BABCOCK, HENRY, of Lexington, Ky., died at Winchester 25 Nov. By the accidental discharge of a cannon fired while a salute was being given in honor of Gen. Jackson's election. He was a carriage maker by trade, born in Northampton, Mass., but for several years was a resident of Lexington. He leaves a widow and several children. (National Intelligencer, 13 Dec. 1828, Submitted by K. Torp)
Chicago Tribune (IL) - 1869-11-23 Probable Suicide -- Railroad Collision -- Fatal Accident at a Funeral. LOUISVILLE, Oct. 22. -- Jefferson Burrows, residing below this city, while [MISSING-TEXT] took up a shot-gun, not supposing it to be loaded, placed the muzzle in his month, and his foot on the hammer, when the contents were [MISSING-TEXT] killing him instantly. Burrows had taken the gun to kill a man who had assaulted him yesterday. Submitted by Pam Rathbone - 2008
Between Oakland and [MISSING-TEXT] Grove Station, on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, a freight train ran into another, smashing the caboose of the forward train and locomotive of the rear train. A Mr. Thompson stock drover, from Mississippi, was killed. Chicago Tribune (IL) - 1869-11-23. Submitted by Pam Rathbone - 2008
At Lexington Ky., yesterday morning, John W. Lee murdered his wife by cutting her throat with a razor. He afterwards committed suicide by cutting his own throat from ear to ear with the same razor. Mrs. Lee, in addition to the gashes on her neck, one of which had severed the jugular vein, had both of her hands nearly cut in two, showing that she had struggled desperately to escape the murderer. Financial embarrassment is said to have brought about the terrible tragedy. Chicago Tribune (IL) - 1869-02-18. Submitted by Pam Rathbone - 2008
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 22. -- Passengers from Lexington, Kentucky, report that while funeral services were going on in the Second Colored Baptist Church, before a very large congregation, the floor gave war killing five or six and wounding ten or fifteen colored persons. Chicago Tribune (IL) - 1869-11-23. Submitted by Pam Rathbone - 2008
Death of Aaron Jones, the Pugilist -- [MISSING-TEXT] in Harlan County -- Horrible Murder and Suicide. LOUISVILLE, Feb. 17. -- Aaron Jones, a noted pugilist, died early yesterday, on a farm three miles this side of Leavenworth, Ind. Chicago Tribune (IL) - 1869-02-18. Submitted by Pam Rathbone - 2008
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