The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-08-26
CRIME AND CASUALTIES, ,'j
Sad Accidental Shooting in Rice County
: Miscellaneous Record Of NIisdeeds and
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l. AooD1Hrk5 SHOOTING.
FAalsAu1T, Aug. 23.--Barney Wiehsrs, Is
youne man just 20 yesrs . I ago, con Of An:
ton Wiehers, Of this city, was ont hunting on
East Prairie to-day and while he Vas putting
his gun into tho wagon It was accidentally dis.
charged, tho entire load passing through tho
1sft leg little below tho hip, severine tho
fte1aeral artery. He was put Ia tho wagon
md driven homo 90 fast a. possible and
DrD. Rose and Wood summoned, Who did all
% their to save him, but Ill to no avail. He
Qted In about IN hour after reaching
home and IN hour and 4 half after the aoci-
oene. Barney Was promising young man,
Z general favorite with all. For sever i years
past and up to tho time of his death he was
bad clerk IN tho dry goods house Of J. w.
Kollmann, In this city. His life could have
undoubtedly have been saved II it had not
been for tho gross carelessness of his friends
Who through their excitement did nothing
towards staying tho flow of blood. Notice
of tho funeral will appear hereafter.
| DErAuLT1Na POSTMASTER.
DEApwooD, D. T., Aug. 23.-The jury in
the case of ex-Postmaster II. O. Adams,
charged with the embezzlement of nearly
$l2, 600, brought In q verdict of guilty.
Adams VIII probably give bail and appeal the
case to the territorial supreme court.
| KANSAS CITY TRAaRD1Es.
KANSAS Ozrz, Mo-, Aug. 23.-Jas. Thorp,
4 workman in the Missouri Pacific railroad
machine shops, had IN alteration yesterday,
with Alfred Perry, negro, and after the
latter had made, or attempted to make an
assault on him with rocks, shot him four
times killing him almost instantly. Thorp
was arreated.
| VIM. and Robert Van Holtz, brothers,
while In tho store of Henry Stock, at
Pleasant Hill, Saturday night, purchasing
provistons, Was ordered out of tho store BY
the clerk, who at tho same moment fred at
them with pistol. The Van Hultz brothers
returned the fire, killing Stock and severely
Wounding another man named Alexander.
The Van Hultz brothers surrendered to off,
oers and have the sympathy Of tho citizens.
| HELD 10 ANSWER.
| Nrw YORK, Aug. 23.-James Alliger, bro
ker, has been held in SIC, 900 bonds to an
swer tho charge Of negotiating stolen bonds.
oooPER's srR1KE.
C1No1NHA11, Aug. 23.-Nearly oil tho coop.
ers Of this city Joined in strike this morn
| Ing for an advance Of l5 per cent. in their
| wages.
Aoo1o4rD ArFA1R.
BuRA1NoHAH, Kansas, Aug. 23.-Thomas
Smith and Wesley Thomas, negroes,
quarrelled last night in front of W. NJ.
Bakers saloon, and Smith sent . bail
through Thomas lung. second shot fired
BY Smith passed through the window OF the
| saloon and struck Baker in tho breast.
Thomas died in q few minutes and Baker is
mortally wounded. Cause, Smith too init
mate with Thomas wife.
TIE NAYS LANDING D1sAsTER
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 23.-The coroner's
inquest At Mays Landing was concluded to-
day. The jury, In their verdict, say tho
people killed came to their death from . COL
lision which might have been prevented II
Engineer Aitken and Conductor Hoseland
had moro carefully observed the rules and
regulations Of tho company governing the
running of trains.
HELD WITHOUT BAIL.
CHICAGO, Aug. 23.-The body Of Mary
Ann Matilda Faulkner, q Young and pre-
possessing lady. Was found Saturday in tho
deserted rooms of Hattie Mack. on West
Madison street, the body being we'll decom-
posed ct the time. Clues were followed
up, and DR.. Thomas II. Cream and Hattie
Mack Were arrested on suspicion OF pro-
duoing IN abortion and causing the death.
At the coroner's inquest to-day revolving
details were brought out, but each of the
accused attempted to fasten tho guilt on
the other. The jury held both without
bail on tho charge Of murder.
1NHuAAN TREATMENT.
READING. Pa, Aug. 23.-A great sensation
has been caused throughout Bucks county
by the discovery of Benjamin Zechlor, .
lunatio, sho had been confined in house in
Albany township, by his brother, jacob
Zechlor, for twenty.seven years. He Was
chained to tho Aoor, In . small house built
specially for him, in . room about eight feet
square. with only ono window for ventils-
| lion.
DOUBLE SHOOTING AND ARSON.
MADISON, Aug. 23.-The house Of Martin
Winick, on the line between Dane and
Columbia counties, Was discovered In flames
Sunday night. and neighbors forcing
an entrance found the body Of Mrs. Winick'
rtddled With shot, lying in = pool of blood and
| tho body of her husband was found on the
bed bleeding from two ghastlv wounds. The
bodies were taken out of the burning house,
though somewhat scorched. Wlnick and
wife lived nnhappily ON account Of children
OF each by former marriages, and 1t Ia sup.
posed the old man shot his wife with shot
gun, set fro to the house, then shot him
self with revolver and failing to finish him
self discharged the other barrel of tho shot
gun into his own body. They leave several
grown children Who live in the neighborhood
Of the crime.
4 BAD FALL.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-J. O. Miller, ono
Of tho proprietors Of tho Daily Critic, whilst
adjusting the sash Of Z third story window
this afternoon, Lost his balance and foil to tho
groand, distance Of forty. .hve feet. He was
CHILD BURNING.
NV YoRk, Aug. 23.-The police tonight
arrested Mn. Josephine Scheideler, Who
keeps candy store at 214 Christie street,
and Augusta W0hlrap, midwife, 184 Ludlow
| street, charged With burning the body Of
still born child whose birth was not reported
% tho health board. It 10 alleged the child
Was born week ago, and that it vas burn.
ID On wednesday Iase.
O1UAHkD ~ 0pN.
SAX FnAnmDoo. Aug. 2s.-The Mexican
gunboat, Mexico, arrived at San Diego yes-
tspday from Hazstten, en- route to San Fran
ciao for repairs. On tho voyage up, whom
of San Bartholomew, Captain Miguel Azeue-
requa vas instantly killed by . gun falling
over him while lying beside it.
= ATrK1fprED aurn1nr
Nrw Yoax, Aug. 2s-Loi.e Lindau, an
actress OF tho Thalia theater, who, Sunday
last, attempted to commit suioido by taking
morphine, and Who was discharged this after.
noon from Bellevue hospital, again took .
dose of morphine. She Was returned to tho
hospital and 1t 10 thought will recover.
FATAL SHOOTING.
BUFFALO, Aug. pa shooting affair took
place tonight. Frank Trainor shot John
SmitherWide, fireman OF the propeller Oen-