The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-09-02
CRIME.

NA4u4Ej.
A1L1GER accused of hypothecating $780,
600 worth of stolen securities at New York,
has been lodged in the Tombs in default of
$4,000 bail.
A WOMAN at San Antonio, Tex, backed
by her mother and sister. and armed with
a'rawhide, on the 26th inst. half killed q
young man who had spoken disparagingly
of her husband.
THREE peddlers, named James J. Hick-
ey, Edward Hcgman, and William Green,
have been arrested by the Brooklyn po-
lice, on charge of having murdered Louis
Schmidt, on the night of June 80.
JOSEPH SELLER, of Maumee, Mich, was
found dead in the town of Grafton, Lara
mic county, O., on the 23rd inst. Two
bullet holes over the right ear, and some
ugly stabs in the side, indicate murder.
1t is supposed he was the victim of tramps.
WHILE Henry Wilson was attending a
party at Selma, Mclean county, ILL.,,
tramps stole his horses. He pursued the
thieves and exchanged a number of
shots with them. Receiving severe wound
he abandoned the chase, and the men es-
capped with their booty.
THos. SMITH and Wesley Thomas, ne
groes, quarreled in front of VIM. Bakers
saloon, Burlingame, Kansas, and Smith
sent ball throug h Thomas lung. A
second shot was fired by Smith, which
passed through the window of the saloon
and struck Baker in the breast. Thomas
died in few minutes, and Baker is NOR
tally wounded.
THE Milwaukee Sentineps Elkhorn spec
ial says: Jacob Blackwell, of the town of
Walworth, on the Goth inst, was called
from his house by the barking of his dog
and when few steps from the door was
shot by an unknown party, the charge ell
tering his breast and shoulder from which
he died in few moments. Officers are in
pursuit of the murderers.
A GREAT sensation has been caused
throughout Berks county, Pa, by the dis
covery of BENZ. Rechler, lunatic, who
had been confined in house in Albany
township, by his brother Jacob Rechler,
for q years. He was chained to the floor
in small house made specially for him,
and the room was about eight feet square
with only one window for ventilation.
Two colored statesmen near Liberty Hill,
S. c., quarreled, and, after the man
ner of the white chevaliers of that section,
one sent the other challenge to mortal
combat. The negro who received the de-
mand for satisfaction exhibited his good
sense by taking the document to a magis-
trate, who at once issued warrant for the
arrest of the offender.
A BOLD burglary was perpetrated in
the town Of Turtle, four miles east of Be-
lott, Wis, and some $4,000 worth of
money, valuables, and papers stolen. Mr.
Ross and family, aside from his mother
and servant-girl. were at Geneva Lake.
and it is supposed that this fact was known
and advantage taken of their absence to
secure this booty. A large part of the
stolen property consisted of notes which
the thieves will find hard to negotiate
without giving themselves away.
IRWIN BRIGHAM, of Grant township,
near Kingsley, Mich, while driving along
the road with his brother, invited Tim
Kelliher, whom they overlook, to take
ride. He stood up behind them in the
wagon, and, soon after, he discharged
pistol and wounded Brigham severely.
Kelliher claimed it was an accident, and
assisted in taking the wounded man home.
through the lungs. Both are dangerously
hurt.
A CoLoRED woman named Mile Davis,
at Cheyenne, Wy, grew respondent over
the desertion of her lover, on the Goth
inst, and saturated her dress with kero-
sene and set it on fire, her shrieks brought
assistance and the flames were extinguish-
ed but too late. She was burned horribly.
her breasts cracking open and her bowels
protruding. The flesh hung in shreds.
The arrest of seven men for numbering
an unknown man who was driven into
the Ohio river and stoned to death last
week for stealing bunch of grapes, took
place on the 2lst inst. Testimony elected
was in accordance with the above and re-
suited in the recognition Of four Of the
prisoners, Joseph Belch, Hubert Gould,
Irwin Luster and John Martin as partici-
pants in the affair. These men were held
murder. The others were discharged.
A coLoRED burglar, named Chas. John
son, gained entrance to the house of
Jacob Conard, of La Crosse, Wis.,, but
made so much noise that Mrs. Conard was
awakened. She arose, discovered the in
truder, and after desperate fight in
which the whole family participated, the
rascal was captured, bound hand and foot
and turned over to the police. The negro
was arranged before Justice Steinlein, and
in default Of $500 was committed to jail to
await trial by the circuit court
POLITICAL POINTS.
Hon. w. r. HUTcH1Ns, has been nomi-
mated for congress at Ironton, Ohio, by the
democratic convention.
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