Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-23
CRIME.


18th at Chambersburg, Pa, for the
murder of his wife in February, 1873.
AT Springfield, ILL.,, April Is, bold
robbery was committed at the State
House, two sharp operators managing
to get away with $4,000 from the state
treasury, in consequence of a lack of
proper ratings and guards about the
mOney-draWers.
AT Milwaukee, April Is, August Kup-
pin, convicted..of the rape Of Mrs. Cath
arine Vessel, was sentenced by Judge
Mallory to the house of correction for
term of five years and six months.
John Worden, convicted Of highway
robbery, was sentenced for year and
six months.
A SAN FRANCISCO dispatch of April
Is, says: 1t is now supposed that Josiah
Bacon was murdered by DR.. Daniel P.
Chalfant, dentist. There mas been
some i'll feeling between the parties on
account of Chalfant refusing to pay a
royalty to the Vulcanite company, Of
which Bacon was the agent.
A New YORK dispatch of April IA
says: Madame Berger, convicted of
causing the death, by malpractice, Of
Cora Sammis, in February last, has been
sentenced to twelve years in the states
prison. Her counsel will move for 9
new trial.
A CINCINNATI special OF April IA says:
Saturday two farmers, Irving VIM
and r. r. Williams, while riding home
from the town of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, got
into an alteration, during which Will
liams crushed Winn's skull with a
shovel. Both were under the influence
of liquor. Williams was arrested.
AN Eagle Pass, Texas, telegram
of April 18th says a Mexican named
Muenos, last night, cut his wife's throat,
causing her death, and daughter, at
tempting to interfere, was also injured.
A neighbor tried to arrest Muenos and
was hewn with an axe, dying shortly.
The murderer escaped to Mexico.
A BALTIMORE special Of April IA says:
In Baltimore county on Sunday evening,
Miss Laura Pons, aged II, residing with
her parents at their place called 1.-THE
Promised Land" gave birth to female
infant, and, as seems from the evidence
and also from her own confession, she
killed it Immediately after by cutting
its throat with a two bladed knife
A DUBUQUE dispatch Of April 10th
says: The mangled remains of man
have been found in a hog yard near
Spring Grove, MINI. They are sup
posed to be those of Norwegian far
mer who mysteriously disappeared
about New Years. It is supposed he
was murdered for his money, and the
body thrown to the hogs. There is
great excitement in the neighborhood.
SAYS Baltimore dispatch of
April II: When the train which
left Washington with James Carroll,
the negro accused of outraging
Mrs. Thomas, at Licksville, Md,
reached Washington Junction to-day,
Is or 20 masked men boarded it and
after desperate struggle succeeded in
overpowering the policemen. The pris-
oner was dragged from the train, a rope
thrown over his head and he was
pulled across a field to the nearest tree
and hanged.
A HASTINGS, Nebraska, dispatch of
April 12th says: In the
numbering and burning of two men,
Bean Brown, young man employed
by Oliver, as herder, turned states evil
dence, and detailed the proceedings OF
the murder. but asserted that the burn
ing was accidental. The prosecu ton
has closed. A rumor of the intended
attempt to rescue Oliver, on the part of
COW boys, has brought company OF
soldiers here from Omaha.
A WILMINGTON, N. c., special of April
l1th says: Information was received
here to-day of the poisoning of Martha
Steele, in Brunswick county, by her hus-
band. This morning w. T. Steele, the
husband, gave his wife some pills, pre-
tending that they were prescribed by
her family physician. She was taken
ill, and died tonight. An investigation
revealed the fact that the pills given by
Steele to his wife contained morphia.
A coroner's inquest was held, at which
the husband, seeing the evidences of