Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-27
CRIME.

falcation of Paine
CASHIER Roach, of the Citizens Ma
tional bank. of Washington, was discov-
cred to be a defauiter in the sum of $780,
| 600, Aug. 10th.
FRED w. SPAULDING, city clerk of
| Leavenworth, Kan, turned up missing
Aug. 16, and an examination Of his ac-
counts showed he was defaulter.
IGNORE LATREMovILLE was hung at
Albany, N. Y, Aug. Goth, for the murder
of Catherine Dunsbach, near Cohoes, in
April last.
GEORGE b. DURFEE, arrested at Fall
River Mass, Aug. 10Th, charged with
embezzling $4,000 when treasurer of the
Mechanics mill, plead not guilty, Aug
2lst and was held over for trial.
AT Chicago, Aug. 2lst, the detectives
arrested James Johnson, a Swede, who
last Saturday night killed James Glib
son. marshal of Barry county, Michigan
at Middleyille, Mich. He acknowledges
his crime
DAN. STEWART, for the murder Of
Oliver Day on the 18th Of July, was found
guilty of Granddaughter and sentenced to
seven years in the penitentiary, at
Havana, Ill, yesterday, says a special of
Aug 2lst.
A HARRISBURG, Pa, dispatch Of Aug.
Goth says Jesse r. Crawford, of Blair
county, entered bail today on the charge
of corrupt solicitation of members of
the legislature, and perjury in connec-
ton with the Pittsburg riot bill.
DURING street fight at Nenia, o.,
Aug. 18th, man named Geister, stabbed
and mortally wounded a man named
Myers In fact, he literally cut him to
pieces, producing thirteen distinct
gashes. Up to midnight no arrests had
been made.
A LONG BRANCH special of Aug. Goth
says Five cracksmen seized, gagged
and bound a policeman in the street last
night; they then entered the Long
Branch Banking Company's building,
and made an attack upon the vault, but
abandoned the work and their tools, ow-
! ing to the noise of the explosion.
A MIDDLEvILLEM Mich telegram of Aug.
10th says: Two Swedes James and Pete
johnson, being disorderly, were arrested
in IA saloon here Yesterday. They made
no resistance until they got near the jail,
when they both drew knives and Stable
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hours later. The murderers were cap
tured and locked up.
A CHETorA, Kan, special of Aug. Goth
saws The detail of eight soldiers which
left Vinita, Indian Territory, in search
of Captain Secre st, the mail contractor,
who has been missing for three weeks,
found his body with large bullet wound
in his head, and nearly eaten up by
wolves some eighty miles south of
Ninta, and thirty miles from the stage
route. While there the soldiers were
/ told there was a gang oftitty desperadoes
| in the hills in the neighbOrhood, who
/ sent " ord if they wanted 10 see them to
come on.
/ A SPRINGFIELD, H., dispatch of Aug.
| 10 says terrible tragedy was enacted at
/ Riverton, this county, where JAS Kirlin,
Il saloon. keeper, was murdered. Shots
were heard near his residence about 10
O'Clock, and soon after kirlin was found
/ in a of pool water with no clothing on
save pair of pants. Yesterday morning
| Coroner Elkin went out and held an in
quest. The verdict was that kirlin came
| to his death from pistol shots fired by
one Ben Miller. Henry Collins, an as
sociate of Miller, was arrested as an aC-
cessory, and brought to the city this af-
ternoon and lodged in Jail. Miller is a
! fugitive from justice, but all efforts to
secure his arrest are being made.
A DISPATCH of Aug. Goth, from Vicks-
! burg, says: Yesterday at Gazoo City a
difficulty occurred between James Banks
dale and Henry NJ. Dixon, resulting in
the death of the latter. Dixon, while
/ passing down the west side OF Main
street, was hailed by Barksdale from
the east side, who at the same
/ time advanced to the middle
of the street, armed with a double
barreled shot gun. Dixon halted and
Immediately placed his hand on his pis-
! tol, drawing it. Barksdale raised his
gun to his shoulder; Dixon seeing this
moved toward the stairway, when Banks
dale fired, four buCkshot taking effect in
4 Dixon's side Dixon then fired several
1 times ut Barksdale, without effect.
| Barksdale missed his second shot. Dixon
/ blcd internally and died
I \ ST. PAUL dispatch of Aug 18th says,
the temporary residents of Lake Elmo,
/ a summer resort twelve miles from St
/ Paul were treated to a genuine sensation
between l and O'Clock Saturday morn
ing, the sensation consisting of a raid by
six burglars. The first alarm occurred
at 80, when Mr. Fred Gutherz, cashier
Of the establishment, discovered an out
slider irving II gain an entrance into tho
building. The alarm was sounded and
a thorough search Instituted but with
GU! results, further than to find pair of
nippers in the door After setting an adj
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