The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-10-15
THE NEWS.
Crimes.

about cashing the draft when presented BY
one of the brothers, he suggested they tel
egraph 10 New York at -his' expense, which
was done; and from somewliere along the line
the other brother answered the dispatch, thus
satisfying tlle, bank that all was right.
MI: Nelson Mitchell was hanged in Hood
county, Texas, n the 4tll, for murder of two
men named Smith. He had made several
Iabortive attempts at suicide, and the night be-
fore his hanging bis son, JeR Mitchell, crawl.
Ing towards The prison convey a bottle Of
lapdanunA 70 his father was seen and shot dead
by>one of the prison guard.
Madame Forilcyer, a most notorious abor.
ZIONIST Of St. Louis, sentenced to the penitcn-
tfary at Jeht rson City for ten years, escaped
from that prison on the 9th, by squeezing her.
self through the :ransom OF her cell, and has
not yet been recaptured.
In Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on the night Of
the 9Th, the dwelling Of Dora Wilkinson, a
respectable widow, was entered and chloro-
form applied to herself and young lady occu-
pying the same bed. Mrs. Wilkinson was
dragged to anadjoining chamber and out
ragged. The man escaped a. the woman reccv.
cred consciousness.
/; TYhe' fraudulent certificates OF indebted
mess Issued by Phney, the naval pay inspec.
tors clerk at San Francisco, amount to $780,
oO0. The loss falls upon the individual hold
ers Of the certificates and not upon the gov
ernment
DR.. David A. Perry, Is years of age, who
| in his day has been somewhat famous as a
medicine man, has been sentenced to ten
years imprisonment for procuring all abortion
on Margaret Jennings, young woman OF
Elizabeth, NJ. The Doctor served with his
uncle, Commodore Oliver Perry, in the battle
ofLake Erie. Subsequently he studied med.
icine, made fortune in patent mixtures, lost
it, and in his old age was keeping liquo,
saloon and in a small way manufacturing
| matches.
In the San Francisco, CAL, Jail is eirl only
sixteen years old. She is excessively shy and
demure, bushes when looked at by visitors,
and faints when drunkards are brought bleed
ing and yelling into the prison. Her face is
delicate and expressive of retiring modesty and
gentleness. Her name is Annette Gillard, and
she Is awaiting trial for sabbing man four
times with a big butcher knife, aud then
smashing his skull with brick.
In 1873 the indianapolis, Ind, Journal re-
marked that Warner HusSey president of the
FIRST National Bank Of Salt Lake City, had
been wild cat banker in that State. 1t was
mistaken in the name and promptly apologize
I'd, but Hussey sued for libel, claiming $780,
700 damages, and recovered $500 Now the
bank brings another action against the Jour-
nal, claiming $4,000 damages.
4 2 Tn1v;as al,oe J,lr n.u:.
known desperate, hailing originally from New
Albany, Ind, has been taken into custody to
be trieu for murder lie committed in Evans
vile three years ago. He was captured in a
low resort on Almond street, St. Louis.
A Galesburg, Illinois, on the night OF the
7th, the residence of Mr.. Judson, merchant,
vas entered by = burglar. Mr.: Judson attack
ID the man and was temporarily disabled
" him, when Mrs. Jadson attacked the fellow
with chair and drove Linn out of the house.
Then their daughter, little girl, ran five
blocks barefooted and in her night dress, to
bring medical aid for her father.
friar's Point affairs OH October II, were re-
ported very unsettled and agricultural inter
sts paralyzed. The negroes there threaten
70 hang Brown, the sheriff, and Smith, the
candidate for chancery clerk, if they return,
or having caused the disturbance. Brown
was still ut Helena at last accounts, and Smith
at Memphis. Reports from other parts show
great decentralization among the laborers.
About one o'clock on the morning OF the
9Th, VIM. Pemberton, the escaped convict from
the Peoria, ILL.,, Jail, was taken away from the
constable by a body Of men supposed to be
from Forest City, Ill. They fired several loads
Of shot into his body, and not succeeding in
killing him in this way, dragged him to a tree
and hung him. The constable made des-
perate fight for his prisoner, mortally wound
ing one Of the mob. Pemberton cut one of the
lynchers terribly. lie was under arrest fo1
horse stealing.
Madam Fortinever, the highly notorious
sbortionist OF St. Louis, escaped recently fron,
the penitentiary at jefferson City, possibly by
conniyance Of the prison officials with outside
help. The story is that she escaped ly squeez-
ing through the transom over the door of her
cell. Is .'*'.. Il ...' I'D. .a]":rx.
Ar. Eli Harvey, for several years in sharee
OF the celebrated Adam Smith farm near Pax.
ton, ILL.,, has eloped with "a Miss Reno, ILL.,
Harvey lett p letter stating that if any one
should follow him they would do it at their
peril. He leaves a wife and four children,
There was terrible sequel to recent
hours amusement in telling ghost stories by
girls at the indianapolis surgical institute. The
Igas had been turned out, either Intentionally
u by accident. In the climax of a vivid story
one Of the girls threw her shawl over trem.
bling comrade. little rustic and strange
conduct was noticed. When a light was
brought the tact was revealed that the poo,
girl was lopelessly insane. She has rema med
50 ever since:' yet hopes are entertained OF he1
recovery. + Il: ..t, ...a.~I,
| sQuarrels between two B ook'yn tamil
les Of respectabilitv, one named Russell. th-
head being lawyer, and the other Smith. the
head being merchant, resulted the other
day in the arrest of several children for assault
Wien on the trial three years old child in
short dress was passed up tor witness and
discovered to be also one Of the prisoners, the
|disgusted lawyers stopped the case at once,
William gPemb%rton, an alleged horse
thief was lynched by 8 mob at Forest City Ills,
on the 9th, and it now transpires that his sum.
mary execution was caused by his former con-
tedeEates, including two prominent citizens. tt
prevent bis exposing them. T. - s:,~,s. -
The police OF New York have lately G ,uaht
ta6hngp raut youthful comranion of Lam.
'fgam, the pickpocket Who was chased and sho
dead by an unknown person whom he. Ian
lgam, had robb.d Of his watch on street car =
a Geo: F. Heard, charged with attemptin,
lto outrage Two small girls last montl, at Con.