Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-22
rup RICHMOND DIspArCH---SUNDAY, JANUARY %. 1893

man was instantly killed and one fatally
and two seriously injured Just peiore
noon to-day at rock-crusher near Leeds
The engineer. Frank (. Hunt, was
thrown about thirty feet and instantly,
killed. Tim Dryer, an employee, had
his skull fractured in two places and Will
probably die. c. L. Miller aud George
Henry were also seriously injured 10y n.y.
ing missiles.
ELMrRA, N. Y, January 2L-The
Frost murder trial at Bath came 70 an
end at midnight, the jury rendering
verdict OF not guilty. Frost was In.
dicted for killing Daniel Doneghue,
member OF the American flint-Glass
Workers Union, at Corning last August.
The evidence went to show, however.
that Frost, who was non-unlon mem
Der. committed the murder while rear
ing for his own life.
AUGUSTA. Ga, January 2l.-A special
TO the Chronicle from Greenwood, D. u,
saws: Sheriff Nance, of Abbeviile coun-
ty. detained the through freight and the
material train on the Port Royal ana
Western Carolina railroad to-day by a
tax execution. Both trains were stopped
for two hours and ordered to side-track
to await the Sheriff's orders. but pulled
out and lef. the chagrined official, to the
anu ement of a crowd of citizens.
FREMONT. O.. January 21.-Imme-
diately after the funeral OF ex-Presldent
Hayes yesterday. the special train bear
ing Governor Mckinley and the State
officials departed for Columbus, reach
ing there about midnight. At 8 o'clock
President elect Cleveland's private car
was attached 10 Lake-Shore train and
started for New York. All the other
distinguished guests left during the eve
ming. Mr.. Cleveland informally received
few people at the home OF Congress
man Haynes.
CHEYENyE, WYo., January 21.-The
case Of the cattlemen, who some months
ago invaded johnson county for the pur-
pose of DISCRIMINATING the so-called
rustlers or cattle-thieves. and killed two
men named Champion and Rae and
burned several buildings and were in
turn corralled bv the settlers and only
escaped with their lives by the aid Of
United States troops, was to-day thrown
ont of court. The reason for such action
is the inability to procure an unbiased
jury to try the case.
NEW, ORLEANS January 2l.-A mob
OF masked men last night broke into the
parish Jail at Convent, st. James Parish.
and forced the jailer to open the cells of
Robert Landry and Pick George, two
negroes incarcerated-one for GaToting
and robbng a telegraph operator at
Dephon Station, and the other for MUIR
dering a man named Dewhorst. The
negroes were taken to shed near by
and lynched. the ropes being tied to a
beam of the ceiling. Great excitement
prevails in the parish.
FRANKFoRT, KY, January 2l.-The
readiustment following Governor
Browns withdrawal has been made
clearly enough to show that the states
man from Richmond is the largest
gamer, and although Lindsay still
leads it has become equally clear that
he can hope to make no further acces-
sions-at least mono large enough to
nominate him. even if Captain Stone
drops ont Of the race. The approximate
strength Of the candidates is Lindsay,
3S; McCrcary, 80 Stone, %.
BROWNSVILLE, TEX, January 2l.-
The police authorities here have been
kept busy during the past few days pro-
tecting the city from the depredations
Of band OF about twenty-five Mexican
outlaws, who recently deserted from the
army in that country They have COM
mitted many daring crimes, anumber OF
citizens having been attacked at night
and robbed. They are desperate gang,
and tine authorities are expecting serious
trouble in effecting their capture. Their
leader is Peded Lopez, formerly Sc
cond lieutenantin the Mexican army.
TOPEKA, KAN, January 21.-The Re-
publican House, soon after being called
to order this morning, adjourned until 4
p. VI. Monday without attempting to
transact any business. The Republican
House Election Committee, however, is
at work, and will probably report Mon
day in favor Of unseating a number OF
the Populsts. 1t is announced to-day
that Senator O'Bryan (DemocraD is
candidate for the United States Senate.
OBryan is barely 30 years old. He has
taken an independent course from the
beginning and has gained the respect OF
the Republicans.
GOSHEN, IND., January q. - The
water. works boiler at Napanee, town
of l, 800 people, located twenty-five
miles southwest of this city, exploded
at o'clock this afternoon, killing three
men and iniuring two others. The
boiler also operated the electric-light
system and had Just boon repaired. 1t
was being tested when the accident
happened. The killed are n. A. French,
of the town board George Parker, and
Electrician johnson. Injured Jones
and Isaac Whistler, boiler-makers. The
stand-pipe OF the system collapsed not
long ago, fatally inJuring several.
BRISTOL, Pa, January 2l.-C. Z.
Blensinger, editor of the Bristol Times,
was arrested to-day on the charge OF at
tempting to burn his printing establish
ment. The suit was brought by Patton
Brothers, in whose building the Times
Office is located and who are part owners
of the newspaper plant. The flames
were discovered IN the printing office
last night at time when the tire-plugs
in the locality were frozen, and were ex-
tinguished with difficulty. Blensinger
was held for trial in 81 900 bail. He
came here from Philadelphia and estab-
lished the paper but q few months since.
SPRINGFIELD, No., January d.
Fifteen prisoners in the Green-county
Jail, one Of them Feter Renfrow, who is
under sentence to be hanged Friday,
overpowered the jailer to-day and
escaped. Henry Taylor, ife-beater,
and Christian Stockdrill, petty thief,
were called out Of the cage this after
noon to clean the corridor under charge
of Jailer Ward. Just as the officer was
leaning forward to give them bucket
Taylor knocked him down and Stockdrill
opened the cage door. Ward was seized
and gagged and the others tore down
the telephone, broke open drawer, Sc
cured two revolvers and box OF car
trdges, and rushed out OF the jail.
Frank Bruce, the notorious burglar ar
rested in Milwaukee recently after he
had broken jail year ago, refused to
flee, but instead gave the alarm. and
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