Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES

Terrible Affair Near LOUSY lie, Ky.-A
Middle Aged Woman Outraged and
Record.
TORONTO Feb.F8.-Margaret Joyce was poia-
oned by her seducer, James McGregor, by Civ.
| ing her poisoned whisky.
sANcrIMoNIoUs FRAUD.
CHICAGO, Feb. S.-Warren Goss, alias Goose
an alleged sanctimonious fraud, was on 6atur-
| day evening arrested out of the mission gospel
| house which recently superseded saloon at
| No. 704 West Lake street. The warrant upon
which he was arrested accused him of having
| st slen silver watch worth $S5, and with hav-
| ing obtained two weeks board by false pre-
| lenses at the house of Peter Pierson, on
| Langton street.
TERRIBLE AFFAIR.
! LONDONDERRY, N. H.. Feb. 8.-A fearful
| tragedy was enacted near this place. yesterday,
| in which Mrs. Sarah, aged 50, wife OF e. v.
Dillingham;, a respectable farmer, was the vic
| tim, and nephew of the husband, Frank Dill
bingham, aged about 40, was the criminal
Frank went to live with his uncle last April,
chester, leaving his nephew at work near the
house. During the afternoon. William WAL
| lace, brother of Mrs. Dillingham;, called to see
his sister and found the doors locked, and the
curtains drawn down. Surprising her to be
asleep he returned home. Soon after Frank
| called at the country store of David Burns,
only about forty rods from the place of the
tragedy, and called for Frank Burns, who came
| to the door, and young Dillingham; said: Il
| ha1 ahnS AoHoh ~ He immediafalv
taken into custody by persons in and about
the store, who took him to Dillingham's house.
| Upon entering a fearful spectacle met their
gaze. Mrs. Dillingham; was lying on the floor
| in the front room on her back with severa.
garmets thrown over her head and body. Upon
examination they found rope drawn tightly
| around her neck. Her clothing was disarranged
| and her face purple from severe choking pro-
duced by the rope. A bullet wound was dis
covered at the base of the skull, a bullet hay
ing passed through the brain. Physicians were
immediately summoned, who pronounced the
case fatal, and death is mOmentarily expected.
Frank says he was cleaning a revolver, which
was accidentally discharged, but does not at.
tempt to account for the rope around his
aunt's neck or the disordered condition of hel
underclothing. He says he went into the
woods back of the house and tried tC
shoot himself with the same revolver but
failed through lack of courage or some other
cause though an ugly bullet hole was made in
his forehead, the bullet penetrating the skull
Mrs. Dillingham;, victim of the terrible affair
is a comedy, modest appearing young woman
and very highly respected. The conclusion
can hardly be avoided that the unfortunate
woman was ravished either before or after the
shooting and choking, and that her assailant
then seeing the terrible crime he committed
hastily fastened the door, pulled down the cur
tains and returned to the forest in rear Of the
house, with the intention of ending his miser
| hla lie 10 nf fhouOhk IN
be fatal.
TILL LIFTING SALESMAN.
James T. Dunno, head salesman in gents
furnishing house of Wilson Bros, on State
street, was arrested on Saturday and locked NJ
at the armory by detectives Swanson and En-
der upou the charge of robbing his employers
BANK ROBBERY.
! KNOXVILLE, Ills, Feb. 8.-Last night thret
burglars entered the bank; seized and bound
the president, E. G. Runkle, who sleeps in tn
building, and after gagging, beating and burn
ing his feet in horrible manner TO compe
him to give up the combination, departed, tax
ing So 200 which had not been locked mp
There was a time lock on the safe and MIR
Runkle was unable to give the combination
Great excitement but no clue to the perpetra
tors.
ATHLETEs ARRESTED.
. LAWRENCE, Mass. Feb. S.-John Kennedy
an athlete of considerable note, and William
Barry, both belonging in Lowell, we're arreste'
last night, for highway robbery. Both ha,
been drinking. Kennedy has been player o
some note. and has also appeared in seVera
wrestling matches.
ASCENDING BANK CASHIER.
CINCINNATI, Feb. S.-U. s. Marshall cashier
of the Middletown bank, who left mysterious
ly, a few days ago, has been traced to Milwau
kee. 1t now appears that Miss Langdon, will
whom his name has been coupled ia scandal
went with him to Chicago. She has returned
and says she did so on his advice, and tina
nothing criminal passed between them.
BRUTE SENT UP.
SCRANTON, Pa, Feb. S.-A. Stewart Porter,
prominent general agent of this city, was sen
fenced to prison for eighteen months and I,
pay fine of 81, 500 for assault committed oil
two small girls named Hoppel and McOord
during Christmas week.
| ABAD SHEPHERD.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Feb. S.-A. j. Kirk, az
ordained minister of the United Brethren de
nomination, was arrested here Saturday on
telegram from Ottawa, KS. He was formerl,
pastor there and is charged with swindling, Sc
duction and wife desertion.
RANK DEFAULTER.
BOSTON, Mass, Feb. S.-ROyal B. Conont
cashier of the Eliot National bank, was founG
guilty of embezzling $40, 700 after trial of 81,
days.