The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-02-02

SENT Up FOR ILLEGAL VOTING.
CHARLESTON. :. c. Jan 25-W l. Webb ,Shite
Of Georgetown County. convicted ia the United
states Court Of fraudulent voting. was sentenced
today 10 two months Imprisonment AM fine
OF SO besides costs, which amount To S24e
coLD-BLooDED MURpER-
MEMPHIS, Jan. 25.--Gray Narnell aged f:ty-OBe
years a Justice OF the Peace for this County io1
the past five years, was found dead at noon
70 day, al his grocery store in the northern p0r-
lion OF the city 4 large dent IN the side OF his
head. from which the blood was still OOzing in
hicted with hammer which was found o. his
side told "A story of murder SONS. npk knovr r.ar-
son had doubtless engaged in a quarrel with the
old man, and had struck him a blow which
hind the counter. was $50, proving that robbery
was not the cause of the murder. This afternoon
nero named Ransom belyara Wa arrested Oh
suspicion OF perpetrating the horrible crime. The
deceased has lived in Memphis for more than
twenty yeas.
IN OLD OFFENDER sENT Up.
CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-The Jury tonight "a the
Criminal Court found Lesser Friedburg guilty Os
three counts of the Indictment against hsn Tor
larceny, receiving and paying for stolen goods,
and sentenced him TO four years in the Peniten-
uary. Friedburg l. n pawnbroker OF evil -epuie,
who Tor many years has been a fence Tor the .
worst kind OF thieves. burglars and pickpockets
In this case he Planned q burglary upon r7Omi-
nent dry goods house in this city, furnish
ing the complete outfit, even TO the pis-
by his tools was before his place when Officer
Rice discovered il and its suspicious owners. and
began an investigation. which 4. resulted in
his being shot and almost instantly
killed Johnny Lamb, vicious Grim
inal, was convicted Of the murder recently
George. and today Friedbnrg. who is the Me
phistOpheles of the gang, received his sentence be
cause of the same mans remarkably clear and
connected evidence.
HEAVY BANK DEFALcATIoN.
DETROIT. Jan. 2s-A defalcation of some s.. 600
or $50 600 has just been brought to light in the De
troit savings Bank the Oldest savings institution
In this city. The "uilty parties are two tellerS.
Ter, who have lol been employed in the bank.
and in whom the Oank officers had unlimited con
fidence The embezzlement has been going on for
ten or a dozen years. and steadily growing. The
amount has been successfully hidden until
nav, as every time All examination was proposed
OF their books, they would get knowledge of the
fact and borrow sufficient money 70 replace the
missing funds until the examination was com
pleted. At the last examination they were una
bic for reason, TO carry their usual plan,
and exposure followed. The young men belong
70 most excellent family, another brother being
an Episcopal Rector, and have always borne a high
character The money seems 10 have been spent
in maintaining q somewhat expensive family. con-
| sisting of q widowed sister and others. aud IN
] speculation in New YOrk-the latter chiefly. The
whole case is quite distressing one. The yOGng
lhen have been dismissed from the bauS and
their bondsmen viii make the loss good. 70 the
! bank.
LAcHANCE, THE MURDERER. EXEcUTED.
| ARTIoBAsK AVIIIE Quebec Jan. 2S-The ex-
/ ecution Of CloOppas Lachsnce took place in the
jail YARD TINS morning People were On their
way 10 The place OF execution from an edrfy hour
Notwithstanding bad weather. Lachance is q
short ard slim man, about twenty one years OF
age; He slept very few minutes during the
night, but this morning took hearty breakfast
Fully 1000 people cOngrCgaled outside the Jail
! walls, but only those allowed by law were pres
ont coat or hat, aad as the theImometer wasS'
below zero he sbivered greatly. The prisoner
made no remarks. but Father Resther addressed
those present, stating that Lachance admitted his
crime. LachGnce. ia October last, killed Miss
DigSelOt, who resisted his gGyauces, and after
ward threw her body into q well. Lachance
writhed In a dreadful manner. Ills mouth
opened, and blood and water came out cGusing
thrill 10 run through the spectators. After the
! body was suspended fifteen minutes il was cut
down, cofiiaed and buried il the corne- Of the
Jail yard.
MURDERED HIs BROTHER.
SHREVEPORT, Jan. 29-The passengers on the
Wednesday evening sam B. Lemay a large
merchant at the Cutoff. was shot and killed by
Clinton. a younger brother, drunken desperado.
The fratTicide mounted a horse and made his
escape
BURNED TO DEATH N JAIL
DETROIT. Jan. 29.--A man named T. D. Brown
was arrested on Thursday night for drunkenness.
and lodged in the Lake County Jail, at Baldwin.
About half an hour afterwaTd the structure =
somewhat premature affair. was found in a blaze,
and was soon destroyed. Brown was burned 70
! death in his cell.
4 swISDLER-
\. SAN Francisco, Jan. 29.-Joseph Gold%aler.
-. y
Prescott and EchenbeTg. Arizona, has left ior Ari
Zona. after victimiZing a number Of Wholesale
merchants Of this city 10 the extent of fr,a $50
600 to slOO,OO worth OF goods. which have been
| shipped to J. Lyons, OF luIno, who il alleged TO
BE- aconfederate of Goldwater. The matter has
been placed in the hands of detectives bur II Is
/ questionable whether anything can be done. as
tialdwatcr bought purely on credit and the goods
can not be found
TRYING TO DEFRAUD IHD GOVERNMENT.
ST. Louis. Jan. 2s.Lcyrus Smith, charged with
a f1laf faf
of revenue stamps, was arrested at Short Greek,
kas., a day or two ago. IL is said that Smith and
Others entered into conspiracy at Chicago 70
cheat the Government, bought stamps on The pre-.
. tense of starting match factory, gave bond for
the payment of them, and then sold them. smith
l. farmer, and has resided in Southwest Mis-.
souri, for a number Of years, and has been con-
nected with several irregular transactions While
in Jail at Carthage, No, night before last. he
took poison with the evident intention Of COM
mitting suicide. but he took an overdose and de-
ieated his object. Other parties TO the fraud.
been arrested.
GUILTY-RILLED AT DAScB-A DRUMMER
ROBBED.
IT. Louis. Jan Sq.-The Jury in the case OF the
Talbot Brothers, who have been on trial at Mary
vile, No. for week past, for the murder Of their
father last spring, returned verdict of murder in
the first degree last night. A motion Tor new,
tl1l was made this morning.
In fight al Il dance near Plattsburg. No, early
yesterday morning. young mau named Buck
McClelland was shot and killed 10y companion
4 CONNER, ial traveller named Holland from
Philadelphia, is reported 10 have been robbed Of
= A.. 100 in money and n check Tor sic COO on the
Missouri Pacific tram, between jefferson city and
>edalia, Yesterday.
EXECUTION OF MURDERER.
GEORGE :. C.. Jan. SO.-Frank Mc6rath
was hanged Friday for the murder of Josie
Small 0n July II. His meek was not broken, ana
he died from strangulation.
ANOTHER MURDER.
y CINCINNATI, Jan. s0-Charles Mcdonnell. OF
Pendleion, was hit with bOwlder while riding
on n switch engine TO the city last night ard AT
this morning died. The perpetrator of tho criIn0-
is unknown. f
KILLED ABOUT MONEY MATTERS
MEMPHIS, Jan. 30-In a difficulty last Thur
day at Gaines Landing. Ark. concerning the
collection of n draft for $780, +. J. OsterboEt was
shot and killed by John l.. Sehraders Both We're
merchants OF Gaines Landing. Schroeder wsy
arrested
4 NAN MURDERS HIS WIFE AND THEN MILLS
HIMSELF.
CTScISNATI. Jan. S0.--Dr. Washington r Hsr-
last night with pistol and then blew his own
brains out with a shot gun. lie was drunken
and dangerous man, and had been married If
teen years. He leaves two sons and one daughter.
His wife's reputation was good. He had always
been troublesome in his family. 49,
COLONEL POTTER NOW KSowS TO HAVE BEN
MURDERED.
ST. Louis, Jan. 30.-Adyices froui New Next
state that detectives have ascertafned that ,
Onel Potter of the United States GeOfoQicals II