The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-07-11

Milwaukee has had an elopement under
the followlng singular and amusing circum-
stances On Thursday afternoon Dago-
best "ittig and Lena DrAhota, . gay and
festive German couple, both married, VINO
have been skirmishing around toge'hsTr, ,sv
some time, clipped from this Iyc,h;cn0o.
! bought tickets via Chicago, 90 80 \. pSI
Milwaukee and Sc ram 1i I.,--a
! sdal,b,. An amt sing t"o'uo' 10 aoa"sou
so w. ",,nnsction Two weeks ago Lenas
hasband had Whittlg srrestedfor adultery
While he was in jaIl, however, Drahota
settled affairs with his wife, she swearing
that she never had sexual intercourse with
Wittig and the latter was released, q
noue PrOsequi being entered To-day while
Drahota ana his wife were seated in their
house, hack drove up in which was seat
ed the venerable Wittig. Lena prevailed
upon her husband to accompany them for
ride The hack was then driven to
Cnlon depot, where Lena and Wittig bade
Drahota adieu, jumped abSard the train
and disappeared leaving the "old man
heartily dlsgusted. All parties are respect
ably connected
FoRT MADISON, Iowa, July l2.-On FRI
day evening difficulty occurred between
man named Muncy and Owen Schwartz,
dry goods merchant, III which Muncy
claimed that his wife mad been InsulIed
while IN Schwar1Zs store. The parties
came to blows, each leaving his mark upon
his antagonist.
JOLIET, ILL.,, July l2-The grand Jury
Of this county adjourned yesterday, having
been IN session all the week. Twenty in.
dictments were found, as follows Four
for assault with intent to commit rape ;
Two for keeping open tipping houses on
Sunday two for selling liquor to intoxi-
Gated persons; one for riot three for as
sault with deadly weapons two for as
sault with intent to kill one for perjury
and i've for larceny. The trial of the
criminal docket will be begun Monday,
and continued through the week Among
the indictments is one against Maurice
McCarty for larceny Of go, 900.
EAST SAGINAW, Mich, July IA fire
on Friday morning at Saginaw City, de-
stroyed house and barn, the property of
Ontario. The loss was about "a, 100 in
surance, s., 900, IN the Underwriters of
New York. The FIRE was evidently the
the work Of an incendiary. DIR. c. L.
Curtis, former owner % the property,
Archibald McAllen and Nathaniel Bullock
were arrested, charged with arson, and
lodged in Jail.
GREEN BAY, Wis, July IA dastardly
act was perpetrsted Friday afternoon, be-
tween this city and Menomlnee, Mich, by
a brakeman on the Northwestern road,
named Proctar, by which he administered
a quantity of croton oil to y train boy
named Lucky. Fancying Lucky had done
him an injury, he sought revenge by mix
ing the oil with beer, and persuading him
to drink. The effects Of the powerful med
iclne weakened the boy, and In twenty four
hours he lost fifteen pounds in weight. In
hamation has set in internally, and there
Is but slight, if any, hope Of his recovery
FoRT WAYNE, Ind, July 12.-Late last
night a man named George Hare was shot
at on Lincoln stree, the ball striking him
IN the had, but fortunately glanclng up
ward making serious but not fatal
rsa.s Edward Neuschwander was also
. .ltl ua.n. the bail taking effect in his foot
. ghtiy wounding him. The desperadoes
who did the shooting are unknown, as the
night was dark. Two men have been ar
rested on suspicion, Joe and James Smith,
brothers. The pistol with which the muir
derous attack was made was found ON the
person Of the latter
kEoKUK, Iowa. July II. A man named
Chss. Gibson, an employee of the steamer
Rob Roy, was shot by policeman at this
place, at o'clock this evening. The officer
mad under arrest drunken man named
John Ryan, also an employee of the Rob
Roy, whom he was conducting to the Gala
buOse. Gibson and two or three others,
who were somewhat intoxicated, followed
them up, and tried to prevail upon the
officer to Release Ryan, and let them take
hln back t. the boat Failing In this.
Gibson undertook to yet INN away BY
force The officer warned hlm b. deslst,
and threatening to shoot II he did not, but
ne paid no attention TO 1t, barring his breast,
and daring hIm to execute his threat The
officer drew his revolver aud fired, the shot
taking effect in GibsOns neck, producing
Immediate death. The man never spoke a
word or moved a muscle after he was shot
The affair crea ED the greatest excitement,
and an Immense crowd of citizens collected
At the scene. Public sentiment seems to
be somew hat divided as to whether the
officer was Justified in shooting the man,
Tut IN the present excited condition Of af-
fairs 1t Is impossible to ascertain all the
facts III the case, and no safe conclusion
can, therefore,, be arrived At a cOroner's
jury has neen lmpaneled, and a thorough
Investigation If the affair will be made.