The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-18
CRIME AND CASUALTY

CRIME AND CASUALTY:
"A Mississippi Valley train was held up
near VicksburS by three masked men. who
we're scared off before they had secured
any booty.
Jack Meredith. young man convicted
Of counterfeiting. hanged himself in his
coll at Wheeling. w. Va. with strip OF
blanket
Seventeen persons have been killed
and more than thirty injured by Milwau-
KEGS trolley cars within three years
Albert knop, Treasurer OF the village
of Riverside, Ohio. who has been missing
for a week. IS SIS. 900 short in his accounts
Joseph Walker, a boy of sixteen years.
is in Jail at Dodge City. Kan. charged with
attempting to assassina,e William KIM
brelI. farmer living seventeen miles
southwest OF that city. his wife. their IS
months old daughter. and his wife's sister
The assassin shot them through a window
All four Of the victims are likely to die
William Kim brell. his wife aud child.
living near Dodge City, Kan. were fatally
wounded by an unknown assassin.
Henry EOmer and his wife were muir
dered In their home In Pinchtown. Ohio.
and their 2o-year-o old son is missing.
Five men held up a fast train near St
Joe, Mo-. and looted the express and mail
cars A large sum was secured.
"A dozen persons were poisoned by eat
ing ham and exgs at St Louis hotel
Two coaches OF an express train rolled
down an embankment at Missouri Valley.
Iowa Mrs. F. NJ Hensler was killed.
"A special from Saltillo, Mex. reports
bloody battle at Cuantro LiOs, the result
OF an old feud between the Velasco and
Pandora families The heads OF the two
families were killed in the beginning
Since then three Velasco and two Pam
jora sons have been killed, leaving three
on each side Tuesday the six men met.
and a revolver duel was fought, resulting
In the killing OF two on each side and the
serious wounding Of the others.
Benson Veasy accused William Pate OF
stealing his chickens, near Jeffersonvi lille,
Ind Pate thereupon shot and mortally
wounded Veasy.
The coronor's jury at Linden. Ala.
found that James Rembert died from poi
son administered by his wife and William
Keller. her paramount.
Two unknown men fell victims to
grade crossings at New Orleans, making
twelve deaths from this source in two
weeks
Suicides: Harry F. Goss. bookkeeper;
VIM Conrad, laborer. st Louis, Mo. UNI
employees; Miss Ollie Howard. Portland,
Ore, love-sic<.
james Hughes. of Davenport. Iowa.
was arrested. He io charged with "boot-
Logging" whisky, mainly on Rock Island
passenger trains
While his attorney was telling the Mil
waukee jury what good man he had
been. Bank Cashier Koettins shed tears
Austin. Texas. sneak thieves got away
with several hundred dollars in cash and
jewelry.
Sam Smith, colored. was lynched at
Greenville. Ala, for fatally wounding F.
l. Harrison.
Charles Ehlers. O.: Racine Wis, aged
u.s. was killed by the accidental discharge
OF his gun while huntin..
Charles Carter. IA Chicago minor, is
under arrest at South Bend, Ind. for
shooting at Papa Keller, whose daughter
he sought
Two Iowa youths thirstiuy for bandit
glory stopped a passenger train near Des
Moines They were arrested.
George Reynolds, just out of Wiscon-
sin prison. forged Il check at Milwaukee.
and will probably be returned to Waupun
Express officials say the train rob-
bers near St. Joseph. Mo. secured only
$1,000, overlooking packages containing
5000.
The kentucky Court of Appeals con-
firmed the death sentence OF Robert Mar
ler und granted O NJ Shelby. sentenced
to hang. Il new trial.
by the collision Of Il freight train and
a hand-car at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, one Of
the section men was killed
-Hippolyie Vigil, while resisting arrest
for murder at Santa Fee, n. NJ. was killed
by the Sheriff. Five others are in jail
guarded by militia.
Charles Elliott. who killed William
McKeever. a colored miner at Columbus.
Kan. was acquitted. Many negro miners
will leave the coal regions on account OF it.