Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-27
CRIME.

T. G. CLARK. who murdered Charles
Mann, was executed at La Mesilla, New
Mexico, in presence of large assemblage
DAN HoUIARD, one of the Stockton
gang, killed j. w. Lace at Durango, Col,
without provocation, and made his es-
cape.
JOHN SCoyER, who conducts an exten-
sive marble-cntting works at Montreal,
has been jailed for stealing tombstones
from cemetery.
ELIZA MATToCKs, when arraigned in the
police court at Philadelphia, confessed
herself to be an expert burglar, and caused
the restoration of large amount of stolen
goods.
SARAH JANE PHILLIPS, who was confined
in the jail at Mountain Home, Ark, on
suspicion of having murdered her hus-
band, made her escape by saving the iron
bars.
A GALE on Monday blew down part Of
the stockade at the southern Illinois peni-
tentiary, which fact nerved the conviets
to make rush for the gap, but the guards
forced them back
j. d. RHYNERs, the proprietor of pri-
vate insane asylum near Denver, which
failed to pay, killed his wife in her sleep,
he had planned to do.
Two masked men halted stage near
San Marcial, New Mexico, and shot at the
driver. Two passengers riding on top
drew Winchesters and killed the robbers,
whose bodies were left in the road for a
day.
s DELoRME & QUENTIN's variety store at
Milwaukee was entered by burglars, by
removing a coal-hole cover in the side
walk, and over 800 worth of plated ware
and notions stolen.
ONE of the Stockton gang. called Tom
my the Kid, was killed land thrown out of
a hack by Eskridge. another member of
the band, while on spree at Amargo,
New Mexico.
One McPheters killed his wife and her
sister, and tried to kill her mother. and
then killed himself, in Vigo county. Ind
Domestic disagreemeNts and too much
whisky were the cause. The two families
were wealthy and in high standing.
GEORGE GRAY, prominent attorney,
was arrested in Toledo on a charge Of rob
bing a safe in the Office of the sheriff of
Dorsey county, few weeks ago, of sever
al thousand dollars in currency and state
and county scrip.
Miss IDA KELLY, of Pennington, Mimi,
who made desperate attempt to kill her
lover with razor, was arraigned before
a Justice of the peace and held in 81 600 for
trial in June. Griesmer, the victim OF
her assault, is recovering rapidly.
THE misuse of the power to delay exc
cutions is illustrated by the action of
Governor Churchill, of Arkansas, who
changed the fate of negro murderer to
life imprisonment on the very eve of being
hanged for a crime which he fully con-
fessed.
CAMERoN's silk house in Windsor, Ont,
opposite Detroit, was burglarIzed of s., 1000
worth of goods. The robbers took their
plunder to the American side in small
boat and secreted it in field at Crosse
Point. 1t was discovered by a farmer,
who notified the police, and the property
was recovered.
In battle with four thieves, near Skies
ton, Mo. Deputy Sheriff Laforge and AL
bert Hunter were killed. One of the des-
peradoes was captured and hung. His
companions are in Little River swamp,
with the people of the whole region in pur-
suit, and lynching will be in order at an
early date.
THE saloons at Springfield, ILL.,, by or
der of the mayor, are closed on Sundays,
and thousands of thirsty ones go out to
the shadow of Lincoln's monument 10
guzzle. A general fight occurred there
in which one man was shot, The mob
tore the boards from the fences, and the
sheriff and police force were called TO the
scene.-
'LIsH COATES. of Dublin, Ga. is an in
corrigible scoundrel. Only a few weeks
ago he was released from the penitentiary,
where he had been confined for four years
for whipping a colored woman to death
He was arrested for resorting to his old
that she can hardly live The scoundrel
ought not TO escape hemp this time.