The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-16
THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR.

GEO. ALLEN Price (colored) the murderer Of
Willie Black, the Cincinnati tobacco merchant,
was hanged in the yard of the Hamilton county
Jail, on the 9th inst. At Charleston, s. c., on
the same date Daniel Washington alias Carter,
u notorious negro desperate was hanged for
murder. At GoldsborO, n. G., Alex. Howard, n
negro murderer was hanged. At WaynesbOro,
Burke county, Ca, Henry Ryan (colored) was
hanged for numbering negro woman.
ELMER HAPMAN and Tom Stevens had dis
pute about family affairs at Denver, Col, on
the 7th inst. Pistols were called into requisi-
tiOr, and Hapman was seriously and Stevens
fatally wounded.
CAPT. J. NJ. WEST, superintendent and con-
tractor for the Black Hills Placer Mining COM
pany, which is building expensive hydraulic
works at Rockcrville, Col. is short about 524,-
900 Ill his accounts with his employers. Fast
living was the cause.
GLEN ESTES, (colorcd) shot dead Joseph A.
Estes, a white farmer near Cascade village,
West Virginia, an the 8th inst. The affair grew
out OF Il case of trcSpass.
A CINCINNATI dispatch says Samuel =.
Bowles, formerly county engineer has been
found guilty of forging and uttering bonds of
the county amounting to $4,000.
WILLIAM PETRIE was arrested at BentOns
MILL Pa, on the Sth inst, charged with the
murder of David Ingram at Bloomfield, No.,
June IL. The two We're going west, Ingram to
purchase cattle, and had large sum of money
on his person, fact known only to Petrie.
His body was found at the place mentioned
with bullet in the head. Tho cOrOner's jury
found verdict against Petric finding him
guilty, but lac cvadeG arrest until the date
named above.
An old man named George GAM, 80 years of
age, suicided by hanging at the home of his
son-ln-aw, near Buffalo, n. y, on the 8th inst.
PARTY Of rangers met band of despcradocs
ON the It'll inst, thirty miles from Fort Davis,
Texas, both sides dismOunted and took TO the
rocks, when firing began. Three desperadOcs
emerged from the rocks and threw up Their
hands. A fourth came also but continued fir
ing, killing one of the rangers. He was forth
with riddled with bullets by the rangers.
Three despcradocs surrendered.
Ar Leadyie, on the 9th inst, as w. w.
Carter was escorting Mrs. Dillon home from
ball they were met by the latter's husband. A
quarrel ensIed and Carter shot and killed Dill
lon.
JACOB KUNTZ, Of Homestead Station, n. Y,
shot and killed his wife on the 7th inst, be-
cause she persisted in going to picnic, and
then killed himself KuntZ and wife were both
over sixty years Of age.
Ar the Vulture mine, Arizona OH the 2ist of
June, Mexican named Jose Maria SoinZar, a
disappointed sutton of Miss Lubate, called ut
her residence aud after brief conversation shot
her dead. The murderer fled, but men secured
the country on foot and horseback, and soon
captured him, held q lynch court, and, on testi-
| mOny Of an eye witness to the deed, convicted
and hnnG him.
JAMES LEWIS, q young man residing in Noble
township, near Shelbyville, Ind, suicided on the
7th inst, because Of an unfortunate love affair.
LAWRENCE IL. JEROME, JR., son OF Il we'll
known banker and sporting man, and Edward
NJ. Patched, manager Of the banking house of
Guy Bevan Co., 40 Exchange place, New
York, were arrested on the It'll, charged with
completely in the theft Of SS7,2OO in bonds,
which were reported to have been stolen from
messenger toy on the Sd inst. After a long
search the securities were traced to the POSSES
sion OF the prisoners.
WILLIAM GozoLo and Lewis Zcrga. Italians,
quareled over game Of pool, at Omaha, keb..
on the 9th inst, when the latter was fatally
| shot by dOZolo,
A DISPATCH says 10 an ARRAY in Campbells
store. Alascoa county, Texas, bstween the two
Dee brothers and two Myers brothers, ohG Of
each was killed AMI the others badly wounded.
GEORGE W. MEYERvE, arrested recently in
Boston, for the alleged forgery Of real estate
assessments, has been surrendered by ms bonds
men. The forgeries are said to amount to
;325, 600.
rArniog CARROLL, miner, elected from a
meeting of the MinGEs' Union, Bodie, Cal, on the
9Th inst, attempted 10 rc-sntT the hall and
fired at those who opposed him, when Ee was
shot dead.
YSI SING. an inoffensiye Chinaman, was shot
fatally witiiolA provocatiOn, at Belleville near
New York city, OH tbs Oh instant.
A DUEL was fought in Camden c,lnty, South
Carolina, Oh the 9th instant between Colons
T.. Is Cash and Colonel William Shannon. Shan
non fired the frst shot, the bullet striking the
ground near Cash's feet. Cash then fired and
the ball passed through ShannOn's heart,
THF body Of an unknown man, stark naked,
was found lying in the mud in Chicago on the
4th inst, near an srtssiaa well in the northern
part Of the city. There was a Cut ia the back
Of the victims head, and his throat was cut from
ear to car. The remains were subsequently
identified al those Of man named johnson, an
employe of one of the city tanneries.
DIR. X. NJ. HILLS, of CovingtOn, Ind, COM
mitted suicide on the 9Th inst. by shooting, He