Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-06-16
CRIME.

JonN llHnIrrs, who committed double
murder at Perham, Mimi. was captured
at bismarck, June ., and confessed his
crimes
Two sons OF the la'e Mayor Sparrow. of
0ttawa, Ont, have been arrested on
charge of couuterfeiting $40 bills of the
Banque National.
THE authorities of the insane asylum at
Utica, y y. suppressed for one month
the publication of the fact that David
Poulton, crazy convict, killed an inmate.
THREE Mormops have started for Wash
irgton, TO present 10 congress the new
siase constitution for Utah Ex-Delegate
Hooper declined 10 make the trip.
NJ. j. CLOVIS, Of Griswold, Iowa, was
mortally wounded in the street At Council
nlntl. and robbed of 81 700. He was
found near the depot with his soull frac-
tured
JonN MOORE, peddler from Omaha,
was lured into i room on Clark street,
Chicago. hv colored cyprian, and robbed
of - 80, the savings Of eighteen wears.
Ar SIN Bsrnardiro, California. roublc
suddenly arose between the partners in
the burning Moscow mine. J. TAYLOR
killed ] A. Peterson and inflicted mortal
wounds on himself
TUX sheriff OF Hancock county, West
Virginia, made requisition To Governor
Jackson for ls0 stand of arms with which
TO repel the Weeden Maloney prize ii ht-
Ing party from Pittsburgh.
THK New York stock exchange, by a
vote of more than two-thirds of the mem
hers. expelled William j. Hutchinson,
for frauds praeticed upon John Duff, Jr.,
in the Hannibal 4 st. Joe deal. after he
had paid back S750,000.
PsrRieK MORAN. of BROOKLYN, has
brought suit for $4,000 against the war
den, deputy warden, and one OF the keep
ers II the Auburn penitentiary. for tor
turing him while he was serving a term
fer passing counterfeit money.
WoRKMKN engaged in tearing down the
abandoned Campballile church at Dallas,
Tex. found beneath the floor large qusn-
titi.s Of dynamite and nitro -glycerine
and fun set of burglar tools. Last win
ter force OF four hundred citizens were
kept on duty for month 10 prevent rob-
heriss.
DwIGnT L. WHEATON. having served
four wears for highway robbery, was, June
l4th, released from the peniie ntiary at
Michigan City. An officer from Bloom
inSton, ILL.,, stood ready 10 seize him for
the third time fer killing James O'Neil,
An engineer on the AlIon road. The de-
tectiyes now claim to have ample evi.
ience 10 convict Wheaton OF the murder.
WRkS two miles north Of Denton, Tex
4 Missouri Pacific train was tagged. This
proved 10 be no surprise. as armed guards
had for weeks accompanied sill express
trains. When stop was made in deeT
cut, four masked men sprang into the
mail car. and were greeted with lively
yolley. They then started for timber, and
were holly pursued. one of the robbers be-
ing shot. AT Denton a posse was put or
the trail, who soon discovered IDEAS
raider. A huge pile Of logs was found al
point few hundred yards from the
| place where TIE train was stopped. The
dead robber has been identified as s. p
Spelton, the son of farmer living 6fty
miles away. Another member of the
gang surrendered. His name is JOSEPH
Carter. and he has recently served two
years in the Huntsville penitentiary fol
theft. He saws the raid was planned b,
the men still At large. who are stranger
! 10 him.