The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-08-13
THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR.

THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR.
Bio NosE GEORGE, alias George Parrot, one
Of the Elk mountain robbers who about two
years ago laid plan to ditch and rob passed.
ger train near Carbon, Wyoming, and who
killed Deputy Sheriff Widdowield, and Tip VIM
cent, scouts who tracked him to Elk mountain,
was recently caught by United States Deputy
Marshal Irwin, at Miles City, Montana. He was
| taken to Rawlins, Wyoming.
DISPATCH from Ennis, Texas, says II. l.
| Edwards, Christian preacher, was called out
and shot dead on the night Of the 5th inst, by
unknown parties.
j. LLOYD HAIGT, a wcll-known wire rope
manufacturer and contractor for the wire on
East River n. w. bridge, who by means OF
| false acceptances caused suspension OF the
| Groccrs' bank, WAS arraigncd for forgery in the
third degree at New York, on the 9Th Instant
| and upon pleading guilty was sentenced to four
years Of hard labor i'll the state prison.
PIErRo BMBo was hanged in New York Jail
on the 9th instant, for the murder OF his wife.
OK the 9th instant, the wife of Woodson l..
Gunnels, farmer living in Webster county,
Georgia, administered morphine in lemonade to
her ten small children during the absence of
her husband, and then took a dose herself.
When her husband returned, he found them all
under the effects Of the deadly drug. The
| mother soon died and ut last accounts there
war no hope for three Of the children. The
Others are believed to DO ont Of danger.
JOHN I. KLINGgNsMIrH was murdered by Cal
vim Smith at Oldtown, Craighead county, Ark.
Business rivalry and quarrel caused the crime
Both we're from indianapolis.
FLEMISdsBURa, KY, dispatch reports the
shooting fatally OF Perry Jefferson at Mays
Lick, on the Sd of August, by two negroes, and
subsequent lynching Of the negroes. No further
particulars.
Ar Worthington, o., on the 4th instant, Is.
U. Richardson, a prominent churchman, sui
cided by hanging himself with pump chain.
A DISPATCH from BRENNAN, Texas, says w.
p. Allen shot and instantly killed Deputy
Sheriff Will +. Garrett III a house of il-famc
where Garrett had gone to make the arrest.
AT Sherman, Texas, in al alteration Weaver
stabbed and killed Cox. Both are farmers.
AT San Francisco, on the 4th inst, James
Cahill, assayer, fired harmless shot at Mrs. N.
Sheline and then shot himself through the
head. Cause unknown.
DENNIS HAYES. n millIman, was shot dead by
Michael Dolan in trifing alteration ut San
Francisco on the 18th inst.
FRANK Ike, on his release from the pcnitcn-
tiary at San Quentin, CAL, on the Sd inst.
where Inc has been serving three years term
for cOunterfeitng, was arrested on a charge Of
larceny Of $4,000 worth of jewclry frorn j.
Eatcs, OF Davidson, Tenn, and taken east on
rcqnlsition from the governor Of Tennessee.
A IiEMIsTEAD, Texas, party of sixteen broke
into the county Jail and released all tho pris-
Onors. A negro prisoner proceeded to the
house Of the sheriff, informing him OF the o.
cape, and returned To his quarters in Jail.
W. W. TAYLOR, deputy sheriff, attempted the
arrest of Martin l.. Mnnott, a notorious des-
perado at Montague, Texas. Minnott thrust
pistol into Taylor's face and fired, missing.
Taylor shot three times, killing Minnott in
stantly.
CLINT MONTAGUE, aged ca, was killed by UNI
known parties in Frankfort, KY, on the Sd inst.
MAN was murdered ut Donnngvile, KY,
on the I'd inst. On the same day man was
killed at Maysbct, and one was reported killed
at Blue Licks, both in Mason county, Ky.
A SALOON keeper named John Mcmahon was
aroused by a burglar who invaded his domicile,
at Chicago, on the morning OF the Sd inst, and
upon his attempting to interfere with the bur-
glars actions, was shot dead. The william Cd
capped
SEVERAL citizens Of Fort Edward. N. Y,
thought they had discovered burglar on the
night of the I'd inst, and commenced firing at
retreating object. Daylight revealed tho dead
body Of Dan McDougall, village vagabond who
had long made O practice Of sleeping in sheds,
wagons, and boxes.
A BURGLAR from Chicago who arrived in
Morrison, ILL.,, on the LIT inst, was found late
that night prowlng around private residence,
and in endeavering to escape was shot by an
officer. He died next day, stating Just be-
fore dissolution that his name was Henry Moore.
~. I'll
a report submitted by examining experts, show
ing that the county had been swindled out of
S28, 900 in the construction Of county bridges
and other transactions.
BONAPARTE SMITH (colored) was knocked
down at the polls at Milton, KY, on the I'd in
slant, aud fatally stabbed and beaten. A man
named Cornman, who did the stabbing was AZ
rested.
DURING row In locality in st. Louis known
AZ "Clabber Alley, on the I'd instant, Glove s.
Hardin, drunken negro, plunged a large clasp
knife into the heart OF Prince Ferdinand, also
colOred, killing him instantly.
LEWIS RAMEY, the negro convicted at the last
term Of the corporation court at Danville, Va.
Of murder in tho first degree for killing his
wife, but granted new trial, was tiied again OIL
the I'd inst, in the same court, convicted of
murder IN the second degree, and sentenced to
the penitentiary for seventeen years.
OWEN MCKAY was pounded TO death by Pat-
rick and Michael Radigan, near western Iowa,
on the I'd inst.
A POLISH plaStcrer, named MunZburg. ended
quarrel with a neighbor in Now York, ON the
I'd, by shooting him three times, causing his
death. The murdered man was house painter
named Xavier LindOuer.
An insane inmate Of tho Salina, Kansas,
poor house, rushed at his keeper with hatchet