Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-01-06
CRIME.

IN saloon quarrel at Butte, Montana,
Joe Campbell mortally wounded Joe Row
ellis, of Bodie, Col.
HENRY A. Bowen, son Of the Brooklyn
publisher, has been jailed at Buffalo for
defrauding hotels.
f. w. NKwBURG, of Columbus, O.,
whose forgeries are now shown to be $l2,-
600, has been held in $4,000 bail.
IMMEDIATELY in the rear of the New
York police headquarters occurred an af-
fray between Italians, in which four men
were stabbed, one fatally.
Four cowboys attempted to raid the
town Of Trinidad, Col. They fred upon
Marshal Kroger, who shot down one,
named Brown, and captured another.
TIE safe in the store of J. O. Jewett, at
Warren, n. FL was blown open and robbed
of 81 300 in ! per cent. bonds and $l65 in
currency.
Two lads at Short Creek, Mo, named
Williams and Gates, aged respectively,
aud } years, quarreled while at play.
Williams ran into his house. secured re-
volver, and shot his companion dead.
AT Fort Concho, Tex, bartender and
gambler quarreled and commenced ex.
changing shots in the street, when a
reputable citizen. named John Pendleton.
was shot through the heart.
HENRY LEZBoULT, town clerk at Cam
illus. y. \. has devoted the holiday sea
son to shop-lifting. Among the plunder
found in his house were diamond ear
rings and keg Of powder Until caught
in the act he was not suspected.
A THIKF called Molie Matches was
captured in Cincinnati and jailed at Gales
burg, Ill.,, charged with completely in the
robbery of the Farmers and Mechanics
bank. Mart Davis, who has been impris-
oned for nearly a year, was set free, in ac-
cordance with recent bargain.
A TRAIN Of fiat cars loaded with rails
left Jefferson City, Mo-. for Russellville
Conductor Vaughn took along some per
sonal friends for ride. On the return
trip the train was precipitated down an
embankment. Christopher Wagner and
Oscar Monnig, Of Jefferson City, and
Green 9. Berry, wealthy farmer. were
instantly killed.
w. c. DAVIS, chief police at Memphis
caught Edward Nelms, a colored murder.
er, and three OF his comrades, who broke
out Of Jail at fernando, Miss. They
were endeavoring 10 cross the river TO the
Arkansas shore, and when they fired al
the chief he shot Nelms dead and cap
tured the others.
! ! EsoN BoLIN, carpenter residing a
/ Rogers. Ark, was shot dead in bcd hv his
wife. She claiMed that lie had killed Two
men, was a horse-thief, and had twice
threatened her life. Her three elder chill
dren were sent 10 the poor-house at Ben
| tonvile, and she took an infant with hel
I tO lail ybprp rbo EillaI barcalf NTH .
knife
1 ARTHUR FosrRR, who pretended to he
deaf mute, went 10 the residence Of Mrs
Munro, at Annapolis, r. s, and appealed
| for hospitality, which was granted. II,
4 repaid it by drawing reyo lver and shoot
ing her son and daughter. injuring hotl
severely. Ne cause for his action i
known. In strong voice he defied ar
rest, presenting two revolvers, but wa
! overpowered.
kEv. II. q. HOFFMAN, pastor of tn
First Methodist church at Bloomington
H., is charged with the paternity Of
child Of Zella Robinson, who was employ
ed as a domestic in his family. He make
positive denial of the allegation. an,
! has engaged eminent counsel and aske,
relief from his ministerial duties.
THE custom officers at Montreal seizeC
] the books and papers of the Pullman Ca
/ Company and took them to the custom
/ house, on account of the recent smugglin,
! If iewelry from Boston. Ii Is also report
"a that ali the parlor and sleeping cars o
! the company have been attached to NEE
4 claim by the government for $3.50, ,00C
arising from having repairs made on thi
side of the line.