The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-30

Williams, and shot him In the forehead, killing
him instantly.
CHARLES II. HARDEN was hanged at Delaes-
sus, st. Francis county, Mo-, on the 2Sd, for
numbering Robert Ferguson at locality called
Hogoye, on the night Of the 10th OF last Octo-
Der.
DANIEL PICKETT was killed and James Lanch
and Daniel Jennison fatally wounded III at
tempting to resist arrest by Constable Stanton
after saloon row ut Alpine, COL, on the night
of tho 10th. Tho constable did the shooting.
OK tho 2lst George Duncan, living In Ohio
township, near Wichita, Ks., was found on the
prairie with hs throat cut. He lived alone, and
but little doubt IL entertained Of foul murder.
The mysterious death OF George Frederick,
at Peoria, ILL.,, has been decided by the coroner's
Jury to have been caused by poison administered
by Clarissa Edmunds and Anna Iiyers.
julius METzIER, young German, committed
suicide at Chicago, on the I'D, by taking arson-
ic. His motive IL unknown.
GEORGE FRANKLIN FAuLKs was arrested ut
Springfield, ILL.,, Oh the Goth, for bigamy. A
year ago he married Ida sayidgc, daughter OF q
widow in Clinton. ILL.,, brought her 10 Spring.
field and deserted her. II has since been learned
that Faulks has wife in Mount Auburn, one
near Champaign, one at Williamsyilie, ono
Harrisburg, Pa, where he has been wanted for
forgery, arson, ETC., for some years.
DAVID BoNNELI, Sylvanus Reynolds, Lafayette
Ingersoll, Neva Ingersoll, Frederick Ingersoll,
Crank Gibson, Lucy Ingesoll, Ina Ingersoll
and Layina Look were arrested at Oswego, on
the 2lst, while manufacturing spurious coin.
Metals dicS, acids, etc, besides 300 III counter
felt American and Canada coin, were seized.
On the 2lst two prisoners, Patrick Guilfoil,
alias Manning, and Edward Connolly, became
involved III quarrel in the hall Of Newport,
Ky, Jail. In the heat Of anger Connolly drew
a razor and made nj Guilfoil aud seized him
by the throat. Tho latter succeeded IN wrest-
ing the razor from Connelly's hand and with
ono desperate slash across his throat almost
severed Connellys head from his body. The
jugular vein was completely severed and death
followed instantly.
LOWS BRAY, n Philadelphia drummer, sui
cided ut Murfrecsboro, Tenn, on tho 20th taxi
ing laudanum. Trouble with woman was the
cause.
The grand jury at Harrisburg, Pa, on the
Goth, found true bills against Representatives
Iiumbcrgcr and Petrofr, and cx-Stato Treasurer
Kimble, L. X. Shoemaker, Christopher Long,
Jesse Il. Crawford, and Ed. McCune, Oh charges
Of corrupt solicitation Of members Of the legis-
lature.
SETH 4. TERRY, secretary Of the Territorial
Savings, Building and Loan association, Wash,
ington, has defaulted for S25, ZOO.
! 4 TRAGIC shooting occurred at Lancaster, Ill
on the 18th, A. &. Barnes shooting Matte Ford
! his inamorata, wounding her perhaps fatally
and then sending bullet into his own brain
The woman has been leading him ON i'll his suit
which she finally refused.
The court discharged the jury in the lIayder
case, nj New Haven, Conn, on the 18th, il
members being unable To agree. They stoo,
eleven for acquittal and one for conviction.
4 NEGRO named Jordan, who had eloped with
a white girl, was hanged by mob in Warren
ton, Va, on the 18th.