Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-06-17
i've Attorney Forrest a withering r

give Attorney Forrest withering re-
buke as perjurer.
DR. SYLVESTER RANKIN, who was surgeon
of Kit Carson's regiment and afterward in
the Mexican army. was murdered at Vic
toria City, Mexico, on May %, and robbed
of his money and jewelry.
In the matter of the railway disaster at
Cedar Rapids the coroner's jury found
that two deaths occurred from the crimi-
nal negligence Of Charles B. Lewis, night
operator, and he has been arrested.
A LAwLEss gang in West Virginia, call
Dr.. Danil Cain, Of West county, from his
house at midnight and gave him a severe
fogging, for refusing TO use steam in his
Touring mill.
THE brewers of New York have at last
found the thieves who have been engaged
in stealing barrels and shipping them TO
other cities. James j. Rooney has grown
rich in the business. One firm lost $4,000
by these thefts last year.
DWIGHT KIDDER, !ir., fatally shot his
hall brother at Springfield, Mass. The
dispute which ended with the killing arose
about statement made by the murdered
man that his mother was desirous of his
s., COO on his life The murderer was
held IN $4,000 bail
SAMUEL III. GAINES. who was imprison-
ed at Thomaston, Me-. for the murder Of
guard, attempted to escape and was shot
dead. DR.. Ball, who is imprisoned at
Tyler, Tex. on charge of murder, at
tempted, in company with six others, 10
break jail. Ball and three of his com
made good their escape.
TIE regular monthly mail robbery has
occurred to puzzle the postal authorities
at Chicago. 1t seems that pouch made
up at Grafton, W. Va, destined for points
in Western Iowa. was taken from the mail
wagon between the Baltimore and Ohio
depot and the postoffice, on Tuesday even
ing. Notwithstanding the driver and guard
in charge.
GEORGE GoRHAM. a LAWYER in Buffalo,
| kept $l06, 600 worth of bonds in the Erie
County Savings Bank vaults. One day he
called, clipped off some coupons, and left
the bonds on the cashiers desk, whence
they were stolen. A Baltimore lawyer
named Whyte, agent for the thief cooly
offers TO return the ''swag" for bonus OF
$500 This is the golden age for thiev
THE laws of Wyoming forbid the inter
marriage Of whites and Chinese. There
fore Lee Chin and Mrs Iva H. Lee went
to Denver to be married Now they have
been indicted at Cheyenne for miscegena-
tion, and the Chinese consul at Denver
has engaged counsel for the accused and
will attend to their defense. A statement
of the case is being prepared for the Chinese
ambassador at Washington.
| IT has been discovered that bonds Of tile
value of nearly 100000 were recently
stolen from the Erie County Savings bank
at Buffalo. Some Of them have already
made their appearance at Baltimore. where
$4,000 is demanded for their return.
They were the property of George Gornam
a prominent lewyer, who left them on the
cashiers desk after clipping the coupons.
AN affray at Fayetteville, Ark, resulted
in the killing of George T. Reed by City
Marshall Stieman. One year ago brother
of deceased was SHOT dead by the deputy
sheriff Of Washington county from which
| affair sprang the latest tragedy There
are loud threats of lynchiGg, and it is
| feared other persons may be involved in
the feud.