Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-09-01
Criminal.

ALSA GUTHREAU, formerly sheriff at
New Orleans, VINO was under bail at To-
ronto for robbing jewelry stores has dis
appeared.
THE county officers at Carrollton, Mo-,
have for several DAYS been engaged in a
vain hunt for the masked men who robbed
the transfer bus near Lexington.
S. d. APPERsoN, marshal of Forest City,
Ark, while taking cigar with Tate Wal
lace at saloon counter, drew revolver
and shot him dead
ToBIN, who murdered his daughter
Mary last year, was found guilty in the
criminal court of Chicago, and sentenced
to the penitentiary for life.
Two men, named Fulsom and Hobbs,
murdered John Stewart, of Waldron, Ark,
to recover 800 lost at poker. William
Massingale gave the alarm, and was shot
dead.
WILLIAM GREENwAY. the son-in-law of
General Mcdonald, of the whisky ring,
has been arrested in Milwaukee for burg
larizing a saloon in company with Alfred
Thomas.
MUsGRAvE, the promoter of the alpaca
works at Chicopee, Mass, has swindled his
partners, Anderson and Dunn, out of more
than 100000, and the total losses of the
firm will BE s225,O0o.
AT three places on the Old Colony road,
near Bridgewater, Mass, sleepers and
stones were found on the track by the ear
ly morning train. The first obstruction
smashed the pilot and headlight
The citizens of Orange, Tex, town on
the Texas and New Orleans road, grew
weary Of the acts of desperadoes, and
have shot elk and hanged two of them
The vigilance committee has only half
finished its labors.
AT Petersburg, Va, young lawyer
that he was about 10 fight duel with one
Ragland who had written an editorial
severely criticising his challenger.
AT Queretaro, Mexico, the project of
the city, in trying TO stop fight between
the postmaster, his son, and FIVE other
persons, was killed The rioters have
been arrested.
Four saloon keepers connected with the
city council of Omaha have been arrested
for violation of the rign-license law. The
council refuses TO pass an ordinance tor
the issuing of licenses, and no liquor
dealer has rendered the 81 900 fee.
A. j. WBITToN, the chief inspector of
weights and measures at Montreal, a de-
votee of the gaming tables at the clubs,
has fled to the U nited States. and is known
to be defaulter to large amount. He
is safe from extradition.
A MILITARY company took possession OF
the Jail at Orange, Tex, and prevented a
session of the Kangaroo court. Newspa-
per correspondents and telegraph opera
tors were bounced from the town. Armed
men are securing the swamps for the des-
peradoes who escaped lynching.
A MAN believed to be discharged
brakeman. named Laughlin, made a
fourth attempt to wreck Wabash train
on curve near New Salem, ILL.,, and was
seen by the engineer trying to fasten a
heavy tie to the rail. The train was stopped,
and the passengers made an unsuccessful
attempt to catch the perpetrator.
SOME bunko-sharps at Hartford oecoyed
an old man named Harvey Hill into a
boarding house where they had estab-
lished themselves during the races, and he
was found dead in the parlor. 1t seems
that he was swiUSled out of $50, and be-
came so excited that he lost his life. His
son is cashier of the State bank. Five OF
the swindlers were Jailed on suspicion of
murder.