Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-17
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A FoRT STOCKTON dispatch OF the nth
inst says VIM. Tett, of the 25th Infantry
was shot and instantly killed by VIM.
Turner, first sergeant OF Company l. 9th
cavalry, who surrendered himself to the
commanding officer and was turned over
to the civil authorities. Cause of murder
unknown.
A Norwich, Conn, telegram Of Oct. 9Th
says the body of Mrs. VIM. b. Riddle
was disintcrred, to-day, and portions of
internal organs were laken for chemical
analysis. Mr.. Riddle was brought be.
fore court this morning, charged with
murder of wife by poisoning. He plead
not guilty and was reminded for trial
without bail,
A SEDALIA, Mo, telegram Of the 18th
says that while John BoWles was eating
dinner to-day at the hotel in Browning.
ton, Henry county In this state, i.
Gayhart, his brother-n law, entered and
commenced shooting ut him. Bowles
pulled his pistol and returned the fire.
Result, three wounds each. IL is re.
ported, tonight, that Gayhart is dead,
and l}owlcs dying. Cause OF the afiray,
an old grudge.
A PARIS, Texas, dispatch Of the 14th
inst. saws that j. j. Wheeler, editor Of
the Runner, was shot dead this morning,
by VIM. r.. Bonner, attorney. Wheeler
had preferred charges for removal
ap inst Policeman Clark, whom Bonner
defended and succeeded in getting him
acquitted, which appears to have incenscd
Wheeler, He several times threatened
Bonncrs life.
A SUNBERG, Pa, special Of the Sth
inst. says Peter MacMannis, Mollie
Mcguire, to be hanged Thursday, made
statement duplicating Canning and
Rhodes, principal witnesses for the com,
monwcallh, in the murder of Hesser.
The statement says Rhodes struck the
fatal blow with hammer. Rhodes was
tried some years ago for the murder OF
Mrs. Chamberlain. Canning denies the
truth of the statement.
A CHICAGO telegram of the9th says the
general manager the Chicago ~ Alton
Railway has offered reward OF $4,000
for the arrest of the gang of train rob
bcrs, who last night stopped the . O'Clock
train and riilcd the express company's
snle at Glendale, Missouri. A fair
PROMOTION of the above amount
will be given for the capture Of part OF
the robbers. Although the loss falls en-
trely on the express company, the rail
road authorities are determined to pre-.
vent, il the most stringent measures Will
do so, any recurrence of this outrage, and
TO break up the band of outlaws who per.
petrnted II.
a KANSAS Cry spccinI OF Oct. 9th
says the out going Chicago ~ Alton train
this evening was stopped at Glendale, q
small station fifteen miles east of this
city, by u gang of eighteen or twenty
men, and robbed Of the contents OF the
express car The station was compelled
to signal the train to stop, and then The
telegraph instruments were torn out
Stones had been piled on the track. The
robbers kept up brIsk
| firing outside Of The train,
Grimes, the express messenger
was knocked down and the safe broken
open About 100000 were secured, and
the robbers left, going in southerly iii
rcCtion. The agent ut Glendale cannot
be found, and II is not known whether he
was murdered or was party To the
crime. His mother was rendered insane
from fright A special train with a
squad of armed men has just gone to the
scene OF the trouble TO begin search fol-
the robbers. Tho leader of the gnng, a
tall man with heavy sandy beard, has
been seen several times lately in the
vicinity of Glendale. The passengers OF
the train were not molstcd.