Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-19
CRIME.

THE trial of Frank Hoyden, charged
with poisoning his sister at Worces-
ter, N. H., terminated on the 18th inst,
when the jury brought in verdict of
not guilty The verdict was received
with loud cheers, while the prisoner
wcpt like child
CHAs. BRocKMAR, the son of a promi.
nent Cincinnati grocer, shot and fatally
wounded VIM. Burke on the night of the
18Th inst, after an encounter in which
Burke and his friends had fallen upon
Brockman and beaten him severely.
Brockman gave himself up 10 the proper
authorities.
AT Canton, o., on the 18th inst the
jury found Gustave Ohr guilty of muir.
der in the first degree, the crime consist.
ing in killing, in June last, man by the
name of John Whattmaugh, near Alliance.
Geo. Maine, who has already been found
guilty of murder in the first degree, was
Ohr's accomplice.
WHILE the Grant procession was pass.
ing the custom house In Cincinnati on
the 18th inst, and while the clerks were
temporarily absent, thieves broke open
one Of the inner doors of ono of the safes
and secured from $500 to 81 900 belong.
ing TO one Of the employees. The gov
eminent loses nothing, but it was mar
row escape,
TIE people of Oxford, Mich, discov-
cred that grave robbery had been CON.
mitted there Dec. 12th, and great excite
ment prevailed. The robbers were track
ed to Rochester, where two men with
three bodies were captured The corpses
were all recognized and taken back To
Oxford for decent burial. The citizens
are determined to make II hot for the
ghouls.
james LouAcRE was shot and killed ut
PLAYA, in lllinois, Dec 18th by G. M,
Bennett. 1t appears that Louacre had
been engaged to Benefits sister, but the
engagement had been broken off the day
before lie went to Benefits house
with the avowcd intention of marrying
the girl anyway, but WAS elected. lie
then threatened to kill Bennett, where
upon the latter shot him through tho
head, and the coroner's jury justified the
act.
A DISPATCH of Dec. 18th says travel.
ing man was murdered Mt the Mansion
House at Stevens Point, Wis, on tho night
previous. He had collected several hun
dred dollars, but had, fortunately, depos-
tied all except $3.50 In the bank, and
when he retired that was all the money
he had on his person. This morning he
was found IN his room In nm unconsc Gus
state, where he was left for dead. UYsn
investigation he was found to have btxn
relieved of all his money, which has led
TO the belief he was murdered for that
object only. No clue of the murderer
was discovered although strict search
was Mt once instituted.
WHAT is widely known rs the Chap,
man trial which had been In progress at
Ottnwa, III. for three weeks came TO II con.
clusion last Saturday, says u dispatch
of Dec. 10Th. Chapman, 1t will be re.
membered, WINS tried year ago for
stealing $4,000 from the United States
express company ut La Sale,
Illinois. He was acquitted on
tho charge Of cmbczzlement, and the
press and people fully endorsed the yer
dict Since that time Chapman has been
an extensive traveller, aud expended
about SO, 600 He spent this SUM in about
six months. lie was Swallowed by the
express company, and on the evidence
Obtained lie was re arrested on the charge
ofperjury. When taken into Jail and re-
llcved Of his diamond pin and gold watch,
he coolIy denied his guilt. During the
whole trial he has exhibited great conf
dcnce in his case, alleging that man
could not be tried. for the same otlense
the second time Just II year ago Friday
evening Chapman listened TO the verdict
of net guilty, and walked out of the
court room free man. This time the
sentence was guilty, aud the jury fixed
his time in the penitentiary at seven