Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23
CRIME.

Ar Springfield, H., April Is, bold
robbery was committed at the State
House, two sharp operators managing
to get away with S., 900 from the state
treasury, in consequence of lack of
proper ratings and guards about the
money-drawers.
AT Milwaukee, April Is, August Kup-
pin, convicted of the rape of Mrs. Cath
| arine Vessel, was sentenced by Judge
Mallory to the house of correction for
a term OF five years and six months.
John Worden, convicted of highway
robbery, was sentenced for year and
SIX months.
A SAN FRANCISCO dispatch of April
10, says: 1t is now supposed that Josiah
Bacon was murdered by DR.. Daniel p.
Chalfant, dentist. There mas been
some i'll feeling between the parties on
account of Chalfant refusing to pay n
royalty to the Nulcanite company, of
which Bacon was the agent.
A New YORK dispatch of April IA
says; Madame Berger, convicted of
causing the death, 10y malpractice, Of
Cora Sammis, in February last, has been
sentenced to twelve years in the stat els
prison. Her counsel will move for a
new trial.
A CINCINNATI special OF April II says:
Saturday two farmers, Irving Vim
and Il. r. Williams, while riding home
from the town of Evansville, Ohio, got
into an alteration, during which Will
liams crushed WINS skull with a
shovel. Both were under the influence
of liquor. Williams was arrested.
A BALTIMORE special Of April II says
In Baltimore county on Sunday evening,
Miss Laura Pons, aged II, residing with
her parents at their place called THE
Promised Land" gave birth to a female
infant, and, as seems from the evidence
and also from her own confession, she
killed it Immediately after by cutting
its throat with bladed knife.
A DUBUQUE dispatch Of April 10th
says The mangled remains of man
have been found in hog yard near
Spring Grove, MINI. They are sup
posed to be those of Norwegian far
mer who mysteriously disappeared
about New Years. 1t is supposed he
was murdered for his money, and the
body thrown to the hogs. There is
great excitement in the neighborhood.
A HASTINGS, Nebraska, dispatch Of
April 10Th says: In the
trial Of Oliver. Fisher and others for the
numbering and burning of two men,
| Bean Brown, young man employed
| by Oliver, as herder, turned states evil
dence, and detailed the proceedings OF
/ the murder, but asserted that the burn
ing was accidental. The prosecution
has closed. A rumor of the intended
attempt to rescue Oliver, on the part of
COW BOYS, has brought a company of
soldiers here from Omaha.
A WILMINGTON, n. c., special of April
11th says; Information was received
here to-day of the poisoning of Martha
Steele, in Brunswick county, by her hus-
band. This morning W. 4. Steele, the
husband, gave his wife some pills, pre-
tending that they were prescribed by
her family physician. She was taken
/ III, and died tonight. An investigation
revealed the fact that the pills given by
Steele to his wife contained morphia.
A coroner's. inquest was held, ut which
the husband, seeing the evidences of
his guilt rapidly accommodating, left the
room and fled.
a SIOUX CITY, Iowa, dispatch Of April
11th says, an old gentleman Of eminent
respectability, from Hardin county, this
state, ON his way to visit married
daughter at Iankton, while waiting for
a train in this city, Wednesday, entered
a saloon and drank glass OF whisky,
which he claims Was drugged. He re-
manned unconscious until yesterday,
when ne awoke in low tavern and
found he had been robbed of all his
money and a valuable watch and chain.
The old gentleman was so ashamed that
he would make no effort to apprehend
the guilty partlea.
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