The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-09-04
CRIME.

An account from Clyde, Has, of The
9th, gives the following: For . long time
John B. Robertson, whose residence Is nea,
Haddam, Washington county, has suspected
q Drisooll, reading on Mill Greek, near Wash
lngtOn, OF intimacy with his wife. Recently
Driscoll bought farm near Robertson's. The
old feud was revived, eliminating in . tragedy
on Monday at daybreak. Robertson discover.
ing Driscoll At his residence, fired six shots
into him in rapid succession, one piercing his
lungs, making q mortal wound, another in
the shoulder. Robertson fed, and was captur.
cd at Clifton. Driscol is An ex-convict SEN
fenced to twelve years to the penitentiary for
robbing depot on the st. Joe 4 Denver road.
he was pardoned after serving two years of his
sentence.
A report from st. Louis of the 9th
says: Sam 81. Pemberton and VIM. Roberts
while returning from Gallatin, Ill, to their
homes near Walpole, were waylAid and as-
sassinated. Pemberton had been to Gallatin
to take charge of Q law suit, and while there
had difficulty with the parties interested in
the suit, but nothing serious occurred. The
theory seems to be that the persons with
whom he bad the trouble committed the muir
der.-The body of James Reilly, pork-packer,
who disappeared from his home here last
Thursday, was found in the Mississippi river
about twenty miles below this city, last even
ing.
A few days ago dispatch from Kansas
City stated that VIM. K. Bell, receiving clerk
in the American and Kansas Pacific express
Office in that city had absconded with q con-
siderable sum of money. 1t appears he re-
ceived two money packages containg $1,000
each from the Kansas City bank, addressed to
Wichita. Kansas. on Wednesday, and appropri-
sted them to bis own use, and, accompanied
by his wife went to st. Louis on the Thursday
night train. His wife returned to Kansas
City on Saturday night, detectives being on
the track of Bell. 5000 was dissolved to have
been shipped by express, and was recovered
n New York.
Charles Griden, boy eleven years old,
WINS an ested at Louisville, on last week.
charged with the murder of James Ferrie, q
playmate of his own age. Friday afternoon
while playing, . quarrel took place, and
Charles struck his fellow with . rock. knock
ing him down. He was taken home, and died
the following evening from conclusion of the
brain, produced by the wound. The murderer
was held in $500.
John Meyers, deputy sheriff of Kinney
county, Texas; was arrested by q Kansas de-
tective for robbing an express company in
Kansas of $1,000 four years ago.
L. F. Whitbeck. formerly local editor
of the Deadwood Pioneer, while firing at q
negro, accidentally shot and probably fatally
wounded Mr.. 7. r. Martin.
Saturday morning in Chicago John
Martin and Dominick Cannon had q fight in q
saloon. during which the former shot Cannon
wso will probably die.
Bogus insurance policies are being issu-
ed in Pennsylvania on the defunct Merchants
and Manufacturer insurance company of st.
Louis.
Saxton Bros store entered by unknown
burglars at Madison, o., the safe blown open
and plundered of several hundred dollars.
The city of San Francisco Is in state OF
excitement over the shooting of DIR. Kalloch
by Charles De Young.
The Belleville, H., Post-office entered
by thieves and burglarized Of 600 worth of
stamps.
James Jones the murderer of James NJ.
Cotton has been captured at Williamstown.
Charles Harris was hung at Montague,
Texas, for the murder Of his brother-in-law.
Rickley's bank at Columbus, burglar
lied of 100000 by an unknown burglar.
Samuel Head, murdered by unknown
horse-thieyes at Magnolia. Ky.