The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-08-05
Murderous Barbarity.

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:a, says, on the night previous party (no
cause is given) Of fifteen disguised men, TWEEN.
ty miles from Atlanta, went to the house OF
Joe. Thompson, colored, dragged him out
beat him and his wife fearfully. fatally shot
his son and killed his daughter. Great indig-
nation prevails throughout the country, and
citizens meeting at Jonesboro denounced the
killing and offered $500 reward for the mur-
dercrs. Four arrests have been made. Thomp-
son says he recsgnized the leader OF the gang
as John Gray, whom he recently prosecuted
and had convicted Of assault and battery
Fatal Accident.
A terrible and fatal accident occurred
July 81, at Wyoming, Chisago county, Minn.,
on the Wyoming and Central City branch of
the st. Paul & Duluth railroad, by which a
young man named Thomas Croughan was
horribly mutilsted and almost killed. Crou-
CHAN was at work on construction train, and
was standing on a fiat car next TO the engine,
which was backing down the track. when by
some means he lost his balance and fell be.
meath the wheela of the locomotive. The
wheels passed over his body just about the
waist, cutting him almost in two, severed his
right hand at the wrist, and badly mutilated
both legs at the knee. Death was, of course
almost instantaneous. Croughan was about
IT year. OF age, and is spoken OF as a steady,
Industrious young man. His father Is farm.
er residing at Stacy, few miles from Wyom-
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The Shooting Of Sedacer
A San Francisco telegram Of July 20
<ho oS Soh f1n I'll
ing DR.. LeFever at Oakland, Rev. Horatio
stcbbins, father Of Mrs. Schroeder, was allow
ID to testify. He said that Mrs. Schroeder on
.Juue ~, confessed to him and her husband
that Dr.. LeFever had seduced her aad that
criminal Intercourse had continued between
them for two months previous. DR.. Stebblns
and Ills son-in-law afterward visited I.eFever
when stebbins taxed him with the affair, which
LeFever neither affirmed or denied, but was
much excited and trembled visibly. Dr..
stebbins said he was unarmed at the interview
but had he q pistol he would then and there
have killed the seducer and saved his son this
trial. Stebbins further testified that since June
- Schroeder has acted a. though out OF his
mind He. himself, accompanied his son-in-
law on = trip through the county to divert
him. but did not succeed.
Large forgery.
3. n. Branscom, Of Jacksonville,
Florida, was committed to the Tombs In New
York, July g. on the charge e forgery of
tl37,O00 sanitary improvement bonds Of Jack
sohville, Florida. The bonds were litoeraphed
on what pnr ported to be a genuine order from
the mayor OF the above named city. The
seals were cut bY two different firms, and A.
ter completing the impression on the bonds
Branscom carried the plates on board a Full.
ton Ferryboat and threw them overheard. He
hired . boy to write the signature of"A j.
Baldwin, chairman. to large number Of
bonds, and It was through him the scheme
became known. The other signatures were
written In by various persons. The intention
was to put up these bogus documents as COL
lsterals for borrowed money with which to
move an orange crop. He had made partial
arrangements to this effect, and about $4,000
Of the bonds are in the hands OF merchants
,nnocently betrayed into aiding his scheme