
His home was in Di.io.
A disastrous freight collision occurred
| about midnight Monday near Conneaut
Ohio. on the Lake Shore Road. Extra No
| 0G had sidetracked to let a passenger train
pass and had started across the east bound
track when second No 60. fast live stock,
east bound crash cd into it. piling the en-
gines and thirty Cars in a great mass. En-
gineer Joel Gaines and Fireman W. A.
Kirk OF the west bound train. were buried
beneath their engine and killed. Engineer
| John SOhlinger and Fireman William Me-
han. of No 80. could not jump in time and
went into the wreck. Sohlingcr Is inter-
| nally injured and Mehan had both arms
| broken and is internally injured.
"A freight train. east-bound on the
Baltimore and Ohio. was derailed by an
axle breaking on IL bridge near Hyndman,
IA The bridge was completely wrecked
and fifteen cars were preciptated to the
creek below. Seven tramps were seen on
| the train just before the accident oc-
| Cured. but they have not been seen
| since they are supposed to he under the
GA In hn bo W.
all loaded with coal
Welcome Il Hathaway. the Fall River
cotton broker who defrauded the banks of
| that city by pledying worthless warehouse
| certificates to the amount OF 500. 900 or
| more. has been sentenced to seven years in
state prison.
Harry HILL wanted at Atlanta, Ga. on
Il charge OF forgery. was arrested at Cin-
| cinnatL
| MIR. and Mrs. Thomas wilkins, theat-
| rical people, were he'd up by masked men
at Denver and robbed OF jewels worth
Sl.,OO
| -Geor-e Loving fell between two freight
cars and was instantly killed at Eek
| man. w. Va
! Arthur Berry. while asleep was fatally
| cut at Golden Col. by his half brother
| Alex. McCurdy.
| -Sylvanus Dingess was killed Saturday
! at DinseSs. W. Va. by Frank Stone. a ho-
| tel clerk. The trouble arose over a law
| suit.
| Five employees OF Sells & Renfrow' ;
circus were badly hurt by car Of the
! show train jumping the track near Amelia,
| Texas
| by the explosion OF kerosene lamp
Mrs Campbell. CT Boston. Mass. was
burned to death. Her husband was fatally
! burned.
| Frank T. Scarce the forger who es-
| capped from Jail ut Lexington. Ky. several
| days ago. has been arrested in Chattanoo-
| go. Tenn.
| THE FIRE RECORD
| The Park Hotel and adjoining buidin gs
were destroyed at Fargo. y. ID. Loss about
| $4,000; partially insured.
Seventeen horses we're burned in fire