The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-12-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
RECORD OF CRIME.

RECOfSO Of Cxf4mEs
Joseph smithere, prisoner at the county jail
at Columbus, O., awaiting sentence for arson,
Frank Schott Miller and Peter O. Titan were
sentenced in the United States district court at
Madison, to pay fine Of $500 for selling L.
quor to the Indians.
George Peoples, mayor of Bismarck, pleaded
guilty to the charge of receiving stolen goods,
and was fined 5000. Farley R. layer, one Of
the men who stole the goods, was fined $500,
and discharged.
The residence of Mrs. Gov. Todd, in Youngs-
town, Ohio, was entered by robbers, who stole
So, OOO worth of diamonds and jewelry The
family were at home and there is great nys-
terry connected with the robbery.
The residence of Frank osborn, on Broad
street, Columbus, Ohio, was entered by burg
lars and clothing and valuables amounting to
$500 taken therefrom. The goods were after
wards recovered and one of the thieves arrested.
l Con. Lyon, patrolman at. Columbus O.,
while attempting to arrest G. W. Carlisle, q
sporting man, was shot in the bowels BY Car
Isle. The ball, forty-two calibre, lodged in the
smaller intestines, and it is feared the wound
may result fatally.
ing farm near Santa Rosa, were killed recent
" by Albert and Frederick Quackenbush, also
brothers and claimants of portion of the farm
held by the Mullens The Quackenbush
brothers surrendered themselves to the author
tiles, claiming to have acted in self defence.
The federal grand jury At Fargo, returned
Sawitz, Edward Donohue and John l. Roberts,
for conspiracy in the Standing Rock agency case.
They also found indictments against James No.
Ian for introducing and selling spirituous IL
quors in the Indian country at Standing Rock.
Wesley WEIGH deliberately shot and killed
Chas Whitney at Fort Scott, Kansas. It ap-
That :,,&sr 30 n.
Welch's wife while WEIGH was in Colorado last
summer. WEIGH meeting Whitney in saloon,
without speaking word, drew pistol and shot
him dead WEIGH surrendered himself to Off
GERS
John Dewitt, one of the oldest citizens of
Fargo and proprietor Of the addition to the
town site, has Been indicted for arson, the
charge beng that he fired the Bulger hotel
there, which was burned when nearing COM
pletion, about three months ago. Pat Dewitt
brother of the accused, is said to be the prose-
cutting witness.
On Thursday, last, Charles A. Burt grand
son of Uri Burt, killed Sarah Traver and him
self in the presence of his wife, ut North Alba
ny, Wis. Burt and the woman went to his resi-
dence, but his wife refused to admit him, and
Burt burst open the door and the two entered
the kitchen. There he made the woman kneel
and shot her dead. He then killed himself
The woman begged him to spare her:
Inc famous rOaO agent ana murderer,
George Parrot, alias Big Nosed George, has
been sentenced, at Cheyenne, by Judge Peck,
to be hanged next April George is the last but
one Of the worst band of road agents and rob-
bers that ever infested Wyoming The last act
Of the gang was an attempt to turn Union Pa
cific passenger train into chasm II , feet
deep, at Big Springs, in 1873. Two deputy
eheriffs pursued the gang and we're killed
George confessed this crime, desiring to be
hanged in expiration.
Suspicious of foul play having been aroused
concerning the death Of C. G. Rugland of the town
of Freeman, Freeborn county, which occurred
in August last, County Attorney Lovely has
hasdecided to hold an inquest The Standard
says Rugland died suddenly aud under v>ry
suspicious circumstances At the close of the
war he married Mrs. Randa c. Anderson, a
widow, and mother of Toilet Anderson Of Free
man. Their married life was very unhappy,
and after some years they separated
ACCIDENTS AND OTHER CASUALTIES.
The fatalities by the factory fire at Buffalo,
foot up to fifteen
A millinery store, at Rockford, Ill, occupied
by Mrs. Dewitt, together with the stores of VIM.
Gibson furnishing goods, and shant Adams,
talors, burned Sunday morning. LOSS $16,-
600.
Charles Syckler, of Scranton Pa. accidentally
poisoned his wife Saturday night, by giving her
carbolic acid instead of ch1ora1 She died in a
few hours. syckler has gone crazy at the fatal
mistake.
VIM. Perdue, at Des Moires, went into the
drug store Of DR.. Hildreth to get dram of
whisky: The doctor told him to help himself,
which he did, but got the wrong bottle and
drank poison instead, and died.
A fire in Duke Center, an oil town twelve
miles east of Bradford Pa, DESTROYED nine
buildings, causing a loss of $4,000 The
principal losers are Weaver and Williams 49,
500, insured 81, 800; L NJ Miller, jewelry,
81 1000, insured So, 600; Greenburg, clothing,
S., 500, insured Sc, 400; Applebee Rogers,
grocers, So, 500, insured 81 200.
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