The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-11-17
RECORD OF CRIME.

ia mes II. Montrose shot aud killed VIM.
Sardonas at Fieldville, N. j., while they were
nbarrel)ing over the result Of the election.
Montrose escaped.
At Fort Will, g. c., James Sutton, a young
planter, rhot dead Nat Gibson, constable.
The tragedy took place in the post Office, and
originated in the execution of an attachment
BY Gibson on the property of a brother-in law
Of Sutton.
John Finney was found dead In his bed at a
farm house four miles north OF Waverly, Iowa
He was shot through the head and revolver
was found lying oy the side of the bed. Sui
cideo or murder? that is what tho coroner's Jury
is trying to lind out
At Kanea as City. John T. Smorr, member of
and killed at tho st James Hotel by j. H. Rus
cell, recently Of Quincy. The affair grew out
# remark made in a courtroom by Smorr
Russell drew revolver and Smorr lodged be-
hind pillar in the hotel Office. Russell fired
three shots, the last entering Smorr's abdomen,
killing him almost instantly.
Orders have been received to ship Immediate
ly all the iron, ties and other construction ma
t. rial from the Grand Forks yards of the st
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad to the
from, on the Crookston and Grand Forks ex-
tension of that road in order that the road
may be completed to Larimore this
fall. 1t may lie pushed through to
that point regardless OF weather or other
obstacles.
Dr.: NJ. Leonard, practiciug physician OF
Burlington township, Calhoun county, MICH:
ear, Tor forty wears, was arranged before the
Uni'ed States c mrissioner and pleaded guilty
OF having made aud circulated bogus silvar
coins He was committed to await trial o.
fcers seized a G"unkful of dies and apparatus
for making counterfeit coins of every descrip-
10 FIR m nickle to dollar. Leonsrd il
seventy-four years old.
A serions affray occurred at the Fourth ward
named Moje-ki assaulted Charley Hamilton,
brother of the democrat candidate for t, easurer,
with knife, cutting him on the ear MIR. An
drew Hamil on went t., the rescue of his son
and Mojerki made thrust at him, cult NJ
through his hat inflicting a deep scalp wound,
and bound over to the district court in the sum
Of $500.
A paw clerk in Minneapolis mill last .tur-
day, on his W y from the Office with $500 il,
small packages for The men, he Was suddenly
confronted BY a Young man who introduced
himself very efffctually but unp!easant'y by
throwiI 6 handful Of ca, epne prpper in the
clerks eyes and making bold dash for the
money box; Though partially blinded and
vicious asssilant and held him in gallant style
until he raised an alarm. The man was ar.
rese'.
At st. Loais, the jury in the case Of John
Brady j., who was tried in the criminal
courton charge Of false acknowledgment OF
deed-, returned verdictof guilty, and assessed
punishment at seven wears Ill the penitcntiary.
Brady il one OF the mea concerned in the gre4,
land swindle scheme which was unearthed in
the land Office at lronton, Missouri, last spring
and in wi'icn Robert L. Lindsay, Of st. Lou g.
Burns, Of P't'sburg, and others were impli
Gated, and will b. brought to t,ial. Lndsay is
now in Jill at S:euoenville, O., and will be tried
next month.
At St. Paul on Tuesday last, an inmate of a
honse of ill-fame, giving her name as Florence
Fuller, committed suicide by shooting several
balls into her head. The deceased was mar
ried about two years ago to E A. McGregor,
generally known as Ell. McGregor, VIII, wa Al
one time 81 clerk at Upham's hotel, on the cor
ner Of Cedar and Third streets, and afterwards
was clerk at Lindeke, Warner & Schurneier's
store. The union Was an unfortunate one
He mistreated and neglected her, and finally
separated from her. She took in washing, weut
out at days. labor aud struggled more than any
one knew to keep from Iifo of prostitution.
The police know something of her efforts e
dreaded the life abe led, aud at last chose death
instead. Her parents are said to live in Chica-
go.