The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1895-01-03
CRIME AND CASUALTY.

Six robbers attacked the residence Of
John Yankins, of Perry. o. I. He killed
one and drove the rest away.
While drunk, George f. Ashford. Of
Vancouver, Il. c., killed his wife and one
child and fatally wounded another.
Harold G.. Butt was arrested for EN-
bezzling $4,000 from his employer. Sam
uel Hammerslough. n New York clothier.
Henry Kiurett. 4 farmer living near
Preble, Ohio. was bunkoed out Of $4,000
by the tin box scheme.
Owing to financial reverses +. Z. Far
rington. treasurer of savings bank at
Brewer, Mo, committed suicide by shoot
ing.
Charles Rocco was shot and robbed on
freight car near Hpughton. Ohio. by
three tramps. who then threw him from
the train.
Kingleaders Of the gang which robbed
David Slocun and wife of Erie, Pa, of
$4,000 after torturiny them have been
captured
The killing Of a white man near Quit
man, Ga. has led to a race war in when
seven negroes have already been shot.
4 bus containing eighteen merrymakers
was struck at Il grade crossing in Green
Bay, Wis. All the occupants We're in
jured. four seriously.
Robert $. Poston and Hattie G. Patch.
who swindled Mccoy Il Underwood. com
mission men. Of $4,000. returned to Chi
caXo and were arrested.
George +. Cleveland. who escaped from
Jail at IIillsdale, Mich, was arrested at
New Orleans.
Calvin J. Christie, alias Charles Black,
alias Charles Adams, was hanged at
kalispell. Mont, for the murder Of Mrs
cunningham last April.
John f. Rittell and his wife were ar
rested at st. Joe, Mo-, charged with be-
ing the leaders Of Il band Of counterfeit
ers.
\ terrible accident happened at Tucka-
hoe. twenty five miles north Of Cape May,
\. j., on the South Jersey Railroad, Sun
day night. \ carriage containing Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis, Miss Emma Jones, and
another young girl returning from church
started to cross the track just as Il train
cnme along. The engine struck the car
riage, instantly killing Mrs. Lewis and Sc
vere!y injuring Miss Jones and the other
girl. MIR. Lewis escaped without injury.
There was an explosion Of gas in the
sewer ut LaSalle and Adams streets, Chi
cago, Monday morning. There was Il re-
port like that of cannon, frightening
teams ard pedestrians and rafting Win
dcws in buildings for Il block around,
while a tower of fame flashed twenty
feet into the air. Three city employees
wer" seriously injured by the accident.
Edward Scverson. who lived on the
Wadsworth ranch. twenty miles north
Of Medora. y. d., was found dead in the
corral Friday morning. 1t was supposed
he was kicked by Il horse. but the coro-
n.r's jury found he had been murdered.
having been shot. An investigation is in
progress
4 plan to wreck the Burlington fast
mail near PlattSmo,Iih. Nrb. WAS frus-
trntcd Sunday afternoon by accident. \
track walker discovered several logs
dashed t" the track on Il sharp curve just
in time to prevent the flyer crashing into
the obstruction.
\ passenger train on the Louisville and
Nashville Road WAS wrecked ut Brent
wood. Tenn. Three Of the trainmen were
hurt.
Mrs Carrie Moore, of Ecwman's Grove,
Neh.. was kicked and stamped to death by
n COW which she WAS endcavoring to
milk.
The Icxow Committees. Scorntd. laugh
ed ut and considered Il huge. joke when ii
first began its work. has secured its trSt
great victory in the New York criminal
courts. Police Captain John l.. StepErl.-
son has been sentenced to three years
md nine months in the pcnittl,tiary 1T
Sing Sing and to pay fine Of S1.or,
| The laughter tina. first greeted the l.cxow
Committee ceased long ago. but Nedne>-
day marks an epoch in the history OF its
! iH''"rs nevertheless. 1t il the cnnS;,i.-
| nation of its first great case. and now no
ono can doubt that IN almost endless
number of convictions. with their accom-
; ranyinG sentences. will follow Ih" re-
/ form movement has gained fun hca,lM;y
and will sweep everything before it. The
last hope of the corrupt police. has gone,
ana they know. one and all. what they
hay" to expect. 1t will ais, make tn,
1 work of the committee easier There NJ
! ready have been some confessions and it
cannot h" doubted now that there will ~
more. 1t is likely to be 4 race. to see who
can tell all he knows first. and in that
/ the victory is greater and more far reach,
| Ing than would appear from the Mere
statement that Stephenson has been sci:
fenced. Capt. Stephenson was about the
tlrst man of any Importance to get caught
! IN the i-rNnw net and when he was turn
! eel over To the Court IF oyer and Ter
j miner ard found guilty by jury there
! was Il IuakinG all along The. line
! At !" O'Clock on Tuesday night the
west bound Texas Central PASSENGER
tram WIS slowly passing over the Mis-
s'uri. Kansas ana Texas Railway cross
ing AZ WaNahachie. TcxaS. when the
south bound passenger train on til. lat
ter road crashed into the rear cnneh An
instant later the ear caught fire from
an overturned stove and Threatened to
add az additional danger t. the wreck
huI the flames were eNting,li~heI before
Hn! person had suffered from fire. After
tali IN hours hard work the wounded,
passengers We're gotten out and rnIny
III them conveyed on hastily imnrnyl>c1
>jrrtr!}'r> made II car seats lumber aI},,
rr>i'i"ll~. I" nri-hhnrin- farm horses.