The Mankato free press., 1880-05-07
THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR.

quarrel arose between ". Kenney and his wife,
when their son Samuel interfcred to protect his
mother. The father seized butchor-knife and
stabbed Samuel, killing him almost instantly.
OK tho night Of the 30th ult., two despendoes
named Holt and Porter, while drunk, entered
an Indian camp near Camp Sheridan, Neb., and
raised quarrel with the inmates shooting and
almost in tantly killing "Grey Eyes" big
medicine man among the Sioux, and wounding
his squaw in the leg. The desperadocs were
turned over to the civil Authorities and placed
in the guard house, heavily ironed, chained
and guarded.
kEMBLE, Crawford. Salter, Petroff and Rum
berger, recently sentenced for corrupt solicitation
in the Pennsylvania legislature, were pardoned
on the 30th ult., by the governor. The fines
and costs amounting to S6,921 were paid by ihe
prisoners before their release.
GsoBas CAMARACAEE was killed by Hirman
Kelley IN the South Carolina insane asylum at
Columbus, on the 30th ult. Both insane.
EUGENE FAIRFAX WILLIAMSON, the prosecutor
Of DIR. Dix, and who. pleaded guilty to forgery
of check Oh the Nttsburg bank, by which he
swindled jewelry firm at New York, has been
sentenced to three and q half years in state
prison.
J. HOOVER, who killed saloonkecper named
Bennett in April, 1873, was taken from Jail at
Fairplay, Cal, early on the morning of the 2sth
and lynched.
os the 26th, at Lawe's ranch, d. T., opposite
Rosebud landing, OH the Missouri, George
Decamp was shot and instantly killed, by James
Loomer. Intimacy with Loomer's wife was the
cause.
Mrs. HousTcs, living near Austin, Texas, in
a iii Of insanity on the 18th, attempted to
murder her five children by driving knitting
needles into their brains through their cars
One killed. two others seriously injured.
JOHN Macarthur, former postmaster at Chi
cago, was found guilty Of embezzlement as
postmaster in the United States Court OH the
2Sth, on four counts OF the indictment against
him and not guilty on the other counts. The
amount embczzled was fixed ut $4,000. The
penalty is double the amount Of the cmbezZle-
ment and from one to ten years i'll the county
Jail. lie was given until June IA to. prepare for
the sentence.
A BUESA VISTA, Col. dispatch says Polico-
man Tom Perkins was fatally shot by three
bunko stcerers on the 27th, while attempting to
arrest them.
A BRADFORD, Penn, dispatch of the 2Sth
says: John Tully and Luke Kane, Of Olean,
went last night to the house of John Smith,
three miles out OF town, and beat him terribly.
fled but soon returned with constable who
arrested the boy"
CHARLES WEsTLY HAYMERs was hanged Mt
Wnnemucca Oregon, on the 9th, for the mur-
der Of L. X. West, at Paradise, about year ago.
The steamer Alice was totally wrecked at
Louisville, Ky., on the 2sth. She went over the
dam, struck a bridge pier and sunk. No lives
lost.
ANDERSON WoLD, a Swede, was shot and
killed by Clem Burke, a fellow boarder, at
Johnstown, Pa, on the night Of the Goth. Void
was drunk, and was creating disturbance.
Wa. +. GILEsPIN, of Columbus, Ind, on his
death-bed a few days ago, made a confession
that he and two others. names not given, killed
q wealthy stock trader named James jameson
ten years ago, and divided between them large
sum of money found on his person. Jameson's
body was never found, and this il the first clue
to the manner Of his death.
WHITE stock thieves killed John Defrebach
and run of hundred and fifty head Of horses
from Inyan Kara mountain, fifty miles west of
DeadwOod. ID. T., on the 20th. Deffebach was
one of the heaviest stock men in the west. He
leaves q wife and five children. The same band,
disguised AZ Indians, have committed numerous
depredations during the past two months.
party from DeadwOod has gone in pursuit.
DURING an alteration at a low groggery o.
Cincinnati, Oh the 27th, Jacob c. MerrmAn
struck man nalned Tate, Telling him. Tates
head struck the pavement 30 forcibly that his
neck Was broken, eau sing instant death.
JOHN DYER, q notorious desperado, who has
caused much trouble. appeared in the town of
Saybrook, H., ON the 2Gth inastant, whcreupon
an alarm was given, and $50 citizens turned out
to hunt. He was followed into the woods, and,
refusing to halt, was shot q number Of times
and captured. He may survive.
AT Harrisburg. Pa, on the 26th, Judge
Pearson sentenced VIM. II. Kemble, Emil j.
Pctrof. Chas. B. Sater, Jesse b. Crawford and
Vim. +. Rumberger each to 800 fine and one
years imprisonment at hard labor at the east
ern rnpenitentiary. Petrofr and Rumberger were
members Of the legislature and were convicted
Of corrupt practices and bribery. Salter and
Crawford were lobbyists.
ALBERT HAFF, in a difficulty at Terre Haute,
Ind, on the 2Gth, with jerry Dwyer, over some
work at the blast furnaoa, shot Dwyer three
times; ono wound supposeS to be fatal.
ERNEST ZEHE suicided at Newark, N. J., on
the 23d, by throwing hims.lf under passing
train.
CAPT. EDWARD NJ. WRIGHT, one of the ord
nance depar ment. Washington, killed himself
Oil the oath inst.