Iron County register., 1882-01-12
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Canyon, Nevada, were found in the charred
ruins of their house. The heads of both
were crushed. They were evidently muir
dered and the house fired to conceal the
crime. They were supposed TO have drawn
a considerable sum of money during the day
from the sale of real estate.
PHILIP E. GLEY, of Venango, Ellis
worth County, Kansas, on the night of the
2Sth was murdered and robbed and his
house burned. The perpetrators of the
deed are not known.
THE Riley County Bank, of Manhat-
tan, Kans., has suspended, following upon
the suicide of the Cashier, Jesse X. VIM
ship.
OLE THOMPSON, a wealthy Norwe-
gian farmer of Jacksonville Township,
Chckasaw County, Iowa, was found mur-
dered on the farm of his son-in-law, John
A,tleson, the head being nearly severed
from the 30 ". When last seen Thompson
was in company wi h his nephew, OF the
same name. The best apparent feeling ex.
listed between the uncle and nephew, and no
cause can be assigned for the horrible crime
except that the latter is 'cranky."
A SINGULAR accident happened the
other day at Colusa, Cal, which resulted in
of the Public School. He was taking book
from the shelf of his library, when he
knocked down a pistol. The weapon struck
the lower shelf and went off, the bullet en-
tering the Professors abdomen, passing
through the bowels and lodging in the left
hip. He died within twenty-four hours.
A SON of DIR. T. P. Russell, a promi-
nent surgeon of Oshkosh, Wis, shot and
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were fooling with gun supposed TO be un-
loaded. The former was twelve years old !;
the latter six.
THE cowboys who raided the town of
| Caldwell, Kans. land killed exMayor Meagh-
| er, have been captured in the Territory by In
dian scouts and turned over to the Sheriff Of
Sumner County, who was in pursuit of
| them. Among the prisoners is Comanche
| Bill, at one time celebrated Indian scout
under Custer, but now known as a despera-
| do.
Mr.. H. c. WENTWORTH, for many
years General Passenger Agent Of the Mich
| igan Central Railway, is dead.
AT Pewee Valley, near Louisville,
Ky. a pistol in the hands of a 14-year- old
daughter Of Judge Muir was accidentally
discharged, the bullet striking Miss Blanche
Wessinger, resulting in her death in short
time. The girls were cousins, and about
| the same age.
| Rev. CHARLES WESLEY HEwEs, pas
tor of the Fifth Baptist Church, San Fran
cisco, CAL. committed suicide by cutting his
throat. He had recently shown symptoms
of mental arrangement.
ROBERT L. LINDSAY, the Missouri
land swintiler, convicted at Steubenville, O.,
has been sentenced to nine years in the Pen
itentiary.
AT Kansas City, on the night of the
5Oth, Police Officer Martin Hynes undertook
to arrest Clay Crenshaw, proprietor Of the
! White House Saloon, for maltreating his
wife. Crenshaw, who was crazed with
drink, drew his revolver aud the officer did
the same. Several shots were exchanged.
The officer waa shot through the heart and
fell dead upon the floor. Crenshaw was
shot in the right side and neck, but man.
aged to run for some distance, when he was
captured. His wounds are serious, if moi
fatal.
FOUR cowboys undertook to 'srun''
the town of Trinidad, Colo. Marshal Kro.
gers interfered, when they opened fire upon
him, which he returned with effect, killing
one of their number. Krogers was unhurt
AN important arrest has been made
at Rincon, n. NJ, of VIM. Hayden, VIM.
Wambaugh, DIR. Paxton, James Rate
McClintock, and Samuel Proctor, hotel
keeper at Rincon, part of an alleged or
ganized gang OF Atchison, Topeka Sants
Fe freight-train thieves. Their depreda
tions are large in value, and extending ovel
several months.
Col. Z. w. FILES, a well-known citi
zen Of Ashley County, Ark, was recentl,
shot and killed in cold blood by James Ste
phens, a neighbor, for the alleged offense o
killing some hogs belonging to the latter
Stephens admitted the murder. He is il
Jail.
A NEGRO named Gabriel White wa
hanged at Waltersboro, s. c., on the 30th
for the murder Of Frederick Bellinger, an
} other negro, in 1879.
AT Gore, o., an unknown man opened
} the door Of the residence of Mary Terrell.
widow, and sent bullet through her brain
Two Of her daughters were in the room
when she was killed, but failed to recognize
the assassin. Morgan Richards, a farm hant
employed upon a neighboring farm, ha
been arrested charged with the murder. n
motive for the crime has been developed.
GoTrLIEB ENGEL, q prominent youns
lawyer Of Milwaukee, formerly Probat
!, Clerk, has committed forgeries and pecula
tions to a large amount He was Treasure
of several Jewish societies.
HERMAN WELsING, ex-Treasurer O
Lee County, Iowa, has been indicted by tn
, Grand Jury for the embezzlement of count
: funds. His deficit is said to be S10,O00
r WIN. n. ERB, the St. Louis wife mur
t derer, was hanged on the 3Oth.
JOEL JOHNSTON, well-known citizel
of Baldwin County, Ala, was shot from be
; hind tree by negro as he was returning
home recently. Though mortally wounded
Johnston managed to crawl to his house an
told his brother of the assault. The brothe
started out, and in an encounter with tn
: murderer both were fatally shot.
e Mrs. CRUISE, living at Florence, Lo
r Angeles County, CAL, recently gave birth
t six perfectly formed female children.