Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-05-18
WEEKLY RECORD OF CRIMES.


At Philadelphia recently an Infatuated Ger
man, named Frank Thuma, instantly killed his
wife at their home, 223O Muller street. He
then hanged himself.
Joseph Keneback, Hungarian, was arrested
on board the steamer Batavia, at Boston,
charged with the larceny of II, 900 guilders
from the Hungarian government.
DR.. H. D. Billiard of Delavan. Wis, has been
arrested on charge of exacting exhorbitant
lar fee il 800 and Billiard always demanded
and received $780,
Hon. John B. Coggswen has been removed
from the receivership on the Sandwich, Mass,
savings bank because of deficiencies in his &C
counts, amounting to So, O6O. He was given
time to refund, but failed to do it.
The United States grand jury, at Denver,
and Kline, as accessories, and five Utes, Hoane,
Peap, Cabo, Henry and Nuquo as principles, in
the murder Of A. d. Jackson.
In Spartansburg county, s. c., W. H. Hicks,
aged thirty years, killed his wife, first shooting
her and then cutting her throat He immedf-
ately made two attempts at suicide by cutting
his own throat. Hicks was arrested.
Frank Winniman, a seventeen-year-o boy,
who has for some time past carried the mail
between Newburg and Washington county,
Wis, pleaded guilty in the United States court
to robbing the mails, and was sentenced to two
years in the Chester, ILL.,, state prison.
James B. Doyle of Bradford, ILL.,, who ac-
CURED distinction as a forger of government
bonds, and whose workmanship was only dis
tinguishable from the genuine by being superior
thereto, was brought before Judge Blodgett's
court at Chicago, and gave bonds in the sum of
$4,000.
NJ Erickson and H. c. Hanson, doing dairy
business at Manitowoc, Wis, under the firm
name Of M. Erickson & Co., were arrested on
charge of embezzlement The complaint is
made by A. NJ Osborne & Co., of Chicago, and
the amount embleezed is placed at $3, 900.
Both were held in $500 bail
4 dispatch fi T0nnii Black River Falls, Wis,
gives an account of a fracas at that place be-
tween Mr. Castle of the Wisconsin lndepend-
ent and f. +. Hollister of the Jackson county
Democrat, who formerly published a paper at
Waseca, Mimi, growing out Of unwaranted per-
sonal abuse of each other in the columns Of their
respective papers. The account says that Hol-
lister got the worst of it.
Alexander Jonas, editor of the New York
Volkszeitung, was recently arrested at Dresden.
He was suspected of travelling in the interest of
socialists. His baggage was searched and
private papers taken, and he was not allowed
20 leave Dresden. After nine days, however,
bis papers were restored, as no proof of al
phed to United States Minister White for re-
dress. White has submitted the matter to the
Berlin foreign Office.
A young lawyer by the name of D. NJ Smith,
living in Conway, Ark, took advantage of the
absence of Mr.. aud Mrs. j. E. Martin, who had
gone on the excursion to New Orleans, to in
velgle their little daughter Jessie, aged twelve
years, cousin to the young man, to his room
and there ravished her. Maj. Bolton wishing
TO use the room for some purpose went to the
door and tried to enter, but failing suspicion.
we're aroused and he watched the room, and hi
saw the young man and girl come out He tolt
Col Lincoln, the girls uncle, and upon an ex
animation the girl confessed everything ant
stated that Smith had threatened murder if sh,
told. Smith, finding that he was suspected fet
10 the woods, where he was found and captured
by indignant citizens. He is under stronl
guard, but it is feared he will be lynched.' III
parties are of the best in the communitT
FIRES AND OTHER CASUALTIES.
Jack Ward was drowned on Hill Bros 1
Lambert's Platte river drive recently. Hi
body was recovered soon after. His parent
supposed to live in Alamakee county
Iowa.
A building in Chicago, owned by the Ameri
can Cutlery company, was burned with consid
cradle stock and machinery. Loss, $25, OO(
to $3O,0OO; insured for $69,OOO in thirt
companies.
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