The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-02

John Sammett, only II years OF age, killed
Chris. Spuhler last year, on the evening Of SAM
NETS trial for burglary Spuhler being wit
ness against him,
A nEvaSuE posse, in attempting to capture
moonshiners near Red Oak, Ga, were resisted.
One moonshiner was killed, and one MORALLY
wounded.
HAYDEN BRowS, who murdered his wife's
mother was hanged at Huntsville, Mo-, On the
25th inst,
A riiiEf named Pearson WIS shot desdat CAT
frey city, $. c.; on the 9th by citizens who were
pursuing him.
A DISPATCH from Schulenburg says w. II.
Pagsdale, q prominent citizen, was murdered by
cattle thieves whom he had followed four miles.
They dragged the body half mile and threw it
III the brush.
NEAR Mount Ayr, Iowa, on the Esd inst, in a
quarrel over game of pool, VIM. NJ. Willis was
shot and killed by.two brothers named Golden.
A New YORK bank clerk was robbed Of a
package containing $4,000 on the 23d inst. The
thief escaped by the aid Of an express wagon.
Orro. ex-treasurer of Santa Cruz county, CAL,
convicted OF embezzling public funds, was sen
fenced, on the I'D inst, TO five years in the pen
itentary. An appeal will be taken to the Su-
preme Court.
VIM. RAIsToN and three others were arrested
at Eldorado, KS, OH the 22d inst, on Il charge
Of counterfeiting. Ralston had showed large
number OF bogus half dollars and was caught IN
the act. chest Of tools, dies, furnaces and
block tin, and other apparatus was found in
Ralston's house.
PRISONERS In Sangamon county, ILL.,. Jail re-
volted on the 22d. In quelling the outbreak,
the sheriff shot and killed Jacob Mitchell, who
was awaiting trial for selling liquor without
paying special tax.
AT Toronto, on the 22d inst, the trial of
George Bennett, alias Dickson, for shooting
Hon. Geo. Brown, resulted in verdict of willrul
murder against the prisoner, who was sentenced
TO be hanged July %.
COMMISSIONER RAUM has directed the arrest
OF Boone, of Brooklyn, N. Y, late deputy col
lcctor who, it is said, is missing with a de-
iicicncy Of $4,000 III his accounts.
BALTIMORE dispatch says: "Goorge
Thompson, seaman, who murdered Capt.
Milton B. Frank and the cook VIM. Gage of the
schooner Mignonctte, in James river, was arrest
cd ON railroad train disguised in woman's
dress.
AT Kansas City, on the 21st inst, the wife Of
Hayde Brown, condemned murderer suicided
by putting bullet through her BRAIN. 1t seems
that the wife had arranged with her condemned
Ut u ctJtuitl HOuT, bne IuT-
nishins him with morphine to effect his death,
but Brown failed III his purpose, M the jallOrs
who went TO notify him of his wIfe's death OBJ
served him putting the dose into his mouth
and choked il from him. Browns wife left a
note Of explanation pinned to her child's breast.
JOHN AND HENRY friedman, of Cornwall,
Conn.,, were fatally shot OH the night of the
18th inst, by an unknown person, while return
ing home.
AT Richmond, Va, on the Goth inst, VIII
liam Burke killed Pat Harris, and then Drained
his wife. All colored.
CHAUNCEY BACON, miner, was shot and NOR
tally wounded OH the 18th at Sack City, Colora-
do, by Swede.
AT Port Jefferson, near Sidney, o., on the
18th inst, David Shank, a young blacksmith,
attacked two widows in their houses and killed
one, Mrs. Hine, aged "a, the weapon being
fence rail. He WAS driven away before nc killed
the other woman. He feigned insanity when
arrested but il is said Inc was only drunk.
MR.. HUBER, q banker of Mechanicsvile, Ia,
has absconded, taking with him S2O, 600 belong
ing to depositors, most of whom were working
men and women.
GORDON MOORE killed Ben Benjamin, a re-
spected colOred preacher of Marion county,
Texas. Cause, the knowledge of Moore that
Benjamin was criminally intimate with the
formers wife.
AT Marshall, Texas, on the 10Th inst, Jas.
Currie who killed the actor, Porter, was acquit-
ted by the jury on the ground Of insanity.
Two Lancaster, KY, boys-L. Gallagher, aged
IA, and S. Mullins, aged 15-quarreled on the
10Th inst, when the former ran INTO the family
residence. procured a revolver and began shoot
ing. The second shot passed through Mullins
body, inhicting fatal wound.