The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-07-17

| VOLUME VII.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Over-Issue Of Bonds In Pennsylvania
Strong Array of Insanity Evidence in the
B"ford Murder Trtal-A Colored Brute
Lynched In Tenncssee-Mi
ovER-1ssUE OF BONDS.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July IA. "A special
from Harrisburg says: The State bond in
vestigating committee held a meeting to. day
and obtained number of important facts
which may result in the unravelling of the
over-issue of bonds in 1853. w. D. Boos,
of Harrisburg, who was clerk under Beckel,
state treasurer in 1858, and cashier under
Bailey, Beckel's successor, stated that bonds
to the amount of half million were for
wardad to the Girard bank, Philadelphia,
from time to time. some of which he trans
ferred to the bank himself OF this amount
100000 were negotiated for the use of
the State, and subsequently $28,0O0 was ne
gotlated in London by agents of tho Girard
bank, leaving $72 600 not negotiated, which
he always understood remained in the Girard
bank. He stated that the department never
had any personal dealing with Charles S.
Baker, but dealt with the bank alone. It
will be remembered that a paper was pro-
duced at previous meeting Of
the committee. signed by Baker,
showing that The bank had 800 900
OF the bonds of 1853, when Bickel entered
upon the duties of the Office, and Alderman
Alaurer, chief clerk in the auditor generals
office for many years, testified that prior and
subsequent to McG1ath's administration
books were kept showing number of bonds is
sued and from which coupons had been cut
The books had not been found, but State
treasury clerks were requested to produce
them If they can be found, at Bedford on
wednesday, where the committee will hold
It's next meeting. With their discovery the
unearthing of the over-issue mystery is prob
able.
Cox-HULL MURDER TRIAL.
New York, July 1l.-Chastiue Cox was
placed on trial to-day for the murder of Mrs
Jane Lawrence De Forest Hull. The prison.
er was flashily dressed, looked happy and
chatted innocently with those around him.
The prisoners counsel said he had prepared
chall~nge to the array of jurors. 1t chal-
lenges the whole manner in which the COM
missioner of jurors summoned the jury
panel and selected their names. He then
moved that the panel be quashed. The
pros ecution demurred to the challenge. The
judge sustained the demurrer and counsel
took exceptions.
RUFoRD.ELLIoTT TRIAL.
OwENToN, Ky, July 14.-On the assem-
bling of the court this morning Col. Thomp-
son, for defendant, moved tho discharge of
the jury on account of the absence of records
from Franklin circuit court. The motion
was overruled. Several witnesses pronounced
Buford a lunatic. O.,o witness said he was
insane since the day he was born. 1t is
thought the testimony will all bs in by Satur-
day.
OwENToN, Ky, July 14.-The testimony
for the defense in the Buford trial is being
rapidly pushed through. There we're twenty
nine witnesses examined to day, all of whom
testified as to Baford's pecuIiarities, some
pronouncing him insane from the time he was
born. The defense will probably close the
testimony tomorrow and the case will go to
the jury on or before Saturday.
NEGRO BRUTE HUNG.
CINCINNATI, June 14.-A mulatto, John
Brecknrdgo, Iovertook Miss Mamie Berry,
white, while she was on the way to church,
near Carlisle, Ky, yesterday, forced her into
the woods and ravished her. He was subse-
quently captured and placed in jail. Early
this morning mob surrounded the jail,
forced an entrance and carried Breckenridge
out and hung him OH tree.
STABBED.
New YORK, July 14.-Mike Travis of Ninth
street, Brooklyn, died from the stab wounds
inflicted by Paul Shienly, clerk in the de-
livery department of the telegraph office.
DEATH FROM SUN STROKE.
ST.. Louis, July 14.-Wm. J. Lewis,
prominent merchant and banker, largely in
terested in the Big Muddy Coal mines Of
Southern Illinois, was overcome by heat at
Carondale, six miles below the city, this
morning, and died in twenty minutes. Nj.
Lewis belonged to the firm of Bartholo now,
Lewis & Co., bankers, was president of the
Commercial bank, and was one of tho most
active and influential of business men.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 14.-John B. Il.
SpauIding, telegraph operator, died this
afternoon from sunstroke. Deceased came
from Baltimore last summer as volunteer
during the epedemic.
LYNcHED.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, July 14.-Lucius
Weaver, colored, who in May last committed
rape on Mrs. Howell, white lady, near
Strawberry Plains, was arrested yesterday
and taken to Mrs. Howell's house and fully |
identified bv her to-night. He was taken |
from the guards by mob of 100 men,
carried half q mile from town, and SHOT
through the head, the wound proving NOR
tal
AN OLD MANS SUICIDE.
B1DDEFoRD, Me-, July 14.-R. NJ. Chap
man, aged 81, treasurer of the Biddeford
savings bank, killed himself o-day.
ACCUSED OF DEFAULT.
New YoRK, July 14.-J. B. G. Goldsmith,
treasurer of Peru, Ind, has been arrested |
here on the charge of being dofaulter.
DoY1EsrowN, Pa, July 14.-Barcley J. |
Smith, ex-treasurar of the Newtown railroad.
arrived this morning from Montana in charge
of detective and was released on bail.
KILLED HIS NEPHEW.
NASHVILLE, July 14.-Edward Miness
shot and killed his nephew, J. Mcintosh,
eight miles from this city, Saturday night.
In the affray Miness was severely if not ia
tally wounded in the left breast.
ESCAPED LYNCHING.
Murfreesboro special to the american
says the people of that place are greatly e1-
| cited over the secret removal of Smith and
Hall, sentenced to be hanged for the murder
| of Major Pugh, to Nashville and an appeal
| taken to the supreme court. The prisoners
would have been lynched had the feet of
their appeal been k, own hencs their re-
| moval to Nashville.
DEFAULT1NG TREASURER.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, July 14.-Samuel j.