The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-06-24
CRIME.

ANDY BAKER, a drunken laborer, ended
his troubles in Cincinnati last week with
poison. He had Just emerged from (,
spree.
HENRY QUARLEs was hanged for the
murder of his wife, on the 7th of June,
1879, at Houston, Texas on the llth inst.
ForE men were hanged in Brown
county, Texas, last week by mob, it is be-
ieved for crookedness with cattle.
BAUMAN's store, at Saginaw City, Mich,
was broken into and merchandise to the
extent Of $500 stolen; also a check on J. J..
Burrows 4 Co.'S bank, payable to Jordan,
Marsh 4 Co., or bearer, for S5lS.19 signed
by j. Bauman.
THE grand jury Of Deadwood has indict-
ed County Commissioners Richard King
and n L. Sackett; County Treasurer Rob-
ert Neill, and Register c. II. Mckinnist,
for misappropriation of Sl7, eco of county
funds.
IN a saloon quarrel JohnJ. Davidson of
Murphysboro, ILL.,, was stabbed in the
heart by some unknown party. He walked
out Of the house and dropped on the side
walk, expiring within ten minutes.
WHILE David Williams and Miss Kate
Turner were seated in grove at Georges
vile, o., the former was shot dead by some
person unknown. One theory involves the
young lady's father, another jealous
lover, and another a party of careless
schoolboys.
Two negroes named, respectively, James
Bowes and Lathrop Smith, residing near
Wyandotte, Kan, ust across the line from
Kansas City, Mo-, had an alteration in
which Smith struck Bowes over the head
with bar of iron, fracturing the skull to
such an extent that it is thought he will
die
TIE residence Of Mr.. Nelson Runquist
of Galva, ILL.,, was entered by burglar
while the family were at church and about
$50 in money stolen. The robber is known
and the officers are confident of his capture
soon. The party left his shoes off on 60
ing into the house, and did not have time
to get them on his return.
J. 4. BLACKBURN, proprietor of the
Joplin opera house, at Kansas City, Mo-,
ing northern Texas with counterfeit mon
ey, and will be taken to Fl. Smith, Ark, for
trial 1t is charged that he put out no less
than $4,000 in Counterfeit money, and the
governor of Arkansas telegraphs that the
evidence against the man is conclusive.
JouS GEMpEI, of 10 Delaney street, New
York, beat his wife until he thought her
dead, then threw her out upon the stairs,
bolted the bedroom doors, set the house on
fire, and cut his throat from ear to ear.
The firemen found him in bed enveloped in
flames, and dragged him into the street,
where he died The woman's skull is
Fractured and her death is expected.
Cause jealousy.
THE city council of Des Moines, at re-
cent session, appointed J. w. Maflly, a
local greenback speaker, as an expert to
examine the books of ex-City Treasurer
Walker, formerly chairman of the green
back state committee, and now candidate
for state auditor on the greenback ticket.
The report Of the expert, just made public
shows deficiency in the cash of the treas
ury of Sl7 1928.
A THRILLING tragedy occurred in Gin
ton, Iowa, on the 10th inst. A notorious
thief known as Humpty George, entered
Fuller's boarding house and compelled the
landlord at the point of the revolver to
show him the room occupied by Patrick
Judge and wife. The latter was formerly
the wife of George. The landlord went
away, as did also the clerk, and left George
who forced open the door and began firing
Judge received the first shot in the arm
His wife received the second in the arm
Judge jumped ont of the second story win,
dow. The third shot entered the casing as
he leaped. The fourth shot came as the
woman escaped through side door
George then deliberately walked dowr
stairs unmolested and escaped. Only tlesl
wounds were inflicted.
A TERRIBLE case Of child cruelty comes
from Jefferson, ,Greencounty Iowa. Sometime
ago Mr.. Parker adopted a 5-year-old boy
from Linn county, named David Dickin
son. A few days ago the boy died, and the
| neighbors viewed the mangled remains anc
had their suspicious aroused. An exam
ination showed terrible state of affairs
Besides whippings of the severest nature
the boy was frequently strung with a rope
around his neck, his toes only being
permitted to touch the ground. The body
was most sickening sight to behold, there
being not spot half as large as the hanC
on any part of which there was not sore
or brlise. The toes were nearly eaten OF
worn off, while on the lower portion of the
back was found a swelling which discharged
large quantity of matter. Parker ant
his wife are in jail.