Morris tribune., 1882-02-02
CRIMES.

A German farmer named August John Never
living near Rockville, on the Missouri, Kansas
l. Texas railroad, about seventy miles south OF
Sedalis Mo, has been arrested, charged with
attempting to dersiI and wreck a special train
upon which Jay Gould and party were passing
north towards Sedalia nthe 18th inst The
distractions were discovered and removed
only few minutes before the special passed
Had they been quarter Of an hour later the
train would have been dashed from the track
and, no doubt number Of persons killed, as
the train was running forty miles an hour
Meyer was jailed in default of So, 900 bail
In negro drinking den at Little Rock, Ark. ,
Molly Leggin killed John Hill. He ran around
billiard table threc or four times Finding
he could not avert her, he snatched billiard
cue and struck her over the head Recovering
from the effect of the blow, she rushed upon
him with knife Before he could release him
self from her grasp she plunged the knife into
his heart He fell dead at her feet
The postofice at Reynolds, Ill, about six
teen miles from Rock island, was entered by
burglars, who bic open the safe and took out
So, 900 IN cash, $1,000 in checks and $3.50
in g. cent stamps. The report awakened several
persons in the neighborhood, who arrived on
the scene Just in time to see the niInble robbers
running away
Gov. Hoyt of Pennsylvania has
issued the death warrants of
Frank and Henry Rumberger, Dauphin
Frank Small, Alleghany county; Joseph Ali
son, Indiana county and Jonathan Meyer, Syn
der county, and fixed the Oath of March for
their execution.
James Minock, an old man living ten miles
in the country from Detroit killed his hired
man named James Carr The parties wsre
alone. Minock says Carr was stealing money
from his room and attacked him with knife
and he killed him in self-defense
In Boston, W. r. Mclaughlin, aged eight
teen, was shot dead in his own house by Officer
Clarke, who, with another officer, was called to
arrest the boy for beating his sister. Nc
Laughlin was beginning an attack upon the
officers when killed.
William Bracksmit, aged ninteen, son of the
freight auditor of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
& Northern railway, at Cedar Rapids, La. was
murdered in New Mexico az his sheep ranch
Saturday night by unknown parties.
At Lincoln, Neb., August Arndt, tried fol
threatening the life of Judge Dundy of the
United States district court, was found
guilty. The sentence cannot exceed a year II
prison and fine of 8 900.
Detective Grunlow, of Sacramento, CAL
has arrested, at Rockford, Ill, n. W. Eggles
ton, on a charge of embezzling S21 900 from
California parties. Egslestons father is res
ident of Wisconsin.
At Lincoln, Neb., August Arndt, convicted Of
threatening the life of United States District
Judge Dundy, was sentenced to three months
In the county Jail.
Some three card monte men fooled g Mime
apolis greenhorn out of So, 700 on the cars be.
tween Minneapolis and Winona.
Judge Prince killed Capt. Hamp Turner a;
Chester, Miss The difficulty originated at q
trial. Both were lawyers
Ten or fifteen Princeton students have beer
indicted for malicious mischief for breakins
street lamps.
Frank Simmons, trader of Kansas City
was murdered on Sunday.