The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-04-19
CRnaE AND CASUALTY.

-Antoa Ruschieka. a cigar packer at
New York. out OF work and dependent,
Hanged himself In a vacant tenemsnt from
could not pay the rent
"a A. Meyers. Of Lancaster. Pa. was
arrested ON a charge Of securing $1,000
from the Lancaster County National Bank
by false representations
At The Grove. Texas. Sunday night
about II o'clock. Ed Cash. aged II. while
attending the Sickle OF his wife, in COM
pany with DR.. Smith. was called out by a
mob and was not afterwards seen until his
body was found hanging to a tree about
fifty yards from his home, literally riddled
with bullets Cash bore good name. and
the cause OF the crime remains mystery.
Officers have gone to the scene OF the
lynchtng.
An attempt was made at Huron. Ohio.
to wreck the Atlantic express on the Lake
Shore Road A large number of ties were
placed between the rails ON the bridge
across the river. They were discovered by
u young man. who reported to the tele-
graph operator In time to stop the train
before it reached the bridge.
DIR. w. IL Brown, the "alleged hired
assassin" was found guilty OF the attacks
on W. A. Mackey at Wooster. Ohio
II wo OF the robbers who rode way on
horses from the scene OF the attempted
Rock Island train robbery when the shoot
ing began were overtaken at Hennessey.
o. T. They were taken to Wichita TO avoid
lynching. The captured robber at Enid
has made full conft ssion to the officers.
it Is claimed. and says the robber who was
shot dead by the guard was named Bill
Rhodes allie .in3 that he was an old menu
Der OF the James gang. and came from
Clay County. Missouri Rhodes. alias Pitts.
had a claim adjoining Cole Daltons. and Il
m an who is said to be q detective went out
there. and says there four deserted
shanties in that neighborhood.
The people in Gainesville. Texas. are
terribly wrought up over the hanging OF
Ed Cash by mob to tree Monday. The
crime was more cruelty executed by the
victim being dragged out of home in the
presence OF his inv aid wife and strung to
tree but a few yards from the house.
Not satisfied with this the mob rid
died tho lifeless body with bullets. while
the woman prayed for the deliverance OF
her husband The murderers have not
been captured. but every effort is being
made to secure them. Mrs Cash. who has
Occu mdTTASu DuV IL year. -
expected to die What prompted the muir
der is unknown.
"A hydraulic plunyer on a converter at
tho Middleport. o.. steel plant broke
Wednesday. precipitatiny 5000 pounds OF
white hot metal ON ten workmen from a
dis,anc of fifteen feet Four of the ten
were fatally burned. Those who will
die are: William Cozens. colored.
arm burned off; Orlando Grady. boy.
breast and neck burned; Jack Hav-
den. burned about head and Shout
doris; stephen Weeks. eyes burned out
Those who are expected to recover are
Frank Barrett, Edward Burney. George
Phillips. George Steele. jesse Wilson.
Arthur Vinegar The hot metal scattered
for fifty feet in all directions. The clothes
were burned from all within reach. All
the fatally injured are single men. excep,
Cozens. who has a large family. Four hun
dred men are employed In the plant
Timothy (alias Frank Graham.
charged with the murder OF little George
Ryan. whom he brutality beat to death a,
Chicago on the evening Of july -. 1893. /,
under arrest ut Lacrosse. Wis. and will be
brought back to await trial. The MUIR
derer has been 4 fugitive since the day fol-
lowing the crime.
Alexander }. Parish. arrested in Cali
fornia for forrin, a check for sG25 in Gin
cinnati. was brought back to that city.
The stage running between Okeene and
Waton2a. O. T.. was held up Tuesday
night by three men armed with Winches-
tors Two passengers. named Silas Coogen
and Dwight Gillespie. were relieved of $500
and two gold watches. The United States
mail was not disturbed. After doing the
work the robbers rode rapidly away.
Sim Booker and Marion Pickering. both
colored. have been arrested for the MUIR
der OF Stephen Geer. the daryman. near
Jeffersonville. ILL., Pickering has made a
OnfessiOn.