The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-02-24
NEWS SUMMARY. !:
slwEEKIY RECORD OF CRIMES.

~ ,wEE.:Klr1Y RECORD OF CHIMES 1; I
:sMrs. F Mullen of Scranton Pa; stabbed her
~ Eflorids eoiored murderer has to be guard
ed bv two companies of militia to keep him from
the hands of Judge Lynch.
j. Marsh, editor of the Commercial, Port
land, Ind, is reported MORALLY wounded on
Tuesday, by Williams, printer: =
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. . 80
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. 80 ~.
James Adams was arrested near Kansas City,
for the murder of Samuel Armstrong, at New
London, three years ago. Adams has been
living at Lees Summit about two years. under
the name of J. p Hall.
Four pistol shots, delivered in rapid success
sion, attracted a funeral party to the Texas
Pacific depot, Dallas, who found the corpse of
A. r. Caruthers, a wealthy cattle man, but no
trace of his murderer.
August Pathoff, a well known saloon keeper,
at Des Moines went to his bedroom, lay down
; on his bed, placed the muzzle of a revolver in
ed into the room only to find him dead.
Jos. Wade, on trial at Indianapolis for the
murder of Brown, pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for life On a farm
er trial he was found guilty and sentenced to be
hung, but the supreme court reversed the de-
cisiOn.
Mrs. Susy Elkins wife of the well-known
landscape painter, has begun suit in Chicago
against a saloonkeeper and the owners of the
building to recover $25, 900 damages for sell
ing liquor to her husband, whom she claims
has been ruined by liquor.
On the Canadian Pacific, near Rat Portage,
by an explosion of nitro glycerine, Foreman
O'Brien was killed instantly, and DeRosier and
Pierson, two laborers, were fatally injured, and
| were not expected to live over night. Four OF
! five others were badly hurt.
Detroit, comprising some heavy capitalists, with
stock of $500, 100, 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 and 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 init
mated that the pastor, Rev. Kerr B. Upper, is
guilty of mechanism.
! The little town of Mckee, the county
seat of Jackson county, KY, was the scene of a
! terrible shooting ARRAY, few nights ago. Sew
eral persons were engaged in the fight. "A man
named Cox, from Estill county, was shot and
instantly killed by bis brother-in-law. One
other man, whose name we failed to learn, was
killed.
| Mrs. Rebecca Corseilline has been arrested al
! Columbus, O., charged with numbering Samuel
Armstrong, her first husband, at London, Ohio,
! two years ago, and Mrs. barely, mother of the
| woman, has also been arrested for supposed
completely in the murder. Mrs. Corseilline
was married to her present husband two years
ago.
Seven American prisoners in Jail at Paso Del
Norte, Mexico, made break shooting the guard
| dead, and running toward the American line,
but were Overtaken by guards, who fired on
them. The prisoners, being armed, returned
the fire. Three of the prisoners wei killed, and
the others surrendered Two guards we're Sc
riously wounded.
Last month the store of Joseph Lederer,
| Wholesale jeweler of Chicago, was partially de-
stroyed by fire, and he was arrested on suspi-
cion few days ago. Delord Stafford of New
York, representing $92, 900 of claims of east
| ern creditors, filed affdavits in five actions of
| assumpsic, and had Lederer arrested on a
! charge of incendiarism :;
There is all account of late social event in
old Kentucky. 1t occurred at Louisville: VIM.
Hardy and Harry Clemens quarreled over an
! alleged remark made by Hardy about Martina
Clemens, Harry's sister. When they met on the
street, Harry said, t'Let's settle that matter,
now" Hardy Immediately stepped back and
pulled out pistol from his hip pocket and held
it towards Clemens. Before he could use it
Clemens clintched with him and endeavored to
get the weapon out Of his hand. They grappled
with each other, and in the wrestle that follow
ed, Clemens threw hardy on the ground and fell
on top Of him, still endeavoring to get his hands
on the pistol While they were in this position,
Hardy reached up with the weapon, which was
already cooked, and bringing the muzzle against
Clemens head, pulled the trigger. Clemens
hold relaxed: and he fell like beef upon the
breast Of his murderer, who worked himself
from under the weight and putting the pistol
in his pocket, walked rapidly away. Clemens
died. He was never conscious after being shot