, 1879-08-04

chmc dispatch from Alton requesting his
Station t'a nosieson s s Htu IL monsS Air had
been found, a1.l was placed Under RrrcAt. Ho
Is farmer. and dealer In GrAln, md eAys hd
has plenty OF property about Alton, aid will
not bo at all ineonvcnienccd by hts detunttort.
Minor arrests: Lizzie Smith md three Innates
Jcstel Watson, u colorcd youth, wanted for lid
larceny Of pair Of opera.T1nssea from JOSEPH
May Il Son, pawnbrokcrs: Richard Ryan, wnnted
upon suspicion for larceny BY Detectives Wiley
tian Wedorfsky: Louis Wilkinson, snatchng a
portion Of IS bill from tho t,unl of RoGes.
Wilkinson.
The North Division did not fasl to furnish tts
Usual quota u Sunday wtckedncss. III family
sow ss At No. An West Indiana street, i'atttsk
iasu with razor. Tho Wounds, however. were
nos dangerous ones. 1T MI carly hn.lr n re
m"rning. William Kuntx and Frank l'Iorh,
tM1 dock-toafcrs, we're arrested at
bridge. One oi item nj had iorcca ca cn.rancc to tic
saloon. and wns engaged ID pry!l'G npeh thc
moncy.drawcr, md the otllcf was supposed on
tile lookout outside.
A short time ago the Postmaster Ut st. Paul
not!liod the Special AEcnts Of the tnstolico
hore that the POSTMASTER at Bratncrd, Mfnu., Ind
sent on no deposta for money orders since Tue
10Th ult. He had. however, during that sltne
drawn about 81 ,00J Of n,vney orders, anu hnd
likewise iaied TO send in proper statlp
Agent Chlld, WHO has charge Of the
Offices In Minnesota visitud the otcc and com.
menccd an examination Of thc accounts. The
n,uney-ordcr eas,,.book showed d balancc which
should be en hund 70 The credit Of the Govern-
showed a shortage Of SUI Tic Postmaster,
8. Y. H. Sherwood, vas nb)e to rake up onlr
st}022, leaving totnl cmbezzlemcnt Of e3,y33. lie
was arrested by tic Special Agens last Thursday,
A,nl hold to bal for trial In October at vt. Paul,
wlcro b. was tnken. No examination was nada
into ths nccount Of box-rents. but It Is believed
that still further ahortaga will appear there.
The bondstnen arc repute1 to be amply able to
bcsn matlr by the Special Agent a. to the method
by whsh Sherwood got Into trouble. The olfcu
Is temporarily in chargu Of the Special Agents'
Department.
Saturday afterooou It was reported that
eSt house u fus sg n t ste55e' w. II Msy yyoG nS roe @
Detectives Shea and keatl,lg wcus to Work
upon thc case, md found sufficient to Harsant
them IN arrestit,E tho inmates Of the house,
Mrs Smith. her three daughters. aud Il kuowa
ta!ned that Mr. Smith, the heat Of
s's ,oos ' i'ne 'u upee "sSn IA ea?9se 's 81 q
bell, ee,ng i: implicated xth kon9{sekers 10 get
1urk.dcalcr 10 the South Division: During his
Incarceration hla wife, II is alleged nude money
By leadin.. a ltfe ot s}amc, and Frtday night,
list after Mr.. Smiths relcase, hc went to his
home und found two eaitors having d high old
time With tic women folks In bis passion hodrcw
hts revolver and tired at one of the meu named
john drtljn. The bullet perforated Ills clothing
just above The heart, mid would havo proven
fatal messenger bad 1t not bern Intercepted by
tue folds Of silk handkerchief which happened
to be tightly wad1sd Into lhu bottom Of ono ot
Grillln's pockets. The women, together With
GrIigln anu bis comralc, JoAa Splain, were laak
evening booked at the West Madison Street
Station Us inmates Of house of ill-famc.
Smith left the huuss after tho shuotu1g, und has
not snge been seen or heard lr0fn.