The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-10-04
CRIME AND CASUALTY.

Md, An Old army fnusket ex ploded. killing
4 child and dangerously wounding the
chiId's mother
Albert bed mon was crushed aud killed
by thrashiny machinery near Warsaw. Ind.
In the family OF Thomas Fiuonlohel. Il
Bohemia black smith. employed in West
Pullman. Ill. his wife and two sons have
died, ali the victims OF "toad- stools"
Mem bers OF the Fluomohei family found ,
some OF the poisonou fungi and. mistak-
ing them for mushrooms. ate a quantity.
John Arts. 4 colored carpenter OF no
komo, Ind. fell from barn near Upton. |
lad. and was killed.
DR. Il T. Watson. one OF the most !
prominent men in Arkansas was shot and |
almost instantly killed by 4 ,bert Simmons.
Chief OF Police OF Newport. Ark. the |
result Of an old feud
Edgar Bishop, aged 80 receiving teller
OF the II. s. Mills Bank. private concern
at Kansas City. has been arrested charged
with embezzlin: 1000 OF the firms funds
The steamer Ohio collided with the
schooner Irnntou Thursday mornin. about
ten miles OF Pressure Isle. on Lake Huron.
and within thirty minutes after the
schooner stove the big hole in the Ohfo's
sides the steamer settled and sank to the
bottom. Captain John lsbester and tho crew
Of sixteen Of tn, steamer Ohio launched
the steamers lifeboats and were
soon picked up by the schooner Moonlight
a consott OF the steamer Kersh.w, ihe
crew uf the Iron,ol did not have time to
construct life RATS. aud their only yavl
was stove In by the collision. Five
were drowned while trying to reach
Presque Isle. Two we're picked up by the
steamer Charles HebarI and taken to the
Gn rh0 4 b,p ic. iny lara nf 4 ha
Ironto, are not known. They are sup
posed to lie safe on shore somewhere in the
vicinity OF Detour The first mate OF the
Ohio. Arnei Hodge. had terrible
experience 10 the choppy sea OF Lake
Huron For two hours he battled
with the waves and endeavOred to reach
the shore. When nearly exhausted by ex-
posure and the cold water the Kershaw's
lookout discovered the shipwrecked mate
and took him ashore As both boats are
gone the legal question AS to which one
was to blame become. extremely simple.
BY marine law the liability OF an owner
for collision, ends with the value OF the
collding boat In this case neither the
Ohio nor the 1ronton. being at the bottom
OF Lake Huron. is worth nythiny: conse-
quently there can be none OF those long
and expensive lawsuits which generally
follow lake collisions
Cowboys overlook band OF Indian
cattle thieves near FL Reno. L T.. and in
the ensuing fight two OF the latter were
killed and two cowboys fatally wounded.
Two adults and four children at Mem
phis. Tenn, were poisoned by arsenic in
their coffee
One man was killed and four others
seriously injured by the cave-in OF a mass
of earth at PHILADELPHIA. Pa,
Gum Room Steward Reece. OF the
British man Of war Royal Arthur. was
killed recently by the accidental discharge
Of q gun.
Charles Johnson. OF New York. was ar
rested ut Anderson. Ind. on u charge of
forgery, Michael James bein, the victim.
Noah Hepburn ex- Postmaster of City
Island. N. v, was arrested on the charge
OF misappropriatiny <4.750
AT London. Ont. in the extradition
case OF William A. Baker. wanted AS an
accomplish In the robbery Of $1,000 from
the Wabash Railway ut Spring Geld. ILL.,.
On Sept. 3. Judge Elliott reserved decision
until Saturday. refusing to hear evidence
for tho defense
Three persons were seriously injured
In a collision between Il trolley car and a
wagon In Philadelphia. due to the motor
man having tainted
Thirty persons were injured by the
giving way NJ the grand stand on the fair
grounds at Worthinston. Mimi.
Police OF Columbus. Ohio. arrested
| Frank Wicgand and Edith Ray on sus-
picion OF completely in the murder CT Po-
lice Sergeant n H. Sheehan in Cleveland
| on the night OF Sept s.
Julius Whiting. young man of Mil
ford. Ind, committed suicide by hanging
! The reason for the act is not known.
| D. X. Caldwell. Frankfort Ind
t lumber dealer. has been arrested, charged
with being in league with coun terfeiterS
| Capt. Henri Howgate. formerly Chief
Of the Weather bureau in Washington.
was arrested in New York on the charges
! OF forgery and the enbezzlement OF $780,
| 0oO. committed in 1878 and 1879 Tie ar
re>t Is the result OF Il search which h as
occupied the attention Of the United States
! secre: service for over thirteen years
john Schneider. St Louis laborer.
went home drunk and finding that his wife
had not kept supper waiting for him thre v
u lighted lamp at her. The woman was
terribly burned and died The husband
was also burned about the face and hands,
but not fatally.
Bandits held up Santa Fe train near
! Temple. Texas. but we're frightened away
before they secured anythin; OF value
The schooner William Home spranc a
leak In the gale on Lake Michigan and her
! crew took to the yawl whicl was capsized
! and all but one OF the six drowned
d II. Caldwell. wealthy manufact-
urer OF Frankfort, Ind. is under arrest
charged with being the hacker OF the no.
,orious Harlem" gang OF couHterfeiterS
Sheriff Burns. o: San Pe,e County
Utah. was shot and killed by two mer
whom he was attempting to arrest
AT the house OF Jonn Patterson. ter
miles east Of Hcunessy. O. T.. quarre
between George Good " in and All Matthew.
on account of money matters caused boil
men to draw their revoiver> and com me nc,
shooting across the dinner table. Eleyer
shots were exchanged. when Good win re-
ceived bali in the lower part OF the ab
domen. Goodwin will die. Matthews ha
escaped
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