The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-04-17
THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR
4 Brace of Triple Murders, a
Double Murder, anG Other
CriussnaIItfes,

ssh Francisco, ia Chico dispstch:
Last night Henry SWearengen, a resident
OF Dayton, seven miles from here, shot his
tnolher-in-law, Mrs. David BRncher,
killing her instantly. He next shot his
wife in the arm, seized her and placing
the pistol to her breast, fred again, with
fatal effect He then sent bullet through
his own brain. There had been some
family trouble between the parties, but
general understanding had been
reached and Swearengen was to have
left for Missouri in the morning. Mrs.
Bsncher was the widow Of the late state
senator Of Butte County.
New York, I5.-Ths Times says the
firm of Iselin & Barkee, prominent stock
brokers of 90 Broadway, are involved.
Both men are very prominent in business
and social circles. The difficulty il
caused by secret operations by Iselin,
which have been unfortunate. The case
is being hushed up IS much as possible
The Tribune: 1t was authorItatively
stated that Francis j. Iselin, senior
member of the frm, had been leading q
dIssipated life for long time, and not
only spent his own fortune, but missp-
propriated and negotiated some of the
securities held in trust by the firm. These
irregularities had been going on for the
last three years. Iselin was not mem
Der of the Stock Exchange. He took
charge of the books, and this enabled
him 10 appropriate funds TO his own &C
count without much fear of discovery.
Bloomfield, n. NJ, 15.-Ike Stocklon's
gang are again rading Animss Valley.
Indictments for horse and cattle stealing
have been found against the gang by the
district court, and warrants have been
placed IN the hands of the sheriff of Rio
Arriba County for service. Governor
Wallace will send acquisitions to Pitkin,
of colorado, to cooperate in the capture,
ard militia companies are organized to
aid the deputy sherifs.
San Antonio, Texas, ga horrible
triple murder occurred about seven
miles from this city. John Simmons,
heavy stock owner, left home on Sunday,
yesterday a herder named j. s. Phillips,
went out with the sheep; about noon Mrs.
Simmons was found lying in her
room, her throat cut, and from
appearances, she had been outraged
when assaulted. An alarm was given
aud soon the bodies OF child and Mrs.
simmons, mother Of Mrs. Parker, we're
found at the foot of an embankment, 100
yards from the house, the skull crushed
IN with a rock. The herder seems 20
think simmons is the murderer, but he
himself was committed without bait.
Dublin, 16 Matthew Harris, one of
the trsversers st the state trial, has been
arrested under the coercion act.
ChicsgO, I6.-A NcE Orleans special:
On Sunday evening q terrible tragedy
occurred at Bayou Sarah, IherEille
100 ,,s1a= f-r. ho-a IT., or,
were killed instantly and four badly
wounded. An eye witness says . num-
Der of negroes had been employed there
cutting timber for J. o. TORY s. Sons,
and 90 Satu day night, while gambling
Cube Austin and Elijah Wall quarreled.
Next day eight of the men, among them
Austin and Wall, went in boat
10 the supply store, some three
miles away, where whisky was freely
drank. The quarrel was renewed and
Austin drew q knife and drove Wall
from the camp, threatening death il he
me back. Wall went to 8 negro cabin,
ioIcibly secured 8 shot gun, double
Loaded it, and lay in ambush awaiting
the appeal snce Of the boat. When about
Us yards from the starting point Wall
hailed them with the gun pointed st
hem. ordered them to land, and while
they were begging him rot to shoot he
fred, killing Charles Willisms and Mar
shSll Bowman, and wOunding four
others, two seriously. Austin himself
/ escaped unhurt. wall is still st large.
The governor offers large Fe<srd
| New York, 16-Peter Flynn, justice
of the pace, was judge in jersey City,
last Tuesday; while the vote wss being
counted he was detected in the act OF
puttifsga package Of ballots in the box
His arm cwss seized before be could drop
| them, and a number Of ballots were found
coacesled in his C, at slesve. Yesterday
EsfsEnOOD the parties who witnessed the
/ act went before the grand jury and bad
| Flynn Unlisted. He vas arrested and
locked up in the county Jail this morning