Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-08-18
Criminal.

w. III. BETTEL, agent of the American
express at Marquette, Mich, as been
arrested for the ENLIGHTENMENT of $1,000.
A FAMILY quarrel at Saco. Me-, ended
in Charles Boynton wounding his wife
and sister-in-law, and killing himself.
SIX inmates of the Jail at Defiance. O.,
sawed through the bars and obtained their
freedom. Two were speedily recaptured
by pursuing party of citizens.
ALBERT L. FIELD, druggist of Lowell,
Mass, has been sued for $1,000 damages
for permitting an inexperienced clerk to
fill prescription which killed an infant.
JOHN TAYLOR, wealthy farmer of
Llvermore, Cal, was killed with a club
by his son-in-law, John Poblitz, because
Mrs. p returned to her fathers home.
Dr. YoRGEY, who was indicted at Read
ing, Pa, for insurance frauds, jumped his
bail. and an attachment was issued. He
is said to hold policies for nearly 100000
on aged people in that section.
THREE prisoners in the Nebraska peni-
Tertiary, who were assisting in the burn
ing of brick-kiln, scaled the wall and es-
capped. Scouting parties are out in all
directions.
EDWARD NoRTHRUP, an attorney of FL
licottsville, n. Y, killed Joseph O'Don-
nell, clerk for lumber firm. The trouble
grew out of the acts of the former as adj
ministrator of the O'Donnell estate.
JUDGE II. b. TwIGGs, prominent poll
tician of Georgia, while spending the day
at a summer resort called Mount Airy,
had desperate fight with two robbers,
and barely escaped being murdered.
THE people of Lancaster, n. H., have
become convinced that DR.. Bugbee and
several members of his family were pois-
oned by arsenie instead of dying from
diphtheria. The person suspected of the
crime is Mrs. Burt Mayo.
A CONTEST at Bellefontaine, O., to see
who could knock off hats the oftener re-
suited in Albert Hage shooting Charles
Martin through the left lung, causing
death in three hours.
AT sewing machine agency in Mon
treai, where $4,000 lay in the safe, with
the door open. two thieves kept the CASH
Ter busy showing them goods until tele-
phone call was heard, when one of the
party stole the money and left.
CLEVELAND BROTHERS, furniture-deai-
ers of Providence, r. | have made an
assig nment. In April last they reported
themselves worth $4,000. One of the
partners last month conveyed to his wife
large amount of real estate.
BLANCHE DOUGLASS, who is believed to
know something about the murder of
Jennie Cramer at New Haven. has been
taken to the latter city by detectives, and
will doubtless avail herself of the reward
of $1,000 to state the circumstances OF the
tragedy
The chief of police at Milwaukee
caused the arrest of Mrs. Frank Smith
Croker for blackmail, as she has been
sending threatening letters to reputable
persons. An application for her commit
ment to an insane asylum is before the
county court.
CHARLES koLB. of Baltimore, was struck
bv an apple thrown by colored lad. He
pursued the offender down Camden street,
, v hen an unknown negro rushed around a
corner and stabbed him in the back: fronl
which he soon died. Several colored men
A WHOEVER of 20 and widow of 90, re-
siding at Ottawa, H., chose to marry. A
mob kept up a charivari for three hours,
and then burst in the door of the house
and demanded money. The old mar toll
lowed them to the roadway, and was left
| with his head crushed in.
Two children OF Mrs. Fisher, wild
ow residing neer Queenstown, ID. T., aged
respectively and 10 years of age, were
butchered bv negro with an AK. The
| older of the children, girl, vas 40 hor'
ribly mangled about the head as to be al
most beyond recognition. The murderer
! fed Int a large party are seeking him.