The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-09-04
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
THE CHISHOLM MURDER TRIAL.

Term OF the circuit court IN hemper county
Judge Hamm presidinR The State docket is
.et for tomorrow, when will commence the
trial of the case Of tho State ~. Henry J.
Gully. Virgil Gully, Houston Gully and slo-
cum Gully. indicted for the murder of w. W.
Chisholm, Miss Chenila Chisholm and J.. P.
:;e.' Gilmore on the 29th sf :, AP,i! 1872; The
Thos. 8. Ford, assisted by Stewart l.. Wood
ford, of New York, ex-Attorney General Mer-
ris, Of Vicksbprg, and cx- Chancellor Ware, of
Jackson, Misa. Over 500 persons, mostly
white, are in attendance. While there is no
excitement gseat interest is taken in the trial.
W. II. Gully, one of the defendants. died since
indicted.
AssAssINATED.
Sr. LOUIS, Sept. l.-1nformation is received
of the murder Of Samuel Ham, farmer living
near Roscoe in Cedar county. Three unknown
horsemen rode up to Ham while he was en-
gagged in boiling sorghum and shot him dead.
He was supposed to have q considerable sum
of money. After searching the body and fail
ing to find the money they rode off. Pursuing
but 10 far have not como up with the despe-
radoca. Ham was recently from Kentucky and
One theory is that the homicide was the seq uence
Of an old feud.
KILLED BY UNKNOWN PARTIES.
SI. LOUIS Sept. IA negro named Caaon
was killed near Franklin, across the river from
Bonneville, by vigilants. He has for years been
a had character and recently been guilty of
outrageous conduct toward ladies in the neigh
borhood. Two nights ago party of unknown
men in disguise called Cason from his cabin
and shot him.
DISASTROUS MILL FIRE AT BURLINGTON.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, Sept. AT 6:45 this
evening = fire was discovered in the third story
of the Orchard City mills and the elevator of
Olmated i Cameron. The firemen were prompt
but failed to get at the fire from the stairwaye
and in spite of all efforts it burned to the
ground by s o'clock. The Graham hotel and
Main street, the Union hall block, owned by
| the Grimes estate on the west side Of the alley
| on Valley and Main streets. and the block Of
buildings north on Water street, were greatly
endangered and saved only by bountifful sup.
ply Of water from the holly
Mss1 Tss NH nh' ',ss wa: Of the ss ss "%fssne
! and we'll appointed in all respects. The Gle.
vator works had just been put in at \ cost oi
| about e15.0OO. The mill cost, twelve years
ago. $4,000. 1t contained quite = quantity
! os grain IN store. Loss over e1O0, 900. In
su,ed in the Fairfield, of Connecticut Fire
| mans, of Dayton, German, of Freeport, IRE
insured), the Milwaukee Mechanics, New Yorl
| City, Niagara, Of N. T., Rochester German
Western Assurance, (onc.half reinsured), To
ronto. Canada and Trans.Atlantic 500 each
Lemar, N. Y. 9l ESQ; Merchants, N. ". 81, 900
Etns, n. Y, 4l,250; Adriatic, N. Y, $1,000
| Alliance. Boston, 81 ,S75; Standard, of Newark
$l,375; Peoples, Newark, o., 600.
| SHOT By HORSE THIEF.
! Wichita. Kan, Sept. l.-Richard Stevenson
| United States deputy marshal, was shot t.
death in Kingman county Saturday by hors.
thief who escaped to the Indian Territory. q,
had arrested the thief at Wellington and va,
returning the prisoner and property to King
man. Both the men together with drumme
we're in carriage. In descending sudder
declivity the thief snatched Stevenson's revol
yer and shot him through the breast. He the1
disarmed the commercial traveller and mount
ed the best horse and fed. Stevenson is vel
known in the State. His family were former
ly from Monmouth, Illinois. Two half-brother
met sudden deaths in the State.
| REGULATING POLICE COMMISSIONER.
New YORK, Sept. lat meeting of the pa
| lice board to-day o communication was rea,
from the mayor stating that Commissions
Wheeler WINS indebted to che city $2,1l2 fo
buttons sold and was not entitled to his salar
| until the amount had been made good. Th,
commissioner salary fSr August, $500, VA
thereupon stopped.
| ADMITTED TO BAIL.
San FRANc1sco, Sept. 1.-Charles De Youn
was to-day admitted to bail by Chief Justic
Wallace in the sum of @2,6OO.
YOUNG NURDERIR.
Lou1svnAE, Ky, Sept. l.--David Contrell
aged IL, shot and killed Frank Mcconnell
aged 10, in Caldwell county, Saturday evening
COntrell claims the shot was accidental. Fl
was arrested and in default of bail Jailed.