The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-02-20
CRIME AND CRIMINALS.

Three Of the leading hotel-keepers of
Boston were arraigned in a police court the
the other day on a charge of maintaining
liquor nuisances. One plead guilty, and was
fined $50 and costs. The other two entered
a plea of not guilty, and were fined s75 and
sentenced to three months Imprisonment in
the House Of Correction.
-Benoni Howard, the millionaire match
maker Of New York, has been convicted Of
counterfeiting revenue stamps, and sentenced
to the Penitentiary for five years.
John c. Henry, Chief Clerk Of the United
States Revenue Office at Lynchburg, Va, has
absconded with a large amount Of money, said
to be 100000
Williams, the Cashier of the First National
Bank of Conneautville, has been arrested on a
charge of defalcation. The story that he was
gagged and robbed is believed to be a ruse to
cover up his crime.
The Kansas House Of Representatives, by
a vete of 81 to &c, has passed a resolution re-
questins the County Attorney to take steps
for bringing ex-senator Pomeroy to trial.
Lieut.. Robinson, Corporal Coleman and
Acting Indian Agent Frank Appleton, were re-
Gently murdered, scalped, and their bodies
horribly mutilated near Fort Laramie. 1t is
the belief along the frontier hat the Indians
have opened upon a general war, and there is
intense excitement and alarm among the set
tiers.
If all the charges preferred against a man
Lamed Guss, who has for seine years had
charge of the Soldiers Orphans Home at
Cassville, Pa, are true, he deserves death by
them most exquisite torture ever devised in any
age. Making use of his authority, he has, in
the past six years, debauched a large number
Of young girls committed to his care, some
times using force to accomplish his ends The
details Of his diabolical practices are almost
too terrifying for belief.
The Governor of Missouri has offered a
reward of -, 900 apiece, dead or alive, for the
bandits who robbed the Iron Mountain train.
Rush r. Sloane, ex-President OF the Gin
%cinnati, Sandusky and Cleveland railroad, has
beon arrested on q charge of embezzlins about
$4,000 OF the roads funds.
Quincy, H.. was the scene OF a bank rob-
berry, on the night of the 18th inst, the skill,
GOODNESS, and large booty of which will place
its perpetrators high in the profession Of
bank robbers. The First National Bank Of
that city, one Of the strongest financial insti-
tutions in the Wes', was entered and its
vaults depleted of $50, 600 in currency and
bonds, besides a large number Of boxes be-
longing to private c~itizens, containing bonds,
securities, valuable papers, the value of which
is estimated at hundreds of thousands Of
dollars. The value of property secured by
the robbers will probably reach upward of
half a million. The entrance to the vault was
effected from the top, through the floor Of
the second story of the vault. From the &C
count given there can be no doubt that the
robbers were at work in the bank building
for several days, removing the brickwork over
the vault. The First National Bank is Oh the
main street of the city. and within a block Of
police headquarters, but no one, either OF the
citizens orthe public guardians 80 close at hand
heard the explosion when the safe was blown
open. The officers claim that the s~olyency Of
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