The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-01-02

Jan. 3-Negro hanged at Mayersville.
Miss. three minutes before notice that
his sentence had been committed was
received.
Allegro lynched at Midway, Ala. for at
tempted assault.
5-Rollo Steele, being refused loan OF S.
900 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. 2-Thos. Baldwin, rich farmer of
Colfax, Ill, shot and killed Chas. Ken
nedy and wife. and Mrs. Eisman and
Mar. io|R. P. Miller of Beaver Dam.
Wis. killed wife. stepmother and self.
l5-Mob of 80 men at Monroe, La.
hanged two negroes accused of robbery.
20-Two colored women accused Of muir
derous attack on white woman killed
by mob near Stamp. Ark.
29-Safe blowers robbed Farmers &
Mich. getting 5000. Colored man
charged with attacking white girl near
Colbert l. T. lynched at Durant. ,.
Myers. of Kansas City. and Frank Holt
man. for murder of woman's husband.
:, commuted to life Imprisonment.
gresham G. X. Favrot, of Louisiana.
who killed DR.. r. II. Aldrich. and he
set free.
II Thaw jury discharged. being unable
to agree on verdict; Thaw remanded
to jail. to await second trial
lS-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 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. S"Trial Of VIM. D. Haywood. secre-
tary-treasurer Western Federation of
Miners, for murder of exGov. Steunen-
berg, begun at Boise. Idaho.
3o-Judge Loving found not guilty OF muir
der of Theodore Estes. charged with
mistreatng formers daughter, at Hous-
Jul. 2o-Jas Hargis. acquitted Of charge
OF completely In murder OF DR.. b. ID.
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 l6-Will Clifford. negro. lynched at
Maple. Ky, for assaulting and killing
Sep 2l-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. lex Sheriff II. X: Brown. of Baker
City, Ore. killed by bomb.
5-wm. Burns, colored, who shot police police,
jail by mob. and shot and kicked to
death. .
sex Banker Frederick McGill and wife
acquitted OF charge OF numbering first
wife of McGill, at Decatur, Ill.
26-Negro at Byron. Ga, lynched for
stealing rs 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 S-Mrs. Annie NJ. Bradley acquitted
on charge of murder OF ex-Senaor
Brown at Washington.