The Northern Pacific farmer., 1882-10-19
Crimes and Criminals.

On the Germantown Kentucky fair
grounds, George Cooper Of Germantown
shot George 1nsco of Robinson county, Ky,
dead. The two had been rivals for the hand
OF Mrs. George Cooper before she became
Cooper's wife. Friday Insco promenaded
with Mrs. Cooper in the Germantown fair
grounds. Cooper was displeased with this,
and said 50 to both his wife and Insco
Saturday evening Insco and Mrs. Cooper
were promenading again, when Cooper met
them and drawing a pistol commenced firing
Three balls took effect one in the hand and
the other two in the head, causing imme-
date death. A brother of Insco Knocked
Cooper down, and would have killed him
E. Perry. mail carrier between Des
Moines, and Woodward, Dallas County, had
reached pointon journey, whentwo men
emerged from either side of the road and
seized his horse while third grabbed him
By the collar. Mr.. Perry erasped monkey
wrench in the buggy and dealt the man a
blow which caused him to release his hold.
At this point one of the men who held the
horses stepped back and fired shot at the
carrier, the ball going through his hat, and
the powder singeing his hair. The carrier
finally drew his revolver and fired at his
&AoSS1lldll(S, IcA Vic llOISc DTOkG away, anu
ran, thus making his escape.
At midnight Sunday at the town of Bloon.-
ing Grove near Second lake, Wis, Mrs.
Samuel Williamson. n poor widow aged
sevcnty-six, was going to bed, when negro
named James Stinson, employed on a neigh
boring farm, attempted to break in the door
Of the widows log hut with view to ravish-
ing her. She finally escaped through the
o1-
across the fields to neighbor's. The negro
returned to the hut setting it afire and burn
ing it to the ground with all the poor old
woman's earthly property. Stinson was ar
rested and bound over Tor trial Nov. 10.
Jack Canter, one of the most skillful and
best known forgers, who has been a Jail
bird nearly half his life of sixty odd years,
has just been released from the Philadelphia
penitentiary, after log term of confine-
ment. Some say he has 1000 with which
man. He is we'll educated, writes and
speaks several languages, has travelled great
deal and mingled in good society.
The Chicago News says Franklin L. Chase
has proven defaulter for q sum estimated
at $50, 900 to $4,000. Drink, harlotry, and
speculation caused his downfall, He was a
!o"yeI' dlu tAe ulOIley nau Oeen cOnlucu 10
him by his clients, who trusted him with
out security. Mrs. Norton, widow of Chase's
protector, Judge Norton, loses Sc, 900, and
through her the story first came to light.
farmer named Davidson, living near
Deckerville, Souilac county, Mich, quar-
relied with his wife and a son about proper.
ty matters. During the quarrel Davidson
shot and killed his wife and tried to kill his
son, aged twenty-one. The report says the
son is dead and another that he is fatal y in
jured The murderer fed
A surveyor named James Gray in the en-
ploy of the Duluth Iron Range railroad,
was sent up to work on that road, when he
got lost and roamed around for ten days
substituting on nothing but whiskey, of
which he had good supply on, hand.
When found he was unable to walk or sperk,
and is in precarious condition.