Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-06-17

One-armed Dave, a scarcely less-noted
villain. The burglars were spotted last
night by Sheriff Mcdonald, of Sioux
City, on the train from Milwaukee, in
which city they had on Saturday night
robbed a dry goods store of several
thousand dollars worth of goods. Me-
Donald telegraphed to the police head
quarters here, and three policemen met
the train at the depot; but the thieves,
catching sight Of them, jumped from the
cars and ran. The officers, however,
overlook them, but met with fierce re-
sistance on attempting to arrest them.
Allen drew a pistol and fired an inefeet-
ual shot at Officer Simmons, who re-
turned the fire and one of his shots
struck Allen in the side, penetrating the
intestines and infiictinga a wound which,
it is believed, must prove mortal. Raggio
also fought desperately, but was finally
captured, and is now in jail. He said
he is wanted in Detroit for burglary
committed there sometime since. About
two thousand dollars worth of goods,
stolen in Milwaukee, were recovered
the thieves having trunks full with
them. The third burglar made good his
escape.
John Beck, a boy eleven years of age,
was attacked this morning by man
named John Miller, who struck him
over the head with bar of iron, frac-
turing his skull and inflicting injuries
from which the boy will die. The cause
of assault is unknown. Miller was ar
rested and committed to Jail.
A CHRONIC PoIsoNER GETS A DOSE OF
HER OWN FAvORITE MIXTURE BY MIS-
TAKE.
CHICAGO, June 16.-A Decatur, Hi
nois, dispatch tells the following remark
able story of wholesale murder, by fe-
male poisoner last September. A. w.
Drake, farmer living near Moamegua,
Illinois, died under suspicious ciIcum-
stances, AMI Mrs. York, his mother-in-
law and housekeeper, was suspected OF
having had something to do with his
sudden death, but no steps were taken
to investigate the matter, and Mrs. York
went to live with son in Kansas, where
few days since she was taken i'll and
the physician summoned to her aid told
her she was poisoned and had but few
hours TO live. Facing inevitable death,
she made confession which exposed to
the world fiend incarnate. She con-
fessed to having poisoned her husband
in 1868, Mrs. A. w. Drake, her own
daughter; two children of A. w. Drake,
the wife of E. R. Drake, formerly of this
city, and last September A. w. Drake.
She then went to her sons, and a short
time ago made a mixture of poison to
administer to him on the first oppoI-
tunity. Feeling unwell a day or two
afterward, she went after some medicine
to the cupboard, and, by mistake, took
the fatal dose prepared for her son, which
resulted in her own death.
LATER.-There is good reason for; be-
lieving that the special from Decatur,
Illinois, sent hence to-day in these dis
patches, giving the alleged dying con-
fession of a Mrs. York, to the effect that
she had during the past few years poi
soned some half-dOzen or more of hel
relatives, was q fabrication, or that il
any such confession was. made it was
simply the rawlings of an insane woman.
A Tribune reporter to-day interviewed
e. w. Drake, whose wife is
stated to have been one of Mrs.
YOrk's victims, and that gentleman
prOnOunces the story without fOuDda-
ton in fact. His wife, he says, died
here, and Mrs. York never even saw her
His brothers. wife, he is certain, died a
ma ural death, having been an invalid
for years previous to her demise, and his
brothers. children died quite young and
at time when Mrs. York was not liv-
ing at his brothers. house. Mrs. York
was at one time insane, and was seven
ty-two years old, and Mr.. Drake is con-
fident that if she made the alleged con-
fession that it was while her reason was
wandering.