Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-04-25
II. K WOODS, Druggist, Marion

The killing of county attorney X.
L. Foster by Clarence f. Vaughn has
created considerable excitement not
only in Greensburg but in Greene
county. Foster was splendid law
yer and popular man. The two
men met at the post Office, renewed
an old quarrel. and Vaughn drove a
dagger into Fosters heart.
Iaa fight near Kirkwood, West
Va, With horse thieves from across
the Pennsylvania line sheriff Sheriff
Shaw was fatally shot and one or two
men wounded. A telephone message
was sent to Sheriff Shaw from AL
brightsville, three miles east Of King
wood, 10 the effect that four horse
thieves from Brownsville, Pa, were
there. The Sheriff summoned three
deputies and went to answer the sum-
mons, They shortly came in sight
of the four thieves, who were noun
ted and the shooting occurred. The
thieves were captured.
Thorsday night shooting occurred
near Moscow, KY, town ten miles
from Fulton. James Stevens and
Gale Vinson, two young farmers, hav
for some time been paying attention
to Mis- Warren, who lives near
Moscow. Last night Stephens took
Miss Warren 70 an entertainment near
Moscow, and ~ they started home in
q buggy, vinson drew up and asked
Min Warren to get in his buggy.
Stsphens aid be had no objections,
ard Helped Ia girl out Of bis buggy
into Wilson's. vinson made an Of
fsnsive remark which Stephens holly
replied to, and Vinson drew a pisto'
aud shot him twice, just below the
heart and in the side. Stephens will
die.
The Royal Coal and Coke Compa
ny of Coal creek, Tenn, has recently
fitted up its mines with complete
electric plant, at cost Of $50, 900.
To operate this plant thirteen expert
miners were brought from Ohio. The
local miners objected TO this Partially
and as a result $50 men walked out
on a strike.
Today the local men and Ohio mi
ners met. The local men ordered the
Ohioans to leave. This they refused
to do. A difficulty arose in which
Charles Morgan, one Of the Ohio par
ty, shot and killed q miner named
Hendricks. Before falling Hendrick
shot his assailant. The Ohioans who
did the shooting took to the woods,
followed by a mob.
Two men and three women were
lynched near Greenville, Ala, Sun
day morning. The FIVE were arrested
the day before near Butler Springs,
charged with the murder of Watts
Murphy, a splendid young man of
prominence and the nephew Of ex
Governor Thomas Watts. They were
John Rather. Zeb Galley, Martha and
Alice Greene and Mary Deane, all
colored. Another negro man, who
was also implic tied, made his escape.
The murder of young Murphy was
most brutal. After he had been kill.
ed his body was placed in a brush
heap and cremated. One of the ne
groes implicated confessed, the con
fession being made by Rather, who
implicated the others, and as the off,
GERS we're taking them to jail, the par.
ty was suddenly surrounded by armed
men, and in a few minutes the MUIR
derers were swinging from limb.
Fort Worth, Tex, April 22.-All
of Texas has needed ram, so the great
evangelist, Dwight Moody, called up
on bis audience Of eight thousand
Christians to pray fervently that the
Aoodgates might be opened. This
YVES at 3 p. m. today. Tonight when
the tabernacles was crowded with ten
thousand people from Fort Worth and
surrounding country, Mr.. Moody an
nounced that word had come from
several points that rain had fallen,
A few minutes later the ,storm burst
on Fort Worth and torrents of rain
fell. Then Mr.. Moody gave thanks
to God and called ON the congregation
to join in singing Coronation" and
"All Hail the Power OF Jesus Name,
let Angles PROSTATE Fall"
The song had surged forth from ten
thousand voices when a cracking noise
was heard, and then the roof sank,
the rafters gave way, and the heavy
timbers and boards covered with tar
and gravel came down on a portion of
the congregation. Then was a panic.
Scores Of women tainted, some me n
lest their heads and Kpiled pell-msll
over those near them.