The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-01-27
NEWS SUMMARY.
WEEKLY RECORD OF CRIMES.

A registered letter pouch from Rochester,
New York. on it's arrival at the Chicago post
Office, was found to have been cut and II pack
ages distracted, containing in the aggregate not
exceeding 5000 -.
John Wynkop, who is badly wanted by the
authorities at Waverly, Ia, where he killed his
hired man some time ago, was arrested in Mis-
souri, reward of 5000 was offered for
Wynkop's capture.
farmer named Laughln, of La Crescent,
becoming insane from brooding over the death
of his wife, locked his children in cupboard
and threatened to behead them with scythe,
f they came out.
At Charleston, s c., VIM L. Webb (white)
of Georgetown county, was tried on charge of
voting twenty ballots at the last election. The
Jury returned a verdict of guilty, with recon-
mendation to mercy.
Miss Kate Ricketts, of Baltimore, daughter of
one of the wealthiest shipping merchants, at
tempted to shoot a bank president, alleging
that he had refused to discount her brothers
note. 1t is thought she is deranged
Two negroes we're lynched in Newburg county,
South Carolina, for brutally outraging and
numbering white woman, twenty years
old, q beautiful and excellent young lady. One
of the villains was shot and the other hanged.
After fourteen days trial, A. s. Kennedy,
to defraud his creditors and the insurance COM
panies by buying goods on credit, storing them
in a cheap building at Oxford and then having
them burned.
Mr.. E. B. Backus, until recently partner in
one of the largest grainery houses at 1ndepend-
ence, Iowa, committed suicide last week. He
became Respondent soon after the loss of his
to retire from business. He was found in the
cemetery, lying across his wife's grave, with a
pistol ball through his right temple, and re-
volver by his side.
A shocking tragedy was enacted at Lapeer
village, Mich, seventy miles north of Detroit
ard went to the house of Rey. E. Curtis, Bah
fist pastor, attacked his wife, an old lady about
sixty five, threw her down, poured gasoline
over her clothing and set it on fire. The poor
woman was so shockingly burned that she lived
but few hours.
A body of masked men went to the house Of
Noah Anderson, Carlisle, KY, to punish him for
they broke down the door. Anderson fired on
them, and they returned the fire, killing him
instantly His son Samuel came to his assistance
and he, too, was shot through the head and in
stantly killed. man named Beerley, in Car
Isle, is suspected, he having bad wound on
his neck.
George Hines, aged fifty-fye living near
Grayson, Stanislaus county, California, put his
revolver in his pocket, and saying to his part
ner, 81 am going to have that girl or will kill
her," proceeded to the residence Of Lizzie
Kuene, girl of eighteen, living with her Wild
owed mother. There he renewed his former
proposal of marriage to the young lady, but
meeting with firm but kind refusal, said 81
will kill you," and drew his pistol. Miss Kuene
anticipated him with a shotgun conveniently
at hand and lodged charge in his head, killing
him.
Ex-United States Senator David H. Armstrong
of st. Louis, was assaulted and knocked down
by Marion Boland, formerly sergeant Of police
and recently appointed member Of the board of
police commissioners of st. Louis by Gov. Crit
tenden, but not yet confirmed. The affair grew
out Of some evil reports against Boland, alleged
to have been circulated in Jefferson City by Mr..
Armstrong; with view to defeat his appoint
ment. Mr.: Armstrong was not much hurt, but
the affair created a good deal Of excitement for
a time.