Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-03-25

JOHN MoDKRMorr. convict in the Sing Sing,
N. Y, prison, suicided on the 18th inst, by
sticking his head into the mess room furnace.
VIM. D. Hnros, forInerly superintendent Of
Of the Providence and Worcester railroad, con-
fesses that he issued forged paper to the amount
of $50, 900.
JOSEPH HUFF was killed in quarrel at Turth
Creek, Pa, on the 18th, by Thomas Conghan.
Both boys. aged about Ia.
j. s. PATE, Of Rising Sun, Ind, skipped the
town aftor having obtained S2,100 from the
National bank on forged securities.
The police of Chicago have captured an ex-
tensive gang Of railroad freight car robbers,
whose depredahons within two months have, it
is believed, amounted to $4,000 or $40, 900.
The sufferers have been the Lake Shore, the c.,
b. Il O., and the c., r., /. & P. roads. A large
quantity of the plumber has been recovered.
Al st. Johns, N. B., on the 18th inst, the
grand jury returned true bill against Capt
Tower and seaman named Thomas, charged
with scuttling the barque Brothers Pride
J. WILLIAM WISE and NJ. J. Piersop, Of Mon
terry, KY, quarreed about tobacco stick In
that place, on the 18th instant, when the former
crushed the skull OF Pearson with a stone, SO
that he died within an hour. Wise escaped.
Rev. LUTHER Il. DICKINSON, magazine pub
Usher at Richmond, Va, Is p forgar and a fugi-
tive. Before leaving, he wrote letter to his
principal victims hnwailing his unsuccessful
management, and promising to devote the re-
malnder of his life to the payment Of his in
debtedness, amounting, 30 far az known, to
about s28,0OO A brother of the criminal has
turned over all his real and personal property
to be kept in trust for the benefit of the suffer
ers.
T,,z I Ill l.. ID
toll on the 18th, by hanging. He was a we'll
known actor his stage name being Geo. Fl.
Hillman.
Mrs. GIDEON CARSON, living with her hus-
band, dissolute man, in state of abject pow
erty, at Waynesyille, Ohio, was murdered by
some unknown person on the 1ith inst. When
found she was entirely nude, covered with bed
tick, with one checH entirely Of. Her husband
WAS found III a drunken stupor beside the body
?. +. BENSON, one of tho proprietors Of the
Grand Central hotel, Oakland, and II. Hurget,
porter Of the hotel, have been arrested, charged
with pnrloining valuables of the guests during
the fire which destroyed the building on the 9Th
inst. Large amounts of property were stolen.
1t has been shown that the fire was incendiary
and plumber was part of the programme.
On the night of the 18th inst, at Hope, 1G
miles south of Shelbyville Ind, the store of E.
Wenland & Son was robbed and set on fire
Other buildings adjoining were also burned
making an aggregate loss of $35, 900; fully IN
sured.
A DISPATCH from Stamford, KY, says two
brothers named Cobb, on Sine Creek, Rock
Castle county, shot and killed man named
Decker, in quarrel over stolen horse. The
Copbs were arrested.
NATHAN =. PRATT, treasurer Of the Reading,
ln,
for embezzement, has been found guilty on
twenty-nine counts. The case goes to the SUI
preme Court. Pratt's bail is 1896, 900. Shortly
after the conviction startling paper, in possess
SION of Pratt's counsel, was made public. 1t is
the confession of Sidney ?. Pratt, son of the
prisoner, and up to within a few months chief
clerk, bookkeeper and cashier of the bank of
which the father was treasurer. He takes the
entire responsibility Of the defalcations, and
details the manner in which the stealings were
effected. The son cannot be found, having
fled before the arrest of his father.