The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-03-26

CONRAD HrEMAN, St Louis drunkard, com
mitted horrible crime on the 18th inst, while
suffering from dclirium tremeas. On tho day
named, while his wife was preparing breakfast,
Hieman called for her from an adjoining room
and ~ she entered 1t In response to the call he
assaulted her with q large knife. driving the
blade through the lungs Of an infant In her
arms. He thcn struck another blow, bufying
the knife in the heart Of his wife, killing her
almost instantly. A brother Of Hieman at
tempted 10 seize tho maniac murderer and re-
ceived q severe stab in the back, disabling him.
Holman also attempted to kill young son Of
his brother, whom he stabbed. but the boy es-
capped by Outrunning the maniac. The iniir-
derer was captured and Jailed.
On the 18th instant, at Aurora, ILL.,, Wells b.
Brown cut his wife's throat and mutilated HIM
self In horrible manner. Tho woman was
dead when found by the neighbors, but Brown
will probably recover. He abandoned his fami-
ly Of Lebanon, n. H., some time ago md mar
ried his murdered wife, who was q divorced wo-
man.
COWBOYS recently captured town in Taylor
county, Texas, shot the constable, and dispersed
the justices Of the peace.
WM. COMPTON, q young drug clerk of Grand
Rapids, Wis.,, poisoned himself ON tho nth III
slant because Of failure to cope with his appe-
tite for strong drink.
BRAScHvILLE, 4. C., was set on fire in two
places simultaneously on the 18th inst. Among
many other valuable buildings destroyed was
the postoiiice Most of the government prop
erty was saved.
AT Chicago, on the 18th inst, Martin Power,
, in fit of insane dependency, shot his wife
Bridget, prnbably fatally, and than fired two
shots into his own head, causing instant death.
Mrs. JULIA BRENNAN hanged herself in fl
of insanity at Madison, Ind, on the 18th.
Ar Aurora, ILL.,, carly ON the 18th instant,
Mrs. W. Baldwin was found dead in bed with
her jugular vein severed, and beside her lay her
unconscious husband, with several gashes IN
his throat, arms and abdomen. His wounds
are not serious.
LEWIS TAYIaR, celnred draymaR, was
fatally shot by John C. wykaff, secand clerk pi
the steamer Hard Cash, ut Memphis. on the
18th inst.
VIM. BAKER, n tinsmith, was probably fatally
beaten and robbed at Lynn, Mass, ON the 10th
inst, by Augustus C. Lindsay, who later killed
himself in Boston. Lindsay Is believed to have
been insane.
A MOB of masked men took Joseph Field from
the jail ut Winchester, ILL.,, on the 18th inst,
and shot him. Field was charged with the
murder Of James Padgett, on the 18th ult.
EMORY PHILLIPS entered the room of Thomas
J. Snyder, at the Grand View house, Evansville,
Ind, on the night of the 10th, and kicked in
the head Of brass drum belonging TO Snyder,
who, upon inquiring the cause Of the act, was
shot Just above the eye with a revolver and died
instantly.
VIM. d. HILTON, formerly superintendent Of
the Providence and Worcester railroad, con-
fesses that he has issued forged papers to the
amount Of $4,000, purporting to be endorsed
by Vim. Slater and Hyman A. Cook. The oper-
ations have been going on for two years.
AT Mishicott, Wis, on the 18th inst, man
named Fritz Drummer while in q state Of intox-
ication, lifted his son up bodily and threw him
TO the ground, causing his death in an hour aud
a half. The boy had refused to comply with
some Of his requests,
OK the night Of the 9th inst. the safe Of John
i. Hill, q merchant of GAINESVILLE, Arkansas,
was broken open and robbed OF over $4,000,
JOHN McDERMorT. a convict in the Sing Sing,
n. Y, prison, suicded on the 10Th inst, by
sticking his head into the mess room furnace.
WM. ID. HmroS, formerly superintendent Of
of the Providence and Worcester railroad, con-
fesses that he issued forged paper to the amount
Of $4,000.
JOSEPH HUFF was killed in quarrel at Tmth
Creek, Pa, on the 18th, by Thomas Conghlan.
Both boys, aged about IA.
j. s. PATE, VI Rising Sun, Ind, skipped the
town after having obtained q, 100 from the
National bank on forged securities.
The police of Chicago have captured an ex-
tensiye gang Of railroad freight Cur robbers,
whose depredations within two months have, it
is believed, amounted to $4,000 or $4,000.
The sufferers have been the Lake Shore, the c.,
B. d O., and the g., r., I. 4 p. roads, A large
quantity of the plumber has been recovered,
AT st. Johns, n. b., on the 18th inst, the
grand jury returned a true bill against Capt.
Tower and q seaman named Thomas, charged
with scuttling the barque Brothers Pride.
J. WILLIAM WISE and NJ. J. Pierson, Of Mon
terry, Ky, quarreled about a tobacco stick in
that place, Oh the 18th instant, when the former
crushed the skull of Pearson with q stone, so
that he died within an hour. Wise escaped.
REV. LUTHER Il. DICKINSON, a magazine pub
Usher at Richmond. Va, is q forger and a fugi-
tive. Before leaving, he wrote letter to his
principal victims bewailing his unsuccessful
management, and promising to devote the re-
mainder Of his life to the payment Of his in
debtedness, amounting, 30 far as known, to
about s2S, 900. brother Of the criminal has
turned over all his real and personal property
to be kept in trust for the benefit Of the suffer-
ers.
GEO. II. HAMMOND committed suicide ut Bos-
toL on the 18th, by hanging. He was we'll
known actor, his stage name being Geo. H.
Hillman.
Mrs. GIDEON CARSON, living with her hus-
band, absolute man, in a state Of abiect pow
crty, at waynesville, Ohio, was murdered by
some unknown Ierson on the 14th inst. When
found she was entirely nude, covered with o bed
tick, with one cheea entirely OFF. Her husband
was found in drunken stupor beside the body
7. L. BENSON, one Of the proprietors Of the
Grand Central hotel, Oakland, and II. Hurget,
porter of the hotel, have been arrested, charged
with purloining valuables OF the guests during
the fire which destroyed the building on the 9Th
inst. Large amounts Of property were stolen.
II has been shown that the fire was incendiary,
and plumber was part Of the programme.
OK the night Of the 18th inst, at Hope, 16
miles south Of Shelbyville Ind, the store of Z.
Weiuland & Son was robbed and set ON fire.
Other buildings adjoining were also burned,
making all aggregate loss Of $4,000; fully IN
sured.