Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-11-10
ACTIVE ANARCHISTS.
CRIMINAL MATTERS.
A HARD CASE.


James Bean, the Texas desperate,
who was taken to Wellington, Ks, some two
weeks since and lodged in Jail for having kill
ed City Marshal Brown at Caldwell last sum
mer, died the other day, from wounds received
in his engagement with Texas authorities who
captured him near Decatur. He hal IL shots
in him asd two Winchester balls. The post
norton showed that bis death was directly
due to a No. z shot which had struck him IN
the forehead, and entering had passed entirely
through his brain and lodged In the base OF the
skull. Though this shot had entered his brain
and others through the body, be lived for 81
days and talked of recovery up TO within "a
hours Of his death, al which time he became
unconscious. He had been desperate man,
having been engaged In deeds OF atrOcity
since he was 20 years old, and carried, besides
the wounds he received at bis capture, scars OF
eight or ten other balls.
FEARFuL ROW.
A horrible homicide occurred at
Watseka bayou, Arkansas. Sam NJ. Adams In
financial settlement with his son Newton
disagreed. The young man became enragec
and his temper getting the best OF him he
fired three shots at his father. The father
then picked up a gun and shot Newton, bis
son, who fell and expired. The old man, bro
ken-hearted. came to town and surrendered
himself. The old man 10 an old and her eto
fore highly respected farmer ana citizen.
A PRIEST KNOCKED COLD.
FIR. O'Donoghue, the Catholic priest
OF Morrow, Ohio, having publicly denounced
one Mrs. Green as thief, was struck with
an iron weapon by the woman's husband,
and from the effects OF the blow the priest
died.
SHAW sUBRENDERs.
Chas. E. Shaw, connected with the
star route scandal in that he wis accused Of
attempting to bride Juror Doniphan, has
voluntarily surrendered himself, and with
counsel Col. Pelham went to the police court
and was placed under $500 to appear when
wanted. Shaw says he has been in Virginia
for the past month on business while the de-
tectivss have gone as far In search OF him.
DISMISSAL RECOMMENDED.
1t is understood that commissioner
Mcfarland has recommended the dismissal
of the receiver and register Of the land office
at Mitchell, Dakota, because Of alleged fraudu.
lent transactions, charges Of which were In
corporated in the recent report of Inspector
HoIcomb. The report is now awaiting Sscre-
tary Teller's arrival.
ALLOWED CLAIMS OF PosTMAsTERs.
The postoffice department has begun
payment OF allowed claims of postmasters
who have suffered loss by Are or robbery
So far nearly 1900 claims, covering a period
OF IL years, have been received and examined
In macy cases the losses cannot be ascertain
cd, az the postmasters' records are all destroy
cd and evidence has to be taken as to the
probable loss, and upon this the claim Is al
lowed.
TO BE RETURNED.
Hall, the forger, who swindled the
city Of Newark, N. j., out of about $4,000
and fed 10 Canada, will b. returned for trial
by order Of the court at Toronto.
SUPPOSED MURDKR.
The body of Cleophas Dupuis, q
wealthy merchant at toilette, Canada, who
mysteriousy disappeared several weeks ago,
has been found In the river near that city. 1t
lie believed that he was nrst robbed and then
thrown over the bridge. Three men suspected
Of the crime have been arrested.