Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-09-23
TElEGRAPHIC BREVITIES,
CRIME AND CRIMINAL RECORD.

master at Deadwood, D. T. has been sentenced
TO three years imprisonment.
John McCarthy killed his wife in San
Francisho, Cal, September 70 and then shot
self, but 10 fatally. Cause, refusal of the wife
10 live with him.
September 10 number of negroes,
confined in the Jail at Springfield, Tenn
charged with murder, were taken out by
mob with faces disguised and lynched.
A United States Marshal passed through
st. Louis, Mo-, September IL, with prisoners
under heavy sentence, to the Chester, ILL.,,
penitentiary, for robbing stages in Texas.
AT Santa Fe, New Mexico, recently, a
duel was fought between a Ute Indian and a
Navajo. A few friends of the Indians were
present. The Ute was killed and the Navajo
seriously injured. Knives were the weapons
used. The duel was caused by both Indians
wanting 10 marry the same girl.
Charles Miller, of Columbus. Ohio,
who attempted to commit suicide, Septem-
Der 8 Just as the police were about to arrest
him for forging of his fathers name to two
checks, has recovered. He was discharged
to-day, his father taking up the checks and
claiming them. He had heretofore allowed
his son to sign his name to similar documents.
Robert Dudley, of Louisville, XIV, was
shot through the heart by an unknown man
on Fayette Street, late on the night of Sept.
10. Nothing is known of the origin of the
trouble, as one of the party is dead, and the
other at large. The shooting occurred on the
sidewalk as the men were passing each other
in opposite directions
Big-nosed George, as he Is called, who
recently passed through St Paul as a prison.
er, the well known highwayman and murder
er, was arranged Sept. 13, at Rawlins, Wy.
oming Territory, on the charge of murder,
and pleaded guilty of murder in the first de-
gree. He will be sentenced to be hanged.
George had good counsel who desired to de-
fend him, but George said he wanted to die
for his bloody crimes.
Jas. Japson, formerly secretary of the
Metropolitan railway compauy's provident
savings bank Of England, was arrested in Phil
sdelphia, Pa, on the night of Sept. H. on the
charge of appropriating at different times
during the past five or six years, sums of
money belonging to depositors of that institu-
tion, aggregating about $4,000. He denied
his identity at first, but upon being confront
ed BY Chief Inspector Gorden, of the Metro
politan railway company's police, to whom he
was known, he admitted his identity.
A Mankato, Mimi, telegram of Sep
tem5er Is, says some INSCRIPTIONS devil took
stone, broke khe lock, and turned the switch
near the Red Jacket mill about four miles
above the city on the Central road. The noon
train, conductor Keeler, coming to Mankato,
run on to and the engine and one car were
threWn on the SWITCH no one noticing that
the switch was turned, and ploughed into the
ground. The engineer and fireman Jumped
the former lighting in culVert and breaking
his knee, sustaining three fractures No fur
ther damage.
In the District Court, September IA,
at Leavenworth, Kansas. Thos. C.. Thurston,
who on the 26th day of last May, without pro-
vocation, IN the streets of Leavenworth, shot
at the back of D. K. Anthony, while the latter
was walking away from him, missed him and
seriously wounded Lucien Baker,a prominent
attorney, and John P. Douglas, withdrew his
plea of not guilty of attempting murder
and plead guilty. He will be sentenced on
Saturday next to the penitentiary. He took
this course by the advice of the attorney ap-
pointed by the court to defend him.
An Owenton. KY, special to the Louis
vile Courier Journal, says a very serious
shooting afray occurred at a picnic, about
seventeen miles from there on Saturday, Sep
tember 11th. A difficulty arose between
some drunken boys over some trivial matter
which before its termination involved three
brothers named Smith and three brothers
named Hammond and half brother of Ham,
monds' named Boainerd Acre. The shooting
was general and indulged in by both parties,
but the Smiths proved more expert with their
weapons. The Acre boy Is years, was shot
in the head and instantly killed, and his three
half brothers, the Hammonda, were all wound
ed, two Of whom Jonathan and Sam, the ply
sicians say mortally. The Smiths and Ham
monds are cousins and Sam Hammond is a
brother-in-law to the Smith brothers. The
parties who did the shooting have eVaded ar
rest. They are sons OF G. V. Smith, Justice OF
the peace. very respectable and good citi-
zen.