The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-26
CRIME IN THE SOUTH
Negro Cuts OF the Heads Of His Wife
and Child.
HE STEPPED ON HER FEET
And for This He Receives a Bullet
Shot by an Insulted Woman
Gamblers Killed 90 Father
and Daughter Shot.

Greenvillc. Mass, June 2j-A horrible
tragedy occurred on the plantation OF
j. y. Hebron, at Burgett. Henry Tay-
lCr, colored. tied his wife and brutally
chopped her head from her body, and
then took his child and cut of Its
head also with the axe. The murderer
then changed his bloody clothing for
cleaner suit and left for parts un-
known. The bloody deed was prompted
by jealousy.
Dublin, Ca. June Ga murder oc-
CURED last night ut McCray's saw mill.
In the lower part OF this county 1t
was arranged few weeks ago to have
cake cutting" and for this purpose
the colored element made great prepa-
rations. Long before dusk cabin on
the premises were filled with negroes
and dusky bellies. After the cake was
cut the crowd engaged in dancing
Near the door sat Sam King chatting
10 young woman. Her feet protruded
rather too far out on the dancing floor.
when suddenly a negro stepped on the
dainty feet, bringing forth n piercing
scream
King. angcred ut the intrusion. held the
girl In a vice-like grasp with his left
hand, and whipping out a pistol. shot
the innocent intruder three times. The
negro fell dead In his tracks, King
made good his escape.
Birmingham. Ala. June 25.-A sensa-
tIonal tragedy occurred at Greenwood
81 rings. summer resort in Northeast
Nisgiaatnff ba Ala hl ftll
line last night. Bruce Flanagan. son
OF the proprietor of the leading hotel.
who was In his cups. went 10 the home
Of Mrs. Frank Dean while her husband
was absent. ostensibly TO make call.
Mrs. Dean says Flanagan began
using endearing terms and finally In
suited her by making an indecent pro-
posal. He went so far as In present a
pistol at her head. Mrs Dean grabbed
the pistol from his hands. and, quick
as thought. put two bullets through his
head. Not content with this. she then
picked up her husbands double-bar-
relied shotgun and emptied both loads
in the already dead mans breast. Mrs.
Dean has not been arrested.
Dublin. Ca. June 25.-A dozen negro
gamblers. supplied with blind tiger
liquor. employed at a turpentine dis
tlllery some 16 miles below here. en-
tered dense skirt OF woods yesterday
a mile from the still to engage in the
festive game OF cards. Their employer
had strictly forbidden gambling on tho
grounds and for this purpose they
chose a seclrled spot.
Some white men In the community
learned OF the matter and determined
to break up the operations OF the ne
groes. They approached within 80
yards Of them and before the gam
blers were aware OF anything wrong
the white men poured a steady fire OF
bullets into their midst.
Hardly observing from which drec-
tion the fusilade came the revelers
fed precipitately. leaving behind sew
eral dollars and all their gaming para
phernalia. Four negroes were danger
ously wounded.
Gainesville. Ala. June 25.-Postmas-
ter +. Il. Woodson and D. ii. Hunter
were whipping two negro girls named
Wright for insulting Woodson's daugh-
ter when the father Of the girls at
tackled them with hoe. Hunter was
seriously Injured when Woodson shot
the negro and the latters daughter,
killing them. The bullet that struck
| the girl glanced from Wright's head.