The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-02
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Jan. 3-Negro hanged at Mayersvile,
Miss, three minutes before notice that
his sentence had been commuted was
received.
-Negro lynched at Midway. Ala, for at
tempted assault.
5-Rollo Steele, being refused loan of s5,-
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
sstep-s9n' taken from jail at Charles
23-Trial of Harry X. Thaw for murder
of Stanford White, begun in New York
Feb. 2S-Thos. Baldwin, rich farmer of
ColfaN, ILL.,, shot and killed Chas. Ken
nedy and wife, and Mrs. Eisman and
daughter Cora.
Mar. 10--R. P. Miller of Beaver Dam,
Wis, killed wife, step mother and self.
hanged two negroes accused OF robbery.
2O-Two colored women accused of muir
derous attack on white woman killed
oo by mob near Stamp; Ark. ,
Merchants National bank. of Hanover,
Mich, getting $1,000. .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 Hott-
man, for murder of womans husband,
:, commuted to hfe imprisonment.
gressman G. x. Favrot of Louisiana
who killed Dr., r. Fl, Aldrich, and he
| was set free.
12-Thaw jury discharged, being unable
| to agree on verdict Thaw remanded
to jail, to await second trial.
| S-Dr o. G.. Haugh of Dayton. O., con-
victed of murder of father, mother and
brother. electrocuted at penitcntiary at
Columbus.
2I-Negro and mother lynched and three
other persons killed and seven injured
| in fight in Georgia on account of at
tempt of negro, who escaped, to assault
Nav 23-Ex-Judge Hargis acquitted OF
| Cockrill murder in famous feud case at
| Lexington, Ky.
Jun. 3-Trlal of VIM. D. Haywood. secre,
Miners, for murder of ex-Gov. Steunen-
berg, begun at Boise. Idaho.
SO-Judge Loving found not guilty of mur.
der of Theodore Estes. charged with
! mistreating formers daughter, at Hous-
ton, Va.
Jul. 2O-Jas FJargis. 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-
fcssor, condemned to death at Kars
ruhe. Germany, for murder of mother
| in-law.
2-Wm. D. Haywood found not guilty OF
murder of eX-Gov. Steunenberg.
Aug. 16-Wir Clifford, negro, lynched al
Maple, KY. for assaulting and 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: while
insane, strangled her three children.
Oct. 1-Ex-Sheriff Fl. K. Brown. of Baker
City, Ore, killed by bomb.
5-Wm. Burns, colored, who shot police
man at Cumberland. Md, taken from
Jail by mob, and shot and kicked tc
| DEATH
1S-Ex- Banker Frederick McGill and wife
acquitted of charge Of numbering frs
wife of McGill, at Decatur, Ill.
26--Negro at Byron, Ca. lynched fol-
stealing rs cents
Nov, 2-Ered Singleton, negro; riddlet lee
with bullets by posse for murder OF as
sistant chief Of police at Talladega, Ala
7-Seven bandits held up town of Canova
s. D., blew open bank vault. and eS
| capped with S6500.
24-.iury in Steve Adams murder trial a
Rathdrum, Idaho, failed to agree OF
verdict and were discharged.
Dec. 3-Mrs. Annie M. Bradley acquitted
on charge of murder of ex-Senao
! Brown at Washington.