Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-11

n 0tAlfi1 Va VIC
Farmers and Mechanics bank Of Gales
burg, ILL.,, vas robbed by a sneak thief
of over $4,000 while confederate en-
gagged the attention Of the cashier.
A HORRIBLE murder and suicide oc-
Cured at Crittenden, near Buffalo, July
9th. a drunken fellow named Hines first
murdered his wife and then shot him
self. He had previously attempted to
take his wife's life.
AN Indianapolis special of July 9th
says Henry Sweetland, getting into q
row with VIM. Baldwin to-day, seized
musket loaded with bird.shot and fired
the contents into Baldwin's chest, prob
ably fatallyinjuring him.
A ST.. LOUIS dispatch of July 9TH says
William Glazier author OF a book called
"Heroes of Three Wars" who has been
here several weeks organizing a canvas
sing force, was taken to Chicago by n
detective last night on warrant charg-
ing him with abduction for concubinage.
The supposed victim is Mary Ettherick
Of Boston.
THREE murders were committed in
and near New York City July 4th. The
victims were John L. Seymour, cousin
of Bishop Seymour Of the diocese Of
Springfield, H.; George Lisk, who was
shot in a neighborhood row; and Thos.
O'Connell, who was stabbed by former
employe.
SAYS a Nashville, Tenn, dispatch Of
July 4th: John Hall and Burrell Smith,
the negroes who murdered Maj Pugh
at Murfreesboro six weeks ago, were
yesterday sentenced to be hanged at
that point Aug. 8. A motion for new
trial was overruled, and they took no
appeal.
A Dies MONIES, Iowa, special under
date of July Cd, says: Last January
William Mckinney mysteriously disap-
peared from the home of Thomas J..
Hahn, Madison township farmer, anu
nothing was heard of him till yester-
day, when he turned up at Polk City.
During his absence Hahn had been
tried several times for his murder, and
had barely escaped lynching by his
neighbors.
4 CLEVELAND, Ohio, dispatch of
July 9th says Judge Ham
ilton, to-day, passed sentence in the
case of the doctors and janitor, con-
nected in concealing the body Of the
late Edwin French, Esq. Drs. Schnei-
der and Smith, of the faculty were fined
$500 each and costs. The janitor $3.50
and costs.
A GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, dispatch of
July 3rd saws: A report reached here to-
day that Mrs. Emanuel Brogy, living
on section thirty-fve southeast corner
of Kent county, yesterday shot her
infant and then herself. The
woman is dead, and the child cannot
survive. Two other children were
missing and could not be found. The
husband was working in u field u mile
distant.
A New YORK dispatch of July 9TH
SAYS Chastine Cox, the murderer Of
Mrs. Hull, has apparently adopted the
insanity dodge. Yesterday morning he
singed portion of his hair with match
es, and when questioned why he did SO
informed Warden Finn that he waited
to relieve himself of the headache. BY
direction of District Attorney Phelps,
Cox was this afternoon examined by
DIR. VIM. l.. Hardy, the examiner in
lunacy, who pronounced him perfectly
sane. Dir. Hardy will examine Cox
every day until he is placed on trial.
FROM jacksonville, Texas, July Cd,
comes the following; On Sunday night
several young white mon from the town
were III attendance ut II negro preach
ing, five miles distant. Among them
were Spencer Wolf and Robert kilpat-
rick. The two were sitting under an
arbor, when an assassin, concealed in
the bushes with Winchester rifle, fired,
instantly killing Wolf, who fell dead.
Fitzpatrick and Wolf had exchanged
seats, and it is said the assassin aimed
to kill Fitzpatrick instead of Wolf. The
ball also struck negro woman and q
negro man, dangerously wounding both.
A GREEN Bay special of July 2nd
says: The body of n widow named Ryan
was found in II thicket in the town Of
Glenmore, ths county, yesterday morn
ing. Her throat was cut and her face
showed evidences Of being previously
Knocked down with q billet of wood.
| I he body was sixty or seventy rods
from her own house. Up to the pres
ent time nothing has TRANSFERRED to
trace the murderers or show any mo-
tive for the deed. The house has not
been entered.
The Dailg Advertiser of Boston pub
lished July 3rd the story of the efforts
of the friends of J. f. Edmonds, the
! forger, to raise money enough to salts
fy his creditors and thus avert his pros
ecuton for self,confessed forgery. Il is
asserted, but not proven, that the banks
holding his fraudulent paper have
agreed to accept 90 per cent of the
amount and make no appeal to the
law. Parties were actively engaged
to-day in securing pledges OF
money, with the distinct understanding
that he shall be saved from felon's
fate, and will endeavor to raise $4,000
before the grand jury can have time
to find an indictment, in which event
they claim they will not be compound
ing felony, for, not having been
proven guilty of any crime, he must be
held innocent. But, if it should appear
that Edmonds is still deceiying them By
i u;thhnld;ney confession 0f forged notes