The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-07
CRIME AND CASUALTY.

--Adolph Bremen. a Chicago anarchist.
attempted to kill u family in New York
and then shot himself
In the United State, Court at Indian
xpoiis Percival b Gotta. Francis A. Coffin
and Albert Reed were con victed OF bank
WreckinS
Joseph O'Connor was killed and Bur-
nett Rowe fatally shot near Newport,
Tenn. in a quarrel about a woman. Rowe
Is = relative OF tho husband OF Mrs France,
Hodyson- Burnett
-Gottlieb Bower. 20 years old, "A tailor.
ended his life at Koxomo Ind, with ar
senic
Michael Kuntz. OF Rockville. Ind.
committed suicide 1T Conners vile, lad, by
cutting his throat
In the Washington County vt Court
Il convene in Salem. Isaac Hanks will be
put on trial for causing the death CT his
wife Hanks Is 50 years old. and worth
from SIS. 900 to 100000 He was to have
been tried for the crilne last fall, but was
taken i'll and the trial was postponed He
left the nelghborhood. and for a long time
no traca OF him could Ike found. but he was
finally discovered living near Syracuse.
\. Y. Al year ago Hanks third wife died
at their home near Salem After the burial
her body was exhumcd. 1t Is alleged that
her death was caused by i!l-treatment and
starvation.
The authorities OF Victoria. Mexico.
have been advised OF the murder by brig
ands OF Benito Hernandez and MS wife
and three children. Hernandez and his
family left MatalnOras to make an over
land trip to Monterey. They were in the
x{s.is, ~ n1<.hg vrl ha hriu dc
surprised them. and after killing all OF
the family robbed them OF their effect.
Policeman Lester was shot and killed
Santa Fe freight car. The nero was pur-
sued and shot through the body. There Is
talk Of lynching his accomplices
Gov. AltgeId honorel the requisition
OF the Governor OF Ohio for Van h. ! rip
lett. wanted at Bowling Green. Ohio. for
buncOng a man out 0! $4,000 He is under
arrest at Chicago
Ten miles east Of the picturesque village
OF Del Rio. in the mountainous part OF
Cooke County. Tenn, Is Il thickly settled
section where are many robust young men
and healthful naidens. Among these are
Nellie. the 20-year-old step-daughter OF
james OCOnnOr, a school teacher. and
Eurr Rowe. prosperous stock dealer
They had been courtilg for mont ms against
the wish OF her parents, and the girl re-
Gently decided to elOpe with her lover and
SO told her step father. O'Connor. In IL
jocular way. sent him word that he would
fight Il duel to settle the matter. and Rowe
the other morning started for the resi-
dence. accompanied bJ Il friend. to make
arrangements for the fight When mile
from home he met O'Connor and said:
"Are you ready for our duel:" "Yes." was
the response made by O'Connor. who fired
at close range. hitting Rowe in tho stom =
aci, and knocking him from his horse.
Rowe. although fatally injured, shot
O'Connor four times. causing instant
death The girl who caused the tragedy
is wild with grief and threatens suicide.
"A most distressing accident happened
on the Wisconsin Central at MEANWHILE, IA
deserted station three miles north of
ar,hfeld. Wis. Tuesday night The st.
Pau: limited. made up of baggage and
two coaches. three seepcr> and the
private car OF Howard Morris. was de-
rallied 1T that place by detective switch.
resulting in the death OF five and many
In jured. The rear coach Of z train on
the Albany and Columbia branch OF
the Southwestern Railway was over
turned by broken rails at Hollis. Ga
Wednesday morning. and forty people were
injured. two or three OF whom will in all
PROBABILITY die. The train consisted OF six
coaches loaded with excGrsioni,ts from
Ander>onville to attend Decoration Day
exercises at the National Cemetery.
AT Philadelphia. Pa, Ephraim Young,
formerly one OF the directors Of the Spring
Garden National Bank. who was convicted
in March. 1899 Of mi>apr lying funds Of the
bank. etc. was sentenced to pay IA fine of
$500 and costs and to an imprisonment of
five years In the Easter Pcnitentiary.
AT Ottawa Ont, the Cabinet passed an
order in council granting a respite until
Oct 1 to McWherrell. the Port Credit MUIR
derer, SO as to enable the prisoner to get a
new trial. Since his conviction new evil
denCe has been secured. and the res pi,e
was asked to enable him to get the facts
laid before a jury. man named Dutton
made confession in Montana since the
trial that he committed he murder.
Alexander Lindsay. hts brothers three
children. and Mrs William Ingram were
drowned in Smith Bay, Ontario. while
fishing
I'm a hurdle race at Phoenix vile. Pa. =.
two horses fell. and Arthur Davis and Guy
Gilbert, their riders. were crushed to
death.