The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-04-12
CRIME AND CASUALTY.

While two young daughters OF Farmer
Collier. two miles from Guilford. Ind,
wero crossing the railroad on tie way to
school one OF them caught her foot In the
frog at the switch. The other went to her
assistance. but before she could extricate
the foot q train approached. The little
girl bravely stood beside her helpless
sister. suffering the loss of one foot. while
the other little one had both legs
crushed by the wheels She will die The
little heroine may recover
William NJ. Bushnell. who embezzled
S35. 600 from the law firm of Butter, Still
man & Hubbard OF New York City, in 1873,
has been located at Buenos Ayres
-Murderers Mannan Davis. Ed Gonzales
and Jim Upkins were hanged together in
the jailyard at Paris. Texas
The indianapolis police have at last
apprehended Jack the Splitter" This de
testable wretch has for over q year been
engaged in the pastime OF running the
dresses Of ladies on the street by following
them and defiling their skirts with tobacco
Juice. In tho police court he gave tho
name OF John Nicholt He has frequently
of late been seen about the courthouse
There is no statute covering tho onenso.
and he was charged with assault and bat
was fined 500 and sent to the workhouse
for four months Judge Stubs said that
the onense was worthy OF the whipping
post
While making desperate attempt to
escape capture a burglar detected in the
act OF pillaging q room at Chicago fell
from a third STORY window Monday and
was seriously II not fatally injured. He
fell some fifty feet. striking his head and
shoulders on the pavement OF the alley at
tho rear Of the building. He was uncon-
scious when picked up
Herman Clarke. q former New York
broker. Is under arrest at Chicago charged
with forgery md embezzlement.
AT Howardstown. KY, Lewis J. Ratlin
went to Mahoney's distillery and picked a
quarrel with tho proprietor. The latter.
although usually OF peaceable dispose
ton. became enrayed and struck Ratlid
over tho head with an ak, Draining him.
He then dragged the lifeless body OF his
victim to y log. and placing tho head up
on it deliberately severed 1t from the body.
Ratlin was OF quarrelsome character.
"A joke resulted in murder at Olive,
Ohio. when John Williams stabbed Walter
johnson for pinnins tag to his coat
Holland English was taken from the
Jail at BakersvilIe, Va. Sunday morning.
and hanged by crowd of 200 men Of
Mitchell County. English was charged
with killing his wife in order to marry an
other woman. 1t is claimed that previous
to the murder he offered his half sister $40
to poison his wife, Mitchell is the widest
and most lawless county in North Carolina.
and was the home of the noted outlaw and
murderer, Ed Ray.
Bill Dalton was fatally shot in fight
with officers in the Indian Territory.
Mrs Emily Bennett was placed on trial
at Marshalltown, Iowa, for the murder OF
Miss Anna Weise
The steamer William II. Barnum, which
left Chicago Sunday noon in the van Of the
grain fleet, went down off Freedom. at the
west end OF the Straits OF Mackinaw. The
crew was rescued after a thrilling fight
with huge waves and the ice. but the boat
now lies in eleven fathoms Of water and is
total loss The cargo consisted OF So. 900
bushels of corn, shipped by Irwin Green 4
Co for export via Port Huron. The boat
was valued at S35 600, and was insured for
$22. 900.
Augusta Schmidt was found guilty Of
killing Oscar Walton in kokomo. Ind, and
sentenced to a term OF ten years in the
penitentiary.
-Isadore Taylor. the murderer Of his
mother -inlaw. Mrs. Buck. at Lima. Ohio,
IS said to have received 500 from his wife,
Mrs. Bucks heir. to aid in his escape.
Judge Chetlain. Of Chicago. has again
postponed the date OF Assassin Prender-
CASTS execution to July 2. and fixed the
date OF the examination to determine his
insanity as May 2l.
cnror IoN Of ho Now Vorl,
Athletic Club. has been sentenced to four
years in Sing Sing Zeil was also Treas
urer and Secretary Of the Wilkesbarre and
Lehigh Coal Company. and embezzled $685.
900 of the company's funds
-Moroni Duncan. Il stockman. formerly
owner OF the Rock Springs. Wyo. Review.
persisted In the blizzard which swept over
that State His body was found half eaten
by coyotes thirty miles from Rock Springs