The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1882-10-28
Grimes and Criminals.

George Walsh, who pre-emptied a claim
IN the Duluth land district and swore he
made the required improvement upon it,
and Stephen Pennington and Charles Pelter
witnesses IS to the improvements We're be-
fore Commissioner Cardozo at ST. Paul
charged with perjury, il being claimed that
the Improvements were mythical. On the
other hand the accused claim that the i'm
provements were made As sworn to; that
they fed their affidavits of improvement az
ter Gov Marshall's visit there, and with the
full knowledge that lie had been over the
ground. and that he or whoever instigated
proceedings must have got this claim con-
founded with Others. They waived prelim-
mary examination, however, and were
bound over in the sum of $500 to appear at
the June term of court.
Spearfish, Dak.,) Special: The death of
Mrs. Fl. c. Curless Of Sundance, on Sunday
last occurred under such circumstances as
to create suspicion that her death was
caused at the hands of man by the name
of Frank Cornish who came into the coun-
try some three weeks ago in the employ of
Berghoffer g. Fowler. who drove in lot of
cattle from Minnesota. On the way in Mr.
Fowler, who had the cattle in change
learned that Cornish had just finished a
four years sentence in the Minnesota peni-
y
the fiendish crime Of rape upon young
girl. so that his antecedents are such as to
make the murder of any one for plumber a
matter of ease and without compucton if
the chances for escape were reasonable and
fair.
The first sentence in the bagnio cases In
st. Paul was passed by Judge Brill last Satur-
day upon the woman Lee. The supreme
oo,,r+ rafY,r;po tha o,,y,l;o,t;o, for por, +r;a1
she was sentenced to SIX months in the Still
water penitentiary at hard labor There is
no reason why all the dubious ssterhood in
st. Paul should not follow her, under the
Interpretation of the law by the supreme
court.
The grand jury at Leavenworth, indicted
A. B. Cornell, Charles S. Wyckoff and R. E.
S. G. Foster ibid any Initials get away?) for
star route frauds, where contracts have been
made and fraudulent bonds given Correll
was sent to Jail in default ofIbail, and in a few
days his jet-black hair turned snowy white.
In st. Paul, Monday evening, William j.
Pream tried to kill William Summerfield In
a hack, but succeeds better in the line of
self destruction. He fired ball into his
own carcass making wound that is sup
posed to be fata,. The affair occurred in &
hack with two disreputable females. :
Maj. Phipps, the ex.superintendent of the
Philadelphia almshouse, is daily looming
up higher and higher as an artist in theft.
HIS stealings now aggregate $3.50, 600, and
may yet reach 81 ZOO, 900. They began nine
years ago. He kept fifteen families supplied
with groceries and provisions.
The trial at Portland Me-, of the case of
Charles A. Strout against seven students of
Bowdoin college for damages on account
of injuries inflicted while hazing freshmen,
concluded with verdict of 50, 700 damages
against the students.
Potter Palmer the millionaire hotel pro-
prietor of Chicago, seems to have wicked
brother. He is at present locked up in the
Cook county Jail for beating servant girl
out of $500. The wealthy brother will not
intefere.
Among the attendants at the trial of Bob
Ford for the murder of Wood Hite which is
in progress at Marshall, Me-, are Mrs Sam
uels and Mrs. Jesse James.
The jury in the case of Marie Prescott, the
actress, against the American News COM
pany, for libel, awarded her verdict of
1880
The trial OF the Fords, who removed Jesse
James, for the murder of Wood Hite, is pro-
crossing in Missouri.
The Casually and Fire Record.
During Sunday morning service the Sec
ond Parish Baptist church of Calais, Me-,
burned. Loss, ST., 900; insured at $1,000.
No lives lost
Summary OF General News.
The failure Of the New York Enamel Fur
niture company, the proprietors Of which
made an assignment on Saturday, has occa-
STONED tho ,,,ouf intense excitemenf among