The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-12-28

Steubenviiie. o.. Dec. &c. Joseph
jackson (colorcd) was shot and in
stantly killed Wednesday at Bloom
field Tunnel on the Panhandle railroad
by James Rice. also colored. The ZOO
employees at the tunnel celebrated
Christmas by getting drunk and gam
bling. jackson and Rice quarreled
over game of craps. Jackson was he
loser and wanted to borrow a silver
dollar. when Rice replied by pulling out
a revolver and emptying it's contents
into Jaclson's body. killing him in
stantly. jackson is from Georgia and
Rice il from Tennessee. Rice has the
reputation OF desperate. Tuesday
night he shot colored man named
James Hamilton in the groin. He has
not yet been arrested.
ST. Louis. Dec. 26,--st WINS n busy
Christmas for ST. Louis policemen and
the crime record IL az high tide. The
blood-lctting began al an early hour
Wednesday morning in "Timbucto."
on South Seventh street. AZ a negro
merrymal1ing. where Alice Roberts
stabbed and killed Lulu Howard. The
whole party was arrested.
At IL n. IN. William Tonsill. while
carousing with other negroes in a dis
reputable saloon on Morgan street. was
shot through the abdomen and killed
by Robert Wright, negro harkecper.
Wright is in Jail.
In a courtyard near ED and Franklin
avenue. known as Fort Lookout" and
peopled with negroes. Simon Wind.
negro, was shot fatally at II a. m. by
Policeman Tom Moore while resisting
arrest. The garrison of the Fort"
turned upon the officer and he was bad
ly injured before help arrived.
William Krauss, aged "a. q stereo-
typer. was found dying in Forest park
with two bullet wounds in his body.
He lived long enough TO say that he had
provoked fight with an unknown man
who had shot him.
At 35th and Bernard streets Frank
Jackson was fatally shot through the
abdomen by James Copes. Both are
negroes. A woman caused the diff
Guilty.
Jacksonville. Fla, Dec. 26.--At Punta
Gorda. Fla. Wednesday. Lena Thomas
and Ella Scott. fought about Henry
Cassidy, with whom they were in
fatuated. The Scott girl cut the
Thomas woman and the latter blew cut
her rivals brains. The murderess in
under arrest.
Ottumwa. H., Dec. "Wednesday
morning John Winninger, faborer.
shot his wife probably fatally and then
blew out his own brains with revolver.
About two years ago the would-be-mur-
derer was sent TO the insane asylum.
but escaped this spring. and for some
reason not known was permitted 20 re-
main.
Berea. Ky. Dec. pa bloody duel
between Billy Johnston and Less
Mitchell occurred at this place late
Tuesday night. johnson was killed
and Mitchell fatally wounded. There
for some time, and when they met at n
Christmas entertainment held Mt the
public school building the trouble was
renewed They fired four shots at each
other and then both ran In opposite
directions. Mitchell soon dropped.
while Johnston ran about 80 yards.
Three shots were fired nc the spotwhcre
Johnston was found dead. They are
supposed 10 have been fired by friends
OF Mitchell. The shooting occurred
close TO the school house. which was
densely packed with people.
Munfordsville. Ky. Dec. 26.-Tues-
day night Henry Mathews, promi-
nent mill man of this place. shot and In
stnntly killed John Mathews. his
cousin. The men were drunk and be-
came involved in dispute. during
which Henry seized shotgun and
fred ut John, the load of buclshot
striking him In the breast. The muir
dercr has been arrested.
Chattanooga. Tenn. Dec. 26.---ln a
spirit of brayado Wesley Spriggs. nged
II. Christmas morning fatally shot Wal
ter Brown. lad OF IL. In the back Of tho
head. Spriggs was drunk and wanted
TO have some fun making the boy run
from his pistol.
Central City, KY Dec. 2s.--Ed Nc
Tntyrc, is years old. shot and killed
Hugh Beadlen. aged % years. The
shooting Is said to have resulted from
quarrel over woman Mcintyre gave
himself mp and claims the shooting was
done In self-defense.