Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-16
CRIME.

CHARLES +, MIEIIMAN, a provision-deaI-
er Of New York, had fight in his stable
and fatally stabbed Marcellus Walker.
BURGLARS entered the house of William
llarmer at Springyale, Wis, and secured
- 600 in cash and s, 900 in securities.
The trial of James and Walter Malley,
for the murder Of Jennie Cramer has COM
:nenced in New Haven. Both pleaded not
guilty.
Ar Sparta. Tenn, I. ]. r. Swaiiord kill
ed his father-n-law, named James Scott,
and Eli Paul and wounded son Of the
latter. Scott was acting peacemaker.
and was accidentally shot.
HENRY ToDD. a eolored desperate from
Kentucky, had battle with detectives in
the streets Of indianapolis, and was shot
through the head, leg and arm and club
bed until he surrendered.
NELSON +. DAVIS, late tax collector at
Houston, Tex, is found 10 BE a defaulter
for 100000. Suits will be brought against
his bondsmen, one Of whom il Mayor
Baker
Miss II ArrIE HoICoMB of Grand Ran
ids, Mich, has sued Police Judge Harris,
for S20, 900 for breach of promise and Sc
duction, and papers for criminal proceed
ings have been issued
New Haven, caused ex-Mayor Shelton
and pr. Henry Brown TO be arrested on
charge of seduction and attempted abor-
ton. They declare that blackmail is the
object
THE trial If the Malleys for the murder
OF Jen.ie Cramer, has commenced at New
Haven. Walter Mallev's father visited
the suspected boys At the jail. Over one
hundred persons have recently called 10
see Blanche Douglass, hut she will hold
no interviews
ED. KELLEY. who shot Officer Crowley
in Chicago, last month, was caught 1T ST.
Louis, while taking letters from the post
office under an assumed name. Edward
Laughlin, of the Chicago force, has the
prisoner in charge.
WILLIAM +. MARTIN, the man sentenc-
ed 10 be hanged at Lebanon, Mo, who was
released by the jaileI 5 niece. and recaptur-
ed in her company AT Pine Flats. Tenn.
sprang from 4 car window, in fetters at
o'clock Saturday morning. and made for
the woods. Sheriff Goodhall sent the
woman to Lebanon and started in persuit
of the murderer.
Is the criminal court at Philadelphia.
William b. Dickerson and Joel NJ Van
Arsdalen, who forged the Whitaker will,
were each fined 81 600 and sentenced to
ten years in the penitentiary. Dicker-
son, who is aged and intirlA, rem arked:
on may as we'll send coffin with me.
JAMES WARD, Of Erie, Pa, recently con
tessed himself the perpetrator of a crime
for which Charles Stafford has served
seven years in the penitentiary. Not
only has the otfense outlawed but Ward
proves to be brother-iu-law Of Stafford.
and had hoped 70 secure pardon for him.
) 4 MAN giving the name Of H. c. Hunt
signed the firm name Of Cripperly, Cole
4 Haselhurst to a check on the United
National bank Of Troy, y Y, and secured
81, ,40i. The cashier ut first declined to
honor the check, but the forger returned
with ii stamped correctly. The sharper
has not been caught.
GOVERNOR CRITTENpEN went 10 Kan
sas City, and held conference with the
Chicago and Alton officers as to the best
means of catching the train robbers.
Three of the number were arrested near
the scene of their crime by the sheriff of
Saline county. and have been fully identi-
fed. There names are Greed Chapman,
Samuel Chapman. and John Burglar. and
they reside not twenty miles from indie
penienre