The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-09

May 4-Near Sturgeon Fay. Wis. Mrs.
F. N. Sailer drowned her 2 children and
self; family trouble.
May 14-Near Ripley, O., Widow Fitzpat-
rick killed her 4 children and self.
May 15-At Irwin, Pa. Bernard Koch
poisoned brother-in-law. wife and 2 chill
dren and w himself.
July 20-Near Huntington, ". Va, Eta
Robbins killed A. J. Call. his daughter
Settle, and wounded the other 3 members
July 2I-Near Attica. Mich. George Swain
killed his 8 children and self: insane with
grief over wife's death.
July 22-Ncar Royston. Ga, Dave Berry,
man. in drunEen fit killed wife. 3 children
July 25-Near Jasper. Fla. 6 men killed in
battle between whites and blacks.
Aug. 2S-At Kansas City. Mo, Mrs. C..
W. Green killed her 3 children and self;
Oct. 14-At Rec Key. Ind. Mrs. Col. Yer
non poisoned her 2 children and self.
Oct: H-Near Richmond, No. Mrs. Jes-
sic Winner and her , children murdered.
Nov. li-At Glenwood Springs. Col, ].
2. Spurrier shot Mn Cornell and J. E.
Wilson cher ESCORT then killed himself;
Nov. 2O-At Valley City. N. D.. man and
woman registering at hotel as T. owens
ard wife committed suicide.
Nov. 2!-At De kalb, Ill, H. L. Bowers
killed wife and self.
Dec. Near Argos. Ind. George Deacon
killed wife and self.
Dec. 1l-At Detroit, Mich, Ernest l..
Chase. killed wife and self.
Dec. 22-Near Madelia. Mimi, hi Mat
tie killed Frederick Joblinsk, son, Gaugh-
ter and himSelf....At CINCINNATI James
Preston killed his wife, her1son and self.
Pee. Fat Washington j. D. Williams
SOME NOTABLE LYNCHINGs.
Jan. Shear Lexington, Tenn, Frank
Simpson and Harrison Fuller (negroes);
Jan T1-Near New Orleans. Patrick Nor
ris (white) and wife .(colored): charged
witt keeping disorderly house.
Jan. linear Fort Holmes, o. T, 4 out
laws by vigilance committee.
Feb. 12-Grant Atterbury, at Sullivan, Ill. /;
charged with ~assaulting sister-in-law:
Feb. 2f-Foster Crawford and The Kid"
at Wichita, Tex, murder and attempted
bank robbery.
Feb. 29-Paul and Gilbert Frances, at
Convent. La; ATTEMPTED robbery.
Apr. 25-William and Victor Hills, at
McMinville, Tenn: murder.
May 1O-Redden Williams. near Mintau,
Ala.: raped his daughter.
June 1-Jesse SIayton and William Miles
(cOlored), at Columbus, Ga; assault.
June 1O-Louis Whitehead, George 1.
Johnson and Jim Reddick, at Bryan, Tex,
Aug. 1.-Two negroes who attempted 10
assassinate Col. c.. D. Hunter, near Selma,
Aug. s-Lorcrzo saladino, Becino sor-
cora and Angelo Marcuso, at Hahnville,
La: murder.
u 19-Frank Biles (half-breed Indian).
At Austin, Wash: assault.
Sept. 6Dorman Musgrnve and c. A.
Cingmars. at Glencoe, Mimi; murder of
Sheriff JOSeoh Rogers.
Sept. 19-Walter Brown Cnegro). at Stay
denis Crossing, Miss: murderous assault
on Mrs. Sladen. postmistress. aged 70.
Nov. 14-Charles Allen (ncgro), at Ken
zie. Tenn; criminal assault.
Dec. 6-JeSse Winner and James Nelson,
at Lexington, Mo: murder.
Dec. Jim Davis, near Pine Fluff, Ark
Dec. T-hrch DinE and Bill Proctor, near
Russellville. Ky: murder.
Dec. 19-GeOrge Finley lcolored), near
Mayfield, Ky: assault.
Dec. 2l-Jim Stone (coIorcd), at Mayfeld,
Ky; assault.
Dec. 22-JOe James (colored), at Wood
stock. Ala: attempted assault.
Dec. I-Alfred Holt (cOlored). at Owens
burg, Ky; murder.