Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-27
Criminal Record.

COLORED MAN HUNG.
New YORK, Feb. 26 John jackson, cOlored
was executed at Pittsylvania Court House, YIr.
ginia, on Friday, for the murder of Joseph f.
Anderson IN June last. The drop fell two feet,
and his dying struggles continued for over eight
minutes before life was extinct.
sMUGGLISG AT SAN JUAN.
SAN FRANCIsCo, Feb. 2G.-Great complaint is
made by English and Americans that the island
of San Juan, in the De Haro group, to which
both governments lay claim, is used as deposits
by smugglers, who defy both authorities, and
cannot be nterfered With,
SMUGGLING AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Officers Finegan and Driscoll, harbor police,
have been convicted in. smuggling opium from
China steamers,
MALFEASANcE
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 24.-James Gibson,
postmaster at Corinth, Miss, has been re.
moved for malfeasance in office, and colored
man has been appointed postmasterprO tempore.
MCRDEH,
LITTLE Rock, Feb. Pei, r. Bethel, repre-,
sentative from Scott county, was murdered Il
few days since by son Of Ellington, whose
right to the seat in the house had been success
fully contested by Mr. Bethel,
A MURDERER TAKEN FROM JAIL ny MOB,
FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 25.-Aboqt two O'CLOCK
this morning band of twenty masked men en-
tered the city, and, proceeding to the jail, called
to the jailor and told him they had prisoner
to be delivered to him, He opened the door,
when they compelled him to give up the keys,
They then took Thomas Scroggins from his cell,
and carried him away, There was guard OF
six armed men in the upper room Of the court
house, but some of the band had been detailed
to prevent them coming down. Scroggins is ac-
cuSed OF the murder of a negro, and it is pre-
sumed that his rescue from prison was in order
to prevent the ease from coming before the
United States court, the principal Witnesses
against him being negroes.
NOTED CoUNTERFEITER.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 2G.-Peter Mccartney, a
noted counterteiter, was arrested in this city,
yesterday, while epdeayorpg 70 secure the re-
lease on bail OF a confederate named Lyons.
$4,000 SUIT
ELIZABETH, n. j, Feb. 26.-M l.. Marks,
editol of the Elizabeth, n. j., Herald, has COM
nenced a suit OF $4,000 damages against John
A. Wilson Of THIS city for assault and battery
and abusive language.
ARREST OF AN EXPRESS RoBRER.
ST. LoIIs, Feb, 26 Jack Ford, a brakeman
on the Missouri Pacific railroad, was arrested
on Friday at Jefferson City, on charge OF being
connected with the robbery of the United States
express company, in August last, Of $4,000,
and la defaalt Of $4,000 was sent to Jail. Other
parties connected with Ihe Ecebery will probably
be arrested in a few days,
PLEADED NOT GUILTY.
SAN FRANoIsoG, Feb 26.-Mrs. Laura Fair
was arraigned yesterday far ihe murder OF a. +.
CFittcnden and pleaded not guilty.
FOUND MURDERED.
John Wolf stock druyer of Arizona, was
found murdered in the river Of Los Angeles. His
skull had been broken by club.
ARREST OF FORTUNE TELLERs
CHICAGO, Feb. 20 The police Of this CITY on
Friday night made q descent upon the fortune
telers cairvoyants, etc., of this city, for prac-
Using without a license, and arrested several.
Nearly ell we're discharged with a fine of $40,