Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-05-05

East Ruarrw, Iowa, by drunken Be-
hemian.
TIE grand Jury at St. Louis returned
seventeen Indictments against Robert
Lindsay and nine against John Brady, for
connection withthe Missouri land frauds.
Two gentlemanly- Hooking foot-pad as
sauIted Mrs. Harrington, Of indianapolis.
on New JERSEY street. One threw her
down while the other wrenched her pocket
book from her grasp
JAMES K. BEooKs, of Bloomington, H.,
a young lawyer, was stabbed in the back
by drunken nan in the street, to whom
he had not spoken. Alexander Johnson,
teamsteH, hasconfessed the deed.
GEORGE IRIsI, Buffalo grocer, had a
prolonged fight with burglar, whom he
finally succeeded in shooting through the
right eye and right breast The victim
was found to b. Dennis Murphy, engineer
in Kalbheisches chemical works.
GEORGE PARIS, the law-book thief. of
Eigin, H., has been sentenced to Joliet
for two years; Ferdinand Stevenson, the
horse-th!ef. To FIVE years, and Leonard
Leary and Edward Wallace, convicted of
larceny, to one year each.
THOMAS DDARNETTE, the Virginia
young nan who killed his sister because
she refused to abandon her disreputabe
mode OF life, aad who has just been ac-
quilted of her murder on the ground of
emotional insanity, has been Tilted by the
young woman TO whom he was betrothed,
and who was unremitting in her attentions
to him before The trial. She has eloped
with another man
A WINE nrerchant Of Philadelphia,
named James W. Hellings, one of the
party who forged the will of Robert Whit
taker, and thereby entered into possession
of his wealth, related the incidents of the
crime in Montreal courtroom, in extra
dition proceedings against Van Araden,
who was also involved in the matter.
THREE weeks ago James Andrews store in
Peosta, Ia, was destroyed by fire, the work
of an incendiary. The store was rebuilt
and stocked anew with goods The other
night the store was fired again, and went
up in blaze, together with Andrews resi-
dence, adjoining. This was another in
cendiary fire. The loss is estimated at
81 800; insured for $500, of which sum
5000 is in the Williamsburg City and 800
in the Hamburg & Bremen
GOVERNOR WALLACE, of New Mexico,
offers a reward Of $500 for the arrest of
Isaac Stockton, and $3.50 each for eight of
his gang, and will forward acquisitions to
Governor Pitkin, of Colorado. For three
months these men have been protected at
Durango, Col, and have furnished that
town with eight hundred stolen cattle.
AdJutant General Frost has mustered in
company of eighty-hve men In Rio Ar
rlba county.
JOHN WELKER, a prominent farmer re-
siding two miles north of Batavia, Gene
esee county, \. Y, was shot by a young
man in his employ named Charles Stock
ley, in the field blowing. The wound re-
suited fatally in few hours. Some time
age Stockley made overtures for the hand
of 16.year-old daughter of Welker, and
the latter refused to entertain the propo-
sition. Stockley was persistent, and there
had since been frequent quarrels between
the two men.
MICHAEL REvoIR, farmer, Valentine
Walker half-breed Indian, and James
Williams, q school-teacher, went to drink
MONDAY in a saloon in St. Louis County
Missouri Revoir and Walker quarreled
Williams interfered. Walker then at
tackled Williams threw him down, and
crushed his skull with rock. Williams
death was almost instantaneous. Walker
then attacked Bevolr, infcting probably
fatal wounds. The murderer has not been
arrested.