The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-17
attending the wounded. The bridal couple
were but slightly hurt.

attending the wounded. The bridal couple !
were but slightly hurt.
JERSEY CRooKEDNEss.
TRENTON, N j., Oct. 17.-Dan. Dickerson,
who pleaded guilty to embezzling $150,OOO
while book keeper of the Manufacturers
National Bank of Newark, n. j.. was sem |
fenced to ten years in the State Prison in |
the u S. Court yesterday. The sentence of
his chum (Wortz) who was convicted of
completely in the crime, was postponed till
next week. The case of Joseph Crowley,
charged with passing counterfeit half
dollars in Newark, N. j., was concluded,
verdict Of not guilty being rendered.
ANOTHER FIEND.
New HAVEN, CT, Oct. 17.-In an hour and
half after retiring from the Courtroom
the Grand Jury returned with true bill
against Edgar Freeman, colored, charged
with rape on the person of little girl seven
years old in Ansonia, CT. When Freeman
was brought into the lobby where the wit
nesses were sitting, the child saw him for
the first time since the assault, and at the
sight she turned deathly pale with terror
and nearly tainted. AS soon as she recov-
cred her speech she pointed to him and
cried THAT is him, mother, that is hlm"
Freeman showed fright, and his fingers
were twisting and trembling.
ANOTHER OFFICIAL DEFALCATIoN.
BROOKLYN, Oct. 17.-At late hour yes
| terday afternoon a messenger from the Dis
| trict Attorneys office of the United States
delivered documents to the various newspa-
per offices here which proved to be the res
| ignation of George w. Hoxie, Assistant
District Attorney, addressed to the U. S.
District Attorney, and written confession
Of Hoxie acknowledging that he was de-
| faulter of various sums of money entrusted
H., ,NTlt in l,n
office of the u S. District Attorney for the
Eastern District of New York, saying he
had lost the money in Wall street specula-
tons, and if not deprived of his liberty he
believed he could return the sums respect
ivelv deposited with him within reason
able time, and exonerating Mr.. Tenney, the
District Attorney, from all knowledge or
blame The amount of the defalCation is
unknown, but is supposed to be large.
NOTORIOUS BURGLAR.
New York, Oct 17.-"Shang" Draper,
alias James Williams, one of the gang of
four burglars taken by the police in their
descent on the stylish residence in Patchin
last summer, was yesterday admitted to
IS 600 bail in Brooklyn. Draper was at
once rearrested by Detective Pinkerton on
a rcacquisition from the Governor of Massa-
, chusetts on a charge of completely in the
ii
could get away with him a writ of habeas
corpus returnable to-day, was served on
him by Ex-Judge Morris, Draper's counsel,
: with an order to show cause why Draper
t should not be allowed to go at liberty.
a Draper was returned to Raymond-street
y Jail to await result of proceedings.
CARVING UP A LAWYER.
J. New York, Oct 17.-Louis Wengenroth
l, proprietor of candy store and ice-crean
IS saloon. ran last nigh, bareheaded and Goa
$. less, into the Police Station and asked to be
e locked up. He said he had just stabbed hi'
2. wifes paramour. Detectives found every
thing in confusion, the furniture and orna
If ments overturned, and man covered witt
10 blood lay groaning on the lounge n nv
= severe wounds in his body and one eye Gu
u out the sight of the other eye having beel
As previously destroyed. The wounded MAJ
IL was blind and unable to say anything, bu
Mrs. Wengenroth, who was carefully at
tending to him, said he was e. o. Ackler,
st lawyer of l16 East Ninety first street, will
yiee whom her husband had quarreled.
IA lll The doctors pronounced his condition
al exceedingly critical. Wengenroth told tn
G. Police Captain that when he was sent t.
to the Penitentiary one year ago, on charg
IS made by Anthony Comslock of manufaC
of Of turing and selling shells containing impur
images, ACKler galileu nlS "lle la'ol U.
apparent efforts to bring about his release
X. lie was discharged after serving his full
ry time of three months and discovered tina
in his Imprisonment lawyer Ackler ha
us been a constant visitor at his house. ii
re met him for the second time or this occf
a sion with the result which the officers cou
see for themselves.
ll55 THIS TINE IT is THE SCHOOL FUND.
IA HARTFORD, CONN, Oct 17.-Thos. Be
knap has been arrested for embezzlin
IL 81 900 from the city school funds. He
81 one of the we'll known residents Of tn
n n city. and for many years president of tl
Ut State Bank For a few years past he hi
been member of High-school Committt
and has acted as treasurer.