The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-12-28
THE CRIMINAL RECORD.

Peter Eppendorr and William Stager,
living ct Dyersville, Iowa. near Dubuque,
went into the latter place with q load of
hogs for sale. After selling the hogs they
repaired to a saloon and began to drink
whisky on wager to see who could hold the
most ''forty rod" After filing up to their
necks they got into the wagon and started
honewa d. When they reached Eppen-
doris home it was discovered that he was
dead. Restoratives were applied hut all to
no avail! He was beyond recovery. Stagcr
was alive this morning, but in a critical
condition.
N. W. Fitzgerald, pension and claim
agent, of Washington, has been arrested
upon requisition of The governor of Ken
lucky upon en- affidavit Made by one Will
liam Glinn of Kenton county, KY, charging
Fitzgerald with having forged the atlantis
name OH the back of a note on the 25th of
September, 1873. Fitzgerald denies that he
is guilty Of the crime charged, and says that
he has not been in Kentucky since the war.
Seven men attempted to rob westbound
train on the Texas Pacific railroad, about
GOO miles west of Dallas, shortly alter mid:
night, last Thursday night, but they were
on the train. It is thought that one or more
Of the robbers We're wounded, as blood was
found en- the ground at the point of the
attack.
Ellen Duncan of Palmer Mass, was con-
victed of assault upon her step son, Alfred
Duncan, aged six years, with intent to main.
The manning which was revolving the ex.
treme, will probably result in permanently
injuring the boys reason. The deed was
committed with knife, the woman wax
ing the child from sleep to perpetrate it.
Claude Mcstyler, son of the auditor-elect
Of Howard county, Ind, fugitive, charged
with forging notes to the amount of s.. 600.
The money was used in, Chicago speculation.
Near Corpus Christi, Henry Welder, q
wealthy stockman, and Dick Linn, old en-
emies, met on the road and Linn shot We'll
A man giving the name of George Cole
has victh1ized the City National bank Of
Dallas, Texas to the amount Of Sc, 100.
RECORD OF CASUALTIES: /
The elevator of st. Thomas broke open
last Monday night. The warehouse, which
is about five feet north Of the main building,
gave way, and the whole wall fell with ter.
1itic force against the main, and the heavy
outside brace VIII Oh was Ilted to the OF her
end sunk deep into the adjoining building.
There were about $4,000, bushels in tie
bursted bin, and considerable wheat poured
out on the gre and. -,
-~ The sale OF the Gau1t house Chicago in.
Guiding Isl feet on Madison and 12O on
Clinton streets, was consumn ated Monday.
The purchasers were Dennis RYAN and Mt.
thew Cullum OF St. Paul, the consideration
being 100000. Mr.. Ryan also boup ht iortv
acres Q, boulevard property. for which he
A fire at Buffalo yesterday destroyed the
Commercial Advertiser building and did
great damage to the Masonic temple and
other buildings The loss sggregates O.
900. -0o' ~
The lager beer brewery of Otto & Layer,
near Camden. NJ. was buried. The loss
is severe, partly covered by insurance.
Ms. Pratt who was injured by the bum
ing of her husbands hotel in Winnipeg last
week, died on Saturday.
';;:At birmingham, Conn.,, Bassett's pap
box factory and Halleck's foundry were
burned. Loss 100000. .:e
GENElsAL NEDTS NOTES.
The vicar general Of New York officially
announces that the total receipts from the
recent collections that were taken ND in all
the Roman Catholic churches in the arch.
ul0Cese OF New York, few Sundays ago,
nor the benefit of Pope Leo, amount to SIS
F. =. Gardner, of Chicago lumber dealer,
and worth nearly $1,000 900, has failed.
Liabilities 500, 900: assets nearly an rnnch