River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-01-11
TALES OF BL00DSHED.
An Illinois, Farrner Kills His Son
in Quarrel
Burglar Murders Michigan Mana
Ballet Dancers Mother shoots Her
Lover Dead - Victim of white
Caps In Kentucky.
TOOK HIS sons LIFE.

TOOK HIS son LIFE.
ELGIN, H., Jan. 9.-Clark C. Burr
snot and killed his son Charles about 8
o'clock Saturday evening at his homo
miles southwest of Elgin. He gave
himself up. At the inquest Burr testi-
fed that he had some words with
Charles in the dining-room just be-
fore supper about an older son, Harry,
coming to Elgin to take music les
sons. Charles said Harry was able to
take care of himself And so am /"
he added. This increased the fathers
irritation. Burr went 10 an adjoining
room and got shotgun. Charles Sc
cured his revolver. The elder Burr re-
entered the room with his gun cooked,
and says the boy, in an effort to brush
the muzzle to one side, caused the gun
To go off. The shot entered the boys
left eye, producing instant death.
The coroner's jury found verdict of
mRns.aughter and Burr was held in
$4,000 to the grand jury. His brother,
Algernon Burr, whose farm adjoins,
and several neighbcrs readily signed
the bond. The Burrs have always
been highly esteemed. August IS
and II last the barns of both
Burrs, though half mile apart,
were burned. Algernon's at IL
o'clock on the 10th and Clark's at 3
the next morning. Since then Clark
has not at times appeared right and
the general belief of neighbors and
acquaintance is that he is not wholly
responsible. The dead boy was IL
years old and his father barely SO.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Jan. 9.-Leroy
z. Rogers was murdered Sunday morn
ing III his house miles from Irving,
Barry county, where ne lived alone A
young man was seen running toward
Irving early in the morning, wearing
light trousers, dark overcout and a felt
hat This is the only clew to the muir
derer. Rogers was 63 years old and
was reputed TO be wealthy. The muir
derer apparently visited the place for
robbery and was discos cred. The room
was in confusion, indicating a hard
struggle In the corner was a bloody
with his head split open. A silver
watch is all that is missing. Rogers
was pioneer of Barry county and was
formerly merchant at Irving.
HARRoDsBURG, KY, Jan. 9.-About
fifty whitecaps went Saturday night
to the home of Josh" Mitchell at
Leesburg, 8 miles from here, and
dragged him from his house. Mitchell
broke away and started for the house.
but his body was filled with buclSshot
and he fell dead on the door-sill.
Leaving Mitchells body they next
visited the home OF Brock Bottoms and
dragged him out and gave him fifty
lashes on his back, badly larcerating
the flesh. A rope was placed around
his neck, but the entrance of his wife
and children aroused feeling of sym
patty in the hearts OF his prosecutors
and they relented. Several others were
badly whipped and ordered to leave the
country.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 0. A sensation
al murder occurred here Sunday after
noon. Harry q. Pool, a young man
well known about town and of we'll
TODD family. was shot and almost in
stantly killed by Mrs. Shattuck. the
aged mother of Estrulla Shattuck, a
young and pretty chorus girl at the
1ivoli opera house.
Young Pool was summoned to Miss
Shattuck's home on Stevenson street
Sunday morning, where th1 girls
mother met him and demanded that he
marry Miss Shattuck at once. Pool
refused and Mrs. :5hattuck put pistol
TO his temple and shot him dead The
woman was arrested for murder and is
now IA raving maniac at the city prison.
The girl is also in Mysteries and unable
to talk.
NEVADA, Mo Jan. "a deplorable
tragedy occurred at the Vernon school
house IL miles east of this city Satur-
day night, Charles McEwen being shot
aud killed by George Castlebury. The
trouble was over some remarks alleged
80 have been made by Nc
Even derogatory to Castlebury,
who was paying some attention to
McEwan's sister. Castlebury came in
from Joplin and went to McEwan
about something he had said. Nc
Evan denied it, when Castlebury de-
liberately shot him. McEwan lived
only few hours, dying in agony. The
family is much distressed. Castlebury
escaped, but the sheriff is in hot pur-
suit.
LIVE OAK, Fla, Jan. Oh. ] Willis
was shot through the he2. and killed
instantly by some unknown person
Saturday night. His head and body
were also mangled in horrible
manner and showed it to have
been the work of fiend. Consid-
cradle excitement prevails, following
as it does close upon the assassination
of Sheriff Potsdamer. Willis was the
city poundileeper and had gathered a
large number of hogs into the pound,
which had engendered considerable ILL
feeling. lie was guarding the pound
at the time he was killed.
OAK, Fla. Jan. 9.-Ex-Sheriff Pots
danIer was shot six or seven times by
persons concealed under a car standing
on the railroad track. Potsdamer was
closing his store preparatory to going
home when he was shot There is no
clew to the assassins.