The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-11
CRIMINAL.

| COUNCIL BLUFFS, June 10.-A singular
shooting scrape occurred at the Unior
Pacific depot last evening in which an EN-
igrant, Van Meson by name, shot S. Stiles
the night watchman of the Emigrant house
the bali passing through his body and prob
| ably infiicting fatal wound. Stiles struck
Van Moson over the head first with an iron
rod and inflicted frightful wound. The
shooting is supposed to have been done il
self defense.
ST. Louis, June 10.-The Post Dispatch,
Brookfield special says The special train
with the bank robbers in charge of Mar
shal Macarthur and fifty men has arrived.
$50 armed men and a great crowd met
them, but no demonstrations were made
The prisoners were identified as the three
Mason brothers, formerly of this county
the fourth stranger All were rough
looking Masons wife is under escorte to
recover bag of 81. 400 in gold hidden un.
der the house. They are very reticent, but
it is believed they will plead guilty.
CHICAGO, June 10.-A Lafayette, Ind,
special says: The safe of Henry Smythe,
at Rossville, was burglarized last night.
The robbers seeur, d $4,000 in notes and
$500 in cash. They afterwards drove to
Lafayette with stolen horses and buggy.
No arrests.
RALEIGH. n. c., June 10-In the United
States court Bryant, Jr., and Bell were
found guilty in the Halifax election case
Each fined $500.
CoUNCH. BLUFFS, June 10.-The shoot
ing of Sam. Stiles at the Z. p. depot in
this city last evening by an emigrant named
Chas. Mason, of New York, mentioned in
last nights report, resulted fatally this
morning, Stiles dying at his home in
Omaha. Van Mason was tried in the su-
perior court this morning, but was dis
charged, on the grounds that the shooting
was purely in self defense, Stiles having
struck Van Mason on the head with a
heavy iron poker before the shooting.
LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 1O-Peter
Venegard George Robinson and Ike King
were taken from jail here this morning at
ten o'clock, by crowd of vigilants, and
hanged from the bridge. Sheriff Asher
offered all the resistance possible, but was
compelled to submit Robinson pleaded for
his life and fell on his kness three times
while Delng taken from the jail TO the point
of his execution King said when he was
about to drop, Boys, let me down easy.
The men behind him said: Did you let
Bausman down easy?' and gave King a
shove. The necks of Venegard and Rob
inson were broken. That of King was
not To night there is talk of revenge on
the part of the colored people, though
most of them say the punishment was de-
served Venegard, who was considered
almost worthless, had his life insured for
So, 900.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 10.-Terrell, chief
clerk in the pension Office at this place,
was arrested to-day, charged with fraud in
issuing three duplicate drafts drawn on
sub treasury in New York in favor of Jas.
H. Reese, of La Fayette, Ind. aggregating
over $4,000 Two of the checks were ham
died the day following their issue by Sims,
the pension broker in Chicago. One was
sold to a butcher, and another for $1,000,
deposited for collection, on which payment
was stopped. The-third was given to a
ticket scalper in Chicago and forwarded to
the sub treasury and paid Terrell admits
an error in issuing duplicate checks, but
says it was only an error. He has not
protted by the transaction. Sims was ar
rested in Chicago, and says he obtained
the ch ecks direct from Reese. Terrell has
long been connected with the pension de-
partment; his examination is postponed
until Monday week.
ST.. LOUIS, June 10.-Latest advices
from Brookfeld says the bank robbers
were taken to Linrens, the county seat,
and placed in jail. They have engaged
council which indicates that they viii not
plead guilty when arraigned. The charge
of assault with intent to kill, as well as
robbery viii be against them. No more
money has yet been recovered.
CHEYENNE, Wy, June 10.-Governor
Hoyt received telegram to-day from
Fort McKeaney, stating the Grow Indians
were scattered all over the country, killing
cattle and stealing horses, that the Grows
should be ordered back to the reservation
or trouble would result. The Crows are
supposed to be peaceful, but are stealing
from settlers continually.