The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-07-28
RECORD or CRIME.

T. r. Rreckthe eomer, formerly Austrian con
sui 1T St Louis, has been arrested charged with
embezz!eme!,t Of $4,000.
Mrs. Elen Johnson was found banging in her
cellar at Des Moines. Tie husband is under
arrest on suspicion that tho act was murder.
not suicide.
Col. Sh. lby Lewis, former proprietor of the
Grab Orchard springs, KY, was shot and fatal
" wounded The difficulty which resulted in
Inc shootlng arose over real estate transac-
nor. Col; Lewis was all amlable young man
anu the shooting causes much excitement
Tho countyijudge of Carter, ky, applied to
the governor for aid in quelling disturbance,
IN that county. DAVID Patton, alias Bob Pat
ton, and William, his brother, b ave been at
The head of gang of regulators that has been
IN The habit Of driving off workmen ON the Big
Sandy railroad. The governor immediately
sont General Muckholes to the scene, and viii
order ont troops if necessary.
W. Patterson, Of Clinton Mo-, who murdered
J: {. CLARK, .Iear Lex sbury, Henry county, Mo-.
December l, 1870, WIS hanged in the presence
81 about 5, 900 people. His neck was broken
After committing tho crime for which he was
executed, and while in confinement awaiting
trial, Patterson broke Jail, and eluded arrest
for ten years. He Was en- found living in
Stone county, ILL.,, and takon to Henry county,
Mo-, and under new Indictment tried and con,
Vlcted aud sentenced to be hanged
The hunt for tho murtlerers of the Coleman
brothers at Durand, Wis, has thus far proved
fruitless, though hundreds have been engaged.
1t is believed the fugitivcs are still concealed
IN the woods west OF the Fan Gale river, and
there they intend to stay. 1t is the safest place
distributed through the woods to hunt them
out the chances would he largely against find
ing them. Besides being densely timbered, the
country is rough and broken.
At East Saginaw, Michigan, on Tuesday l 9th.
fire caught and spread to Wylie Bros. mill
promises burning barn, Office and several
hundred cords Of wood: involving loss Of
$4,000; partially insured. From there the
fire spread to J. Fl. Pearson T. Sons saw mill
and Gault block, ard in short time the prop
cry consisting Of saw mill, Harding house,
store, seven tenement houses, O. 90 feet Of
tramway, 3, 600 feet Of docks and 4, 500. 600
ieet OF lumber thereon, were consumed Total
loss, 100000; insurance about x75 900.
Here is an account of a sad end Of a Justice
or the peace in Colorado: Antonilo has been
infested for several months with gang Of rob
bers who have stopped and robbed all strangers
coming into town: The sang has to. nisht
De been ce broken 9R by the hanging Of tho prnci
justice Of the peace shielded them and had
citlzons arrested and fined without the least
it's limit when OConnor rode through the town
on horseback with Winchester rifle and two
revolvers, threatening everybody. A vigilance
committee caught him in his saloon, aud hung
AnnA Ill Au Olu 6lauSntor mouse.
liyoly eerimmage occurred at Paducah
on SUNDAY. Eleven convicted prisoners in the
county Jail were to have started At 8 o'clock to
tho renetentiary. Between 6 and 7 O'Clock
tsero was noise in ono Of the cells, which at
tracing attention outside brought Jailer Ed
wsres, W, his assistant, Jackson, and County Judge
Bolden and John Stewart, convicted Of larceny,
were confined together, aud on reaching their
ecu the officers found that Bolden had killed
stewart, having beat his brains out with piece
0t iron bunk As soon as the cell door was open
and would have killed some of them but for
thelr revolvers; but they. firing almost all to-
getner, sent one bullet through his BODY and
another through his brain.
FIRES AND OTHER CASUALTIES.
The extensive oil works Of Bush & Denslow.
South Brooklyn, burned. Loss, $4,000.
j.. b. Hyatts planning mill at Winfield. L. /.
aa T.sn s,n lsrge E9 quantity Of lumber was burned
At London, Ont: the captain and superin-
.ondfnt OF the lu-fated Victoria are committed
for trial at the assizes
MI. Lewis An !erson, who lived lthree miles
Forth OF Ossian, Iowa, was killed by hin team
near Benedict 4 Motifs grist mill.
One hundred and one persons const;tuta
the list Of those who lost everything by the cv-
clone at New Ulm and who need assistance at
once.
yacht containing six young men belonging
to South Boston, capsized in squantum Gut
and all were drowned The bodies wore ra.
covered aud taken to South Boston.
Henry Deckleoner fell from the top Of the
st. I.ous ehot towers 1853 feet. Every :bone
IN the mans body was broken, and his remains
mad to be gathered up in pieces, they being
torn almost into shreds.
.;,i Ihe heavy thunder storm recently did con-
siderable damage in eastern Massachusetts.
lightning struck i1 many places, burning q
number Of barns, killing several horses, shat
% scrine -staffs. telegraph poles, tres, etc.,
Snd large quantity of window glass was
broken by missiles and hail stones
CURRENT EVENTS.
An heir to the vast estate of Elizabeth Van-
attoe, O: Syracuse, has been discovered at Mil
cIpentcr. 'p'
The corn fields are oyerrnn With e,-...,.,>