Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-02-24
Criminal.

THE wife of IL. a. E!kins. the artist,
has sued saloon-keeper for heavy dam
ages for selling him liquor.
TEXAN cowboys are depredating on the
Mexican ranches along San Pedro river to
a degree which may provoke international
action
ANN HAsKrNs an old servant of the As
tor family, in New York, committed sui
eide by leaping from the second story Of
St Joseph's Home for the aged.
D. JONES, secretary of the coal miners
association, on trial at Greensburg, Pa,
for conspiracy in inducing laborers to
strike, has been found guilty.
A TERRIBLE tragedy occurred near Fort
Colville, on the 18th inst, from di5appoiut-
ed affection. Samuel Buchanan killed a
man, wounded a lady, and shot himself
through the heart.
IL the circuit court at Corunna, Mich,
Hugh Ross was awarded a verdict Of
81 800 against l.. +. White, his wife's
father, for alternating her affections from
him.
The Missouri Galley ba nix, which was
organized at Kansas City in 1873, with a
capital Of S75, 900 has closed its doors. 1t
owes depositors $4,000, and was refused
aid by the other banking houses because
of the large amount Of long paper it held
Four desperate convicts escaped from
the renitentiarv at Kingston, Ont. on
Sunday night. fer bet fight vi be
guards. They obtained civilians clothing
at the prison tailor shop and walked
across the st. Lawrence to Cape Vincent,
n. Y, where two of the number were re-
! captured.
No less than $1,000 worth of Great
| Western railway tickets, which were stolen
seven years ago, have been found in the
| Office Of Abrahams x CO., scalpers, al Mon
treal.
Mss ADDIE BALL, of Cuba, H., when
attacked by smallpox, was deserted by
! her parents, and had only the attention OF
| a loving brother for two days, when death
came to her relief.
A TELEGRAM from Shelbyville, Ind,
SAYS: East of Freoport lived George Will
lard, farmer of excellent reputation, and
of some little wealth. His family was not
a large one, his oldest child being a son
near Is years of age, but who now bears
on his young brow the awful mark of
Cain. On last Saturday morning Mr.,
Willard had some work to do on the road
near his house. After iaboring two or
three hours he started 70 return to the
house. As he passed into the yard he met
his son and told him to go and finish the
work, to which command young Willard
replied that he would not do it. Hot
words followed this, both getting very
angry. Finally Mr., Willard told
his son that unless he did
the work he would shoot him.
starting TO go into the house. The Young
fellow at this picked up an axe and dealt
his father blow on the head, telling him
10 the ground and striking him twice in
the side after he was down. Mr.. Willard
was carried in and medical aid summoned,
but this evening he was reported dying,
lis skull having been crushed and his ribs
badly broken, Since the commission Of
the crime young Willard has been showing
a marked degree OF repentance and has
never left his fathers side. His grief
seems to be so quiet that he is almost era
w, and he constantly asserts that if his
! father dies he will. too. His friends fear
that he will commit suicide Mr.. Willard
| is man little over forty years of age,
and has always borne a fine reputation.
| As the affair Is purely a family quarrel,
there is very little probability that an ar.
rest will be made.