The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-01-03
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Jan: 3-Negro hanged at Mayersville,
Miss. three minutes before notice that
his sentence had been committed was
4Negro lynched at Midway Ala, for at
tempted assault
5o odS Steele, being refused loan of S.
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
Colfax, ILL.,, shot and killed Chas. Ken
nedy and wife, and Mrs. Eisman and
daughter Cora.
Wis, killed wife. step-mother and self
15-Mob of so men at Monroe, La,
=, hanged two negroes accused of robbery.
20-Two colored women accused of muir
derous attack on white woman killed
2e-Safe blowers robbed Farmers &
Mich. getting 5000 colored man
charged with attacking white girl near
Colbert 1T l. t. lynched at Durant.
Myers, of Kansas City. and Frank Hott-
man, for murder of woman's husband
committed to life Imprisonment
nmGrand jury refused to indict Con-
gresham G.. K. Favrot of Louisiana,
was set free.
12-Thaw jury discharged. being unable
to agree on verdict; Thaw remanded
to Jail, to await second trial.
B-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 night in Georgia on account of at
tempt of negro, who escaped, to assault
white woman.
Nav 2s-Ex-Judge Hargis acquitted Of
Cockrill murder in famous feud case at
Jun. 3-Trial of VIM D. Haywood. secre-
Iary-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 formers daughter, at Hous-
Jul. 2O-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. 16-Will Clifford. negro, lynched at
Maple, KY, for assaulting and killing
TWO Wnlte women.
Sep 21-Frank j. Constantine sentenced
to life Imprisonment for murder of Mrs.
Gentry, at Chicago.
2f-Mrs. Bertha Mund Of Buffalo; while
insane, strangled her three children.
Oct. 1-EX-Sheriff H. X. 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 to
death.
1S-Ex-Banker Frederick McGill and wife
acquitted of charge of numbering first
wife of McGill, at Decatur, ILL.,.
26-Negro at Byron. Ca, lynched for
stealing IS cents.
Nov. FIRED Singleton, negro, riddled
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 $500.
24-Jury in Steve Adams murder trial at
Rathdrum, Idaho, failed to agree on
verdict and were discharged.
Dec. 3-Mrs. Annie M. Bradley acquitted
on charge of murder Of eX-Senaor
Brown at Washington.