The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-11-15
CRIME AND CASUALTY.

Nj. NJ Browning. Philadelphia prod
uce dealer who Is said to have beaten Ill.,
nois and Wisconsin farmers cut Of SIS. 0o0.
has disappeared.
Francis J. Callinan. treasurer OF the
Union Traction Company and leading
trolley-car capitalist. was killed by
train on the Erie Ra ilrOad at rutherford, \.
J. He fell under "a suburban train and was
crushed to death. His head was torn from
his shoulders and both legs were broken.
A. s Watson, manager of Armour's
branc house Oh Rock wei! street, Chicago.
was knocked down. severely injured and
robbed Saturday night i"o men jumped
on him and pounded him until he was in
sensible. Fhey removed his $3.50 gold
watch and SIS In cash. MIR WATSON was
discovered by passers- by !. few moments
afterward and brought to consciousness
badly bruised.
- he steamers Iron King and s.
Baldwin colided in the s.. Clair River and
the latter was sent to the bottom
-Actuated by jea ou,y, Humphrey
Johnson. OF iIinwool. Ohio. shot his wife
through the head and then killed himself
"A colored man named Milton Hartman.
living in Onachta Township. near Warren,
Ark. was shot and instantly killed by his
15-year-old boy. the deed was done about
4 O'Clock In the morning. while Harman
was in bed asleep. The boy crept up to tho
bedside and discharged the gun. the bail
piercing the tody of his father. When
questioned AZ TO why he committed the
deed he said his father had whipped him.
The body OF "A man found hangin5
to u tree near Roscoe. St. Clair County
Mo, some distance from Il railroad. 1t Is
supposed the man was hanged by a MOI
There has been considerable stealing in
that county.
-Silon Lewis, the condemned Chocta "
murderer. was shot at Wilburton. He had
to be st,auyled to end his sufferings
Train No S. b fillmore and Ohio linz
tied. ran in to fast cattle train at Kosen-
steel Siding. Pa. Wednesday evening. Six
men we're killed In the collision and several
others we're badly hurt The railroad OF
fcials say that no passengers were hurt
Both trains were going at the rate OF forty
miles an hour and came toge her, while
| rounding a curve Neither crew had time te
jump or sourd a warning. I he mail car was
! reduced to kindling wood. Only the
heavy vestibules OF the passenger cars
! saved them from a similar fate. Fully q
dozen cattle cars we're piled up In the
wreck, killing and manning many OF the
| dumb brutesl
Tho schooner Annie NJ. Pride was
driven asher. at the entrance to Halifax
| harbor aud all on board. seven persons
persisted.
An electric car. of which the motor
man had lost control. ran into freight
train in Elyrta. Ohio Three passenger:
were injured.
At O'Clock Wednesday morning an
express train on the Readin, Road struck
a street car at Nicetown. Pa. The cal
was thrown fifty feet from the track Tive
passengers are reported killed outright an(
! several others injured.
&C. +. Aycock. County Treasurer, was
discovered tuesday lying On the floor o
his office at Harrison. Ark. with his hands
and feet tied. a et-handkerchie1
stuffed into his mouth and another bount
over his face. As no was returning hom,
| about Q O'Clock the night before from Leat
Hill he was intercepted by two men. VII,
compelled him to return to the court hous,
and open the safe. which they looted.
The home Of Bishop Perry. in Daven
port, Iowa. was looted during his absence
in Europe by a man who was given lodging
by the care-takers
Two colored convtcts in the Ohio peni
tentlafy attacked a guard, ana 4 race wa
followed. In which several were injured
During fight at dance In San An
tonic, Texas. two cowboys and the must
Clan. the latter u Mexican. were killed
daniel W. Powers and Bradford Bry
ant persisted while hunting IN swan
near Halifax. Mass.
AT Galltopolis Ohio. three men wer
buried In IL Gavin. we'll One was kille
| and apofhar fatally in iured
--"kid" Thompson. the notorious trai
robber. has been captured and turned owe
TO the officers by COW boys CT Arizona.