The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-11

william Muir. Ferdinand Hertog and Joel
NJ. Hayes, all three doing business as bro
kers, have been arrested In New York,
charged with negotiating forged bonds Of
the City Of -. Louis, City of Quincy, H.,
and Missouri Pacific Railroad. They are be-
liesed 10 be the principals in the largest, most
powerful and best organized gang OF bond
counierfeiters ever formed la this country,
and their operations are thougl1lo have ex-
tended throughout nearly all the States.
The matter Of sereting them out has been
under way for nearly six months. and Il 4
believed the entire number concerned will
be ultimately captured.
II j. believed that ten persons lost their
lives by the burning Of Greenfield 4 Sons
candy factory, Barclay Street, New York
City, on the 10th ult.
A shocking double tragedy was enacted at
FarmvilIe, Prince EDWARD County, Va, on
the .7th. Col. William Randolph Berkeley,
. well known citizen and lawyer, was seated
in his Office in conversation with friend,
Mr.. Alfred Moth, when knock was heard
At the door. Col. Berkeley arose and opened
the door, when he was Immediately
shot down dead by pistol
ball entering his temple. His assassin was
Col. WIN. ii. Kennedy, another well known
citizen. The latter then stepped inside the
office, passing over the dead body OF the
murdered man, and placing the pistol to
his own head, blew out his brains. The
cause Of the murder and suicide was
not known, but IL was reported that Kenne-
dy had on previous occasions attempted to
take Berkeley's life. Both were men so
widely known and generally respected, that
the news Of the affair caused most pro-
found sensation throughout the whole State.
In Brooklyn, n. ". on the 2Gth, Charles
Z. johnson went to the residence Of his
wife's father, Dir. X. 5. Benedict, and asked
to see his wife, who, few days previous
~, had left her home on account, II il said,
Of her husbands i'll treatment. The wife,
with her young babe in her arms, came
down 10 the parlor, when her husband
demanded the child. The wife refusing
10 surrender the babe. the husband
pulled out a revolver and shot his wife a.
she Wa endesyorng 10 escape from the
room, the ball entering her right shoulder
and passing out At the breast. The wound
was serious one, but not necessarily fatal.
The babe narrowly escaped being struck by
the bullet. The parties had only been mar
ried year, and are both members Of
wealthy and respectable families, the wife
being relative by marriage OF the Rev. III.
W. Beecher, by whom they were married.
The would-be murderer was locked up, his
wife making a charge against him Of assault
with intent 10 kill. He Is only about 20
years Of age.
q. Jamison Killed Thomas Wariield In
quarrel WartieId was paying attention TO
Jamison'- sister.
q. A. Bailey. the publisher OF the Con-
gressiondi Globe, died ut Deering, Me-, on
the 18th.
Gen. George W. McCook, OF Ohio, was
stricken with paralysis while eating Christ
mas dinner AZ the residence Of his cousin,
Hon. Arson q. Cook, Of New York City, and
died on the following Friday.
The RockIand County National Bank, Of
Nyack, y. ~, has suspended.
q. W. Gu-tin and w. III. Dessin, two
young lawyers of Macon, Ga, fought duel
with pistols on the 18th. Both missed.
George y. Bigelow, prominent Boston
lawyer, i charged with embezxling $4,000
belonging to trust estate. lie has given
bail for $4,000.
John bonner 4 Co., well known firm Of
New York brokers, failed on the 2st, with
liabilities amounting 70 some 100000; no
assets. The suspension also brought down
the Bankers and Brokers' Association, with
which they had large dealings.
The Legislatures Of New York and Penn
sylyania convened on the list.
Goyernor-elect Holiday Of Virginia was
with public ceremonies on the
1st.
The old Bulls Head Bank OF New York
City l. 10 be wound up. Its capital l. said
to be impaired 10 the extent OF $4,000, but
depositors will be paid in full.