Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-08-26
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Grimes and Criminals.


Burglars hsve stolen 1000 worth OF
ewelry and plate from the residence OF Lord
Eldon, near Warham. Eng.
On the night of Aug. l6, in East St.
Louis, Il. B. Vaile, while drunk, got into q
fight in saloon, and was shot and killed.
Daniel Lineban. whisky dealer in
Buena Vista, Colorado, on the night of Aug. IA
shot Deputy Sheriff Murray Fsrnswich, and
slightly wounded Ros Eastman another Of
ticer.
August 16, a number Of drunken men
riding Ia furniture wagon, quarreled with
the driver, and threw him from the wagon
The driver received such injuries Ms to cause
death.
Catherine Tessenger. a German wo-
man Of Milwaukee, committed snieiae Aug.
lS, being driven to.the act by the abuse of
her children, who haa got hes property away
from her.
Fredrick May, who fought the cele-
brated duel with James Gordon Bennett Of
the New York Herald, got on drunken bust
at Long Branch, Aug. l5, and was arrested
and locked up in cell to cool of.
A tramp entered the bed room of a
man named Mahoney, in Faribault, on the
afternoon OF Aug. Ii, and robbed him while
sleeping, of mis- watch, chain, and small sum
of money. The tramp was arrested.
A yong woman in Denver, Colorado,
on the night of August IA. known as Gypsy
Delake, committed suicide in house of III
fame, by taking mOrphia. Her real name was
Minnie Wilkinson. The desertion other lover,
A. Peckman, was the cause of the deed.
At Buffalo, Aug. 16, saloon keeper,
John Karin, in the evening refused liquor to a
drunken bearder named Flanagan. At mid
night Flanagan entered the room where
Karin was sleeping with two of his children,
and turning down the bed clothes stabbed
him to the heart.
John Kellcher, residing at Oakland,
California, with his wife and neighbor, Mrs.
King, indulged in a drunken earouse, on the
night of Aug. l6, in the course of which they
set the house on fire and two of his children,
Eugene and Anne, aged two and five years
respectively,were burned to death, and James,
aged four was burned fatally. Mrs. Kellcher
will probably die from her injuries. Mrs.
King was badly seorched and Kellcher slight
ly hurt.
There was throat cutting affair at
the st. Paul House, corner Of Fort and Chest
nut street, in St. Paul, Minn., August l5. A
man crazed with drink steals softly up to an
acquaintance, betweenn whom there has been
no feud, and reaching over his shoulder he
draws the keen blade Of razor across his
neck. Sitting his neck from ear to ear. Not
sated with this, the fiend makes a break at
an innocent on-looker, who escapes by jump
ing from window.
Pittsburgh, Penn, telegram, Aug. 49,:
Mrs. Isabella Smalley. wife of Henry Smalley,
died last Friday evening. Upon her body
were found marks and scars indicative of hard
treatment by some one. Investigation was
ordered by the coroner, which revealed that
trouble had been existing between Mr.. Smalley
and wife fer several months and that his treat
ment Of her was most brutal, the necessaries
OF life being denied. and that neighbors on
many occasions carried food to the woman
to ssve her from starvation. Smalley was ac-
cordingly arrested, and tonight the jury rem
dered verdict that Mrs. Smalley came to her
death by injuries received at the hands OF her
husband.
J.C. Walker, son of DR.. Walker, of
Indianapolis, Ind, shot and killed the notori-
GUS burglar, Rodifer at his fathers residence
on the morning of Aug. II. Rodifer has served
several terms in the penitentiary and was but
recently pardoned out for good conduct. Mrs.
Walker was awakened by noise and discov-
cred that some one was under the bed where
her husband slept. Mrs. W. quietly notified
her son in an adjoining room. In the mean
time Rodifer finding he was discovered at
tempted TO make his escape and fired his pis-
tol at Dr. Walker missing him. He was 60
ing out of the house covering the doctor with
his pistol and knife. Before reaching the door
young Walker came to the rescue and fired
killing Rodifer instantly. -