The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-01-18
TELEGRAPHIC
CRIME.
Shocking Tragedies ana Les
ser CrIminnIifies.

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Milwaukee,, II. A horrible TRACED,
occurred four miles from Oshkosh. a
wealthy German, named Viskow, lived
on farm. Last night neighbors dis.
covered his barn o. fire, and on arriving
on the ground the barn, granary and
house were discovered to have been sci
on fire and locked. A daughter was dis
covered lying near the gate bleeding from
two large Esshes in her head and her
clothes partly burned After the fire
the remains If Mrs. Viskow were found
Enough remained to show that her throat
had been cut from ear to ear. Suspi-
cion had fastened on Mr.. Viskow, but
his body was since found IN the ruins of
bsrn, burned beyond recognition. The
family relations had been unhappy. 1t
is thought Viskow killed his wife and
daughter and fred the premises, meeting
HE own death IN the pyre The dAugh-
ter is insensibls, and will probably die.
Some neighbors, however, lay the d. ell
10 tramps.
Fredericksburg, Va, 15.-J. L. Miner,
| banker. Is mi-siOg- His accounts are
confused. Loss TO depositors consid-
cradle.
Boston, 15.-Bsrney Boyle, burglar,
who was shot by Thomas Shaw on jan
uzry 18th while robbing his store, died
Knight.
Denver, Col, 15.-Billy Leroy. said to
be of he gang who robbed Barlow &
Sander stage some time between Sep
TENDER 22d and October 18th last, was
arrested here last night. On the last raid
they got $1,000 from the mail, but at
other times only very small amounts.
fMaualepd Il.
alias Robert Wade, in jail await ng sem
tence for burglary, made an Intellectual
attempt 10 hang himself in bis cell He
wrote very badly spelled and ingram
NAUTICAL letter, saying he was tired of llv-
ing in jails and penitentiaries, which had
been his home since he was years OF
age. He was subsequently sent up for
k.ur years. He complained that burg
isry was necessary TO procure something
to live on, as he had just been discharged
penniless from the penitentiary.
Machiss, Me-, l4.-Warren LonPmore.
age 8. found guilty of msnslaughter in
killing Freeman Wright, sge1 8, at
Pembroke, last October has been sent to
the reform school during his minority.
The children had quarrel and Long
more, the next day, shot Wright and was
found digging his grave behind barn
where he had dragged the body. While
doing so Wright showed signs of life,
whereuPon LongmOre beat HIM on the
head with a spade, despstcning him.
Washington, ia special treasury
agent has returned from the investigation
of U nited States Marshal Fitz Simmons,
Georgia, and finds that he has not cop |
Grated with the revenue officers IT, sup
pressing illicit stills, has taken money |
belonging 10 :he United States and cum- |
PEELED deputies by means of false repre- |
sen alton al d threats to give receipts for |
sums they did n t obtain, and although |
al first excited and violent at the charges |
made he finally acknowledged them. His |
shortage is $3.50 and the agent could not |
learn where the money was, Fitz Sim
mons claiming that he was responsible |
for the amount. His resignation is daily |
expected by the Presi ent.
New York, I4-Edmund Reinhardt, |
wife murderer, was executed on Stain |
Island this morning He was stohdly |
and joked and smoked during |
.he entire morning. The Baptist minis er
present ma e prayers so long that the |
people muImured against the cruel delay. |
Finally when all was resdy, Reinhardt |
.aid goodbye from beneath the black |
ZAP, the trap sprung, and his neck was
broken. The undertaken tainted when |
he trap was sprung. The body was
given to relatives.