The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-01-11
TIE MoHE STARTLING GRIMES.

Jan. S-State Treasurer w. ". Taylor, of
South Dakota, missing; accounts short
ian. 14-John Harris and wife killed their
baby and themselves to avoid starvation
near Paxton, Neb.
Green, Mimi. killed his wife and her par
ents: was then slain by pursuers.
Mar. l2-Five, men killed in riot by
Cwhite) dock laborers in New Orleans; was
result of race WARMING Italians killed
by American miners in the WalsenburG
(Col) district.
laborers' riot at Sloan Springs, Ark.
Apr. IS-Henry Long shot his wife and
brother-in-law, Joe Wilmington, then Killed
Sejpar, of Cleveland. killed Carl Richter.
wounded Albert Richter.a brother.a and two
others. then killed himself. Mike Pfeile,
Of Tacoma, WASH killed his sweetheart,
Apr. 25-Robert Owen killed his wife and
DR.. j.. F. Simmons at Houston. Tex. then
himself.
Apr. 3n-Fulton Gordon killed his wife and
Archie Brown, son of governor of Ken
lucky. in bawdy house in Louisville....
James Young killed his wife at Hoosier-
vile, then went 20 Brazil, Ind, and killed
himself. Abbott and John FulEham
Cbrothers) and Beauregard Townsend and
his son killed in pitched battle at Newbern.
Tenn.
May G-James Herbert. Of New York.
killed his wife, then drowned himself:
jealcusy....In discussion over textbooks
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Ratcliffe killed Samuel +. Taylor, L. F. Nc
Curdy and George d. Wyatt, all members
of school board.
Jun. sc. D.. Moore, postmaster at
Heavy. Ky, and Upton STERN. assistant
postmaster. killed each other in duel.
Jun. l5-Frank Williams, OF francis.
Kan, attempted to kill his wife. Miss Alice
smith and William Smith. then killed his
two children and self.
Jun. 1S-While insane Mrs. Sanford ellis
poisoned her three children and self. near
SbnllSburr Ia
Jul. At J~effersonviIle. Ind. Mrs. Nancy
Bennett poisoned her two children and self.
Jul. +AugUStus Fields, OF Meadowville,
Mo, killed wife, child and self.
jul. 2S-Three whites and six Indians
killed in fight at Jackson's Hole. Wyo..-.
-Four killed in a quarrel at a social partyat
Jul. 27-Henry Bradshaw killed his wife,
daughter and self, near Paris, Tex;
between whites and blacks. at Spring
Valley. Ill.
Aug. 2EThree killed and fatally
wounded in fight between Con and Thomas
families near W~hitesbury, Ky.
Aug. S0-Jack Wilson shot his wife at
Battle Creek. Mich. then killed himself:
Oct. 9-Thomas Speer. of Pike county,
Ga, killed his mine children.
Oct. E7-Sherif's force firing on mob at
Tifin, o.. killed Christian Mott and Henry
Nov. AT San Francisco. Theodore Dur
rant found guilty of murdeting Blanche
Lamont.
Nov. PAT Philadelphia. H. H. Holmes
found guilty Of numbering 2. f. PitZeL
nov. I3-Wnliam KuntZ murdered Mrs.
Caroline Mem and her 10-year-old girl, at
Laredo, Tex.
Nov. 23-Hans Allen killed William Cross,
wounded a girl and killed himself, near Nc
Gregor, Ia: jealousy. Fred Banker killed
Miss Cora Harrison, then himself, at
Amsterdam, N. Y; jealousy.
Dec. Near Dexter, Ia, Grant Hibbs
shot his wife, then killed himself: insanity.
Dec. 9-August Nibleen fatally shot An
ME Bundy, at Peshtigo. Wis, then killed
himself. -. William Ray killed his wife and
self at Coal Creek. Col.
Dec. 1O-Harry Hayward hanged at
Minneapolis for murder of Catherine Cling.
Dec. Mos Goodrich fatally shot his
wife at Philadelphia: then killed himself.
Dec. 1S--Rensselaer Trip killed George
Calpin ut Cortland, N. Y, then shot him
self.
Dec. ~ Mrs. Mary Grossman at Ann
Arbor, Mich, drowned her child and self.
Dec. 20-Near Castana. George Wolfe