Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-02
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Jan. S-Negro hanged at Mayersville,
Miss, three minutes before notice that
his sentence had been committed was
received.
Negro lynched at Midway, Ala, for at
tempted assault.
5-Rollo Steele, being refused loan of S.
600 by Fourth Street National bank of
Philadelphia, threw bomb that killed
himself and cashier, injured six others,
and wrecked bank.
9-James Cullen, murderer of wife and
step-son, taken from Jail at Charles
City, Ia, and hanged by mob.
23-Trial of Harry X: Thaw, for murder
of Stanford White, begun in New York.
Feb. 2S-Thos, Baldwin, rich farmer Of
Colfax, Ill, shot and killed Chas. Ken
nedy and wife, and Mrs. Eisman and
Mar, lO-R. P. Miller of Beaver Dam,
Wis killed wife, step-mother and self.
l5-Mob of 80 men at Monroe, La,
hanged two negroes accused of robbery.
2O-Two colored women accused of muir
derous attack on white woman killed
by mob near Stamp, Ark.
29.Safe blowers robbed Farmers &
Merchants National bank, of Hanover,
Mich, getting $4,000. h. .Colored man
charged with attacking white girl near
Colbert l. T., lynched at Durant.
Apr. S-Death sentence of Mrs. Aggie
Myers, of Kansas City, and Frank Holt
man, for murder of woman's husband,
committed to life Imprisonment.
n-Grand jury refused to indict Con-
gresham G. X. Favrot, of Louisiana,
who killed DR.. R. II. Aldrich, and he
was set free.
12-Thaw jury discharged, being unable
to agree on verdict; Thaw remanded
to Jail. to await second trial.
1S-Dr. o. c. Haugh of Dayton, o., con-
victed of murder of father, mother and
brother, electrocuted at penitentiary at
Columbus.
21-Negro and mother lynched and three
other persons killed and seven injured
| IN fight in lnpnTpi1 on account nf at
tempt of negro, who escaped, to assault
white woman.
Nav 23-Ex-Judge Hargis acquitted of
Cockrill murder in famous feud case at
Jun. SITrial of VIM. D. Haywood, secre-
tary-treasurer Western Federation of
Miners, for murder of ex-Gov. Steunen-
berg, begun at Boise, Idaho.
30-Judge Loving found not guilty of muir
der of Theodore Estes, charged with
mistreating former's daughter, at Hous-
ton, Va.
Jul. 20-Jas Hargis, acquitted of charge
of completely in murder of DR.. B. D,
Cox of Kentucky. ... Henry Scutcheon,
farmer living near Nuncia, Mich, while
insane, murdered wife, son and father
in-law with an ak; then attempted sui
eide, but was shot dead.
22-Karl Hau, young Washington pro-
fessor, condemned to death at Karls-
ruhe, Germany, for murder of mother
27-Wm. D. Haywood found not guilty Of
murder of ex-Gov. Steunenberg.
Aug. 18-Wil Clifford, negro, lynched al
Maple, KY, for assaulting n killing
two white women.
Sep. 21-Frank j. Constantine sentenced
to life imprisonment for murder of Mrs
Gentry, at Chicago.
24-Mrs. Bertha Mund Of Buffalo, whll'
insane, strangled her three children.
Oct. l-Ex-Sheriff H. K. Brown, of Bake
city, Ore, killed by bomb.
SWIM. Burns, colored, who shot police
man at Cumberland. Md, taken from
Jail by mob, and shot and kicked t
death. =.
1s~Ex-Banker Frederick McGill and wifi
acquitted of charge of numbering frs
wife of McGill, at Decatur, Ill.
2e-Negro at Byron, Ga, lynched TO
stealing rs cents.
Nov. Fired Singleton, negro, riddles
with bullets by posse for murder of as
sistant chief of police at Talladega, Ala
7-Seven bandits held up town of Canovs
8. D., blew open ank vault, and es
capped with $500. 49,,
/ 24~jury in Steve Adams murder trial a
I Rathdrum, Idaho, failed to agree o
/ verdict and were discharged.
Dec. 3-Mrs. Annie M. Bradley acquitte
on charge of murder of ex-Senao
Brown at Washington.