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Show THE RECORD OF CRIME. A Mississippi Hold-up Lynched A Louis. Una Assassination. Newton, Miss., Jan. 3. Farmer Fox, while returning from Meridian, was held up and robbed by a white man named Sharp and a negro named Rum-side, Rum-side, both of Philadelphia. The officers arrested the uegro and and a mob hung him. It is now rumored that Sharp was later captured and mobbed. Watektown, N. Y., Jan. 3. Fxeite-ment Fxeite-ment continues in this section over the abduction of the young daughter of Braytou Hungerford of this city by a man named Heed. The police and citizens citi-zens are searching for him. and a reward re-ward is offered for his capture. Nothing Noth-ing has yet been seen of the villian. Nkwpokt. Ark., Jau. 3. Louis Sperry and Lent Smith, both colored, were courting the same girl. Sherry called at the houso of the young woman last night, and finding Smith there, called him out and shot him ilc.nl. Sherry fled with a mob in pursuit. If caught, he will be lynched. Gainesville, Tex., J.tn. 3. In a light with threo whisky peddlers yesterday yes-terday in tho Chickasaw nation, two were killed and the third fatally wounded by Deputy Marshal Lily. Lily was dangerously hurt. New York, Jan. 3. John Collman, a butcher who ran amuck with a butcher knife on Seventh avenue and slashed several persons, is held for trial. Amity Citv, La., Jan. 3 C. L. Houye, a prominent citizen, was assassinated assas-sinated last night on the street. The murderer escaped. |