The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-01-08
NEWS or THE WEEK.
GRIMES AND CRIMINALS

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS
Nine prisoners made their escape from
the jail tn Columbus, o., on the evening Of
JAMS
AT Onemie, Ontario, Thomas Stcph-
enson's store WAS robbed on the night
Of Jan. 2, OF notca and mortgages valued at
$4,000.
George, the somewhat noted Count
Johannes, who died in the city Of New York,
Dec. 81. was GO years old, and was to be buried
from "the little church round the corner"
Frances lIovly of Lyons, N. Y. most
esteemed young lady. on the 3rd Of January
e4tered her fathers store and shot him dead
Shc then reloaded her pistol and went IN
stairs to her room and killed herself.
Joseph C. stcbzon of New Brunswick.
N. j. cx.county collector, convicted of en-
hezzlng $1,000 Of the county funds, was on
Jan. z, sentenced to two years in the State
prison, and to pay fine Of $500.
g Col. l.. a. Harris. cx'mayor Of Cincin-
nati. o., Jan. |, shot his brotherin-law in an
alteration growing out of claim OF Harris
against Adams. The ball was extracted, but
1t was thought the wound was mortal.
The first collision, at Chicago, between
the striking stock yard men belonging to the
union and the non-union men, occurred on
ahe morning Of Jan. 2, the assault being made
y the former, who dispersed the workmen
ny hurting missiles at Them
During divine services in the House of
Hope. at st. Paul. Minn., on Sunday evening,
Dec. 2s, thief made his way into the pastors
study In the rear OF the church, and stole $40
worth OF clothing, including u fine overcoat
belonging to Ilcnry j. Horn. Esq.,, t0gcth.
or with pair nf gloves, and costly seal skin
cap valued at siS, belonging to Prof. Leb,
VITO conducts the House Of Hope choir.
at Burlington, Iowa, Dec. 81, J. r.
Woodward, son frv-mayor Woodward, shot
and instantly killed his brother in-law, +. NJ.
fricc. AS soon he found that Price was
Killed, he W. nj Il. the other end of the room,
and placin" the pistol to his own head fired
with fatal rollt. Tic affair occurred in
barber shop IN one corner Of which Wood
ward had r,''rond ticket brokers' office.
Quite number Of persons were present, but
unable to interfere in time. The tragedy grew
out Of domestic trOublcs.
AS the X ny an4 Queen of Spain were
driving through the gate of the royal palace
on the evening OF Dec. 30, a young man fired
shot from IL revolver at the royal carriage,
but Ills aim WAS bad and nobody was hurt.
King Alfonso was driving at the time. The
would be assassin was Immediately arrested
and confessed his crime. HIS name is Gonzales,
and his age is nineteen years. lie is waiter
by occupation and native of Galicia. The
diplomatic body have gone to the palace to
congratulate tlvir mAjcstiCS upon their escape.
The King and nnrcn on entering the opera,
were greeted with enthusiastic dcInonstra-
tlons OF loyalty and gratitude ut their escape.
AT the close OF tn" performance the cnthusi-
astlc crowd bearing torches accompanied the
royal carriage to the palace.
Senator Schurz has received two dis
patches from General Hatch, written ut
Clinc's ranch on the Goth and 3Oth OF Dccem-
her. One informs the Secretary for the first
time that among the Indians who offered to
surrender Oh the 25th inst but whose surrcn.
der was not ~ tiycd, were Douglass, the hos
tiles chief, nn.l several other principals in the
Mcektr III The last sentence Of the
other 0islnI Il yrrms to indicate that after
Gcn. Hat h ,tf,.s, d TO receive the surrender
OF these Indians, they were permitted to 90 to
the lower Grande river to hunt for game and
that they are not likely to oc found again for
month. Secretary Schurz cntcrtaills con-
siderable doubt as to this being The real
meaning OF the dispatch as sent, and has tele-
graphcd for explicit information. Cincs
ranch is ten miles nearer than Los Pinos to
the White River agency and twenty five miles
nearer Lake City. 1t is inferred Gen. Hatcl.
and party do not consider them selves in dam
ger and these dispatches do not express any