Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-02-23
NEWS SUMMARY.
WEEKLY RECORD or CRIMES.

WEEKLY RECORD or CRIMES.
Mrs. F. Mullen of Scranton, Pa, stabbed her
husband to death.
land, Ind, is reported nnortally wounded on
Tuesday, by Williams, a printer.
Prof. Khnroth, Of Dr. Buchanan's college,
ut Philadelphia, has been sentenced to one
years imprisonment for issuing bugus degrees.
Lawrence johnson, the janitor Of Michigan
Avenue Baptist church, Chicago, arrested and
charged with having fired that building on Sat
urday night, was discharged from custody this
morning
A man named Reid, in jail at Brockville. Can
ada, for contempt of court, fell into sleep
continuing eighty hours, and then terminated
by death While asleep his pulse and respira-
tons were regular.
VIM T.. Harding of New York, has deposited
a forfeit to match Pete Lawlor, pugilist, against
any man in the world, and the Challenge has
been accepted by 10. t. Erich of baltimore
on behalf of some Unknown person.
Maj William ?, Part, superintendent Of the
Bertha. Senz mines and works, Pulaski county,
Va, has absconded, and there turns UP 81 o.,
600 worth OF notes bearing the forged endorse
ment of Joseph Lloyd, a Unknown capitalist.
Mrs Susy Elllius, wife Of the we'll known
landscape painter, has begun suit in Chicago
against suloonkeeper and the owners Of the
building to recover $25, 600 damages for sell
ing liquor to her husband, whom she claims
has boon ruined by liquor.
A new electrical company was organized at
Detroit, comprising some heavy capitalists, with
stock Of $500, 600 for the purpose Of manu-
featuring electricity for lighting, heating and
driving machinery 1t is called the Edison
Electric Light company Of Detroit
There is considerable excitement aud interest
regarding the later developments of the burn
ing of the Michigan Avenue Baptist church at
Chicago, The mystery is greater than ever
since the janitor and his assistants have iuti
mated that the pastor, Rev. Kerr Is. Topper, Is
guilty of incediarism.
Eleven members of the of the Bond County
Horse Thief association dropped on gang
of horse thieves near blascOutah, seven miles
southeast of Belleyille, ILL.,. "a few daysag and
captured the gang. Fifteen horses and three
vehicles which have boeu stolen since last Oc-
tObcr we've recovered.
The little town of Mckee, the county
scat of Jackson county, Ky, was the scene of q
terrible shooting afrray, a few nights ago. Sew
eral persons were engaged in the fight. A man.
named Cox from Estill county, was shot and
instantly killed by his brother-in-law One
other man, whose name we failed to learn, was
killed. N-r
Last month the store of Joseph Ledercr,
wholesale jeweler of Chicago, was partially de-
6fOyeQ by IRE, iiil ue Was diIcoteu Olt ottop4-
cion few days ago. Delord Stafford Of New
York, representing So, 600 of claims Of east.
ern creditors, filed aftdavits in five actions of
assumpsic, and had Lederor arrested on q
cha, go of incendiarism
There is All account of late social event in
old Kentucky. It occurred at Louisville: VIM.
Hardy and Harry Clemens quarreled over All
alleged remark made by Hardy about Martina
Clemens, Harry's sister. When they met on the
street, Harry said ''Let's settle that matter,
now" Hardy Immediately stopped back and
pulled out pistol from his hip pocket and hold
it towards Clemens Before he could use it
Clemens clintchcd with him and endcavored to
get the weapon ont of his hand They grappled
with each other, and in the wrcstle that follow
cd, Clemens throw hardy on the ground and fell
on top Of him, still endeavorins to geth hands
on the pistol. While they were in thus position.
Hardy reached up with the weapon, which was
already cooked, and bringing tire muzzle against
Clemens head, pulled tho trigger. Clemens
hold relaxed. and he fell like IL beef upon tho
breast of his murderer, who worked himself
from under the weight, aud putting the pistol
in his pocket walked rapidly away: Clemens
died. He WAS never conscious after being shot