New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-08-28
THE WORLDS DOINGs.
CRIMEs IND eRIMINALs.

CRIMES Ind CRIMINALS.
William Wilson was hung at San Fran
cisco. August 10th, for the murder of one
Bartlett.
An incendiary fire occurred at Neway-
go, Mich, August 18th. Loss 5000. Noin-
surance.
Hon. A. Merrill, Jr. Of Orville, Cali
fornia committed suicide August 18th. Cause
financial difficulties
Capt. "A. III. Oates, a tug owner shot
himself an6 wife at Saug atuck Mich, August
10Th. Cause not known.
A Loamie City telegram Of August
18th, reports the conviction of John J. Morse,
for robbing the mail of $4,000.
August 10th. at the Palmer House,
Chicago the room of New York travelling
jewelry salesman was robbed of SIS, 900 worth
ofjewelery.
George Close and Michael Holly were
arrested at the house of a German near River
side, ILL.,, on suspicion Of being concerned in
the murder of A. B. Clark, at La Grange.
Pinkerton's detective agent las found
the whole of the $4,000 worth of jewelry
stolen from the Palmer House, Chicago, and
have all of the Williams who stole it in custody.
An attempt was made in Constantine
pie, August 10Th, to assassinate Gen. Todle-
ben. He was fired on by young Greek with
out effect The would be-assassin was arrest
ed.
A special from Timmansville, S. c.,
says, A. E. Woodruff killed his uncle Emberry
Woodruff, August 18th, in a family quarrel,
which It'll expected will prove fatal to other
members.
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
At St. Louis, August 18th, Joseph P.
Colco1d, a dissipated lawyer, shot and killed
his mistress, Lille Gibbons, and afterwards
shot and killed himself. Jealousy is the sup
posed cause.
Reports are numerous and well con
tirmed of lawless marauding on the Mexican
border. There are almost daily skirmishings
between the lawless, horse stealing, Mexicans
and the U. S troops.
John Ten Eyck, colored, was hung at
Pittsfeld, Mass, August 10th, for the MUIR
der of Mr.. and Mrs. stillman. at Sheffield last
November. He confessed other crimes but
denied the murder of the Stillmans.
Mrs. John Collision was found murdered
in bed, in Deadwood, D. T. on the Goth inst.
Her forehead was completely mashed in with
some heavy instrument. No clue to the muir
derer nor cause for the bautal act discovered
A Buffalo, New York, telegram of
August 19th says: Capt. William Norris, of
Erie, master and part owner of the schooner
John s. Richards, hanged himself in the fore
cattle to-day. The unsatisfactory condition
Of business the supposed cause.
An attempt was made at st. Peters
burg, Aug. 16, to assassinate Gen. Magentcow,
chief ofthe Empress private police as he was
leaving a shop at the corner of Place Michel.
He was fired upon by two persons with re-
volvers, and fell wounded. The assasins
jumped into droschky and drove off,
August Is. Eureka, Nevada, was
swept by a flood, caused by late heavy rain,
causing considerable damage. One man is
supposed to have been lost. A cloud burst
over the town of Austin, and flooded the bust
ness part of the town and many buildings
were wrecked. Damage 100000.
A Berlin telegram Of August 18th,
eives an account of the beheading of Emil
Holdel, who attempted the assassination of
Emperor William, May IL. He repulsed the
ministrations Of the chaplain, declaring them
useless as it would take years to convert him.
Fifty persons, including the officials, judges,
police and twelve citizens attended the excur-
sion, which was generally approved. Official
notice of the execution had been posted
throughout the city as warning. It requir-
ed but single stroke of the axe to decapi.
tate. Holders remains were Immediately
buried.
CASUALTIES.
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