The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-05
CRIMINAL MATTERS.
Outrage BY Tramps.

ShlCAoOI hubuo1 o' @hS
Burlington Qowa) special says: On
Thursday afternoon two tramps stopped
at a farmers house near Ironton, Henry
county, and after getting good dinner
from the farmers wife, and learning that
her husband would not be home till even
ing, suddenly seized her, outraged her
person, and left her insensible. They
had stopped the cries OF the farmers lit
tie daughter by rolling her up tightly in
blanket. When unrolled the child was
nearly sufiocated, and died in an hour.
The neighbors are securing the country
for the tiends, but at last accounts had not
found them.
SUICIDE OF A CRIMINAL.
ST. LOUIS, August 3:-Adolphus A.
Perrel, in Jail on the charge Of obtaining
money under false pretenses, jumped from
the upper balcony Of the prison to the
stone pavement below, distance Of over
20 feet, obout 2 o'clock this afternoon,
with the intention Of committing suicide.
Both Of his legs were fractured above the
knees, the bones Of one foot fractured and
the skull indented. He will die.
SUICIDE OF. A DOG CATCHER.
Al the same time last night Charles
Wagmann, formerly n dog catcher, and a
man OF brutal instincts and passions, blew
his brains out st the dog pound, in the
lower part OF the city. He used an old
horse pistol loaded with wadding, and the
entire upper part Of his head was blown
of.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
New York, August 3.-John Christo-
pher probably fatally shot his wife TO-.
night, and then himself.
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.
C. q. Stone, while returning to Hale'S
piano factory from the bank, with S2,05O
10 pay the workmen, was garroied in
West Twenty.fpurth street, and robbed OF
the money, by two men, who escaped in
butcher cart.
STABBED.
ST. PAuL,l MIMI, August 3.-P. Wood,
prominent citizen OF Rochester, Mimi,
was stabbed by tramp named Crowley
this afternoon. The murderer was ar
rested. The victim will probably die.
SHOOTING Hrs MISTRESS.
A special says Edgar Van Decar sho
his mistress, named frankie Clarke, in a
bagnio in Moorehead to day, and attempt
ed to shoot the Sheriff who arrested him,
but the pistol snapped. The girl is in a
dangerous condition. She ia the daught-
er OF soldier in the Twentieth Infantry.
Jealousy was the motive.
WESTERN COACH STOPPED.
CHEYENNE, WY.,Augus, 3.-The south.
bound coach was again stopped four miles
south OF Jennys stockade, yesterday af-
ternoon about o'clock; by six armed
men. As the coach was empty they did
not attempt nny interference, but inquired
OF the driver as TO the movements Of the
treasure coach, which they are evidently
waiting for.
VICTIM OF LABOR REGULATORS.
SAN Francisco, August 3.-Tullis, the
rancher on Grand Island, murdered
Thurslay, ia believed TO have been killed
BY pome member OF the labor organiza-
tion. TnIlis had received threats by let
ter that il he did not discharge his Chi
namen, whom he employed in large NUN.
bers. he would be killed.
ARRESTED FOR MIsAPPRopREATIoN OF
FUNDS.
MONTREAL, August 3.-Charles Griffin,
Of the firm OF o. G. Hobson & Co., stock
brokers, was arrested on the charge Of
appropriating sol 600 belonging to
Rev. James II. Webster, Of Green Castle,
South Carolina. Griffin paid the clergy.
man dividends regularly from the time
the money was received.
"''- HOMICIDE CASE.
MILWAUKEE, August 3.-The jury in
the Wheeler Henderson murder trial re.
tired at noon to day, but up to late
hour nothing has been heard from them.
Considerable surprise ia expressed at the
failure to agree, "a It was supposed the
defense had presented a very strong case
Of justifable homicide.
ARRESTED.
New YORK, August 3.-Michael Hahn,
Secretary and Financial Secretary Of the
ueIunCt leutonlC ShVlHKs phHk WAS ar
rested to-day and held in $1,000 bail, on
the charge Of swearing falsely to the
financial condition OF the bank.
DEATH wARRAslS FOR CRIMINALS.
New ORLEANS, August. 3.-Governor
Nichols to-day signed the death war
rants Of Wilson Childers, Fountain
Banks, Octave Laure and Aaron Carter,
to be hung at Donaldsonville, August IA.
ACQUITTED OF A CHARGE OF MURDER.
CHICAGO, August 3-The jury to night
rendered verdict Of not guilty in the
trial OF Rosso for murder. The accused
proved an abb, and the evidence against
him was considered very weak.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
WEST RANDOLPH, W., August g.
Michael Vim, early this morning, prob
ably fatally shot hia vile and babe while
they were In bed sleeping, and later kill
cd himself TO avoid arrest.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, August 3.-J. B.
Mclaughlin, who was shot few days
ago by Orr, ia improving, and there are
strong hopes OF his recovery.