Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-26
Criminal Record.

CHARGED WITH KILLING HIS DAUGHTER
New YORK, July 25.-Peter Mccain, French
man, was arrested in Newark yesterday on
charge of numbering his daughter, who has
been missing some time.
SENTENCED TO BE HUNG.
SAN FRANCIsCo, July 25.-Ramoni Amador,
native of California, who murdered Henry
HiscOck, a hunter, in order TO get possession of
a fine rifle, has been sentenced to be hung.
FORGER SENTENCED.
ERIE, Pa, July 25.-Joseph X. Turner, mem
Der of the bar from Titusvlle convicted Of
forging pension papers, was to day sentenced,
by Judge McCandless, to pay fine OF $1,000,
and suffer fourteen years imprisonment in the
western pcnitentary.
ON THE WAR PATH
LITTLE Rock, Ark, July %. The Osages
are on the war path. On the 18th inst, party
started on an expedition ostensibly for buffalo
hunting, but returned a couple of days after,
with three scalps of white men, and with their
horses loaded down with plumber. 1t is sup
posed they had attacked some train, and were
successful in their raid
GUILTY OF MURDER.
ST. LOUIS, July 25.-The Indian Chiefs Sa-
tanta and Big Tree were tried at Jackboro,
Texas, and found guilty of murder in the first
degree Judge Seward, who presided at their
trial, thought their punishment ought to be COM
muted to imprisonment for life, and Mr. Tatum,
the Indian agent, also used his influence to Sc
cure this result Gen. Sheridan had ordered
that they be held until the final order from the
president should be received. Probably, there
fore they will not be executed Satanic takes
his Imprisonment very hard, and says that his
raid on Wilson's train is the first he has been
engaged in in Texas, and il the whites will re-
lease him he will never make another.
ANOTHER FEMALE FIEND.
PENNINGTON, n j., July 25.-Much excite
ment prevails here over the case of young
colOred woman named Mary Brister, who is
accused of having murdered several children.
The accused is a daughter of Mrs. Wesley Weis-
ner, by former husband. Mrs. Weisner's
children had been left in her charge while the
parents have been employed at daily labor; all
the children have died in some mysterious way.
Two died over two years ago very suddenly. A
few days ago fourth child died. The physician
gave it as his opinion that the child had been
strangled. The circumstances connected with
its death caused suspicion as TO the death of the
others to be thrown on the girl.
MORE DIABoLICAL WORK.
SAN Francisco, July 25.-Advices from
Tucson, under date of July IS, state that sup
ply train in charge of Capt. Ii. L. Smith and a
company of soldiers, en- route for Camp Bowie,
when twenty miles east from Tucson, was at
tackled by band of one hundred Indians. The
captain and nearly all of the company were a
mile ahead OF the wagons. As soon as the rear
wagons were attacked, word was sent forward,
and Lieut.. Theler returned with half of the
company. With these and the wagon men, he
engaged the Indians, and had a spirited fight,
killing thirteen warriors, and losing one soldier
lied, three wounded, and three horses killed.
REIGN OF TERROR,
SAN Francisco, July 25.-The miners league
has begun a reign of terror in Amador county.
Gangs of men, wearing masks, were about last
night, searching for officers of the different
mining companies, with intent TO murder them.
The officers of AmadOr county and force of
men not belonging to the league are now be-
Sieged, but they are determined to hold out to
the utmost. L. L. Hatch, book-keeper of the
Amador mine, was assassinated by the leaguers,
but, before he fell, he succeeded in shooting one
| McMenOmy, leader of the leaguerS. The extent
OF the trouble is unknown, as communication
with the operators is difficult in consequence OF
| the proceedings of the members of the league.
| Hoops will be Immediately ordered to the scene
| of disturbance.
BOLD STREET ROBBERY.
ST. LOUIS, July 25.-About noon, to-day one
OF the delivery wagons of the United States ex-
| press company, in charge of driver and mes
senger, stopped at the mouth of an alley to de-
liver package addressed to party in the alley.
| The messenger left the wagon in charge of the
| driver, and, while he was absent, two men
jumped into the wagon, gagged the driver and
drove Off After taking several packages from
the safe, they threw the driver backward into
the wagon and escaped. A policeman captured
the wagon and driver. A man and boy stated
at the police station that they saw two men
jump out of the wagon with the packages The
driver told them he had been robbed; they offered
TO remove the gag, but he refused. The amount
taken was $4,000 in money and $4,000 in rail
road bonds directed to the Kansas Pacific rail-
road company. The robbers left a number of
small packages untouched, containing nearly
one thousad dollars in gold.