Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-06-22
CRIME.

THREE Mormons have started for Wash
ington, TO present to congress the neV
state constitution for Utah. Ex-Delegat
Hooper declined to make the trip.
M. ]. CLOVIS, of GriswoId, Iowa, wa
mortallY wounded in the street at Counci
Bluffs and robbed of $1,7 90. He wa
found near the depot with his soulI frac-
tured.
JOHN MOORE, peddler from Omaha
was lured into room on Clark street
Chicago, by colored cyprian, and robbed
of 81, ,32O, the savings of eighteen wears.
5. h. RUSSELL, formerly marshall of the
western district of Texas, has been in
dlcted for rendering false expense &C
count.
L. I. BAKER, who for week past has
been on trial at Lancaster, O., for EN-.
bezzling $4,000 while county treasurer
has fled the town, forfeiting 8, 900 bail
IN the case of Z. A. Traak, the Chicago
real estate agent, charged with conspiracy
to rob lady of her furniture. the jury
rendered a verdict of guilty and fixed the
punishment at two years in the peniten.
tiary.
AT Winchester, Tenn. party of citi
zens lynched negro named HuddIestor
for an outrage on white widow named
Vaughan.
At Richmond, Va. Sunday. Beverly
Williams and John Phelps finished a
game of draw poker by the former fatally
shooting the latter.
A MAN giving the name of Ganson has
been Jailed at Colorado springs for alb
Quoting Hattie Finch in Chicago last Sat.
urday, A brother-in-law followed the
trail from Pueblo and recovered the girl,
who has terrible story to tell.
A PRIzE-FIGHT for 81 900 side has been
arranged to take place near Pittsburgh,
between Bryan Campbell, of LeadvilIe,
and Thomas Wallings, of Denver, who
are now in training in Pennsylvania.
FATHzR HoUCK, private secretary to
Bishop Gilmour, of Cleveland, was eject
ed from the Leader editorial rooms by E.
CoWIes In manner so aggravating that
the priest sw0re out warrant for assault
and battery.
AT Jackson, Mich, saloon keeper
named F. j. Schumacher fatally shot Po-
liceman Schweimer, who had called to
make his arrest; then mortally wounded
his wife, who had taken refuge on a
neighbor's porch, and then lay down on
| his bed and killed himself.
PATRICK MORAN, of BROOKLYN, has
brought suit for $4,000 against the war
den, deputy warden, and one of the keep
ers of the Auburn penitentiary. for tor
turing him while he was serving term
for passing counterfeit money.
WHEN two miles north of Denton, Tex,
a Missouri Pacific train was tagged. This
proved to be no surprise, as armed guards
had for weeks accompanied all express
trains. When stop was made in deep
cut, four masked men sprang into the
mail car, and were greeted with lively
volley. They then started for timber, and
were hotly pursued, one of the robbers be-
ing shot. AT Denton posse was put on
the trail, who soon discovered a dead
raider. A huge pile of logs was found at
h point d few hundred yards from the
place where the train Vas stopped. The
dead robber has been identified as s. P
Spelton, the son of farmer living fifty
miles away. Another member of the
gang surrendered. His name is Joseph
Carter, and he has recently served two
years in the Huntsville penitentiary for
theft. He says the raid was planned BY
the men still at large, who are strangers
to him.