Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-11
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Jan. 3-Negro hanged at Mayersvllie,
Miss, three minutes before notice that
his sentence had been committed was
received
4-Negro lynched at Midway, Ala, for at
tempted assault.
S--Rolo Steele, being refused loan CT 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,
of Stanford White, begun in New York,
Feb. &-Thos, Baldwin, rich farmer of
Colfax, ILL.,, shot and killed Chas. Ken
nedy. and wife, and Mrs. Eisman and
daughter Cora.
Mar 1o-R, p. Miller of Beaver Dam,
Wis, killed wife, stepmother and self.
l5-Mob of 50 men at Monroe, La,
NJ 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, ot Hanover,
Mich, getting $1,000, C0lored man
charged with attacking white girl near
| Colbert I. r, lynched ut Durant.
| Apr. S-Death sentence of Mrs. Aggie
Myers OF Kansas City. and Frank Hott-
man, for murder of woman's husband,
,commuted to life Imprisonment
gresham G.. K. Favrot, of louisiana
who killed DR.. R. H. Aldrich. and he
| was set free
12-Thaw jury discharged being unable
| to agree on verdict; Thaw remanded
to jail, to await second trial
B-Dr. 0, c. Haugh of Dayton. O., con-
S,Gsed OF murder Of father mother and
| 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
| Cockrll murder in famous feud case at
| Lexington. Ky
Jun S--Trial 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 mur-
der of Theodore Estes. charged with
mistreating formers daughter, at Hous-
| ton, Va.
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; ther attempted sui
eide, but was shot dead
i 22-Karl Hau, young Washington pro-
fessor, condemned to death at Karls-
ruhe, Germany. for murder of mother
| 1n~iaW
27-Wm. D. Haywood found not guilty OF
murder of eX-Gov. Steunenberg.
Aug. 16--Wil Clifford, negro, lynched at
Maple, KY, for assaulting and killing
two white women.
Sep 21-Frank j. Constantine sentenced
4 to life Imprisonment for murder of Mrs.
/ Gentry, at Chicago.
| 24-Mrs Bertha Mund of Buffalo, while
insane, strangled her three children.
Oct FIX Sheriff II. 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
Sex Banker Frederick McGill and wife
acquitted of charge of numbering first
wife Of McGill, at Decatur, Ill.
&C. Negro at Byron Ga, lynched for
stealing rs cents.
Nov. Erred 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 al
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