Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-06-09
CRIME.

llR. &. 4. HOFFMAN, n German Journal
at oi Quincy, Ill, was shot three times
by the brothers llellhake for publishing
the attempted suicide of their sister.
TIE federal grand Jury at Omaha found
M indictment with twenty-five counts
against y. c. Hull, late custodian of the
postoiice building at Lincoln. for defraud-
ing the government by fraudulent vouch-
ers.
PATRIeK MORAN, of Brooklyn, has
brought suit for $50W0 against the war
den. deputy warden, and one Of the keep
ers of the Auburn Penitentiary. for tor.
turing him while he was serving a term
fer passing counterfeit money.
SALOON has been opened next door 10
the reading room of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union in Laavenworth,
and mass-mcetiug of one thousand per-
sens resolved % invoke the aid of the civ
and state authorities in closing IT,
CAPrAiN KRAMER and troop OF caval-
ry have been out from Fort Apache to
prescrva tie peace between he settlers at
Forest Dale ard Chief Pedro's band Of
White Mountain Indians. Etch party
desires 70 cultive the soil on a disputed
tract rear the reservation, and the whites
have got III their crops.
THE soldiers monu"Ient on the grounds
Of the state l ormal school al Millersville,
"a, WAS bcsrattered With ink and other
compounds 10y nnlnnwn parties Tn, sdav
night, ard u suprts to he permanently
ruined.
RuFFAio Bill VA robbed al y .uver &c
money and Jew Try valued at $1,000. He
declares himself certain OF Obtaining tiftv
acres of land on Euclid avenue, Cleveland,
which his uncle sold hy forging the deed
lN Lcaiyile, in a crowded street,
Robert Bart.mass and a. W. FIesher shot
each other, and died almost instantly.
the latter wasa per ritentiary bird, and had
been arrested for robbing Bartamass.
AWHeIISALR liquor firm of Boston, in
order 10 get a barrel Of whisky 10 i Gus.
temer IL Claremont, y. H., where prohi-
hition is in full force. labeled ii Kerosene
oil, and painted Il to carry ont the decep-
tion, Now they have been convicted of a
violation of the internal revenue laws
PATRICK FlIEaERALp, a noted burglar,
recently returned to Chicago, and four
otlieer4 II the Twelfth street station went
Il his residence to arrest him He
erahhe \ revolver and hit a policeman
oa the knee, whereupon he was sho, in
tbs shoulder and taken to the station for
trcatmeAt.
RUsrIKRS from Arizona are committing
extensive depredatious in New Mexico
Governor sheldon has placed the La Me-
II military rmpany in the field: Sher-
i'll BuIl. with twenty-five men, is in pur-
suit Of gang which robbed ranch near
Elva springs and the LIS Cruces militia
men are securing the country for squad
who robbed Randall Station.
lr will be remembered that George
Ellis, one NJ the murderers oft the Gibbons
tamily At Ashland, Ky. has been SEN
t.nced 10 imprisonment for life. st the
time Of the terrible tragedy, last Decem-
eer. the people we're with great difficulty
restrained lom taking swift vengeance on
the butchers. The escape of Ellis from
the gallows was loo much to be endured.
\ party Of thirty masked men impressed
4 train into Their service. AT , O'clock SAT-
nrday morning. 10 proceed from Ashland
to Culet;s burg At the latter place they
took Ellis from iii and carried him back
with them 10 the scene Of the murder, and
hanged him to sycamore tree. William
Craft aLd Ellis Neal. the others concerned
II the tragedy, ire in jlil at Lexington.
under sentence II death