The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-11
CRIME AND CASUALTY.


NATURAL Gas Company pipe line at East
Chicago was blown up. and will probably
result in the death OF at least eight per-
sons. One OF the injured men. after re-
gaining consciousness put his hand' 10
his face. when the flesh dropped on. also
the hair from his head. He then ran
quarter OF "A mile and shut off the main
pipe. then fell I'm a dead faint the pipes
we're torn up and the escaping gas burne!
up over sixty feet.
DR. Herdan committed suicide in the
Palmer House Chica.o He was dcspoa-
dent through business. reverSes and marital
inse,icities
--I:obert Mcclure, OF Perrysviile. was
arrested at Ashland. Ohio. for forging
BOYD En-enIe-ger's name as securit! TO a
note for SO.
"A Rock Island freight train crashed
into the rear OF Il Union Pacific freight ten
miles east OF Lawrence, Kan. The Union
Pacific caboOsc. Il passenger coach. Il car
load Of lumber and a carload OF hogs were
burned. Five men We're hurt and the COM
duct,r and ono passenger on the Union
Paci..c train are missing. The Rock Island
train engine was smashed and after"ard
caught fire
Sam Miller and William Di,benett were
each in she States prison,
"A broken rail wrecked an east bound
express train at Bremen. Ind. y tramp i
believed to have been killed.
-Iudiana's Supreme Court has reversed
the verdict in the case OF McAfee and
Parker. sentenced to death fer murder
As a result OF the Coroner's investica-
ticn, Lem II. Willis has been held for the
shootin, OK Lawyer Hul,z at Sullivan. Ind.
l. s Dwoyno, editor OF Cleveland
Polish paper, narrowly escaped assassina-
ton at the hands OF a rival editors wife.
Frederick Tescher, less than 90 years
old. is in Jail at South Bend. Ind. charged
with having procured poison for girl
who wanted to commit suicide. Tescher
is tho son Of well-tO-do and very highly
respected parents. his father being lead
Ing furniture dealer His mother is pros
trated.
Arthur Warren, aged so years and
married, was walking on the Ohio and
Mississippi track to his work at the brick
yard at sekitan, when he was struck by
an express train and Instantly killed
-Russel Davidson. aged Il. while HINT
ing at Frankfort, Ind, was instantly killed
by the accidental discharge OF his gun
A German woman was kicked and
beaten to death at Fleming. Kan. by her
husband and two boarders. All we're drunk
--"kev." Frederick Howard. alias John
Lord Moore. the international swindler
who had been on trial for violating United
States postal laws, was found guilty at
Jackson. Tenn, on twenty-five counts OF
the Indictment This was Towards second
trial On the first, after a four days
struggle. the jury were unable to agree
and were discharged. The district attor-
ney. however. was convinced OF Howard 5
guilt. and asked that another jury be i'm
paneed 1t is the second trial which has
just come to an end
-Burglars blew open the safe in the Ma
tional Bank at Franklin Grove. Ill and Sc
cured $4,000 to SOS, 900.
Three men were killed and several in
jured by the premature explosion of Il blast
at Boston
AT Buffalo Frank McCabe. IL hackman.
was shot in the thigh and Eugene Carr in
the foot. McCabe. Carr and Arthur Ma
honey. IA saloon keeper. GUarrcled over the
far charged by the hackman. A mirror
vailed ut 81. 900 wa smashed during the
melee.
by the falling OF a scafrold at the new
Union depot in st. Louis four men were in
| iure1.
six men. instead Of three are now be-
lievei to have been cremated in the wreck
| at Linwood Kan
Fifty masked men at Calhoun. Ga, re-
covered several stills seized by revenue Of
fCe,s.
--Da vid Loudcn, acting Justice OF the
| Peace. for eight years County Recorder OF
Shelby County. Indiana. and ut one time q
member OF the Shelbyville City Council,
committed suicide. The cause is unknown.
Louden was in the revenue department
| during the last Clev Gland administration.