The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-10-02
NEWS SUMMARY
CRIMES AND GRIMM is,

An unknown man committed suicide
In East Minneapolis, Minnesota, September
9oth.
Samuel Hotchett, treasurer of Maitin
county, Mimi, is a defaulter in the sum OF
$4,000.
Justin L. Mum was murdered ut his
home in Bridsewater, Mass, Sept. 26 His son
is missing.
Ncarcus A. Whitley was hung at Pc.
cahontas, Ark, Sept. ~ for tho murder OF
Locke Summer, last February.
Anthony Blair, colored, was hung at
Morristown Tenn, Sept 26, for the murder Of
Maggie Walker, his step.daughte.
At Boston, Mass, Sept. "a, the jury in
the case Of DR.. Kimball and Madame Good.
rich for the murder Of Jennie L. Clark failed
to agree and were discharged. 1t is reported
| eleven stood for conviction.
Thomas Grimes who lived about 1S
miles west of Dubuque, Iowa, was mysterious
| ly murdered OIL the evening Of Sept. %. He
was returning home from Dubuque with his
son-in.law Jim O'Connor. When they reached
point on the road about tc,, miles from town
they were oycrtakcn by a man driving Il spir-
tied pair of horses. Hc was known to Grimes
but not to O'Connor, and the former left his
son-in-law's wagon and got into his acluaint-
anccs vehicle. Grimes and his companion
drove away rapidly, and about twenty minutes
later OConnor found Grimes lying ON the
road with his head terribly mashed and breath
ing his last. He died about minute after
his son-n-law reacVcd him.
The young iend incarnatc, George
Baumgartcn, who SO inhumanly murdered
little Sandy White ut Fulton, Wis, Septcn,-
Der 70, is now safely incarccratcd in the Rock
county Jail at GAINESVILLE. He was carefully
guarded in the Dane county Jail on the 25th
and taken to Alton, Wis, by the 9:45 a. M
train, and from there to Jancsville by wagon
This route was deemed safer than over the
Milwaukee & st. Paul road. By the latter it
would have been necessary to pass through
Edgerton, where so much bitterness exists
towards him that the officers feared lynching.
Baumgartcn is idiotic looking in the extreme.
He confessed to bcastly practices which give
him hang dog, idiotic look. He says lie
knew nothing till he found little Sandy
hanging in the barn, and knowing he had
killed him finished the work by cutting his
throat and disenrbowcling him. Great credit
is due to Sheriff Phin Baldwin, of Dane coun-
ty, for SO successfully and quickly capturing
the young offspring Of hell.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
The Prohibitionists of Massachusetts
have put in nomination a full state ticket.
Archbishop McKennon, of Nova SEQ
tia, died of paralysis at Antagonist, Sept. 27,
aged g.
The United States treasurer and as
slstant-treasurcr have been directed to pay
government obligations.
Gen. Grant had a gala day at San
Francisco, Sept 23 Guns were fired, troops
reviewed, and every demonstration of respect
paid to General and Mrs Grant, by throngs Of
people.
John Henry Pulcston, member of the
British parliament, sailed from Liverpool,
Sept. "a, for the United States to investigate
subjects connected with agriculture in Amer
ica, in its relations to British interests.
A5vices from Madrid state that the
Spanish cortcs will reopen Nov g. The
Government has received memorial
from the Cuban shareholders asking
for prompt solution of the slavery
question. The memorial states that unless
steps are speedily taken by the authorities
the planters must themselves set the slaves
free to prevent their property being burned
The government has replied expressing the
hope that plantation proprietors will net in
conjunction with the ca plain general of Cuba
in spirit Of patriotism.