The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-22
THE NEWS.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

in an out house.
The rear portion of the City Hotel at
Lynchburg, Va, fell Wednesday, killing
Mrs. A. l.. Brown and negro enid, and
severely injuring several others
Brown, the wife murderer, IN Moyan-
neering prison, Philadelphia, IS dying
from extrome remorse. lie killed MS
wife in a moment of mad jealousy.
Billy Welch, of Chicago, for the muir
der Of James Devlin, some months ago,
has been adudged guilty, and sentenced
to ten years in the States prison.
Rev. Mr.. Bott, Baptist minister OF
Philadelphia, accused of improper nti-
macy with numerous women, has been
declared not guilty by his church.
In Delhi, H., during last week, two
wives left their husbands, and third
ran away with dry goods clerk. Delhi
is small place, and IS naturally excited
by so much scandal.
The trial of State Auditor Clinton. of
Louisiana. charged with mlsapproFrla-
ton of $34,00 of State funds IN IVA,
has been commenced before the Superior
Court of New Orleans.
Since John d. Lee has begun writing
his statement concerning the Mountain
Meadow massacre, number OF the wit.
nesses who were collected at Beaver have
become alarmed and fled.
Cortina's arrest has not ended the
Texas Mexican border troubles. The
creaser cattle thieves and murderers are
still operating and the Texans along the
border are ready to carry the war over
the Rio Grande.
The United States grand jury, in ses-
sion in Chicago, have found indictments
AGAINST twenty persons for connection
with the so-caled whisky frauds, but
their names will not be divulged until the
arrests are made.
VIM. O. Avery, chief clerk in the
Treasury Department at Washington, is
one of the thirty persons who have been
indicted by grand jury at St. Louis on
account of fraudulent transactions with
the whisky ring.
Sharkev, the fugitive murderer, is con
fined i'll Moro Castle, Havana, the Cap
tain General Of Cuba having decided TO
hold him until the Madrid government
decides whether he shall be urlendered
to the United States.
George N. jackson, the swindler and
defaulter of Louisville, lived beyond his
means, and so came TO grief. On a sal
airy of So, 900 year he lived at the rate
of 5000 year, and at last had to bal
an ce his accounts by dying.
At Lodi, Wis, on the night of the 5th
John and Robert Dawson broke into the
store Of VIM. Travis and stole $65. Search
being made for the robbers by the villag,
ers, they were found III woods near by
and both shot, one fatally. Travis is said
to be the one who did the shooting.
Henry c. Spencer, alias John Gala
CHER, young desperado, shot and killed
a man named Clint. Cook, railroad en-
ploYee, in a house of ill-fame on South
Clark street, Chicago, Wednesday after
noon, after being Knocked down by Cook.
A brute named Thomas Lavale, living
in East st. Louis, about a month ago
outraged the person Of his little step
daughter, nine years old. Tuesday night,
the 18th, he was caught by the mother in
the act Of repeating the Infamous act,
and next morning was arrested and sent
to the St. Clair county jail.
Six men are under arrest for the Van
dalia train robbery and murder, and two
more will be taken. These eight cOnsti-
tute the gang against whom the detec-
tives claim to have convincing evidence
and include Jack Cochran and Ashbury
Edwards, the occupants of the lonely
shanty at Long Point, who have been des-
ignated as saloon keepers.
On the streets OF Quincy, Ill, at two
O'Clock on the morning of the 18th, the
American express wagon, returning from
railway depot, was halted by three
armed men, who presented revolvers at
the drivers head and then proceeded to
examine the wagon. Finding that the
wagon was empty they suffered the dri.
yer to proceed without harm.
A young merchant IN Detroit agreed to
pay $500 to man named Gonzales for
$4,000 in counterfeit 81 notes. Having
received the $500 Gonzales rushed off to
Toledo, leaving the merchant lamenting.
Gonzales is still III Toledo, though an
effort is to be made to procure his arrest
and return to Detroit to answer to his
victim for the $500 OF which he so easily
Swindled him.
Daniel Savage of Peru, Ind, had some
trouble with Chas. Rothburn, a bar-ten-
last week Savage called upon Rothburn
for drink and was refused. Then came
offensive words, following which Rothburn
placed the muzzle of his revolver against
Savage's neck and fired. Savage'S death
resulted on Saturday and Rothburn will
probably be legally killed next winter.
Friday night, the 9th. Mrs. Cassidy,
living nine miles south of Cantril, Iowa,
was struck by lightning and instantly
killed. She was sitting at a table, and
her husband was lighting a lamp. The
shaft tore a hole through the logs of the
house. Mrs. Cassidy was not marked a
particle by the electricity, and her hus-
band felt no shock. The light was put
out. and when it was re-lit the wife was
found to be dead.
The following persons who were before
the I. ). district court Of St. Louis were ar.
rested on the 18th, under indictments in
the whisky cases, and were bailed in sums
ranging from Il, 600 to $4,000: T. W.
RpltrOap Edwin w Hara II