The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-04-18

children. ONeal sprang to his feet, say
ing, my Godl didn't know the gun was
loaded" He was arrested by Sheriff Con-
nor, and some eight or ten other soldiers
also held as witnesses. The rest Of the
troops started without further delay for
Topeka, the county attorney notifying them
that he would have the entire party put un-
der arrest unless they left Lyon county,
and the citizens stood ready to enforce a
warrant. Justice Bachelor held an in
quest. and the jury returned verdict Of
culpable negligence on the part of ONcal,
who was held to five hundred dollars bail
and committed to jail to await trial,
The Murdered Lord.
1t will be remembered that an En-
glish lord was recently murdered by his
tenants. A dispatch says: The services at
Lord Leitrim's funeral at Dublin, were very
violent and disgraceful. The mob that
gathered in front of the church endeavored
to capture the hearse, and declaring their
intention to drag out tho corpse. They
vituperated the late Earl. calling him an
old ruflian and hereto. They also climbed
over the churchyard and hustled the
mourners and cheered, yelled and hisscd
during the reading Of the service, Several
mourners were roughly handled while en-
deavoring to make their way into the
churchyard, and all of them had to pass out
| by an unfrequented way in the rear to
escape violence. Fifty constables were
present, but were wholly insufficient to
cope with the mob, many of whom were
drunk.
a Heavy Defaulter.
Sanger Chase, treasurer of the Union
Mills of Fall River, Mass, is Il defaulter for
$3.50 900. The banks aud other corporations
are secure as far as heard from. The Union
Mills have been attached by Henry r.
Pearce, a private banker of Providence.
Chase occupied high social position. He
is about 5S years Of age and has been resi-
dent of Fall River since 1922. He was II
member of the House in IS and of the State
Senate in G7 and 6S. Besides being treas
urer of the Union Mills, he was president
of the Second National bank and Of the
Five Cents Savings bank.
| EN-GOy. Moses Arrested.
Ex-Gov. Moses, of South Carolina,
was arrested in New York by a deputy
sheriff. and locked up. charged with forgery.
Moses was arrested on requisition pur-
porting to be from Wade Hampton, COVER
nor of South Carolina, on the governor OF
New York, for the body of said Moses,
charged with forgery; no warrant from the
governor of New York accompanied said
reQuisition and the alleged forgery is that
of name upon ausurious and void prom
issory note.
The Great Defaulter Locked Up.
Angler Chace, defaulting treasurer
of the Union Mills, at Fall River, Mass, was
arrest ut his residence this evening and
lodged in the police station, upon two COM
plants, each charging embe2ziement of
SlOO,OOO. The prisoner was perfectly cool
and said he expected it. His family and
friends made every effort to have him bail
ed, Offering bonds Of S25, 900 to have him
remain at home under guard, but were re-
fused,
Suicide from Remorse.
Edward A. Denier, aged twenty, son
of S. D. Denier, professor of Latin in Nc
Kendreo College, at Lebanon, Ills. shot
himself twice in the head, at his fathers
residence last Monday. 1t appears that
on Saturday evening he became intoxicat-
cd, and yesterday, on seeing the great dis
tress and sorrow Of his parents, caused by
his conduct, he went to his room in a fit of
remorse, and put two bullets into his head.
An Army of Robbers.
The postoflice department has receiv-
ed u report stating officers engaged in try
ing to arrest the robbers who stopped the
train on the Houston and Texas Central
railroad, and robbed the express and mails,
have had to skirmish with outlaws who are
in force. The assistance of the State au-
thoritios has been invoked to capture them.
Horrible Confession.
Sam Steenbaugh, awaiting execution
at Fonda N. Y, on the 10Th inst. for the
murder of Jabob s. Parker at Amsterdam
November 7th, says he committed eleven
different murders, the first when only
fourteen years old, also, innumerable bur-
eldIlcsi IouuclloS anu lHCcuuluTS ITeS Ill
Amsterdam.
Wholesale Thieves.
Defalcations are not apparently az
rested by the experiences of the near past
Chace, the Fall River defaulter, swindled
his own wife in his mad career of theft, and
the principal losses out of five hundred
thousand, were among his immediate rela-
tivcs.
a Gamblers Death
Edward T. Masuett, cashier of the
} fremont House, Boston, shot himself fatal
ly. He had lost the funds of the house at
faro. He sought a compromise with the
} proprietor of the house. who declined it,
J and sent for an officer.
Pardoned for Purpose.
The President has pardoned a man
named Mickey, of Hamilton county, Ohio
who was undergoing sentence for stealing
in order that he may be brought to trial in
another State for murder.
More Mollies,
. The arrest of Mollie Maguires in
. Pennsylvania for participation in murders
} last year continues. Four more were ar.
J rested in Sunbury, last week.
GENERAL NEWS.
Death of"Boss" Tweed,