Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-22
THE WORLDS DOINGS.
oRIMEs AMD eRIMIM1Ls.

William Wilson was hung OF San fran |
cisco. August 18th, for the murder Of one
Bartlett.
A Loamie City telegram of August
18th, reports the conviction of John J. Morse,
for robbing the mail of 5000.
A great and bloody riot occurred at
Ottawa, Ontario, August 18th. The melee
occurred between Union and 0rangemen:
August 18th. at the Palmer House,
Chicago the room of New York travelling
jewelry salesman was robbed OF $4,000 worth
of jewellery.
Pinkerton's detective agent has found
the whole of the $4,000 worth of iewelry
stolen from the Palmer House, Chicago, and
have all of the Williams who stole it in custody.
A special from Timmansville, S. c.,
says, A. E. Woodruff killed his uncle Emberry
Woodruff. August 18th, in family quarrel,
which it is expected will prove fatal to other
members. -EEDQI ftn tsGT
On the 18th of August, at Roseburg,
Oregon, William DAILY quarreled with his
wife's brother, J. Woodward, Woodward stab
bed DAILY twice, and DAILY shot Woodward,
both falling dead. sE5F
| i At St. Louis, August nth, Joseph F.
COlcold, dissipated lawyer, shot and killed
his mistress, Lille Gibbons, and afterwards
shot and killed himself. Jealousyis the sup
posed cause.
John Ten Eyck, colored, was hung at
Pittsfeld, Mass, August 10th, for she muir
der of Mr.. and Mrs. Stillman. at Sheffield last
! November. He confessed other crimes but
denied the murder of the Stillmans.
A Sacramento, CAL, telegram OF August
18th says Troy Dye, and Clark his business
partner were arrested for the murder OF q
wealthy farmer J. NJ. Tullis, at Grand Island,
The object of the murder was to get posses
sion of his estate.
Gov. Hampton, of s. G. has Forwarded
to the Governor of Ohio requisition, asking
for the extradition of ex.Gov. A. K. Scott
who lives in Napoleon. He is charged with
, pribing the legislature of 1912, to prevent
, his Impeachment for high crimes and misde-
meanors.
An attempt was made at St. Peters
burg, Aug. 16. to assassinate Gen. Magentcow
chief ofthe Empress private police as he wal
|. leaving shop at the corner of Place Michel
He was fired upon by two persons with re
: volvers, and fell wounded. The assassin!
jumped into droschky and drove off.
On Monday afternoon, August 18th
4 two men were riding into st. Paul, from Lake
b Como. The buggy was upset. and the mel
were thrown out. One was hopelessly ant
insensibly drunk The other, soon after
attempted suicide, by shooting himself will
a pistol, but the wound inflicted is not fatal.
r August Is. Eureka, Nevada, wa
q swept by q food, caused by late heavy rain
D causing considerable damage. One man j
!, supposed to have been lost. A cloud burs
!. over the town of Austin, and flooded the bust
:, ness part of the town and many building
:. were wrecked. Damage 100000.
The express safe, on % morning train
one mile below Winthrop Junction, opposit
e Atkinson, Kansas, August 18th, was robbed
>, by four desperadoes OF $500 in cash. The
pointed pistols OF the heads of the conductor
Express Messenger. and other employees, AM
. forced them to remain quiet at the peril 9
their lives. After the robbery, they cempen
/ ed the conductor to stop the train, and the
escaped in the darkness.
A Berlin telegram of August 18th
. gives an account of the beheading of Em
Holdel, who attempted the assassination c
# Emperor William, May IL. He repulsed tn
l. ministrations of the chaplain, declaring Their
a useless. as it would take years to convert him
= Fifty persons, including the officials, judges
police and twelve citizens attended the excul
sion, which was generally approved. Oficis
notice of the execution had been poste
throughout the city as warning. It requil
g ed but single stroke of the axe to decap
/ tate. Holdeps remains were Immediate
buried.