Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-13

down he was chained to a colored gen
tleman, destined to the same place, Il
serve a term for burglary. If Pete
behaves we'll the first three months h,
will only then have to serve eight GU.
of the fourteen years sentence.
A mystery attaches to the death O
Rudolph Winters, a recent German, il
a room in the Aldmi Hotel, on NORTH
Clark street, where he had been con.
fined three weeks. He was, it hap.
pens, of dissipated habits. He wa.
attended by a supposed friend named
Philip Lindt, a recent acquaintance
He died suddenly. A corner inquest
will be held. In a few months he
spent, or did away with $1,000 he re-
ceived from Germany. ASSOC check
was found among his clothes
Chicago's new custom house, like a
great many Federal officials, is weak
of roof, and has been condemned for
repairs, This weakness, no doubt.
was the cause of the swindling for
which so many officials are now under
indictment before the United States
Court.
A great loss to Chicago's select So
ciety is felt in the demise of Mrs. J..
IL. Greer, daughter of j. A. S. Reed,
Esq, of the HaRibal and st. Joe rail
road. She was a luminous lightin her
circle.
The Northwestern Press Associa-
ton has just concluced its thirteenth
annual session in Chicago. 1t was
held at the Sherman House. Repre-
sentatives of twenty-one daily journals
were present, This number did not
include Chicago. j. S. Clarkson, of
DesMoines, Iowa, is president.
Theodore B. Weber, lately shot
dead by Mrs. Robert, whom he had
deceived and deserted, left property
valued at $4,000. His will had
been made a few days before the
tragedy. His brother is sole execu-
tor. Mrs. Robert is still in Jail and
suffering a great deal mentally. She
says Col. Jussen, lawyer, is the man
she should have killed. He was her
attorney first, but after getting her
statement and papers he sold out to
Weber. This is what she says.
Mark Gray, who made such bad
shooting at actor Booth, is in a fair
way of the lunatic asylum. He was
examined by medical experts yester-
day and pronounced insane, and verg-
ing on epilepsy, One sign of insanity
is, he very rapidly added up, correct
", a long column of figures. There
is nothing like being a scientist and
IN expert.
A shooting scrape of an exciting
nature agitated the vicinity of the
on Randolph street, yesterday.
Thomas Shannon went to the Crescent
1eur mills looking for its su~periuten-
dent with whom he had a difficulty
twelve years ago. That gentleman was
lut. Then, by way of amusement, he
commenced a popping at a group of
employees Of the mills. A gen
9ral stampede ensued, not, however,
two shots took effect in one off
he party, Nh. Garnet. Another run
ming up to take items had the shooter
snap twice in his face before he could
wheel and run. Then another employe
zane up, but this time the pistol went
)f, and the ball made the inquisitor
lave thare.' A policeman now put
in an appearance, but when the gun
was pointed at him he Unanswered be-
hind an iron pillar until opportunity
for a charge on Thomas, whom
he captured. 1t was the Iiveliest bit
IF an episode that ever startled Ran
street bridge residents. Fortu-
Mr.. Garnet's wounds are not
dangerous. Thomas is now behind
he bars. Vail, the person in whose
ace the pistol was snapped, is SILVER
yet. Mine Got" said he, 1t
'ash awfuls Two, tree, your glass
,ecr vii nix makes me veil. De devil
nit sich mems ash dat and his eyes
ipread like saucers. This three hours
Ifter the frolic was over.
Weather still cold and business dull,
NAYR.