Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-10-12
CRIMINAL CALENDAR.

At Sandy Point some distance south of
Houston, Texas, two men employed as con
vict guards on the cotton and sugar plan ia
ton of Col. Ellis, got into dispute about a
bed. The names of the men were G. c..
Tower and Erwin Thomson. After some
words Thomson drew his shot gun on Tow
er and told him he could not fight him with
a six-shooter, but if he would get pistol he
would fight. Thomson did so and duel
was at once begun. The firing was deliber-
ate, the distance being few PAGES Twelve
shots were fired. Both duelists fell dead at
each others feet Tower was shot through
the BODY four times and Thomson once.
In the examination of some exhibits in a
counterfeiting case in New York the experts
were called upon to examine the contents
of an innocent looking package which had
been tossed carelsssly about the chamber
CONSERVATION seized upon the court and
counsel when the expert pronounced it nitro
gllycerire of sufficient explosive power to
blow the roof off of the federal building An
active life insurance agent could have done
bustling business had he happened around
OPPORTUNITY.
AT Macombe, ILL.,, DR.. G. W. Goldsmith
young and prominent dentist, who moves
in the highest circles, and was Sunday
school superintendent, has pleaded guilty to
arson, and was sentenced to four years i'm
prlsonment. He was arrested, with his wife,
for burning his residence for the insurance.
His wife was nolle proseed. 1t creates a
great sensation in the church and society
circles.
]. w. Johnson, editor of the Sheldon GIL
Gazette and prominent politician, has been
arrested at Chicago by the sheriff of Iroquois
county. A year ago he was to be appointed
UHi.ed States consul but the matter was
suddenly dropped, and Johnson disappeared.
1t IS now known here that he raised So, 600
on forged paper and lost it in grain gamb-
ling. johnson is quite prominent, and there
At Columbus, Ind, one of the fastest and
most sinful little cities on the continent,
David Newsom made bet of ST. 900 with
Frank Crump that he, Newsom, would ride
naked through the streets of the city in an
open carriage, from saloon to his house
| and back. The wager was accepted and
Newsom, nude as when born, carried out
| the wager and won the money.
The Washington idea of the relative mag
nitude of crime was exemplified Saturday
in the releasing on $1,000 bail ola young
man, who, without provocation killed pri-
vate Waterman few nights ago by club
bling him to death, and by requiring $40 600
OF bank teller who appropriated $35. 900 of
the banks money, which has nearly all been
recovered or made good.
In Kossuth county, Iowa, all the saloon
keepers have been indicted for selling ale
An agreed case was made up, the saloon
keeper fined by Judge Duffie and an appeal
taken to the supreme court which will
| bring the legal status of the prohibitory
amendment to final adjudication.
Mrs. Jonas Erickson of Colfax was sus-
pected of stealing 5000 from two women,
and crowd of men met and as some al
lege proposed to hang her, though others
say they only intended to scare her, into
making confession, but they lost courage
| and dispersed without action.
Rev. Edwin H. Ellis of Thomastown,
Me-, ran away with Mrs. Rose. and has
been arrested at st. John N. b., on charges
of adultery and fraud. The injured Rose
! followed the guilty wife and her paramoul
| and secured the arrest.
At Columbus, o., Charles Victor, aged