The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-08-27
THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR.


Ballard, at Waco, Texas, ON the Goth inst. Be-
ing released he went in search Of Ballard, and
shot him dead.
MINRo ROBERTSON was hanged on the Goth
inst, at Greenyie, Darke county, o., for the
, murder OF Wiley Coulter, his wife's brother.
! The provocation was his arrest at Coulter's in
stance for abuse Of his wife. The murder was
committed in October last.
THREE brothers named Derance assaulted
Edwin C. Mix, aged so, at New Orleans on the
10Th inst, and killed him. Cause, undue atten-
ton to sister Of the Derances. All the parties
ere highly connected.
| MILTON CARTER. of Columbia, Tenn, went
around tho streets threatening to kill John
Hocomb on sight. Johh heard of it and re-
pa :nished his arsenal. The two men met ina
saloon after n while, and HolcOmb, without
waiting for his enemy to begin the attack, OPEN
! ed fire, emptying o double arreled shotgun
ana two chambers Of revolver. Milton, who
! killed brother Of HolcOmb four months ago,
! died without struggle.
| At Golden, Monroe county, Ga, on tho 10th
in, at, 10-year.od negro boy took Mrs. Hill
mi 3-year-old child to dry well, and after
| po',,ding the child to death, threw the body in
tn ven. Cause, revenge, the boy having been
chnstised by Mrs. Hilman.
Sp,s. ELIzABETH BENSON, mother of chief of
Po &c Benson, Of Norfolk, Va, who committed
suicide in January last, cut her throat on the
| 1911 "lst., aud jumped into hogshead OF water.
Wlai. tDund she was dead. l.-
hY,.Sd man named Waldron was arrested at
SUI side, Ga, on tho 18th inst, by Sheriff
Spa Il'i:g. A county posse Oyerpowered the
sheriL iook his prisoner and cut his head of.
Waldiuu ran away two weeks ago and came to
Atlantb bringing with him girl II years old,
lis wi;o's sister.
JOHN HEDuCK jumped of Market street
bridge, thirty feet, into Wheeling creek, at
Wheeling, W. Va, on the 18th inst, aighting
in sof. mud where the water was not deep
enough 10 drown him. He deliberately waded
down to deep pool and there sank.
AT Cheyenne, on the 18th instant, colored
prostitute, named Nellie Davis, grew despon-
dent over the desertion of her lover, saturated
her dress with kerosene and vet fire to II. Her
shrieks brought assistance, but not until she
was horribly burned. Her breasts cracked open,
her bowels prOtruded and her flesh hung in
shreds. She died after terrible agony.
A TRAVELLING salesman of the tobacco house
sf Abel Bros, named Marburger, was myster-
Ously murdered in Denver, Col, on the night
Of tho 18th instant. The bullet went through
the mouth and brain.
RUBE CARurnERs, colored, was on trial Mt
Benham, Texas, for stealing cattle. The guards
were ovsrpowerod by forty disguised men, and
Caruthers was lyncLcd.
The naked and terribly mutilated body of
Mary Cassidy, aged 10 years, was found in q
brush heapm the woods near Barnstable, Mass,
OH the 18th inst. The head was nearly severed
from the body, and in the child's side was q
large butcher knife. The ground about bore
evidence OF the struggles Of the little girl to
free herself from the villain who so fearfully
assaulted aud cruelty murdered her.
FREEMAN +. GRoss shot and instantly killed
Michael Fleming, boiler maker, In Chicago
on tho 18th instant. Gross interposed to
protect the family of Fleming from abuse. He
claims no acted in self-defence.
JOSEPH p. MORRIs chief engineer Of tho Au-
burn, N. Y. fire department, killed hmnself on
the 18th. His concern for tho success Of the
tiremen's state convention, in session Mt Auburn
at the time, unsettled his mind.
j. 9. WALKER, son Of DR.. Walker, of Indian.
apolis, shot and killed tho notorious burglar
Bill Rodifer. In his fathers residence Oh the
morning Of the 18th inst. Flo iifer has served
several terms in the penitentisry and was but
recently pardoned out for good conduct.
CHAs. SEIBERT shot and killed VIM. Johnson
on Fifth street, 81. Louis, on the 18th inst.
The murder grew out OF q saloon quarrel.
AT Denver, Col, on tho 18th, a hack driver
|
head at his room and died.
AT New Orleans, on the 18th, Jules Richard,
formerly drummer Of the 18th Infantry, said to
be deserter. shot Marie Condeau, who had re-
fused TO marry him. Tho wound IL dangerous
but not necessarily fatal. Richard then cut his
throat.
JOHN BUCHANAN, Of the Eclectic Medical col
lcge, Philadelphia, under heavy bail to answer
the charge Of fraudulently issuing medical
diplomas, drowned himself OH the 18th inst.
He jumpted from ferry boat between Phila-
delphia and Camden.
BODY has been picked up in New York bay
weighted with tho bottom Of platform scale.
The jaw was broken and there were thirteen
cuts about the head.
Mas. GEN. BRYAN GRIMES, formerly Of tho
in Pitts county, n. c., was shot dead by an I'M
known person. ...
4 GALVESTON, Texas dispatch Of the 10th
instant, reports fight between two farmers
named johnson and Odel, in which both were
killed.
1nE United States grand jury has returned
two indictments against r. U. Adams, ex-post-
ipastsr % poadwood, Dakota, for embezzle-
mont Of I'll, 9Ss government funds. Adams
was placed under $4,000 bonds to appear for
ti.l. ..r.F rgE-f .. ''..s.
| ID the 18th inst, John Karin, o Buffalo
sal,cn keeper. refused liquor to a boarder
nan 4 Martin Ylapnigan, already drunk, At
Midnight Flanagan arose, entered the bedroom
OF Karin and stabbed him fatally intho presence
| OF ! ~ wife and child. 1.... '...t "....s.
4 YouSG man named Louis Kurz shielded by
Shooting, on the 10th, because his parents want
ell lin to go to work. ....H
Tns monastery Of the Paulist Fathers, at
Lake George, N. Y, has been robbed of $500
aud quantity Of silver plate.
MRs. W. WAnswoRrH, janitress Of the
W9nap's Medical College, Chicago, took largo
dose OF corrosive sllbiniate on the 10Th, and
died.
HENRY CARpwELL, living ut a little mining
settlement called Bunker Hill, on tho Cairo
Short line railroad, about six miles west OF
Beleville, ILL.,, shot and killed his wife on the
10th inst, and then cut his own throat from
ear TO car. ... .r ....r
JoHs EELLEHER, residing In Oakland, COL,
with his wife apd ppighl8r Mrs. King INDUCED
in drunken carouse on tho 18th, in tho course
Of which he set the honse on fire. TWO NJ hs
children, Eugene and Annie, aged two and fye
years respectively, wore burned 70 cinders.
james, aged -four, was burned fatally, Mrs,
Kellcher will probably die from hsr injuries.