Morris tribune., 1880-04-15
NEWS OF THE WEER.
CRIMES ANp CRIMINALS

postmaster EauoermAan, or Belton, lex
as, has absconded with $4,000 of govern
ment money.
J. H. Rhouer, defaulting cashier, of the
late Savings bank of Louisville, KY, has been
indicted, charged with embezzling $4,000
Judge Wright of Washington, who as
saulted ex-Secretary of the Interior, Delano,
was sentenced April 3, to thirty days in Jail
and fine of $1,000.
Prof. William E. Sawyer, who on the
afternoon of April 8, shot DIR. Steele in the
in the city of New York, in the face has been
held in 5000 bail.
April 6, Joseph NJ. Harrod shot and
killed James Fi'z Simmons, at Austin
Scott County Indiana, in a quarrel growing
out of political discussion.
Charles Fernandez, white, at Donell, a
stage station near Santa Fe, New Mexico
quarelled, April 7, with party of graders on
the railroad, and was shot four times and was
killed.
DIR. Steele, a prominent New York up
town practitioner, was shot on the evening of
April 5th, by q well known electrician, ". E.
Sawyer. The quarrel arose from a misunder-
standing between the wives Of the men.
Alphens S. Foote, one of the proprie-
tors of Pomeroys Democrat, at La Cross, Wis.
charged with an attempt to burn the Democrat
Office has been held to the circuit court. He
is also to be examined on charge of forgery.
Widow Rachel Smith, aged 20, living
on Greenburg Pike. near Adamsburg, West
moreland County, Pa, will probably die Of
injuries received from tramp who broke in
to her house, assaulted her, and robbed her of
considerable money. Her daughter escaped
by jumping through window and in her fall
of twelve feet received serious, though not
fatal injuries.
An unknown negro tramp, on the at
ternoon of April 6, shot and killed passenger
on the Bee Line railroad, seven miles west of
Sidney, o. The negro had boarded the train
at Sidney, and having no money was put off
at Hardin Station. AS the train started he
got on the platform and fred through the win
dow, presumably at the conductor but the
ball struck and killed passenger, Joseph NJ.
Lehman, of Boston. The negro escaped.
a Jefferson City, Mo-, special says a
double tragedy occurred in the penitentiary in
that place on the afternoon of April Z. re-
sulting in the death of two convicts, Martin
Boderick, from St. Louis, and John Smith from
st. Francis county. While working in the
prison yard, they got into quarrel and Smith
struck Bodcrick twice over the head with a
stake fracturing his skull Smith then started
for the tool house with the design of escaping
from the yard, but was met by the guard who
demanded his surrender He refused and con-
tinued to advance. One of the deputy war
dens then appeared, and ordered Smith to
yield, but he again refused, saying he would
die first. and raising his spade in defiant and
menacing manner darted toward them. They
then opened fire upon him, three balls taking
effect, killing him almost instantly. Boderick
lived about an hour.
At Chicago, on the night of April 6,
an important arrest was made OF Harry
Webb and wife, who for months past
have been working the hotels of this city, and
notably the Grand Pacific. where they have
secured very large amount of plunder and
in every case without leaving any clue behind.
They have been shadowed for some days
now, at the instance of Samuel Turner, of
the Grand Pacific, who noticed Webb wearing
a pair of his sleeve buttons, and last night
after they had retired, were captured by Off
GERS at their place of lodging 16l Madison
street. The property consisting OF jewelry,
ladies' fine shawls, fine dresses, etc., aggretat-
ing in value $4,000 to $4,000, also bunch Of
keys fitted for rooms in all the principal hotties
in the city, were found in their room. Webb
also passed under the name of Pease and came
here few months ago from California.
Examination in the case of Cadet Whit
taker commenced at West Point, April 9. Whit.
taker was first examined. His story agrees
with the first statement. He was on the stand
over two hours. He first described the
assault on him, reiterating his former story
minutely, saying the men were genteelly at
tired. and he could not tell whether they were
citizens or disguised cadets. He said that he
cried loud enough for help for the occupants
in the adjoining room to hear him if they had
been awake. The transem over the door was
open, as was also the ventilator over his desk
He said the men had on slippers or were in
their stot king feet, and one of the largest car
ried either a candle or taper. He did moi
even suspect who they were. When asked
what had been his personal feeling within
month as to the probability of hic
graduating he replied, Il always felt that
should 90 through" He saio he never haC
special cause for encouragement before this
occurred. He testified he had no reasons tc
suppose that there were preiudices in tht
minds of his instructors against him, and tina
he has had fair chance of getting through al
far as they are concerned, but felt that his So
cial isolation has had an effect upon him 81
far as his studies were concerned. When some
pieces of the belt with which he was tied wer
shown witness it was noticed that one piec
contained an eyelet which none but officers
belts have, and Whitaker has never been al
officer. His counsel deemed this important
He also denies the ownership of the blacl
necktie found in his room.
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