Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-02
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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.
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
daughter Cora.
Wis, killed wife step-mother and self.
l5-Mob or 90 men at Monroe, La,
hanged two negroes accused of robbery.
1.-TWO c9lored women accused of muir
by mob near Stamp, Ark
29.Safe blowers robbed Farmers &
MnS National "a od bank; Of Hanover,
charged with attacking white girl near
Colbert, /. T., lynched at Durant.
Apr. S-Death sentence of Mrs. Aggie
Myers; OF kansas City. and Frank Holt
commuted to life Imprisonment.
ll-Grand jury refused to indict Con-
gresham G; X. Fayrot, of Louisiana,
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
2l-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 23-Ex-Judge Hargis acquitted Of
Cockrill murder in famous feud case at
Lexington, Ky.
Jun. 9-Trial of VIM D. Haywood, secre-
ttaairy-tr r ss Western F,ederstion of
berg. begun at Boise, Idaho.
3O-Judge Loving found not guilty of muir
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 DIR. 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
iT-law.
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 white women.
| Sep. 21--Frank ]. Constantine sentenced
to life Imprisonment for murder of Mrs,
| Gentry, at Chicago
| A-NIrs. Bertha Mund of Buffalo, while
insane, strangled her three children
Oct. Eek 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 tc
1SNEx-Banker Frederick McGin and wife
acquitted of charge of numbering first
wife of McGill, at Decatur, Ill.
| 26-Negro at Byron, Ga, lynched fol
stealing rs cents.
Nov 2-Fred 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 $4,000.
24-Jury in Steve Adams murder trial al
Rathdrum, Idaho, failed to agree or
verdict and were discharged.
Dec S--Mrs. Annie NJ. Bradley acquitted
on charge of murder of ex-Senaol
Brown at Washington.