Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-02-26


FRANZ LAWRENCE has been arrested for the
murder Of his father, G. G. Lawrence, who
died ut Grand Island, Nebraska, on tho
9th of February. just after arriving
from Vermont Suspicious were aroused which
led to an examination Of the stomach of the
deceased, the analysis revealing the presence of
prussic acid. 1t was learned that Frank had
insured his fathers life for $11 900 before leav
ing Vermont.
CowIEy, the alleged reverend" rascal III
charge Of the shepherds Fold" New York,
has been sentenced to the extreme penalty of
the law--one year in the state prison and $3.50
fine, to stand committed to jail OF the expira-
ton OF his sentence until the fine IL paid, one
day for each dollar.
Ar Corinth, Vt, pauper, 'on the town farm,
named William Terlil aged 70, killed another
pauper, Adam FerIin, aged Is, and then cut his
own throat.
BURREIL SMITH and John Hall, the negro
assassins of Major Pugh, were hanged at Muir
freesboro on the 18th.
WM. TH1EsoS shot and killed his divorced
wife, Mrs. Mary liodewalk, at Columbus, o., Oh
the 10th. Cause jealousy
+. ". Bowen, newspaper writer, suicided at
Sand Springs, Delaware county, Iowa, by stick
ing his lead in a pail of water and holding 1t
there. Mental alteration, caused by financial
loss. the cause.
OK the 18th, an old man named John Patter
son was brutally dubbed and robbed Of fifty
| dollars, while splitting rails about two miles
from the village of Metamoia, Michigan He
was found ON the afternoon of the same day IN
an unconscious condition, and Is considered
fatally hurt.
THE body OF an unknown man WAS found in
slough near Venice, ILL.,, opposite the northern
| part of st. Louis, ou the 18th. The head had
! been terribly smashed with large rock which
| lay near tie body, and there wore other evi-
| dences that the man had been murdered.
| JOHN STEWART, farmers son, aged 20, muir
| dered and crernated VIM Trosh in 1878. He
plead guilty at Troy, ILL.,, on the 18th, and was
| sentenced To imprisonment for hfe
| Henry OSBORN, white coal miner, at Dies
! Moinos Iowa, Killed his wife on the 18th ly
! MASKING her head with stone.
! JAS. THOMPSON, Of the Pickett Tobacco Ware
house company, Louisville, Ky., on the 18th,
drew from the Second National bank $4,000,
! placed the money in his coat pocket, and start
| ed for the warehouse He was jostlcd against
/ BY two parties on the way, and ON reaching the
! warehouse found that he had been relieved Of
| his money.
| REV. EDWARD Cow1.EY, manager of the
"Shepherd's Fold New York, on trial for
starving and cruelty treating the children
committed to his charge, has been convicted.
| LOUIS MARpuBd, aged SO, af the firm OF Mar
! burg Bros. tobacco manufacturers, Baltimore,
| killed himself on the 18th.
! On. ]. j. O'REuLy, of Louisville, KY, sui
cided by cutting all the arteries in his neck with
| a lancet at Dallas, Texas, on the 10th. The act
is supposed to be the result Of protracted dlssl-
/ patton.
WILLIAM GILMAN, aged 80, citizen of Mat
! toon. III. cut his throat with a razor on the
/ 10th while ut breakfast with his family. Mel
! ancholy from the death of his wife wa the
4 cause.
! W. L GUERNSEY, passenger ON tram from
/ the west threw himself under the car at Des
! planes street viaduct, Chicago, on the 10th,
( and was so badly injured that lie died IN few
/ hour
! WV. HARTLEY, for the murder of Martin
\ Wyhe, near Mexico Mo-, in January, 1879, was
/ found guilty of murder in the second degree by
! the iury on The 10th and assessed GO years III
7 the peuitentiary.
/ On the 18th. Charles Lane, Of cambridge, Pa,
! aged ~ lilled HIS wife, then gave poison 10 bis
I three children aud took quantity himself.
4 Only one child lives, snl its feet are SO badly
( frozen that il Is thought II must die.
I ArArAL encounter took place ut Brute City,
l Dakota. on the 18th. hv which the notorious
( Jim Sonlers and NJ. Somers Killed each other.
+ There was feGd OF many years standing be-
tween the families, and on the 18th Soners
and hi- uncle came together and had All alterca-
ton. Jim grabbed needle-gun and shot his
nephew through the body. Az he fell the latter
I pulled his revolver and shot his uncle, killing