Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-01-29
THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR.

DANIEL PICKETT was killed and James Lanch
and Daniel Jenlison fatally wounded in at
tempting to resist arrest by Constable Stanton
after n saloon row at Alpine Col, on the night
of the 10Th. The constable did the shooting.
On the 2lst George Duncan, living in Ohio
township, near Wichita, KS, was found on the
prairie with his throat cut. He lived alone and
but little doubt is entertained of foul murder.
TIE mysterious death of George Frederick,
at Peoria, H., has been decided by the coroner's
jury to have been caused by poison administered
10y Clarissa Edmunds and Anna Hyers.
julius METzLER, young German, committed
suicide at Chicago. on the 22d, by taking arsen-
ic. His motive is unknown.
GEORGE FRANKLIN FAULKs was arrested at
Springfield, H., on the Goth, for bigamy. A
year ago he married Ida Sayidge, daughter of n
widow in Clinton, Ill, brought her to Spring.
field and deserted her II has since been learned
that Faulks has a wife in Mount Auburn, one
near Champaign, one at WilhamsYllle, one
at Wnttrset Iowa. and it is believed also one at
Harrisburg, Pa. where he has been wanted for
forgery, arson, etc, for some years.
DAVID HoyNELL, Sylyanus Reynolds, Lafayette
Ingersoll, Neya Ingersoll, Frederick Ingersoll,
Crank Gibson, Lucy mgersoll, Ina Ingersol
and Lavina Look were arrested at Oswego, on
the Dist, While manufacturing spurious coin.
Metals, dies acids, ETC., besides 300 III counter
felt American and Canada coin, were seized.
On the DIST two prisoners Patrick Guilfoil,
alias Manning and Edward Connolly, became
involved III quarrel in the hall of Newport,
N.Y.. jail. In the heat Of anger Connolly drew
a razor aud made at Guilfoil and seized him
by the throat The latter succeeded in wrest-
ing the razor from Connellys hand, and with
one desperate slash across his throat almost
severed COnely's head from his body. The
juguar vein was completely severed and death
followed instantly.
Louls BRAY, a Philadelphia drummer, sui
cided at Mrfreesboro, Tenn, on the Doth, TAX
ing laudanum. Trouble with q woman was the
cause
Tx grand jury at Harrisburg, Pa, or the
goth, found true bills against Representatives
Rumberger and petrofr, and ex-State Treasure
Kimble, L. X. Shoemaker, Christopher I oI.g
Jesse r. Crawford and Ed. McCune, on cha s,es
of corrupt solicitation of members of the lesis-
lature
SETH A. TERRY, secretary of the Territorial
Savings, Building and Loan association, Wash
ingtou, has defaulted for $4,000.
A TRAGIC shooting occurred at Lancaster, H.
on the 18th, 4. {. Barnes shooting Matte Ford
his inam0rata, woundiug her perhaps fatally,
and then sending bullet into his own BRAIN
The woman has been leading him on il his suit,
which she finally refused.
THE couit discharged the jury in the Hayden
case at New Haven, Coun.. ON the 18th. its
members being unable to agree. They stood
eleven for acquittal and one for conviction.
A NEGRO named Jordan, who had oloped with
. white girl, was hanged by mob in Warren
ton, Va. on the 18th
FR,SK SrtFFLE killed Frank Smith in Gin
cinuati street, on the 18th. by stabbing him in
the neck with his pocket knife. They had quar-
relied over game of pool.
NAT. SMITH, negro, confined in jail at Jones'
boro Ga, fo~ an attempt at rape was taken out
by unknown men, ON the night "a the 10TH car
ried five milds and hanged.
OFFICER Lee LYMAN was shot and killed
shortly after midnight on the nth, at Dayton,
O., by John Francis Francis had been arrest
ed during the day for carrying concealed weap-
ons, but none being found on him he was re-
leased He then followed Lyman and shot him
dead.
ANNE MARTIN, an inmate OF disreputable
house on Prince street, New York, was murder
ed on the night of the 16th-l7th, by an I'M
known man, why strangled her with = pillow
case after stunning her with blow.
CoNsrABIE AUGUsrus X. HALL shot and
killed himself on the corner Of State and Hub
bard streets, Chicago on the nth. Trouble,
both financial and legal and softeulng of the
brain. caused the deed.
Mrs. SARAH SMITH. a colored widow, poisoned
Charles dams, coored waiter, with whom
she had blon uuduly intimate, at Chicago on
the nth. Adams died.
GEoBaE ". SrRArroN shot and killed Lolita
Robinson. the keeper Of q bawdy house on
North knae street, Chicago, on the morning
of the 18th. James Tanning, Loyta 5 para1nour,
was wounded in the arm.
JoHN DYER was sentenced to Imprisonment
for lie at Albion, Dekalb county, Ind, for poi
son:ug his wife. Dyer escaped after the death
of his wife, but was arrested IN Wisconsin and
brought 10 justice.