Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-01-13
TALES OF BLOODSHED.'
An Illinois Farmer Kills His Son
in Quarrel.
A Burglar Murders n Michigan Mana
Ballet Dancers Mother Shoots Hor
Lover Dead - Victim of White
Caps In Kentucky.
TOOK HIS SONS LIFE.

shot and killed his son Charles about 6
o'clock Saturday evening at his home
s miles southwest of Elgin. He gave
himself up. At the inquest Burr testi-
fed that he had some words with
Charles in the dining-room just be-
fore supper about an older son, Harry,
coming to Elgin to take music les
sons, Charles said Harry was able to
take care of himself "And so am l."
he added This increased the fathers
irritation. Burr went to an adjoining
room and got a shotgun. Charles Sc
cured his revolver. The elder Burr re-
entered the room with his gun cooked,
and says the boy, in an effort to brush
the muzzle to one side, caused the gun
to go off. The shot entered the boys
left eye, producing instant death.
The coroner's jury found a verdict Of
manslaughter and Burr was held in
$4,000 to the grand jury. His brother,
Algernon Burr, whose farm adioins,
and several neighbors readily signed
the bond The Burrs have always
been highly esteemed. August l6
and II last the barns of both
Burrs, though half mile apart,
were burned, Algernon's ut IL
o'clock on the 10th and Clark's at
the next morning. Since then Clark
has not ut times appeared right and
the general belief of neighbors and
acquaintances is that he is not wholly
responsible. The dead boy was II
years*old and his father barely 52.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, Jan. 9.-Leroy
p. Rogers was murdered Sunday morn
ing IN his house miles from Irving,
Barry county, where he lived alone. A
young man was seen running toward
Irving early in the morning, wearing
light trousers, dark overcoat and a felt
hat This is the only clew to the muir
derer Rogers was 63 years old and
was reputed to be wealthy. The muir
derer apparently visited the place for
robbery and was discovered. The room
was in confusion, indicating n hard
struggle In the corner was n bloody
hatchet, and on the floor was Rogers
with his head split open. A silver
watch is all that is missing. Rogers
was Il pioneer of Barry county and was
formerly n merchant at Irving.
HARRoDsBURG, KY, Jan. 9.-About
fifty whitecaps went Saturday night
to the home of Josh" Mitchell at
Leesburg, miles from here, and
dragged him from his house. Mitchell
broke away and started for the house,
but his body was filled with buckshot
and he fell dead on the door-sill.
Leaving Mitchell's body they next
visited the home of Brock Bottoms and
dragged him out and gave him fifty
lashes on his back, badly larcerating
A II 4
his neck. but the entrance of his wife
and children aroused feeling of SYM
pathy in the hearts of his prosecutors
and they relented. Several others were
badly whipped and ordered to leave the
country.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 0. "A sensation.
| al murder occurred here Sunday after
noon. Harry q. Pool, a young man
well known about town and of we'll
| to-do family, was shot and almost in
| stantly killed by Mrs. Shattuck, the
| aged mother of Estrulla Shattucll, a
young and pretty chorus girl at the
Tivoli opera house.
Young Pool was summoned to Miss
| Shattuck's home on Stevanson street
| Sunday morning, where the girls
mother met him and demanded that he
marry Miss Shattuck at once. Pool
refused and Mrs Shattucil put pistol
to his temple and shot him dead. The
woman was arrested Tor murder and is
now Il raving maniac at the city prison.
The girl is also in Mysteries and unable
to talk.
| NEVADA. Mo Jan. GA deplorable
tragedy occurred at the Vernon school
house IL miles east of this city Satur-
day night, Charles McEwen being shot
and killed by George ,Castiebury. The
trouble was over some remarks alleged
to have been made 10y Nc
Even derogatory to Castlebury,
who was paying some attention to
McEwan's sister. Castlebury came in
from Joplin and went to McEwan
about something he had said. Nc.
Evan denied it, when Castlebury de.
liberately shot him. McEwan lived
only few hours, dying in agony The
family is much distressed. Castlebury
escaped, but the sheriff is in Eot pur-
suit.
LIVE OAK, Fla, Jan. Oh. j. Willis
was shot through the heart and killed
instantly by some unknown person
were also mangled in horrible
manner and showed it to have
been the work of fend Consid.
cradle excitement prevails, following
as it does close upon the assassination
OF Sheriff Potsdamer Willis was the
city poundkeeper and had gathered a
large number of hogs into the pound,
which had engendered considerable ill
feeling. He was guarding the pound
at the time he was killed
OAK, Fla, Jan. 9.-EX-Sheriff Pots
damer was shot six or seven times by
persons concealed under car standing
on the railroad track. Potsdamer was
closing his store preparatory to going
home when he was shot. There is nc
clew to the assassins.
BURNED TO DEATH.
Shocking Fate of Two Helpless Beings n,
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