The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-11-22
Criminal Calender.

Chicago, ia Kansas City ssecia
says Sheriff Bueker, of Bourbon county,
Kansas, reports that he has captured the
notorious Dick Little. one Of the James
gang OF train robbers, at the residence o,
his father, three miles from Fort Scott.
The state offers ten thousand and the
railroad five thousand for the capture OF
Little who was 10 both the Glendale and
Blue Cut train robberies, and il is be-
lleved was the leader at Winston when
three persons were killed. Officers will
leave Kansas City to identify him.
st. Louis, 49, The Republican,
Bonneville special says: Thomas A, Nc
Dermon, Marshal ofthis city, shot and
killed A. B. Thornton, editor of the
Bonneville NeWs, this afternoon. The
NeUS, this morning, had an article Sc
yerely rejecting on McDermon's off,
cisl standing, indulging in sonepersonsl
abuse. McDermon met Thornton on
the street early this afternoon and an
alteration ensued and blows even struck.
Pistols were then drawn and McDermon
shot Thornton twice. once in the side
and sgsin in the head, the latter killing
him instantly. McDermOn gave him
self up.
Dover. q. h, 21.-At STAFFORD, yes
terday, Mrs. Wsldron, for some time ILL
called a granddaughter to her bedside
and cut her throat from ear 70 ear with 3
razor and then killed herself.
Athens, Ohio, 9I.-Chris. Davis, q
mulatto, who WAS in Jail for an outrage
Gus assault upon an elderly, woman, Mrs.
Locke. living at Albany, Ohio. was
banged by mob last night. The sheriff
was overpowered and held while the
mob broke into the cell and took Davis
out. This morning his dead body was
found hanging to the bridge over Hook
ing River, at the south edge Of town.
The mob was not masked and will be ar
rested.
Little Rock, 19.-The body of man
was found crowded into the stump of q
hollow tree near Bayou, Meto Section
House, on the Memphis and Little Rock
Railroad. There had evidently been
foul play. The body was mere skele-
ton. Lime had been placed on it to aid
in concealing decomposition. The MUIR
der probably dates three years back,
when q man named Dennison dissp-
peared mysteriously in that section.
3 Cincinnati, 19.-Keck s. Co., jewelers.,
report loss of $4,000 in diamonds, this
afternoon. They furnish no particulars
St. Louis, GA man named Jesse
Manu. living in the vicinity Of Kinks
vile, Mo-, was shot and killed by the
city marshal of that place while drunk
and trying to run the town.
Tucker Basham, of Indianapolis, Mo-,
who was sentenced to ten years in the
penitentisry for completely in the Glen
dale train robbery, and was psrdoned to
testify as witness for the state against
Bill Ryan, who was recently tried and
convicted for the same ofense, has left
the country in q sudden and mysterious
manner, and his whereabouts are en-
tirely unknown. Bash8m's testimony
convicted Ryan and gave the entire gang
away. Before the trial he was threatened
with death if he testified, and
during the trial his dwelling house
was set afre and an attack would have
been made upon him had he not been
closely guarded. Since the trial he has
received threatening letters, some signed
Jesse" some Ed" supposed to mean
Jesse james, Ed. Mi Ter, and others
signed 1.-The Boys Basham has been
very excited for several week and the
letters frightened him so terribly that be
concluded his only hope 70 escape their
vengeance was to fly secretly He took
his wife with him, left his property, and
even his father does not know where he
has gone; the bsst posted are firmly of
the opinion that the threatening letters
were written for the purpose of making
Bashsm leave Independence, and it is
believed the train robber gang " Il nov
find out his whereabouts and get ever
with him for his betrayal of them. TIE
state expected TO use B.- ham ns y -" itness
Ggainst the partle, ind,ct, d for tie Slue
Cut train bbcry and MS eyiden { .waf
important.
New York, u 1t is stated at police
headquarters that L4wi. b b rO"ell
committed suicide here tnis m1rnng.
He shot himsel; in the head. her, l.
no explanation for tuis act, From u
velopes and letters found on the Indy, it
is believed he was g san Francisco .
Covington, Tenn. 2l.-0n $nflrday
night in 9 difficulty between Mar nal
James Cooper and James 81 u her,
Cooper was killed, receiving \ shof 10 tne
abdomen TIE c fieulty grew ouC "f &
fight the marshal hsd with bfnthrr
Slaughter that afternoon The dece, sad
leaves p wife and two children.
Philadelphis, 2t.-Ths dlstic. stt)r-
ney has received orders from Washing
ton not to try the cases OF straw bidders
for star routes this term.
Washington, Il. - Fhe grand jury
brought in. seven Indictments against
Captain HowRAt". One for forging
~oro1,-, .ba -, n. - for an bazzlor1ant