The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-10-31
THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR.

AT Boston, on the oath, the jury in
the case of Caroline C. Goodrich and Daniel
F. Kimball, for the murder Of jennie P.
CLARK, victim OF the notorious trunk trau.
edy, returned sealed verdict OF guilty.
Goodrich was convicted Of having performed
the operation which caused the death and
Kimball OF being acce ssory.
BASIL ALLEY, the colored driver of a
transfer wagon at Evansville, Ind, has been
arrested for committing q series Of roberies.
By means Of false keys he opened trunks
and took from them clothing, jewelry, etc.,
promiscuously, q large quantity OF which
has been recovered.
Two hundred men rode into Martins
burg, Elliott county, KY, on the night Of
the Esd, surrounded the Jail, ovsrpowered
the iailor, took two prisoners, John w.
Kendall and VIM. Mcmillan, to q tree near
by aud hat ged them until they were dead.
The men hanged were known 10 belong to
a gang Of outlaws.
AT st. Louis on the 2sd Capt. P. d.
Tyrrell, OF the government secret service,
captured Fred Biebush, A. 8. Thomas and
wife, John Sullivan, Henry Woods, Bern.
hard Bose, and VIM. Whalen, who are &C.
cused Of counterfeiting and putting into
circulation silver dollars and half dollars.
1ScESDIARIEs are troubling the people
OF Bethany, Brooke county, w. Va. On the
Esd the north wing Of Bethany College v a.
fred and totally destroyed entailing a loss
Of $50, 900. The only property saved was
nVe tne oil paint ings, presented to the
society BY Mr.. Keene Richards, of Ken.
lucky, and valued at $4,000. Some Of
them, however, were considerably damaged.
M. E. NORTON, an agent of q New
York firm, shot himself through the head in
San Francisco, on The 22d.
GoTTLIRB NoLLER, farmer residing
near Bsrsa, Ohio, was awakened ON the
night OF the 2Ist by hearing footsteps in the
house. Before he could arise from his bed
he was shot dead His wife, awakened by
the firing, was shot twice on attempting 10
get up, and lett for dead. An idiot son,
who tried TO escape, was shot in the face by
the murderer aud left for dead. The latter,
coming TO consciousness, made his Wsy to a
neighbours, and gave the alarm. Suspicion
pointed TO Lewis Nollsr, son eyed 2S, az
the murderer, and be was arrested On his
.way p jAl the sog confessed the crime.
MIA NVlleEwih:P9ss tbsSiec
.[S:.ths. SaSe:0f Blair, :the New York
bank teller, .tri.d. for killing blS.ceachmau,
4IpIstroRRt 'fhe juSb alter todr dttys asiber.
.aiiod, Mid 4 verdict ef.potRuIIix and The
prisoner was discharged
DENwooD B. and Henry Kinds, who
Il will be remembered were lrrested for the
murder OF Isaac James In the streets OF Bal.
timore In April last, have been discharged
from custody, the states attorney acceptinR
the plea OF self defense.
The malicious misplacement of n
switch on the track Of the Marietta and
Cincinnati road, near Athens, Ohio, threw
an engine and express car OF the west
bound train of the track on the night of the
10th and tumbled them down an embark.
ment. Z. Il. Hawley, express messenger.
was fatally injured. The fireman and e5gi.
neer escaped.
THos. OCoSNoR, of Waterville, la
Seuer county, MIMI, while intoxIca
assaulted Lawrence Vaughn with knife,
cutting him horribly, so that his intestInes
protrudsd. Vaughn died shortly after.
+. l.. BRANTLY, marshal Of Whites
burg, Ga, shot and killed two negro girls
on the 18th. The murder was wanton and
unprOvoked. Brantly escaped.
II. A. MosFoRT, late superintendent
OF the house Of refuge ut Cincinnati, has
been found 70 be defsulter 10 the amou nj
OF $1,000. He admits Il.
Blk negroes captured trading boat
containing Mr.. johnson, bis wife and two
children at Montgomsry's Landing, Miss.,
on The 2lst They FIRST fred shot gun Al
Johnson, two bullets gazing his head, sttin.
Ming him, after which they outraged his
wife, then plup dered the boat and cut her
adril. A passing steamer came 10 the res. |
cue, butthe ravishsrs escaped.