Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-09-02
Criminal.

1REMAlNE, an East St. Louis saloon
keeper, shot and killed Horace B. Vail, a
drunken customer, who assaulted him.
THE residence of George Grass, in Jail
at Urbana, ILL.,, for the murder of Frank
Stilwell, has been burned by unknown
persons.
JOHN HoCHSLRASsER, a teamoter, and
two brothers named Snurr, drank beer at
a Fort Wayne, Ind. brewery, became
drunk, and quarreled. The Snurrs finally
seized clubs and hit Hochstrasser on the
head, killing him.
A CoLoRED man who was violently as
sailed in his humble cabin by four young
white bioods in disguise, on the 2Sth inst,
near Cochran, Ga, shot two of them dead.
The coroner's jury returned verdict to
the effect that it served them just right.
A LOT of white circusmen attacked a
party of negroes employed by the same
establishment, at La Porte, Ind, and riot
ensued The sheriff raised a posse and
undertook to capture the entire show, but
he was driven off, and only succeeded in
getting three of the offenders.
THE jury on the case of ex-Postmaster
r. O. Adams, charged with the embezzle-
ment of nearly $4,000, of Deadwood, have
brought in verdict of guilty. Adams
will probably give bail and appeal the case
to the territorial supreme court.
THE United States consul at Cologne,
commenting upon the prospects of the vint-
age on the Rhine and its tributaries the
present season, says it is thought by expe-
rienced observers, that the vintage will not
exceed one-fifth of the average Weld.
Two lads named respectively Wellin and
Raw, the former aged Is and the latter IA
years, living near Danville, ILL.,, began
throwing clods at each other in a cornfeld.
Ray got mad, and hit Wellin with a
club on the back of the head killing him
almost instantly.
A CLEVELAND Leader special states that
young man named Edward Mikesell on
the 25th inst, shot aud killed his mother,
ntar Wauseon, O. Mikesell testified before
the coroner that he was attempting to shoot
a chicken and the gun was accidentally
| discharged, instantly killing his mother,
sitting at the window.
GENERAL MILES, of the army, stands an
excellent chance of getting the position OF
chief of the signal service, left vacant by
General Myers death. The president has
| long had in mind the Indian-fghting
which Miles did SO we'll, and is glad to be
| able to reward him in this way-at least
! this is the common talk at present. Cap
tain Howgate, who has asked for the
place, will not get it.
4 FB1GHTFUL runaway occurred at
| Springfield, Ill, caused by a country
mans team becoming frightened The
driver was thrown out and his neck broken
| killing him instantly. No one is able tc
| indentify him, and in consequence the
coroner's inquest was postponed until the
25th inst. The man is supposed to have
come or Williamsville and Elkhart.
RICHARD O. ADAMS, the defaulting post
master of Deadwood, whose trial has jus
ended, and who was to have been sentenced
on the 9th inst, escaped from the custody
of the marshal on the night previous
Adams career has been disgraceful one
and his leaving the Hills is but a repeti
tion of his exit from various places. A
| large reward is offered by the marshal fol
! his capture
An attempt was made onthe 9th inst, tc
murder Judge Sherman Page, at his resi-
dence in the outskirts of Austin Minn
He was sitting at table when some per
son unknown feed shotgun at hin
through the window, portion of the
charge striking him in the head. AL
though severely wounded, it is believed
that he will recover.
! The body of an unknown woman, horri
bly, beaten and bruised, was found on the
9th inst, in seclued ravine four mile.
north o. Sidney, Ohio. 1t could not be
identified. VIM. Carts, canal watchman
was arrested on suspicion, it being thought
the dead woman was cook on a cana
boat The place of the murder showed
igns of fierce struggle. The womani
clothing was torn and scattered about.
AT Hyde Park, on the 3lst inst, Mich
aeI Boylson had quarrel with his wife
His step-son, Charles Hirschman, who wa
upstairs, heard it and come down, bu
found that Boylson had gone out to the