From unknown Saline County, IL Newspaper: DAVIS, Jefferson, death by suicide, 11 Nov. 1871. Motive, someone had stolen his gold. MINGS, James, suicide. 5 July 1879, Motive unknown. BURNETT, Frank, killed by Phil Smith at Walpole, 24, Dec. 1890. McKINLEY, William B. killed by Czoloz. 4 Sept 1901. Died 6 Sept. 1901. ROBERTS, R. C. killed at Dug Lightfoot's in Pope County, 16 May 1897. Lightfoot was arrested and acquitted. DONLEY, Emory, killed by train at Broughton, IL, 9 Nov. 1897. Father: George DONLEY. PORTER, James A. and son Sheridan, killed by cyclone at St. Louis, 27 May 1896. RIGGS, Jessie, suicide at Broughton. Ill health was given as the reason. No date. JOHNSON, Leslie, killed by lightning at Buck Lively's. Father: Logan Johnson. 8 July 1903. GARNER, George, murdered by Francis M. Hosick. 9 Apr 1899. HOSICK, Francis M., suicide by hanging. McLeansboro jail 3 May 1899. MURPHY, Pete, killed by train at Carmi 13 Mar. 1907. Son of John W. Murphy. GRIFFIN, Alonzo, killed by falling into a turnpit, California, 5 Dec. 1907. MINGS, William. killed in Hamilton County? on the Big Four, 27 Aug 1915, by turning his car over. REASONS, William and wife, shotgun murder by Ed Rettinger 18 Sept 1918. RETTINGER, Ed, killed by Sheriff John M. Sneed's posse in Hamilton County, 18 Sept 1918. WOOLRIDGE, Lee, committed suicide after shooting his wife. 27 Apr 1921 at Walpole. LINBURG, Charles, committed suicide, 1 Dec. 1920. Motive was family troubles. LOCKWOOD, Claud, committed suicide, 21 Sept 1922. MANN, John, assassinated by the Schoolcraft brothers, George Hardyman and Marion, during the February term of court in 1886. They served a term of 25 years each for his murder. GHOLSON, Nancy, suicide by drowning herself in a well. She was the widow of John W. Gholson. ALLEN, Ann, killed at Broughton by train. 22 August 1920. JOHNSON, Thomas along with wife and daughter, killed by train at Galatia, 3 Dec. 1923. RITCHEY, Raymond, killed in the Harrisburg switch yards, 28 July 1913. ALLEN, Austin, accidental shooting by his brother, Wesley, while rabbit hunting. 15 Feb. 1914. IRVIN, Isaac, killed by a team of mules hitched to a roller. 10 June 1912. Son of Orval Irvin. MILLER, Fred, young son of Sam Miller, killed at Broughton by a car driven by Lora Dutton, 12 Dec. 1925. FRENCH, Tom, suicide by drowning in a well. 14 Jan. 1926. ALLEN, Cora, committed suicide, 24 Jan. 1914. ------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cindy Pegg