Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-06-25
CRIME.

THE body Of an unknown man wal found
among the drift logs floating in TIN Miss
issippi. at Lansing Iowa.
Gro s. CoNGDoS, of Lincoln, H., was
accidently shot through the brcasb while
handling revolver.
Four men were hanged in Brown
county, Texas, last week by mob, is be-
licycd for crookedncss with cattle.
MRs. GIEsDER, Of Fond du Lac Wiz,
charged with setting fire to her husband :
store, was examined before Justice Breasted
and discharged.
BURGLARS broke into the foundry of b.
r. Frederick, of Marshallton, Iowa, on the
22nd inst, blew open the safe and secured
$50 in money and $500 in notes.
BAUMAN's store, at Saginaw City Mich,
was broken into and merchandis, to the
extent of $500 stolen; also check n j. j..
Burrows d Co.'s bank, payable to Jordan,
Marsh d Co., or bearer, for 1918. Designed
by j. Bauman.
FRANK KIMBAL was fatally shot 1t Nov
city, n Missouri station on the Quincy Mis-
souri, and Pacific railroad, by Joel Latham,
a snort of that town. The affair grew out
Of game Of cards. Latham was arrested
and lodged in Jail at Edna.
THE safes Of u. Lacharite's dry goods
house and the postofiice, at ASSUMPTION,
H., were blown open and the ooItents
taken. Lacharite lost $500, and the post
master upwards Of $500 in currency and
1900 in postage stamps.
CHARLES LAssoS, negro, has been ar
rested in the town Of Norway, Wisconsin,
on the charge of malicious mischief, com
mittcd on the premises Of John Storm,
whose father had forcclosed the mortgage
upon the estate of Lasson's deceased father,
where the trespass was committed. The
negro recognized before Justice Johnson in
800 to appear for trial on July 2Id.
Ar Thomson Station, Tennessee, Tim
Dodson and Fred Barnet, prominent citi-
zcns Of the county. met on the road They
had previously had dispute abou Il bet.
Dodson started toward Barnet wen the
latter Amptied the contents of II alot-gun
| into Dodson's head tearing away part of
his face and killing him almost immedi-
ately. The jury rendered verdict If JUS
tiliable homicide.
The preliminary hearing of Tie man
supposed to he Jack Conners, the lader of
the Ncenah diamond robbery, tool place
at Oshkosh, Wis, on the 22nd ind. and
the prisoner was identified not mly as
Corners, but also ~ one OF the mucl want
ed thieves His bail WINS put atS5,000,
and he will not be tried until the fdl term
of the circuit court
THos TnoRNER, n house servant at the
residence Of Gen. James T. WortGngton,
near Chillicothe, Ohio, on the 23n inst,
brutally murdered colored tcnan at the
place by the name of James -. cotton.
The Weapon used was shotgun, 1horner
firing the entire charge in Cottons neck,
killing him instantly. The decd was done
at Gen. Worthington's residence. and was
caused by an old grudgc, but was without
provocation.
ANDREW and Thomas Johnston, trothcrs,
lnrmed two hundred acres near the village
Of Corinth, Ontario, and fortDmc time
past they had been on bad terms. They
went out To work on the farm, and about
noon the neighbors found the body of
Thomas, mutilatcd, and with hi throat
cut, mean. the stable. On searching further
the body of Andrew with his throat cut
was found at the bottom of Il well Hose by
Andrew killed Thomas by first knocking
him scnseless with some heavy inarumcnt
and then cutting his throat. Andew then
ran to the well, and after cutting his
throat, jumped in. a huge jalk-knitc,
covered with blood, was found near the
we'll. Andrew leaves widow ind four
children. Thomas was unmarried