Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-03-25
CRIME.

THE bitter fued existing in Padua town
ship, near Bloomington, Ill, has led to
the destruction Of the residence Of John
Dee by an incendiary fire.
ROBBERS secured 81 800 and silver
watch from passenger in sleeping-car
on the Alton road, near Lexington, ILL.,,
on Saturday night.
FRANK ROSE. WHO recently robbed the
Union Express office at Louisville of
y 104, was sentenced TO four years in the
penitentiary, on a plea Of guilty
WEIBoENE CoLQuITT, a clerk in the
postofIiee department in Washington; A.
+ MCBEE, another government employe,
and John Ill. Martin. q law student, en-
gagged in dispute Saturday night, which
was terminated by the first-named stab
bing the other two. Colquitt is the son Of
q former United States senator, and broth
er Of the governor of Georgia
HOWARD STILLwELL, Of Rockford, mar
rowly escaped assassination at the hands
of an unknown man The bullet grazed
his forehead Mr.. Stillwell can conceive
no motive for the attempt.
In a cell of the Eastern penitentiary, at
Philadelphia, John McBridge and John
Pfeifier were found dead Circumstances
indicate that the former was murdered and
tiit ldIlcT cOilHlllleI suicide.
In the presence Of fourteen hundred
conyicts at Columbus, O., vain attempt
to murder Deputy Warden Dean with a
palr Of shears was made by Augustus Can
ton, of Cincinnati.
TIE Bremen dollhouse at Lancaster,
Ohio, was blown mp by i gang Of young
roughs. They placed a couple Of kegs Of
powder under the structure, and the ex-
plosion didn't leave whole timber.
Mr.. !. j. CARPENTER was robbed Of 1910
in drafts and deposit checks and about $50
in cash and other valuable papers at his
boarding house in Aliegan, Michigan. lie
put his wallet under his pillow the night
before, containing said valuables.
Ar Chester, ILL.,, Geo. Burlington and
Thomas Wilson, two convicts in the south
ern Illinois penitentiary, made success
iul escape from the guards through hole
under the stocka!e. Both were engaged
on the stone-work Of the new building
On the ground of insanity, Captain
Edward K. Ames Of Baltimore, has been
acquitted Of shooting at NJ w. Hodgdon
The accused is a son of the late Bishop
Ames, and was sun-struck while an officer
in the army. lie has been returned to a
private asylym.
A HORRIBLE murder is reported from
kiowa reservation. Indian territory, the
victim being a Peter Cook, and his assas-
sin man named Tony Sino, his brother
in-law. AT the close of the war Cook
and three friends raided Pino's premises,
robbed his safe of 81 900, ravished his
sister-in-law and He'd Pino swore ven
geance, and for fifteen years has been
searching for Cook.
MARsHAL WALKER, a negro, has been
arrested at Memphis, Tenn. charged with
the murder of a white youth named Miles
Jones, ut Holly Springs. Miss, three years
ago. The difficulty between the two orig
mated in quarrel between a brother of
Walker and young Jones, which Walker
tried to quiet, but was struck by Jones,
who in turn was hit on the head with
base ball bat bv Walker, from the effects Of
which he died the next day. Walker is
about % years Of age.
GEORGE MCBRIDE, man employed by
i horse dealer named William b. Simp-
son, was murdered by Harry Gilmore, a
notorious crook, in front of the Wabash
Avenue Pavilion. in Chicago. Gilmore
made his escape, but Ignatius Cook, the
bartender who furnished the weapon
with which the murder was committed
and Addison Smell. the keeper of the sa-
loon are under arrest
A. G. SMITH, receiver Of materials for
the government works at Muscle Shoals
canal was robbed by three men of $3.50.
Friday, while going from bank ut Flor
ence 70 the chief camp on the canal At
ter taking the money the robbers forced
Smith to accompany them through Il
dense wood for twenty miles, when he
made his way back to camp, Saturday
The men said they had been lurking in
the neighborhood since Christmas to com
nit the robbery.
4 state of terrorism exists in Padua
township, Mclean county, Ill. lis pres
ent record tells Of SIX murders in four
years. Within the past few days several
of the hest citizens of the township have
received through the mails threatening
letters, saying that unless they left within
thirty DAYS they would he visited during
the night by secret vigilants. The great
est Indignation exists. and, unless these
high-handed outrages cease, some night
there will be first class lynching bee
with several corpses.
Mr.. q. s. RARRows, a respectable bust
ness man, from Seneca, Kan, reported at
Chicago that three confidence men had
made a clean sweep Of the valuables that
he carried on his person from the west.
They first made his acquaintance on the
train, and before they got through with
him they succeeded in getting possession
Of his open-faced gold watch and chain,
$50 in cash, and draft for $50. Pay
meut of the latter was at once stonped
Mr.. Barrows gives an excellent descrip-
tion Of the thieves, and, as the police
think they know who the parties are, their
arrest will probably follow soon.
\ SPIRITUAL medium gave an entertain
ment 10 very large audience, at Braid
wood, Ill, taking in several hundred dol
lars. Wien the people saw the transpa-
rencv of the humbug they became almost
riotoas. and threatened violence to the
management, a Mr.. Slade who had no
license on account of its being Sunday
The party was arraigned for violating the
ordinance relating to license. and Slade
and his confederates were fined about $50
each and costs. 1t is unnecessary To say
that the mediums left Braidwood on the
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