The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-07-19
CRIME AND CASUALTY.

Two women were killed 2rd one man
fatally wounded at Grape Creek. six
miles south OF Danviile, H., Monday at
noon by the Gre OF squad OF militia
nonunion brakeman was dangerously shot
Il. Danviile Junction The dead are:
Mrs Michel Glcnnon, widow, shot twice
in the body; Miss Clara James. /. years.
s.ot through the breast The Wounded
are -- Jennings, nonunion brakeman.
shot in the neck and may die; unknown
shot through the body by soldiers. fatally.
The militia fred over the heads OF
the crowd f,r the purpose OF scarin,
them. and shot Mrs Glennon. who was
stAndin, In her own yard. Miss James was
seated at the organ. in her house. Jen-
ming, fired three times into a crowd that
was jeering hin. The fire was returned
with the above result some railroad men
who rere bystanders carried him to IA doc
tors office. From there he was taken TO
the St Elizabeth hospital
-S. Braden prominent citizen OF Paris.
Tex. was shot and killed sunday night by
william Carter. his partner No one wit
messed the shooting. Carter surrendered.
He said that he tried to have u peaceabie
settlement. A desperate struggle had evil
IDENTIFY taken place as Braden's left hand
was badly POWDER burnt and a bullet had
passed through it on Its mission OF death
An 1nsurrection in the prison at south
Boston, Mass, was suppressed only after "a
volley had been fred by officers One con-
Wet was wounded.
John Drake, Kentuckian. who re-
Gently removed with his wife and two sons
to Anderson from kniSht>tOwn, killed his
wife and himself at Anderson. Ind. The
tragedy was committed at the house OF
William Wykoff. The couple had lived to-
gether for eighteen years. but separated a
few weeks ago Drake was insancly jeal-
Gus
While large crowd Of workmen were
unloading the schooner Jennie Hall at
Boston. the wharf collapsed Three men
were taken out badly injured Two are
dead, and four more are SAID to lie buried
In the wrecka.e.
AT Osawatomie, Kan, George Gear.
Is years OF age, son OF State Insane In
spector Br. Gear. and Frank ShortZ II
years OF age. while bathing in the Usage
River. got beyond their depth and were
drowned At Kansas City. Mo. Johnnie
Wyler, aged years. and Otto Winters,
aged 5. were drowned while fishing in "a
pond. They were sons OF prominent bust
ness men,
eral Chicago Board OF Trade firms by
means OF forged checks J. NJ. Adams. one
/ OF their number, Was captarel.
"A Southern Pacific train was wrecked
on a tres,le near Sacramento by strikers
/ or their sympathzerS, Three regular
/ soldiers and tho eny.n Ger were killed.
james +. Lynch. while jumping from a
freight train in Perth Amboy. y. j..
Stn hlo1 foil ind oil
pencil. which he carried in his pocket. int,
his right breast. The pencil broke and the
part entering the body has not been To-
Gated. Lynch's physician fears blood
| poisoning and says it is probable that tn,
pencil may have entered the lung
-Philandcr {. !ianfOrd. the rich OF
merchant. third Vice President of the Ma.
tnnal Linseed Oil Company. shot ant
killed himself at the Metropo!c Hotel. Chi
cago. Wednesday. Although supposed t,
TO worth several millions OF dollsrI it i
reported that Mr. Hanford took his owl
life because OF dependency resulting from
financial troublc+
Philip jackson. who killed William
Mitchell. a cplored prize fighter. tire,
weeks ago. was acquitted at st Loui
OF the charge OF murder in the second de
gree preferred against him. the evidence
showing that the killing was in Self-de
Tense.
bartholomew Shea. who killed Rober
Ross in Il riot at Troy. y. V, on the mu
nicipal election day. was condemned T.
death by electricity during the week O
Aug. II.
Arthur Large was killed by Alexanic
Anderson at Granada. Wis. Anderson sur
rendered to the Sheriff aud said he d
the killing in self defense
AT Whitcsbury. Pa. William Wyant.
farmer. shot and killed his wife and the
blew the top OF his head of. The cause .
the tragedy Is Il mystery Wyant was on
OF the wealthiest and most respected citi
zens in the county.
Fred Max Toepfer. wild eyed cranl
has been arrested at Philadelphia II
wrote Threatening: letters to President an
Mrs. Cleveland and proposed to relieve MI
Cleveland "of his job"