The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-10-25
THE NEWS RECORD
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS

Four men under sentence Of death are
confined III ths st. Louis jail, all to be hanged
within the next three weeks.
A dozen of the participants in the re-
cent fatal prize fight at Buzzy Woods,
Boston, have been held for trial.
Nelson Cool. for the murder Of Charles
Whipple, III Little Valley, N. Y, in March
last, has been sentenced to be hanged Novem-
Der Goth.
Rev. VIM. Stevens, a colorcd preacher
of the town OF Hamden, Conn, has been held
Tor trial, charged with seduction and rape on
the person of Louisa Rice, aged 10 years.
Mr.. Ed. Harvey, superintendent of the
arge Smith farm near Paxton, H., has run
away with young women OF Loda, leaving hi
own wife and tour children to take OF
themselves.
Sheriff Baker, Of Wood county, Wis,
while attempting to dispossess Il man named
Courtwri.,ht OF some property he was illegally
occupying on the 18th, was shot and instantly
killed by Cartwright.
Sebastian DETROIT an Italian coal dig
ger at Alpsville, Pa, having outraged a girl Of
10 year, being about to be arrested for his
crime, committed suicide by plungng aprun-
ing knife three times into his breast.
Buliner and Baker, procurers of as
sassinaton, OF Jackson county, H., being
found guilty, were on the l2th sentenced to
Imprisonment Tor % years, \. which Bulliner
cried like child but Baker was unaffected.
Secretary Bristow has directed the
Solicitor OF the Treasury to take legal steps 10
protect the government in the matter OF the
or criminal negligence in the construction OF
the building is alleged
: Thos NJ. Judd of Lee, member of the
Massachusetts Legislature, the Republican
central committee, etc, and one OF the most
prominent politicians of the State, has been
arrested for forging the endorsement of Elizar
Smith to note OF 5 900
VIM L. Hooper, of Nashville, Tenn,
seasoned plate OF oysters he was eating the
= evening of the 10th, by sending a pistol ball
crashing through his brain, killing himself in
stantlv He was - years of age and attempted
70 suicide 10y poison year ago.
At Hackettstown, n. j., Sunday morn
ing, James Kicker shot and killed his two
sons. aged six and ten, and shot at his wife,
but missed her He then shot himself in the
head. The wound is not serious Kicker was
arrested. Domestic trouble led to the crime.
Eli Harvey, prominent resident of
Loda, Ill.,, recently ran away from friends and
family in company with u young girl OF that
place After few DAYS with the girl he tele-
graphed back to his wife asking permission &c
come home and repent, which has been grant,
ed
4 colorcd doctor at Elkhart. Ind,
named Thomas Montgomery, has been arrest
Ell tor procuring an abortion upon woman
who lies At the point OF death in consequence
lie boasts OF having had large practice III that
line and that some OF his patients stand high
IN the social scale
Nathaniel Bowtiitch, who recently de-
serted q Young wife, has finally turned up as
atrst-claSs higamis;, he having acknowledged
70 having wife and two children at Burns
vile, lancey county, y. c., for which he
he was arrested and loiged in JAIL Before
the arrest he attempted suicide with lauda-
mum.
Judge Mitchell OF Quincy. ILL.,. has
been indicted in the United States ,iissric,
court st Cairo Tor forgery. Il is charged tina,
William J.. Newcorlb, ex-lieutenant in the
army, placed in Mitchell's hands claim ia,
back pay TO be collected, and that, after the
claim WAS allowed, Mitchell signed Neweomb's
name toa voucher, drew the money, and
failed to account for it.
- The Rev. Father Lauken of the Ger
man Catholic Church of SITS. Peter aud Paul il
Springfield, H., left that place on the e,l
inst. accompanied by Mary Langemann,
plump German girl. is years old. daughter o
his housekeeper. and on Friday the S,h wa
married 10 her at Cincinnati. He was sppar
emily well esteemed until his elopement, hu
- since then disparaging rimors are circulated
PERSONAL MATTERS.
Matthias Keller, composer Of the Amer
Jean hymn, died at Boston the 18th inst