The Penn's Grove record., 1899-03-31
Domestic.

Frederick t. Clark shot his wife at the
home of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Richard
Moyne at Mckeesport, Penn, and then
killed himself. The shooting was the re-
suit OF jealousy. The couple mad not been
living together for some time, and Mrs.
Clark had applied for a divorce because OF
Clark's alleged neglect and drunkenness.
Henry Sanderson, a young farmer OF
Jackson County, Kan, IN a fit of jealousy,
shot and killed Mrs. John Flelsher In an at
tempt to kill NADIA Fleisher, the young
laughter who had Tilted Sanderson.
]. F. Bully, an employee of the Postofice
at Toledo, Ohio, was caught In the act OF
stealing money from the mails and placed
lnder arrest. Bully Is a well-known
musician, and choir leader. Money has
been disappearing from the Toledo office
Tor years, ind the aggregates sum was large.
He was trapped by means OF marked
coins.
Lightning struck NJ. E. Howerton's barn
at Oakvllle, Ky, killing Robert Penrod aud
dangerously injuring Mr.. HOwerton. The
barn and all its contents were destroyed.
Henry Rothburt, aprisonerin the Tombs,
New York City, awaiting trial for petty lar
,eny, committed suicide, by jumping from
The balcony of the fourth tier Of cells to
he courtyard below. Rothburt was sixty.
i've years old.
Governor Pingree, of Michigan, has
signed the bill authorizing the City OF De-
.roit to purchase and operate the street
railways of that city.
Frank Pearson, a boOkkeeper in the First
National Bank at Chicago, and holder OF
the mile amateur championship bicycle
record for Illinois, accidentally shot and
Instantly killed himself at River Forest, a
suburb west of Chicago. He vas alone
when he shot himself.
The Court of Appeals at Frankfort, KY,
has rendered a decision declaring the slot
machine to be a gambling contrivauce.
The machines were owned by the Cafiie
Company, of Detroit, and were seized by
the police. The Cailie Company instituted
suit against the police and asked for a rule
against city officers.
At Durham, N. O., a hve-inch pipe in a
pump-house at the Durham Cotton Manu-
featuring ~Company's mill burst with fatal
results. W. II. Branson, Secretary and
Treasurer of the mill, was so terribly
scalded that he died from his injuries, j.
@. Mathes, the Superintendent, was also
burned about the face, and will lose his
syesight.
Patrick Hass was beaten over the head
with an iron bar by Mrs. Thomas Carey at
Worcester, Mass, and killed. Mrs. Carey
was insane.
Frank R. swanstrom, twenty-eight, COM
mitted suicide at Worcester. Mass, by
swallowing prussle acid. A quarrel with
his sweetheart, Annie Lind, was the cause.
He wanted to make up, but the girl re-
fused and sent him away.
Just after leaving her dock at Charleston,
!, c., the Clyde steamship Garth ran down
the sloop Florlne and cut 1t into shreds.
Three men of the sloOp were drowned.
They were William Edwards, William
Murray and Proleau Manlgault, all colored.
Eugene Stewart, eighteen years old, a
son of a Baptist minister, shot and killed
Thomas Rively, near Kingspolnt, Tenn, a
few days ago.
John Jackson, of Homecoming, Nd, and
Mrs. Charles Bowman were found dead in
the Bowman house, at Douglas, w. Va, a
few days ago. Their heads were crushed
In by blows from a bed Stat welded by the
woman's husband. Bowman was arrested
at Cumberland, Md. He says he found
Jackson in his house and Jealousy caused
him to commit the deed.
The State Court of Criminal Appeals at
Dallas, Texas, affirmed the sentence of
death imposed upon Jim Darlington, alias
Jim Darlington, on the charge OF partlci-
pating in the robbery Of q Gull, Colorado
and Santa Fe passenger train near Fort
Worth on July 81 last and in the murder Of
the fireman, Watson Whitaker, h engi-
neer, Joseph Williams, was also killed.
Mrs. Molter, near Lagrange, Nd, caused
:he death of two of her children a few days
ago by administering morphine. she at
tempted to commit suicide, but failed. 1t
IS said she feared her husband was becom-
Ing insane, and for that reason thought 1t
oest that the rest of the family should die.
The family relations were pleasant.