Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-08-13
CRIME.

The governor of Illinois, August 9th,
offered $500 for the capture of the muir
derers of Aaron Goodfellow.
A NEWPORT, Pa, dispatch of Aug. 18th
says: W. X. Miller, of Harrisburg, was
shot dead, to-day, by S. E. Albright.
Both were paying attentions the same
young woman, and met at her house.
A BURLINGTON, Vermont, dispatch of
Aug 4th says Edward p. Paige, for
merly chief clerk of the Vermont Central
Railroad eight office has been arrested
on a charge of embezzling $4,000.
AARON GooDFELLow, a prominent and
highly esteemed citizen of Bloomington,
Ill, was mysteriously assassinated Aug.
9Th. The city was wild with excitement
over the case.
The state department at Washington
received Aug. 4th communication
from United State Consul Sprague, of
Gibraltar, giving details of an attempt
by brigands to extort money from him,
under threat of murder. The scheme
had been thwarted but the consul asks
for protection.
THREE wife murders were committed
Aug. 9th. Charles Ballet, a livery-stable
keeper, at Middleton, Ohio, shot and
klllSu Ills WIG, dUu lLl uCuldIcly alter
ward placed the revolver to his own head
and fired, dying instantly. Ballet was a
drunkard, and his wife Lad petitioned for
a divorce, which angered him and caused
the tragedy.
A NAN named VIM Brown attempted
to shoot Gen. Badger, collector of the New
Orleans custom house, Aug. 4th. The
general narrowly escaped with Ills life
brown 10 n ri CT
his attempt at murder is thought to have
been made in a spirit of revenge for not
having received an appointment from the
collector.
A DENVER, Col, dispatch of Aug, 18th
says: Thos. E. Beeves, son of Sir Thos
Beeves, baronet of Norfolk, England
suicided here last night, by taking NOR
phine. The body was found in his room
this morning; he left a letter saying he
had misspent his life; that he had
Bright's disease of the kidneys; he was
very despondent was &c years old and
had been away from home about a year
A DISPATCH of Aug. 9th says Dr. Jas
L. Roberts, highly respected citizen
of Melville, Ray county, Mo-, while sit
ting in the store of G. D. Crovens, Mon
day eve ming, was accosted by DR.. J. L.
Reyes and charged with talking about
his (Keyes) family. Roberts denied the
charges, whereupon Reyes called him a
liar, drew revolver and shot him twice
through the body, killing him. He then
mounted horse and escaped. Roberts
was over 60 years old, while Reyes is
about 80 and addicted to drink
A MOST astonishing murder and suicide
occurred at 81 Polk street, Chicago, Aug
9th. Solomon Sem, partner in the firm
of Schello, Kossmen s. Sem, iron found
ers, shot the foreman of the firm, Conrad
Engelman, through the head, and then
after swapping the revolver at his own
head, retired into his private office, and
cut his throat from ear to ear, with knife.
Both men leave families, were sober
and industrious, and not quarrelsome
Sem was wealthy and Engleman poor.
The quarrel was about a cast which
Sem claimed was being spoiled by
Engleman. The latter denied this and
after resigning his position on the spot
and being paid off, Sem reiterated his
charge. Engleman gave him the lie, and
the double tragedy was at once enacted.