Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-12-23
NEWS SUMMARY.
WEEKLY RECORD OF CRIMES.

John Pierce of Barksville, KY, shot and
killed his brother William in order to save
his own life.
Joseph Kline of Cincinnati, has been ar
rested on suspicion of poisoning his father
to prevent his second marriage.
F. M. Perkins, president of the Western
Farm Mortgage company of Lawrence, Kan
sas, is charged with embezzling about
$4,000.
l The directors of the Anglo American ca
BILE decided to postpone repairing the Brest
cable of 1869 until spring, owing to bolster
Gus weather.
Hiram Williams, an estimable young man
negro named Gibson. He was found by
the roadside with seven wounds on his head,
caused by an iron bar.
Ernest A. Thompson, clerk in the United
States revenue department at Chicago has
decamped with nearly $5, 900. government
money. He was forty years of age, and
married. A reward of $500 is offered fol-
his capture.
A stone mason by the name of Henderson
Miller committed suicide Friday night at
Trenton, Wis, with shot gun. The top
of his head was completely blown off. Mil
ler had been insane for some time, caused
by business troubles.
Mr.. Frederick L. Almy, book-keeper lol
E. T. Smith, Of Boston, Mass, has been
leading such high life that the attention
of his employer was called to his books, an
examination of which resulted in Almy's
arrest on the charge of appropriating So, 1000
of Smiths money.
Railroad Commissioner Beerstecher was
olo4 Co 10 OF hxo
old political chum named Antoine Fisher.
Just before the shooting Fisher had been
importuning Beerstecher to obtain for him
some official position. The ball struck
Beerstecher in the left breast, but it is
hoped the wound will not be mortal.
Charles H. Reed of Chicago, ex-state at
torney, has been committed to Jail for fail
ure to render accounts of the settlement OF
an estate. Mr.. Young says it is not for the
failure to render money, but simply an ac-
count. Judge Wallace, attorney for the
heirs says Mr.. Reed is probably deficient
from$10 900 to SIS, 900 in the matter.
A band of young burglars was arrested at
Chicago. The men give their names as
BAT" Shea, John Morris, A. t. Mason
Henry Thomson and James Manning. They
! range in age from seventeen to thirty years
Shea, apparently the leader of the gang, is
known to the police as an old-time thief
He has been in the''profession" for over ten
years.
Della Fisher, to whom the train robbers
who robbed railroad train at Winthrop
Mo-, last May, divulged their plans, and
who squealed, resulting in the arrest of the
robbers, skipped out Immediately on thei,
arrest since when officers have been hunt
! mo her thrOuohOut the Vast She was
overtaken at Bedford, Taylor county, Iowa
where she arrived few hours in advance
| and arrested and taken TO Trenton.
| A girl has been arrested at Quincy, Ill
She is but seventeen years old, and this is
her second offense-not being prosecuted
for the first. Henry Missell, said to be q
member of the Lizzie Barton horse thie1
gang, has been convicted of horse stealing
at Clinton, Iowa. 1t is said that with Liz.
zie Barton he has stolen no less than twelve
horses in that county, and it is alleged thai
the girl arrested at Quincy is connected
with the famous gang of horse-stealers.