The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-01-12

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But glance through few Of the
newspapers published Throughout,
our enlightened land and soon you
can easily compile list like this:
Vim. Fl. Shattuck, aged %, shot and
killed his I9-year old wife at Albany
N. T., last Sunday, and then tried to COM
NIT suicide.
Bob Ray, negro, on the night of lst Of
Dec, in an attempt rob Randall Nc
Dowell and two sisters in Moore County,
N. c., shot and killed one of the sisters
and MORALLY wounded the other. Ray
was in hiding up to Saturday last, when
an attempt was made to arrest him and
he resisted, which resulted in his body
being rddled with bullets.
At Martinsville, Va, on the 18th inst,
Sam. Valentine, colored. was deputised to
arrest Ed. Waller, colorcd. In making
an effort to do so Jordan Waller, broth
err of Ed. took his brothers part. In the
difficulty Valentine shot and killed Jor-
dan.
Calvin Fowlks killed James Savage, at
Coeburn, Va. Dec. 24th. Said to be a
case Of self defense.
Mr.. j. Lee Greer, a merchant Of Coe-
burn, Va, shot James II. Martin OH Dec.
2sth through the left breast. from the eff
feet of which he died last Friday.
Charles Carroll, an illicit distiller, of
Buchanan county, Va, was being pursued
by two U. S. revenue officers one day last
week. He took refuge in vacant barn,
and barred the door, and was peeping
out through knot-hole. On approach
ing the barn, one of the officers laid a
wager he could hit the knot-hole, and
banged away with his Winchester, not
Knowing that Carroll was peepins through
it, or even in the barn. At the crack Of
his gun Carroll fell dead, the ball striking
him in the eye.
At Charleston S. c., on 9th inst, Joseph
Fisher desperate negro, shot and killed
Joseph Prescott, and seriously wounded
VIM. J. Cox, two colored c0nstables, who
were trying to arrest him.
AT Granite, Va, near Richmond, John
Pearson shot and kiIlded by man named
Perkins.
VIM. Curtis Freeman, son Of John j.
Freeman, Of Memphis Tenn, was mortally
wounded by Gus. Frazhem on the night
Of 4th inst. Freeman's intimacy with
Frazheim's wife was cause of the shoot
ing.
On the 9Th inst, James and Will New
ms ard Jack Langdon, all cowboys, had
a fight on horseback with Winchesters
and shooters at "Thrcc Hearts" in
the Chocktaw Nation. Will Nevans and
Langdon were killed and james Nevans
fatally wounded.
Some time ago Lewis Clark stole Il
horse from Chas. Baker, in Carter county,
Tenn. Deputy Sheriff Miller tracked him
to Leneoir, N. c., and was pursuing him
through the woods last Wednesday, when
Clark hid behind tree and as Miller
came up opened fire on him with u revol
yer. killing him instantly.
On night Dec, 30tll VIM. castor, in the
southern portion of Carroll county, Va.
stabbed and killed jeff Hanks, over an
old grudgc.
VIM. Riddle shot and killed S. E. Shell
ton near Marshall, N. c., OH the 18th inst.
Both were desperate characters; they were
riding along the road, both drunk, when
without any trouble between them Riddle
whipped out pistol and shot Shelton.
A mob of 1000 men surrounded and ell
tered the courthouse at Bowling Green,
Ky, while the trial of Bob Harper was in
charged with assault On Miss
Anderson, and selling him, took him to
the fair grounds, one mile distant, and
strung him up.
The trial of Jim Bond a negro, was
going on at Guthrie, Ky, for as
saulting Mrs. Lawrence Covington, when
a mob of 100 men took him to pole near
the depot and sent him by the John
Brown route.
During Christmas festival at Lamas
co, KY, Marshal John Cox was shot and
killed by Chales Johnson, aged 20 years.
Johson was creating a disturbance and
Cox endeavored to quite him.
At Gardnersvile, KY, IL neighbor on
the house of James Barnes found
Mrs. Barnes lying across the bed dead,
with her head crushed, while Mr.. Barnes
and man by the name of Kerr were lying
in one corner of the room, also dead,
frightfully slashed with knives. Each
grasped a knife in his hand, and the
showed that the battle
had been terrible one.
Thieves killed Mrs. Annette Ahern in
her home, at 424 West 54th ST., New York
on last Thursday night.
In a general fight engaged in by Fain