The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-02-09
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.
ANoTHER NlrRpER.


PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 5-Thomas Anderson and
John Broadbent while drunk, quarreled and
Broadbent had his neck broken by kick
SENT Up FOR FIVE YEARS.
NEW YORK February 5.-John J. Berry, Cash
Ter of the Bank of Bergen County at Hsckensack,
y. j., was to-day sentenced to hNe years III the
state Prison for embeZzlement-
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
COLUMBUS. o.. Feb. 5.-William Swanger, a
stock dealer while en-rOute 10 his home IN Rey-
noldsburgh last night. was attacked by highway
men and robbed of $500 in money He was also
beaten into insensibility.
MURDERED.
EAST SAGINAW, Micn.. Feb. 7,-At a charivari
last evening man named Fred Weichman, one
of the guests, was struck on the mead with a
board in the hands OF John Laeseh, fracturlng his
skull. lie died to-day, and Laesch is in Jail.
ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.
CAIRO. Ill. Feb. while on a spree this after
noon Tom O'Neil n noted character OF this place,
struck his wife the head with chair, nilictinS
a serious wound. He then cut his own throat
with a razor. Both will probably recover
MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. "a report comes from Ran
dOlph County. Illinois, that Louis Lachaphelle,
wealthy farmer living on Prairie Du ROcher died
suddenly last Monday. and that I'll now believed
he was poisoned by Interested persons 10 gel pos
/ session of his property.
MURDERER LYNCHED.
GRANTsvIILE, New, Feb. 5.-On January 2S,
Matthias salmon. bad character, killed ;. Mlrsel,
a miner. Salmon was arrested and hidden by the
hiding-place was discovered. and he was taken
out and hanged to the framework OF windmill.
4 BAD CROWD.
NEW YORK, Feb. 5-Only one of the persons en-
gagged in the Northampton Bank robbery Is at
/ large and he goes free in consequence of giving
| the Information which led 10 the arrest of the
others. The amount of plunder obtained by the
! rObbers-Si0O00 in Government bonds, when
could not be recovered, and bonds of the city OF
Northampton OF the face value OF Sl,33O'O0O-the
bonds are still in the possession OF the thieves,
who will restore them on the condition OF receiv-
\ ing light sentence. OF the ultimate recovery of
\ the entire amount the Pinkertons have no doubt.
KILLED HIS MISTRESS.
/ ST. LOUIS Feb. 5.-Xavier wilhelm. the keeper
of saloon at 100 Poplar street. in ht OF Jealousy
killed his mistress, Agalia Margot in the rear OF
/ his saloon, about 80 this morning. He then
shot himself. Wilhelm had been drinking during
the evening and had a slight quarrel with the
woman, whom he accused OF being too intimate
with another man.
the building, i'm the of Williams saloon, and
I il was there the terrible tragedy occurred. The
/ two lived together, and were called husband and
wife by the inmates OF the house ana those IN the
neighbOrhOOd. but they were really not married.
The quarrel Of last evening, IL appears was con-
tinued into the night, and finally, in drunken
rage and jealous frenzy, Williams drew a revolver
and fired three shots into the wOman's body, the
! third striking her in the left breast killing her
l instantly. The man then sent n Dali hls
own brain and dropped dead. An inquest Is now
/ being held.
HEAVY FORGERY.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-"He was a sort OF reck-
less man and one that would take long chances,
! although did not suppose him capable of down
| right dishonesty" So spoke prOminet com
mission merchant to reporter on the alleged
forgeries and flight of John a. SweeZey, the senior
partner of the dry goods commission house OF
/ Sweezey x Dart, on Leonard street, who diSap-
peared Friday, and has since been discOv-
cred to have committed f0rgeries to the amount
OF $1,000. The affair was the theme OF an AMI
mated discussion in the dry goods trade this
morning. Universal surprise was the common
expression Dart acting under the advice ol
counsel. was understood 10 have refused the com,
/ blnatiOn to the safe. IL accordingly opened
| with drill. and the books submitted TO inspec
tiOn. They failed 10 give any information. Mrs.
SweeZey at the business place to-day. she Is
left penniess. Contributions were iberally given
by the trade for her relief as soon as her necessi
ties were made known.