Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK

Hezekiah Bradley, colored, was hung at Gal
eston, Texas, May 9, in the presence Of 5000
people for the murder Of a negro named Pol
lock.
Sheriff Bray, of Henderson, Sibley
county, MINI. has offered a.reward OF $500 for
the apprehension Of Fred Goltz who killed a
woman atGreen Isle.
Theodore B. Weber who was shot at Chica-
go, May I, by Mrs. Roberts, died on the after
noon of May g. Mrs. Roberts was held on a
charge of murder. Weber's wife Is In Europe.
Judge- Cody of the st. Louis, Mo-,
criminal court, April %, fined about SO lottery
vendors from $500 to $500 each for selling lot
terry tickets of the Missouri: State Lottery, and
committed them to jail until the fines are
paid. The aggregate of fines amount to
$S5, 900. ks k&$ESE IS
The foolish daughter OF the Sheriff of Col
umbia county, Wis.,, who released burglar
from jail, and eloped with him, was arrested
on the evening of May Q, with her paromour
near Arlington, the girl having donned mems
clothes and cut off her hair. Thus with
ruined reputation and blighted life, the girl Ia
returned to her once happy home, and her
burglar lover to his cell.
A posse of citizens attepted to arrest q
gang OF horse thieves at the house of one Mr..
Person, fourteen miles from Forsythe, in
fancy county, Mo. May 1. The thieves re-
sisted. and in the melee James Cogburn AID
Vim. Bates, Of the posse, were killed, and
another severely wounded. and Pierson, Of the
other side, MORALLY wounded, and man
named Lockhard believed to be killed. The
rest of the outlaws escaped. Great excite
ment exists among the citizens.
At Pocasset. Mass, May l, Charles F. Free
man killed his five year old daughter. The
man Is a Second Adventist and had been at
tending revival meetings about q week. He
claimed to have received wonderful reyela
ton and has not eaten or slept since. He says
the Lord directed him TO sacrifice his little
daughter. and declares she win rise again in
three days. Yesterday he sent word to neigh
bors that he would make the revelation known
and offer an orthodox sacrifice IN the after
noon. number of Second Adventist!
assembled at the house, but the child had beer
killed. The little one was transfxed with {
knife, and her blood poured out upon a table
improvised as an altar. Freeman has driver
every one from the house, locked and barred
the doors, and, having firearms threatens
death to any one who Interieres. Alone with
the dead child, he goes through horrible in
carnations which he says will in three days
result In ''the resurrection of my beloved
child"
A bold robbery was committed a. Moor
April so, at the Work!ngmen's Saving Bank
at Pittsburg, Pa. The book-keeper OF thu
bank had gone to dinner leaving the cashier
Geo. c. Walters, alone. Two men entered thu
bank and one of them, advancing to the lea
counter, asked silver for dollar bill WheI
the cashier advanced with the change in hi
hand he was confronted with a cooked revol
yer and told to make no nose or he would b.
shot. Dropping the silver, Walters seized tn
revolver and succeeded in wrenLhing it from
his assailant, who then Chamber ed up and 60
inside the counter and was reaching TO
money on the counter when Walters openei
fire on him, firing two shots at him and ais,
two at the other robber. who in the meantime
had climed over the front counter and wa
advancing to he rescue of his companion
The strangers, dismayed by the warlike recep
ton, then turned toward the door and fed
The thieves succeeded in carrying off $2SO(
but in their hurried fight dropped packag
containing $3.50, which was picked up on tn
street and returned to tie bank officers, tn
thieves, on leaving the bank. made for tn
river and succeeded in getting. where tn
clue TO Their whereabouts was lost.