The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-08-06


$40, 900 in gold bonds, and $4,000 State of
South Carolina bonds, on which not much value
IL put, were taken. Tho cash belonged to tho
bank aud thc bonds to individuals, who had
deposited them IN the vault
ISAIAH CARR, In Kent county. H. J., jail,
awaiting examination on charge Of killing his
nephew, was found dead In his cell on the 2Sth.
A DISPATCH from Denison, Texas, dated tho
2Sth. saysi "Io-dag near Robson station, l.
T., party OF Greeks attacked two ChurUkccs
and killed ono and wounded the other. Two
Greeks were hanged by the Chcrokecs Monday
night, hence the roprisal."
THOMAS DELASA was fatally stabbed by his
paramount in Chicago restaurant on the 27th
TrmRE or four mon entered the Middletown
Savings bank, Conn.,, during the absence at
dinner Of some of the officials, and engaging
the clerks in conversation, accompliccs tobbed
tho vault OF ~, 500.
MIcHArL MADDOX killed John Schaba, n Bo-
hemian, in the northeastern section of Baltimore,
on the 9th. Maddox alleges that he found
Schaba in his (NladdoX'R) wifc'S chamber.
On the 9th Mrs. Anna Lynch, 1T tho Roy
stone house, Portland, Oregon, fatally stabbed
Alex. Matticson, who, she claims, made dis
honorable proposition and attempted an indie
| cent assault.
JosErm ENrAs, alias Hoffman. an American
resident IN Asldnwal', Panama, and claiming TO
bo u merchant, was arrested on charge of put
ting into circulation counterfeit grecnbuck
United States uotos' Hoffman figured proni-
nently IN Brooklyn papers in 1877, when his
S~indngs were stated ut some 5GO,OOO.
GEORGE BELL and Clcaiy, old offenders, were
arrested at New York on the 9th, on charge of
passing tive counterfeit checks on the National
bark IL baltimore and tho Merchants Bank Of
the same city, and obtaining 100000.
john DIdds, the negro who outraged Mrs.
James T. ChiTcls on the 9th, near Durncs-
tow; Mi, was lodged in Jail ut Rockwell on tho
2Gth. Shortly before O'Clock next morning
about 30 men appeared at the Jail and after II
sharp melee with tho officers, took the rayShcr
out and hung him. Dggs made q full confession
Of his crime to thu shcriIf l,EvOus to the Jail
being forced
Ar I'M early hour on the eth, one of two bur-
glars was shot and killed while attempting an
entrance To the residence of Hon. ID. N. Solo
mon, on the latter'B farm. about thirty miles
from Council Bluffs, Ia, ON the Wabash road.
Tho fatal shot was fired by u l.. SOLOMON. The
nanlr Of the dead burglar h not known:
JusErH SrAATs, young maI, was shot dead
in his yard NJ Ccntralla, Ill.,, on the night OF the
HARMON Mccoy, living four miles from Ar
cola, H., was stabbed and killed by Elisha Mo
Cabo aided by joel Engcl, during quarrel, on
the 18th. McCabo escaped, but EuSlo was ar
rested.
A crroRsr mrrdcict iiained George WASH
lngion was hung by Il mob i'll the backwoods of
Tennessee recently.
A ColoREp camp meeting near Ilillsboro, o.,
mns hIrE NM IN ly n ,ynn afr
who commenced operations by attempting To
dcnoSh the slitlGr's tent and crtird by firing
into the tltiwd. Three persons were badly,
probably fatally injured, while several others
were considerably hurt.
PAT KELLY and Jack Brown, of Rochester,
Pa, have been on bad terms for two years.
They met on the 18th aud trso'vel dn finding
nIt who was the best man. Brown was badly
beaten, and acknowledged that he was En-
ragged at his being whipped, and after the fight
was all over, he pulled out his revolver and,
rcmarking that Kelly would never again whip
anybody, fired three shots 1T him in quick sue
cession, Ii IL believed that Kelly will 'lie Of the
wounds
Is Oakland, cal, ON the 18TH Edward Sclrp-
der entered the Office of DIR. Alfred I.cfcvre and
shot him through the body, the wound proving
fatal ina few moments. Both parties are of
good social position, Schroeder being teller of
the Linden aud Fan Frr!lc!scO bank of Oakland,
and l.clcvre long established and popular
dentist. Suspicion Of criminal intimacy between
the murdered man and SchrDdcr's wife led to
the tragedy.
MRs. EDWARD GEAsoN, wife of prominent
merchant and old citizen of Dayton, o., COM
mitted suicide on the 18th by taking poison.
DR. NJ. +, WILLIAMS, of Mcchanicsburg Miss,
was assassinated wkile riding home OH the night
of the oath. His horse reached home riderless
and search being made the doctors body was
found. A negro was arrested on suspicion and
has since confessed hts guilt He say liz was
paid 10 kill the doctor.
AT Sag Harbor, N. Y, on the Goth, Miles
Morris was shot dead by seaman who accused
Morris of being improperly intimate with his
wife.
CHARLES MoRroN shot Policeman O'Neil at
EokOmo, Col, on the afternoon Of the 25th.
Morton was intoxicated and raising Il dis
turbance in saloon, the policeman attempted
to arrest him and was shot dead. Morton was
taken to Jail and several deputy sheriffs placed
on guard. A crowd soon gathered, 0vcrpOwercd
tho guard and lynched the prisoner.
II. T.. CoMEGys, steuographer of the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe railroad Office ut Topeka,
rs; stiicidcd on the 25th.
DISPATCH from Winncpog Gays while Con-
stable Powers was crossing Red river with
Mike Carroll, an escaped prisoner. Carroll up
set the boat and both were drowned.
FRED WELDON was arrested at Cheyenne on
the 2ith for numbering John L. Turner, son of
Sheriff Turner. nf Utah county, in Echo Canon,
Utah, july II. Wclcom conIt,SsDs and gives the
name Of m accomplicc. The murder was for
theft and wns extremely brutal.
ON the 9th, VIM. Camcs, farmer living
-four miles cast of Vanalstync, Texas, was shot
and instantly killed by W. II. Lance, his neigh
Dor.
ABRAHAM MARTIN attacked his wife with an
axe at Abbevillc, s. c., on the 9th instant, in
t!icting fatal wounds He became enraged be-
cause his wife upbraidcd him for iniidellty.