Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-04-25
The killing of county attorney r.

L. Foster by Clarence +. Vaughn has
created considerable excitement not
only in Greensburg but in Greene
county. Foster was a 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.
L. 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, to the effect that four horse
thieves from Brownsville, Pa, we're
there. The Sheriff summoned three
deputies and went to answer the sum
mons. They shortly came in sight
Of the four thieves. who we're noun
ted and the shooting occurred. The
thieves were captured.
Thursday night shooting occurred
near Moscow, KY, town ten mil es
from Fulton. james Stevens and
Gale Vinson, two young farmers, hav
for some time been paying attention
to Miss Warren, who lives near
Moscow. Last night Stephens took
Miss Warren 10 an entertainment near
Moscow, and as they started home in
a buggy, Ninson drew up and asked
Miss Warren TO get in his buggy.
Stephens said he had no objections,
and helped the girl out of his buggy
into Wilson's. Vinson made an Of
iensive 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 a cost Of ESQ, 900.
To operate this plant thirteen expert
miners we're brought from Ohio. The
local miners objected to this Partially
and as result $50 men walked out
on a strike.
Today the local men and Ohio mi
hers 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 a miner named
Hendricks. Before falling Hendrick
shot his assailant. The Ohioans who
did the shooting took to the woods,
followed by 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, 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 were taking them to Jail, the par
ty was suddenly surrounded by armed
men, and in few minutes the MUIR
derers were swinging from a limb.
Fort Worth, Tex, April 22.-All
Of Texas has needed ram, so the great
evangelist, Dwight Moody, called up
on his audience Of eight thousand
Christians to pray tervently that the
fioodgates might be opened. This
was at 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 istorm burst
on Fort Worth and torrents of rain
fell. Then Mr.. Moody gave thanks
to God and sailed 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 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 men
lest their heads and gpiled pell-mell
over those near them.