The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-04
CRIME.

CRIME.
The Jury in the case of Monroe Robin
son charged with the murder of his
brother-in-law, Wylie Coulter, at Reps
town, Darke county, O., last Oct, brought
in verdict Of guilty of murder in the
first degree, Feb. 22nd.
A PITTsBURG, Pa, dispatch Of the
25th, says VIM: Penn, aged 30 years, was
stabbed and killed by an old man named
Kivan at noon, on Tunnel street near
Fifth avenue. The two men were walk
ing together and the murder was the re.
suit of hot words between them. AL
though the street was crowded the only
witnesses are two school boys. The
murderer is not yet arrested.
ALFRED HARTZ, young German
cashier in the commission house of A.
J. Mead, Kansas City, having left the
city ostensibly on visit few days ago,
was discovered, on the 24th of Feb, to
have been short in his accounts about
5000. It was also found out that Hartz,
while clerk in large tea house in Hong
Kong, had embezzled 1000.
A'CoLoRED man named Brown, and
his wife, were arrested on the Oath of
Feb, charged with having participated
in the robbery of the GalesburC, ILL.,,
bank few days previous. A portion of
the stolen money was found in thei r
possession. Upon being threatened wit b
lynching Brown made full confessio n,
duplicating several other parties, all of
whom were arrested. The impli Gated
persons were Bill Stamp, of Knoxville
Lew Ellsworth and Ed. Adler, of Me.
quon.
A NEBRASKA City, Neb., dispatch of
Feb. 25th gives the particulars of ter
rible affair. which occurred five miles
south of that city. Morrison Donohue,
times, instantly killing him. He also
one horse. He attempted to kill his
mother and brothers, but was prevented
by their locking themselves in the house.
The infuriated maniac broke in four,
window-sashes with club aud fled to q
corn-feld. Here he was pursued, but for
hours kept the officers at bay with a
knife. A. Donohue, the deceased, was
one Of our best-known farmers, and
owned the banner fruitorchard in Me-
braska. The prisoner was brought to
this city and lodged in Jail.
A CASE of total depravity has been
discovered at Claysville, Pa, Dispatches
of the 21st state that about a month since
the residence of VIM. Worrell, near the
above mentioned place, was burned to
the ground. The fact that it was an in
cendiary was evident at the time, but
have developed recently which makes it
rn1x
Jas. Worrell, son of VIM. Worrell, was
in Wasku county, but not having means
to support a wife, he undertook to des
troy his father and sister in the flames,
so that he could come into possession Of
the property, and thus be enabled to car
ry out his wishes. Before setting fire to
the house, he locked his sister in one
room and tied his father in another.
Fortunately servant discovered them
before the flames reached them, and with
difficulty saved their lives. Young Wor-
re1I is twenty. one years of age, and high
" educated. The family is highly re-
spected in the community in which they
live.
THE town Of Chaplin, Ill, was the
scene of terrible crime early on Satur-
~esJ. AAoA AAnES ooyo " e0AC6A ou ~ tuc
23rd. The affair resulted from a quarrel
engaged in by rival hotels when the
midnight passenger arrived at the de-
pot. Alex. Moore, the colored porter of
the Van Wey House, and Lester Kim.
ball, son of the proprietor of the Kim
ball House, became engaged in bitter
controversy, and during a scuffle Ira
Kimball, a younger brother Of Lester,
tried to pull the darky of, when Charles
Van Wey, proprietor of the house named,
a man some so years Of age, interlered,
jerkcd Ira Kimball away, and without a
word of provocation, or without saying
a word himself, deliberately shot at the
young man with a revolver. The ball
entered the right side, passing into the
stomach. and causing death in a few
hours. Van Wey was arrested and jailed.
The coroner's verdict was willful muir.
der by Charles Van Wey. After this
fatal shooting the colored porter and
Lester Kimball continued their fight, and
the latter was wounded in the wrist by
shot from the negroes pistol. There is
great excitement in Chaplin over the af-
tair, as all the parties are well known.
- s FOREIGN. ~
PROF. NOKDENsKJoLD and party ar
rived at Rome Feb. 21st.
The Car declared his intention to in.