The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-12-23

been sentenced to the penitentiary for en-
bezzling $4,000 of the funds of The Home
Building and loan association, of Austin
Gel. ROBERT NJ. GOODWIN, of Brook
vile, Ind. has been convicted of the MUIR
! win, and will be sentanced to Imprisonment
for life.
"CHARLEY' FARwELL, the newly elected
member of congress from the third district
of Illinois, brought suit against the Daily
News, of Chicago, on the 18th inst, for
$4,000. Campaign talk is what caused it.
LOUIS ToCKsTEIN. the maniac who
killed the Ryan family at Chester, ILL.,,
scattered in the woods nearly $4OO in
money. He has been placed in the asy-
lum at Jacksonville, where his rawlings
tell the horrible condition of his brain.
EDWARD CRANE, formerly connected
with the Boston, Hartford and Erie rail
road b as filed 4 sl'' for 5000, 900 against
The Boston Idrsrtiser, for rejecting in Il
! damaging way upon his career.
HENRY ESDERls, formerly consul of
Switzerland for Chicago, is charged with
the embezzlement Of $4,000 sent from
Europe to him to be distributed among
three lads in Michigan, named Rothleis-
berger. Two other estates make similar
charges. Enders cannot be found.
ISAAC OLIVE, the Nebraska man-burner,
has been granted new trial by the su-
preme court, on the ground that his con-
stitutional rights were violated by q trial
outside the county where the crime was
committed He may possibly step from
state prison into the hands of lynching
party.
The escape Of two prisoners from the
County Jail inspired Sheriff Mann to
make a thorough inspection of the cells.and
their three hundred inmates. Their labors
were rewarded by finding large numbers
of forks and knives among the latter be-
ing saw~bladed one, secreted IN some
bedding, and Il massive dumb-beli
A NeuS' special from Jacksboro Texas
states that on the 11th inst, Il party of six
men rode up to the store of Russell Bros,
at Port Oak, small town, - miles north
Of there. After purchasing goods amount
ing to $500, they invited Abner Russell
outside. Complying, he was fired upon
and killed. The party then re-entered the
store and shot, and probably fatally
wounded John Russell Citizens are in
pursuit.
\ Bellcville, Nevada, dispatch of the
! LIN lllSl.s says tuat CnafleS N1af3nail, q
noted desperate, on Tuesday night brutal
ly murdered an inoflensive old man, named
Jack McCann, who was first shot and then
kicked until he was dead. This morning
while the sheriff was starting with the
prisoner for Aurora, the county seat, a
party Of citizens rushed upon the sheriff
and posse, and forcibly took Marshal from
custody. The prisoner was then conveyed
to the outskirts Of the town and hanged.
\ Journal Dubuque special of the 18th
inst, says: \ double tragedy occurred
here this morning. Hiram S. Holbrook,
local agent for the American express COM
pany, while lying in bed fired a bullet into
the brain Of his sleeping daughter, two
years old. who was in the crib by MS side
and then shot himself in the head. He
was in poor heath and was naturally sem
sitive. These are the only causes known
for his rash act. His wife had left him
only fifteen minutes before in order to
prepare breakfast. HolbroOk' 5 child died
in iree hours and he cannot survive the
day