The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30
THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR.

A DRUNKEN roustabout named John Schock-
ing was fatally shot at Louisville, Ky.. on the
I'D inst, by policeman who attempted to Ar
rest him.
On the I'D inst, while Fred. ID. Clifford, cash.
ier of Fisher, Preston Il Co.'s private bank, at
Detroit, Mich, was alone ut his desk a stranger
entered, stating that ne desired to purchase
government bonds. While Clifford was about to
reply the stranger reached his arm through the
aperture and felled him to the floor with
slung shot. When Clifford recovered lao found
the bank minus between "a 900 and $4,000 cur
rency.
JOHN Houston (colored) was lynched in Bod.
ford county, Ky, on the night of the 2lst inst,
Tor attempting to rape six-ycar-old girl.
WN. oRR il under arrest at Pottsville, Pa,
charged with tho murder of James Wood near
Tamaqua, ON the night OF the 2lst, inst.
L. A. PHILLIPS, superintendent OF the New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio road divisions
ously wounded on the Dist inst, by Peter Acker-
man, workman whom he discharged for drunk
mess.
AT midnight on the 21st inst, Annie Hardy,
n oolored girl Is ybars old, residing at Memphis,
Tenn, was found by hor parepts on returning
from church, In dying condition, Her jaw was
broken and several wounds were inflicted ON her
throat, neck and breast, evidently with pick
axe. No clue TO the perpetrator of the crime.
MRS. MARY RoDDY died ut Cincinnati, o., on
the night Of the list inst, under circumstances
indicating that poison was administered by her.
self or someone else.
a CONVICT named Vonderheid escaped from
the Kentucky pcnitontiary ut Frankfort, on the
Goth inst. At Brownsboro he met in q field
colored girl, ltebecea Johnson, aged - years,
whom he outraged aud murdered. After killing
the child her body was thrown into q rayine
and covered with stone. Her parents missing
her began the hunt and in short time found
the body through the aid of dog. Vonderheid
was captured in the vicinity.
AT Auburn, N. y, on tie 2lst inst, Patrick
Swayne confessed that hc and Horace Exncr
murdered Henry Page at MOntczuma eight years
ago. RemOrse led tn confession. Both were
arrested.
On the night OF the 10th inst, Stephen Rich
ardson (colored) entered the house of his
father-in-law, Phinney, ut Wilmington, N. c.,
and killed his mOther-in-law, and probably
fatally injured his wife aud father-in-law.
JUsTUs HOFFMAN, II German shoemaker Of
Pittston, Pa, shot and killed his wife and baby
on the 18th inst. He had been drinking hard
all day.
CASH DAVIDSON killed Alex. Taylor, colored
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Louisville, on the 18th inst. Davidson had q
quarrel with another negro named Sellers and
went home for his gun to settle tho matter.
| On his return he became enragcd because Sci
| lers had gone, and shot the boy.
Mrs, FRYE, of Keokuk, an insane woman, in
jail at Fort Madison, Iowa, killed her child on
tho 18th inst, by hanging it TO the bed.
AT Chicago, on the morning Of the 18th i'll
slant, George Lee shot and killed Charles Ka-
males (both colored) They quarreled about a
woman.
Ar Santa Fe, New Mexico, on the night OF the
18th instant, mob took man named Dumb
gan from tho Jail, hung him and riddlcd his
body with bullets. Dunnigan murdered man
named Griegs few days previous.
JOHN WooDs, q colOrcd man, shot and instant
ly killed VIM. Martina, also colored during a
row at Martina's house at New Albany, Ind OH
the 18th instant.
MARSHAL JOHN Cone was murdered at Can
field o., on the 18th instant, by Lot Harroi
and q party of roughs while attempting to in
duce his murderers to go home.
A MINER named Baker, while being arrested
ut Leadvillc, Col, on tho 18th inst, for threat.
ening tho life Of q business man, killed two
policeman and injured third before no was
incarcerated.
Two prominent citizens of Princess Anne
county, Virginia, Mai. Woodward and q. NJ
Munden, discussed politics while drunk, on the
18th inst, and each shot the other fatally.
A CITIZEN Of Dallas, Texrs named Robert
Curry was found murdered on tho 18th inst.
his shu having been fractured. The deed owl
IDENTIFY was committed for revenge, AZ yaluabcs
remained OH his person.
JOSE AnyETA, Mexican was fatally stabbed
by companion in row at San Antonio. Texas
on tho 18th inst.
VIM. MARTINA, n respectable colorod man.
residing ut New Albany. Ind, was fatally shot
while attempting 10 separate two colored mer
who quarTeled at his house Oh the night OF tho
18th.