The herald., 1898-02-14
DETERMINED TO DIE

him with a coupling pin. The police
have a. description of the murderer.
DETERMINED TO DIE
GILROY, CAL. Feb. 13.-John Rogers.
a respected and prosperous Portuguese
rancher residing with his wife and fam
lily about one mile east of here, COM
mitted suicide this morning by hacking
his head with an axe, completing the
job by cutting his throat several times
with an ordinary pocket-knife. Rogers
had been in the best of spirits of late,
and no cause is known for the deed.
MURDEROUS MINERS
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Feb. 13.-Dur-
ing quarrel in a saloon at Grant. a
coal mining town north of this city.
John Darlington shot and killed Wesley
Niece Saturday. He also shot Bayless
Niece, who will die. The murderer es-
capped.
At Lyford, another mining town. the
postmaster, John Gilfoy, shot Joe Hoff-
man, who will die.
John Belle, an Italian, was struck in
the neck with a miners pick and killed.
His body was then placed under the
elevator running down to the shaft,
where it was found. The last murder
was at Lodi.
KILLED HIS COUSIN
NEW CASTLE, Feb. ia cold
blooded murder was perpetrated last
night at Ellwood. Andrew Keysen, the
murdered man, and Andrew Krubin, the
murderer, were cousins and lived side
by side on what is called Chicken Coop
hill. For long time the two men have
been employed in the Peerless gas works.
1t is said Krubin was jealous of Keysen
and threatened to kill him because the
latter had secured work in the Westing-
house plant at Pittsburg at higher
wages. Last night when Keysen re-
turned home he found Krubin there
drinking beer. After a few words Kru-
bin drew a revolver, placed it almost in
Keysen's face and fired. The bullet en-
tered below the eye and came out at the
back of the head, killing the victim in
stantly.
Krubin went to his home next door and
kept the police and citizens at bay for
some time with his revolver. He finally
made his escape through a back door
and has not yet been captured.
NOT BADLY HURT
BOSTON, Feb. 13.-A man who after
wards gave his name as Peter Nelson,
% years of age, of St. Paul, was acting
suspiciously on the streets at 10 o'clock
this morning and was accosted by Po-
liceman Walter G. Horton, who asked
him his business. Without warning
Nelson drew a pistol and fired at the
policeman, shooting him in the back.
Horton, who is not dangerously hurt,
arrested Nelson.
NOT READY FOR TRIAL
SAN JOSE, Cal, Feb. 13.-When the
case of Thomas Flannelly. charged with
the murder of his father at Redwood
City, is called for trial in the superior
court tomorrow the defense will move
for continuance on the ground that one
of the most important witnesses is Sc
riously i'll.
FIRED FIVE SHOTS
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13.-L. ST..
Dennis Roylance, an electrical engineer,
fired five shots at F. ]. Dyer this after
noon at 539 Mission street. Three of the
shots took effect, one in the chin, the
second in the right hand and third on
the chest, just over the heart. The last
did not penetrate the body and inflicted
only slight wound. None of the wounds
are dangerous.
The shooting was the result Of busi-
ness differences, Roylance says, al
though he admits that there We're other
causes, and there is suspicion of wo-
man in the case. Roylance claims that
he acted entirely in self-defense.
Dyer refused absolutely to discuss the
matter tonight. He said he was suffer-
ing too much pain and his friends had
advised him to remain silent.
Roylance was formerly employed by
the Acme Electric company, but was
supplanted by Dyer about a month ago.
He claims to have witnesses who have
heard Dyer threaten to kill him.
A FAMILY FEUD
ALBUQUERQUE, NM, Feb. 13.-The
precinct of Los Ranchos, five miles
above this city, was the scene of hor-
rible tragedy this morning. Frank A.
Gutierres, with Salvador Garcia and
Ramon Montana went over to the house
of Manuel Gonzalez to get horse. A
quarrel ensued over the ownership of
the animal and Gonzales fired at Gu
tierres, the bullet cutting the jugular
vein.
Gutierres fell to the ground bleeding
internally, and expired in few minutes.
but to make sure that his victim was
dead, Gonzales took his rife and beat
the PROSTATE man over the head, frac-
turing his skull in two or three places
The murderer then rode into town and
gave himself up to Sheriff Hubbell, who
then arrested Gonzales and Pedro Jaro-
~, illo occoponticaS
Owing to the wealth and prominence
of the families of both men, the tragedy
is expected to result in bitter family
feud, which may lead to more bloodshed.
A HIGHBINDER MURDER
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13.-Late this
evening, Charley Dean, a half-breed
Chinese, disguised himself as a negro,
by blackening his face. and went to the
house occupied by the Yit Sing fratern-
ity at Pacific street and Bartlett alley.
He rang the bell and the door was
opened by Chinese girl. on whom he at
once made a murderous assault. Draw