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He Stops a Couple of Bullets in Texas and Dies in a Chicago Hospital, Curonco, Nov. 20.—Chares Fitch, about forty years of age, better known in the sport ing and vaudeville world as “Texas Charlie, died from the effects of a surgical operation at the county hospital at a late hour Satur day night. Fitch recently arrived in the city from Texas, having come through with a load of cattle. He immediately sought out John D. Long, proprietor of the Park thea ter, and announced that he was in trouble. He looked ill and his head was bandaged. He further explained that he had been in a row at Texarkana, Ark., while en route to Chicago, and stopped a couple of bullets. A surgeon was called in, and it was found that Fitch was in a precarious condition. His jaw was shattered by a pistol ball, and another had entered his breast, and was lodged somewhere in his body. The wounded man was immediately sent to the county hospital. There an operation on the wound in the victim's jaw was found necessary, as he was in great danger of death from strang ulation, owing to the threat being 90 greatly swollen. It was attempted, but Fitch was unable to survive it. A Sunday Morning Blase. Prrrspunc, ka., Nov. 20.—At about 2 o'clock yesterday morning a fire was discov ered in the building occupied by the National Tubular Axle works at McKeesport, twelve tales from this city. Before the fire engines could arrive the flames had spread so rapidly that it was apparent that the building, as well as several residences adjoining, would be destroyed. Three double frame houses, owned by John Gallagher and William Tay lor were entirely destroyed, the inmates es caping in their nightclothes without saving a dollar's worth of affects. The total loss on all the buildings is estimated at $70,100, en tirely covered by insurance. The axle works was an entirely new structure, only having been occupied two weeks. One hundred men are thrown out of work. A Postmaster Killed in Kentucky, LOUISVILLE, Nov.9.—A special to the Commercial from Williamsburg says that Postmaster J. F. Bradford, of Woodbine, was shot and killed by his brother-in-law, Lewis Smith. The latter, who was drinking, abused his wife, who is Bradford's sister. Mrs. Smith went to her her brother's for protection and was followed by her husband and, as soon as he saw Bradford, opened fire with a revolver and shot him three times, him instantly. In falling Bradford's clothing was fired by the stove and his body badly burned. Klled in a Powder Explosion. Gavuston, Tex., Nov. 9 ¥.—J. C. Lynch, a salesman in the employ of the Hasard Pow der company, of New York, went out to the ee ee Sone Bak hes undred pound a powder was stroyed. He set fire to soma which exploded before he esuki @ safe dis tance, throwing his p into the air and killing him instantly.
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New Albany Ledger
New Albany, Indiana, US
Mon, Nov 29, 1886
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