The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-03-15
CRIME AND CASUALTY.

-lnvo3ttgatiO OF the mur0er cOnteSelOu
Of Convict Morris. Columbus. Ohio. when
he though he was dying. proves 1t Is true
III. c. Wiltshaw. who robbed New York
bank two years 20 OF $4,000 and disap-
p cared, Was captured in Buffalo
AT Sing Sing. n Y. q trolley car be-
came unmanageab BILE in coming down \ hill
At curve it jumped the track and ran
across the street OF the eight passengers.
two were seriously hurt Mr.: Becell was
thrown down and the steve upset upon his
hand. burning him quite badly. Miss Car
RE Young was thrown from one end of the
car to tho other. and was taken 'out un-
conscious She was injured internally.
Two houses were demolished in u storm
at Butler. Mo Jasper Smith and his wife
and two daughters were injured
Cornelius Wagner acquitted ut
Portland. Ind OF the charge OF numbering
his wife by poison last June.
Thomas Lynch was robbed and MUIR
dered. presumably by tramps. while on q
lonely read near Grinnell. Kan.
William Bolivar, colored. was arrested
at Mechanicsbury. OHIO. for making
murderous assault on Samuel Cleveland.
fellow lodger. with a razor.
AT Bruce Mines Ont, three miners
were killed at the Ophir gold mine by the
rock caving in on them The dead men
we're: Frank Percy. james .. Heath and
Anthony Savage
Simon Smith, colored. was arrested at
Lancaster. Pa, suspicion OF having
stolen 81. $50 from c. s. Herr. his employer.
While engine 81 and five coke cars on
the Pittsburg. youngstown and Ashtabuia
branch OF the Fort Wayne Road were pass
ing Kenwood, Pa. at o'clock Wednesday
morning. a heavy landslide came down the
hill and swept the train into the Beaver
River. The trainmen narrowly escaped
death
William Bowman was murdered by
highwaymen Tuesday night near St JO-
seph's Hill. Ind. 1t is thought Bowman
was robbed and afterward shot Bowman
was in Jacksonville and had assisted in
ferreting out the assassin Of Geer. He was
known to have considerable money on his
person. The dead body OF Joseph NJ Arch
er, u rich stock dealer. was found In the
road about Il mile from his home near
North Baltimore. Ohio with u bullethole
In the back of his head. He had been shot
by robbers. who took from him So, 900.
William Bowman. a farmer near JET
fersonville. Ind. was killed by load Of
stone overturning upon him.
james II. Dunan. insane. shot Aid.
Lamasney in the hip. outside the Mayors
Office in the Boston city hall
BY Il cave at Bruce Mines. Ont. three
miners were killed.
samuel Steffie was killed by a Nickel
Plate train at Claypool. Ind.
Walter Lacy and John Every. wanted
for burglary. assault and forgery 1T Dill
Ion, Kan were arrested at Abilene.
-Sylve,ter Rhodes. cOlored. was lynched
at Collins. Ga. for the murder OF Ernest
Do.ier. white
The fast train on the Cincinnati di-
vision OF the Big -Four struck and instantly
| led Charles CHASER. IL prominent farmer.
near Manchester Ind. Whether it was an
accident or suicide is not known.
w. Percy Thatcher, teller OF the Brook
| line (Mass.> National Bank. is under ar
| rest. charged with the EN- bezzlement OF
| $4,000 Thatcher was in the employ OF the
Maverick Bank until that institution col
| lapsed.
The Pennsylvania RailI Dad special.
! No 20. was deraiicd at Columbus. Ohio
| smashing i switch tower and injurins 81,
| trninmen.
Three masked men stoprel Mobile
! and Ohio train at Forest Lawn. ILL.,. bu,
| the robbers were scared off by plucky
! express messenger
! Assistant Cashier @. C. Gregory Of the
Dexter. Mich. bank. who claimed to have
| been sandbayged by robbers. has confessed
that he robbed the bank himself