The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-03-31

stroyed five Illicit distiIleries I'm Allen county,
KY, and arrested 10 violators of the revenue
laws. The average capacity OF the dlstillerles
was larger than is usual with Illicit concerns.
SENT OVER THE ROAD.
FLIzABETH, n. j., March E.--Ex-Comp-
troller Thomas B.Leggett aud Daniel w Leeds
conspiracy to defraud the city. have been SEN
Ienced, the former to seven years In the state
prison and s., $50 dollars Ene and the latter to
four years and $500 fne. An application for q
struck jury in the case of David j. Meeker, in
| dlcted with them, was denied.
ATTEMPTED NJEOER AND SUICIDE
ST. LOUIS March a6.-Jacob Frey, an old
man 90 years old, cut his wife's throat about
| noon to day, at their home on Lami street, IN
| the southern part of the city, and then severed
accounts but probably both Will die. The
affair grew out o. aquarrel about money.
COLI FLOODED MURDER.
CINCINNATI, March 25.-A special to the Ga
Wednesday night IN Mason county, West
Virginia, Is mixes south of Gallipolis, o. Jesse
AGthSr az and d W: Ray & had R quarrel about
| shoot him. Arthur did the same and Ray shot
| twice, both halls taking effect, one in Ar
| thurs heart and the other his head. Ray
escaped arrest.
A BSY MURDERER HANGED.
ST. LOUIS, March 26.-The Post-Dispatch's Is
| special from st. Charles, Mo-, says that VIII
| liam Barton, a negro boy l6 years old, was
| OF James Clatterback, on the 18th of February,
| 1879. The culprit was taken from the jail TO
| the scaffo6 near by, at 40. There were brief
religious services by his spiritual advisers,
after which Barton said a few words to the
| crowd in a low tone. The black cap was then
| arranged, and at so the drop fell. Barton
| confessed the crime few days ago, and Joined
| the Catholic church. About 2oOO persons
| witnessed the execution.
A WOMAN BURNS HER DAUGHTERS ILLEGTTINATE
| CHILD.
Il
| aged IL years, named Mary Henderson, who
| was formerly a dining room girl at the Sabine
| House, this city, gave birth, last week, in
child. witch the mother of the girI cut TO
| pieces and burned In a stove, the cinders be-
ing thrown into privy vault Four months
ago the girl left this city and has been secretly
confined in a room at her nome in Hartford
| during the whole period since. Previous to
/ her death, which occurred few days ago, she
/ confessed all the particulars. Her mother
| and sister Jennie, the latter employed in this
| city; are under arrest. me Iatner OF the child
| William Ray, miller OF Hartford, is now in
| Nebraska.
| DESPERATE ATTEHPT TO AssAssINATE AN ED
| IToR.
| TORONTO, Canada, March 25.-A man named
| Bennett, formerly employed as engineer In
1 the Globe newspaper Office, but who was dis
| charged for misconduct, entered the room OF
| Hon. George Brown, at the office, and made a
deliberate attempt to assassinate him. With
| out a word OF warning he aimed pistol at
| Mr.. Browns head, who was sitting at his
desk. On the entering of the intruder Mr.
| Brown rose. AS he did so he received a bullet
| in his thigh. He at once grappled with the
| wOuld-be murderer, wounded as he was,
| wrested the pistol from him and threw him
| down. Some OF the employees of the estab-
/ lishment, hearing the shot, rushed to MIR
| Browns assistance, and while some attended
| him others held Bennett until a policeman
| arrived, who took him to the station. Medi-
1 cal aid was called for Mr.. Brown, who after
| the wound had been dressed and the bullet
probed for and extracted was removed TO his
4 residence, where he now lies, somewhat un-
| nerVed by the work. Browns presence OF
4 mind when shot was something remarkable
/ for a man of his age. without flinching,
/ wounded as he was, he coolly grappled with
| his assailant, a powerful man, and soon had
| him at his mercy Henry Brown is editor
| and proprietor of the Globe, leader of the Re-
| form party and senator of the Dominion.
TWO SUICIDES.
| MILWAUKEE,, March 23.-Jacob Kattenbach
| suicided at home this morning, cutting his
| throat with a razor.
| John Bader, a dissolute character, hung
| himself in a cell in the West Side police sta
| ton this morning.
| CoLD-BLoODED MURDER-INDIAN oUTRAGEs
/ returning home from Testomlngo, where he
/ and man named Masher, with whom he was
Familiarity acquainted. Chisholm asked to see
| the pistol, cooked IL and shot Allison dead.
| A dispatch from Lamessilla, New Mexico,
/ reports the killing of Fred Nichols, a mail
| driver, near Aleman Mail station, by Indians,
who robbed the mail sacks, scattering the
| contents along the road