The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-27
CRIMINAL.
a Whole Chapter of Crime.

CHICAGO, Dec. 26. Richards, the des-
perado who recently made confession at
Steubenville. Ohio, of a number of muir
ders in Nebraska, passed through here en-
route for Kearney, Nebraska, to-day. He
talked with a reporter and reiterated his
confession as to six murders, but Sheriff
Anderson, of Buffalo county, and Sheriff
Martin, Of kearney, says he was the lead
er OF gang OF desperad0es who have
been doing an extensive business of rob-
berry and murder, and they can prove at
least nine murders, and perhaps more.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-TwO young men
named McFadden and Scott, quarrelled at
Marcelline, near Quincy, Christmas, while
attending a Christmas festival, when Nc
Eaddeu drew pistol and shot Scott
through the heart. He has not yet been
captured.
The trial of Mrs. Mainda Mack, at
Janesville, Wis, indicted with the hired
man, Frank Dickerson, for the murder of
| her husband, closed this morning with a
verdict of guilty from the jury, with the
extreme penalty Of the law states prison
| for life for the woman. Dickerson will be
tried later. He turned states evidence
during the trial, and testified that Mrs,
Mack had killed her husband with stick
OF frewood and persuaded him to help
carry the body to the barn, where it was
placed under the feet OF a horse and the
animal backed over the body several times
to give it the appearance of having been
kicked to death. He also swore that i'm
proper relations had existed between him
self and Mrs. Mack for several months.
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CITY OF MEXICO, Dec 26.-Robbers
attacked the train for Vera Cruz. near Pu-
eblo, on the l4tb, killed The baggage mas
ter, wounded the conductor and escaped
with $27,0 900 OF silver.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 26.-The Cour
ierJ0urnaPs special tonight from CamE
Taylor, in Breathitt county, dated Dec. %
says: Judge Randall has opened court
Three of the Littes and also Alfred Gam
breil, whose Imprisonment is designed I
quiet things, were arrested by the Stat
Guards. More arrests will follow.
PEORIA Dec. 26.-Chas. L. Otto,
ieWeler on North Adams street., reporte
to the police this morning that his stor
!, had been entered by burglars, who had ur
. locked the safe and stolen $500 in none
and $4,000 worth of goods. Entranc
. was effected through a back window, th
top pane of which had been broken for th
\ purpose of turning the latch, Otto ba
Just returned from dance when he mad
the discovery. The fact that the safe ha
been unlocked and not broken or blow
4, open; that the break in the pane of glaE
was so tar above the latch that man
y arm could not reach it.; that the sho'
|, worn by Otto tailed with tracks in tt
q snow leading to the window, together wit
IL a few other minor circumstances, and tt
rS fact also that Otto is largely in debt, le
the police to suspect that be had dispose
of the goods and money himselt for tt
7 purpose of defrauding his creditors, ar
8 accordingly he and his brother, who clerl
- :, for him. were placed under arrest and Il
% % store taken possession of by the sheriff.
~ ~ box containing portion of the missil
~ goods was found this afternoon in an uno
u cupied cellar under saloon next door.
Vi De SoTo, Mo-, Dec 26.-Monroe O.
shot Aaron McFete through the heal
killing him instantly, at festival at t
~ Colored Methodist church here last nigl
ns The murderer was committed to Jail.