The farmers' union., 1894-02-15
CRIME AND CASUALTY.

Price Lee. a negro. killed his wife at
Dandridge Tenn. In attempting to e.aie
his pursuers be jumped into French Broad
River. and was drowned.
About fifteen prisoners broke hole in
the wall of the Charleston (W. Va jail
two feet square and we're preparing to
crawl through it, when the jaiier. Levi
Jones. appeared and dro1e them back at
the muzzle Of a gun.
"A cyclone destroyed the Congrega-
tional Church at Gate City. Ala Six per-
sons we're killed and fifty Injured. Scarcely
a building in the town escaped damage.
Buildings in neig h boring towns were blown
down
John Brown. Chicago switcLman. was
arrested at St Louis for stealing a trunk
from Mrs Clark Neumeister. with whom he
eloped two years ago
Two killed. two fatally and two seri-
cusly hurt is the result OF natural gas
explosion at Indianapolis
While the convicts from the Chester.
Ill. penitentiary we're returning from the
yard. Frederick George and Charles Cope
land broke from the line. and selling
Keeper Perry Stiff ran him toward the
south gate. using him shield to pre-
vent the guards from shooting then. Tney
along nicely toward u consummation OF
their plans when Deputy Warden Randolph
came upon them Without Il moments
hesitation lie shot George twice. bringing
him to the ground. The convicts had
dynamite bomb, to be used upon the gates
during the burial services OF Mrs.
Amanda Harris at Double Springs, Ala.
While the coffin containing the body of Mrs
Harris was being lowered into the grave
one OF the straps which held the coffin
broke, throwing George Gillis into the
grave. AS he fell his head was pinned be-
tween the head Of the coffin and tho grave
wall. The coffin box and corpse were very
heavy, and before he could re extricated
his head was crushed. Death almost
instantaneous
John Hart was convicted OF the mur-
der OF his sisters at Rockford. HI, and
sentenced to death.
Lebanon Ind) officials rescued Frank
Hall, who assaulted Mrs Akcrs. from IA
mob which had prepared to han. him.
Harry Hill was sentenced to seven
years imprisonment for forgery at At.
lanta His attorneys withdrew from the
case
After attempting to kill his wife God
frey May, a Latrobe. pa dry goods NOR
chant. put a bullet through his heart
Two drainage canal workmen were in
stantly killed and three others injured by
an explosion near Lemont, ILL.,
Two dynamite cartridges were dis
covered in the Buckeye shops at Salem.
Ohio, evidence. it is believed. of attempted
outrage
AT Deshler, Ohio. the private bank or
J. G. II. Elder was robbed. The vault was
blown open and completely demolished
with dynamite and scraps OF currency
were found in the debris he robbers Sc
cured S.. 900 In coin. and 81. 200 in paper is
thought to have been blown to pieces
burglars attacked Mrs. Duhrer md a
woman companion at St Louis The for
mer shot and wounded one man.
Mrs Carr. wife of the murdered Den
yer attorney, has been arrested upon sus-
piciOn.
Drummer Lobb. If Minneapolis. Mimi,
complained to Cleveland (Ohio police that
he had been "held up" by fellow travellers.
While attemptin: to save her 3-year-
old sister Il 6-year-old heroine at Guthrie.
o. T.. was fatally burned.
After years of labor to solve the per-
petual motion problem Charles Heinc
han ed himself in New York.
ALI the conuicts on the Retire We plan
ta,ion near Eelasco. Texas, forty In NUM-
Der. escaped and bloodhounds are on their
track.
Andrew Pikkarien, Russian Finn.
was hanged by indignant Evan wis. res
idenis for an assault upon child.