Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-07-15
CRIME.

FoR an assault on a soap peddler follow
ing his show. Adam Forepaugh was fined
S24 Is by Justice al Black River Falls,
Wis.
WILLIAM RILEY, rough character, was
killed at RocIton, ILL.,. while resisting ar
rest, by Constable B. b. Hill.
LEROY, the murderer of Gold, has been
arrested in the East End, London, and has
made 4 full confession of his crime.
4 jury at Gallatin, Tenn, acquitted
Mrs. Hester. who killed George Martin
for engaging in conspiracy to ruin her
reputation.
a DUEL was fought near New Albany,
Ind. between VIM. Willis and Robert
Burnett, in which the former was Danger
ously wounded in the face
OTTo TooKER, a Boston youth of Is,
shot and killed companion, Gustaye
Buettner, boy OF Ii, with toy pistol.
The boys had quarrel
4 REPORT from Piedras Negras states
that several American engineers have
been killed in Mexico in consequence Of
disputes regarding right of way.
NIKE kREIsENpoRFER, of Pittsburgh, a
burlv nail-cutter, shot Katie Smith, a
dining-rocm girl, and instantly killed
himself, They had lived unhappily to-
gether.
WILLIAM McMULLEN. a desperate of
Newport, ky., was killed by Police Officer
Sauerbrey for desperate assault. The
patrolman is in critical condition
MANSFIELD, who was stabbed some three
weeks ago bv Chinese laundryman in a
dispute over the price for washing shirt
Is dying at the county hospital, Chicago.
Dr. - h.,
Eustace, from San Francisco, was killed
by his cook off the coast of Mexico
While in chains the latter fired the ship,
and only four sailors escaped.
Two of the Missouri land swindlers.
Robert l. Lindsey and John F. Norris.
have been handed over to the sheriff of
Jefferson county, Ohio, where they were
recently indicted.
JOHN DENNIS. a market gardner in the
lower part of New Orleans, grew weary
of losing melons by thieves. and sat up
with shotgun. About , O'Clock on Sat
urday morning, h killed Robert Gurien.
neighbor. in the act of robbing his
patch.
A NUMBER of Lalallee Tex horse
thieves were overtaken at Fordillo by
partv Of citizens, some Of whom had suf-
fered from the thieves operations. 4
fierce fig ht took place. The thieves were
badly worsted, and retired, leaving one of
their number killed and another seriously
wounded.
TIE sequel of a quarrel between Hugh
Bigney and John White, al Pittsburgh,
Pa, was that the latter, a colored man.
knocked Bisney down with a paver, and
then pounded him on the head, inhicting
injuries from which he died soon after
ward.
A PASSENGER on the Chicago and East
ern Illinois road was on Saturday night
robbed of 81 800 bv two colored men 0ne
of them confessed the crime, and stated
that he threw the money from a car win
dow Just north of Watseka Search was
made by the victim. and about 800 found
scattered along the track.
A MASKED burglar kicked at the door of
the house OF the Rev. Mr.. Stewart, OF Min
neapolis, Mimi, and frankly explained
what he wanted. The minister made
sturdy fight, but as his wife. in the dark
ness, made mistake, and pounded him
instead OF the burglar with an Indian
club, he had to give il up, a.4d the burglar
ransacked the house without getting much
plumber.
GIUsEPPI EseosITo, 4 remarkably hand
some Italian, the sole survivor of 3 famous
band of brigands, for whose arrest 4 re-
ward OF p 600 lire was offered. was caught
in New Orleans, where he had been quiet