Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-30
CRIME.

A NASHVILLE special of April 22d
states that sewn hundred violators Of
the internal re'enue law were brought
before the cou't there and accepted
Attorney Gen. Nevins' amnesty.
A SIDNEY, Nebraska dispatch of the
ODD, says that Superintendent Voorhees,,
of the Sidney and Black Hills Stage
Company, has .ust finished test of a
burglar chest manufactured by the
Mosler Safe and Lock Company of Gin
cinnati with a view TO beat the road
agents. The test was witnessed by MIR.
NJ. Mosler, president of the company,
}. GREENWOOD, general agent, and 9th
ers, and Was In every respect successful
SO much so that the stage company
has ordered a supply of the chests,
feeling certain that they can now defy
the highwaymen.
a Charleston, South Carolina press
dispatch of April Odd states that in the
United States circuit court it was de-
cided that the Federal courts have the
right to cause to be produced in court
the original papers on file in the Office
of secretary of state, Notwithstanding
the state laws to the contrary, and the
district-attorney was directed to amend
his rule against the secretary of state
of South Carolina so as to notify him
that the original papers are wanted the
court saying that the rule SO amended
would be made absolute.
A ST.. LOUIS dispatch of April 21st,
states that quite sensation was pro-
duced there over the arrest of Charles
Green, a son-in-law of Col. Nat Clair
borne, a prominent criminal lawyer Of
that city. Not long ago Green came to
st. Louis with a flourish OF trumpets
from New Orleans and made society
heave. He led to the altar the beauti-
full daughter of Col. Claiborne. The
affair was one of great moment in So
ciety. Green turns out to be a fraud of
the first water, and is locked up for for
gerry, it is believed, although the police
are reticent, and will allow nobody to
see Green or talk to MIN.
A Jersey City press dispatch Of April
23d says man entered the National
Bank of Vineland Yesterday and ask
to see the president. That officer being
absent, the visitor procededed to tran
sact some business with the cashier.
Happening to turn around for book
he saw a stranger in the vault, sprang
upon him, and after a short struggle,
recovered $4,000 from the intruder
The robber had two companions one at
the desk in front, and another with a
carriage outside. They escaped with
nearly 81 600 The three men were
English, and supposed to be profess
sional bank robbers.
A QUEER and important murder trial
was commenced in lebanon, Pa, on
the 2lst inst. Charles Drews, Charles
Stichler, Leo Zachman, Henry F. Weise,
Josiah Hammd, and Israel Brandt
were arranged for the murder of Joseph
Raber, in the backwoods country, about
fifteen miles from lebanon, last De-
cember. The alleged murder took
place to obtain about $40, 600 insurance,
it is supposed, on the old mans life.
Drews and Stichler are accused Of hav-
ing committed the murder by drowning
the victim in a small creek. The remain
ing four held the policies, and are ac-
cused of having hired the two to do the
murder, promising to pay them several
hundred dollars for doing the Job. All
the defendants plead not guilty. The
following insurance companies are re-
presented: Home Mutual, of Lebanon; ;
New Era, of Philadelphia; Mutual, of
Reading; Hartford, of Hartford, Conn. !;
and Keystone, of Allentown.
A CHICAGO dispatch of int 23d
states that while Edwin Booth
was giving the soliloquv IN the
last act of Richard H. at McVicker's
theatre, tonight. shot was fired at
him by a man in the left hand upper
gallery. Booth sat still till after about
three seconds, second shot was fired,
when he rose and started toward the
left wing of the stage. pointing out as
he went the would-be assassin. The
latter was at once seized, and but for
the intervention of The officers would
have been roughly handled. He states
his name is Mart Gray, that he is %
years old, a dry goods clerk of St. Louis !;
that he has been years preparing to
do this deed and is surprised that he
failed; that his failure to kill Booth is the
only part of the attempt which he regrets.
Gray says Booth wronged friend of
his one time and ne has been resolved
to punish him ever since. He states
he Is from keokuk but is now travelling
for a firm III St. Louis. He was only
thirty feet distant from Booth
when he fired the shot. He mad
on his person, letter addressed to q
lady by the name Of Katie, stating his
intention Of shooting Booth, tonight,