New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-05-14
THE NEW WORLD.

IHE funeral OF Edith Freeman, the
victim of her fathers fanatclsm, took place
In the Methodist Church, at Pocasset,
Mass, on the 18th. The body was brought to
the church in a small casket by Allen P
Davis, sympathizer with Freeman in his
deed. After depositing the remains near the
altar, Davis announced his intention of ad-
dressing the audience, but was prevented
from SO doing by threats of arrest After the
funeral service the body was taken to the
village cemetery and deposited in a grave,
Davis again being prevented from making an
address in vindication of Freeman. The Ad-
ventists were deeply mortified that their
prophecies that the child would be restored to
life In three days had failed of ful6llment
Freeman and his wife were committed to Jail,
on the Sd, to await the action of the Grand
Jury. They exhibited no signs Of remorse or
regret for the deed they had committed.
In the Miles polygamy case at Salt
Lake, on the Sd, Daniel H. Wells, Counselor
to the Twelve Apostles of the Mormon
Church. was fined 500 and sentenced to two
days imprisonment, because he refused to
answer. some questions relative to polyga-
nous practices in the Endowment House.
AT New Preston Hill, Conn.,. on the
5th. Egbert Cogswell, while drunk, killed his
wife and then himself.
LEWIS CooNs, of Taghkanic, N. Y, in
. fit of jealously, on the night of the 4th, cut
his wife's throat and then his own. The woman
died, but Coons will live.
AT Overton, Tex, on the 9TH, Col.
j. E. Kirby shot John Steele dead, as he
was leaving the church door. Fourteen
years before, the latter had killed Kirby's
father.
AT Galveston, Tex, on the 9Th, j. T..
Young and John Riley attempted to escape
from Jail by setting it on fire. The flames
spread rapidly and both were burned to death.
WILLIAM E. CHANDLER has been
elected Secretary of the Republican Congress
sional Campaign Committee
By an explosion of nitro-glycerine in
freight depot at Stratlord, Ont, on the
morning OF the 5th, several lives were lost, and
$50 railroad cars and other property were
destroyed.
SEC'Y SHERMAN visited Mansfield,
Ohio, on the 5th, and In the evening delivered
an address, in which be discussed mainly the
Election laws. -
In the Miles polygamy case, at Salt
Lake, on the 9Th, the jury found verdict of
guilty. Defendant appealed and was held to
bail in the sum of 5000.
In Philadelphia, on the 9Th, Edward
Z Parr, . graduate of the Illinois State Peniten-
tiary, butchered his daughter, Mrs. Susan
Erwin, by stabbing her In the breast with a
huge knife.
ALEX. COHEN, the fugacious Milwau-
kee insurance agent and forger, was arrested
At Richmond, Va, on the 9Th.
JOHN DoBBs, alias Kerrigan, q no.
torious bank ropber, attempted to sell some
Of the bonds stolen from the Manhattan
Savings Bank, Of New York, some months
ago. In Philadelphia, on tie 5th. They were
recognized and Kerrigan was arrested and
taken TO New York on the 9th. TAX
The National Colored Conference
met at Nashville, Tenn, on the 9th, and or
ganized by the election Of ]. r. Lynch, Of
Mississippi, as Chairman; Robert Nichols, Of
Indiana, Is Vice Chairman, and the usual
number Of Secretaries
A MISSISSIPPI VALLEY Labor Com