The Dickinson press., 1883-09-29
The Criminal Record.

On the afternoon Of Sept. 10 a stranger
called at the boot and shoe store of Mir
Kohler, Mankato, MIMI, and lett his
measure for a pair of boots. During the
night a clerk who sleeps in the store WIS
awakened bv some one in the room.
Grasping q couple of revolvers the clerk
keEt watch. Eut in his u acct
dentally fired one of. At this the burglar
ran, pursued by the clerk. Watchman
Kelly hearing the noise Of lhe firing ran at
once TO see what it was, and arrived in time
to see the tibet running from the building.
Drawing his revolver ard firing it in the air
he or iersd the thief to stop, which only
produced the opposite result. The second
earring away with him from the store,
This caused him to stop aud deliver him.
sell up to the officer, who. promptly locked
him up. He proved tn be Mr.. Koller's
afternoon customer.
Ex-sherif Campbell. of Fort Wayne,
Indiana, on the Goth inst, attempted to
shoot William D. Schie fer, sheriff, with n
Smith q Wesson revolver, purchased some
lime before ior the purpose. Greer smith,
from whom Campbell purchased the revol.
yer, suspicious OF the strange actions OF
Campbell, placed rim fire cartridges in tie
revolver designed for the central fire, and
thereby saving schieier's life, es Campbell
placed the revolver to his breast when he
fired, but the revolver failed. Campbell
was aggrieved at Schiefer who recently dis.
charged him for alleged misrepresentation
OF funds, which S;hiefer to-day entered
sllit to recover, to the amount of $3.50.
Campbell was arrested.
On the 21st inst, just before locking up
time, James White, alias Slippery Jim.
a ten.year man sent from Keokuk
four years ago for highway robbery, es.
capped from the p %nitentiary at Fort Mad
ison, Ia. by digging through the wallis Of
the cell, and cutting through the roof of
his cell house. From the roof he let him.
self down on a slender rope which he lad
secured in some way. Tue prisoner had
gained the outside before his flight had been
discovered.
Dispatches report the hanging by lynch
ersin Richmond county o a negro named
Archie johnson for attempting to outrage
q white girl six years of age. the daughter
oil a highly respectable planter of that coun-
ty. johnson was left hanging on a tree
with a placard piuned to his breast, bear.
ing the words: "Our wives and daughters
must be protected"
The authorities of Waupaca, Wis, are in a
dilemma over the man Van Decar, who
was arrested last January, charged with the
murder of Banker Mead. 1t seems now
That evidence has been secured for the &C.
quittal OF Van Decar and further evidence
that a mar named Edwards, who, there is
every reason to believe, is none other than
the notorious Lon Williams, commi d
the murder.
The remains of a child were 70 and under
the house of Henry Buettner, living near
Hadfield's quarry, Waukesha, Wis. a few
days ago. Bu.ttner was engaged in digging
a cellar under his house, when his pick
struck q small box. 1t was taken to the
o,pen air, and when the cover was removed
the body of an infant Was disclosed. The
authorltles are conducting an investigation.
Lawrence Brainerd, A. o. Israinerd and
Charles Wyman, officers ofthe st. Adams
bank, have been indicted by the grand jury
for violation Of the penal clause. Lawrence
Brainerd gave $50. 600 bail. The Others
were released in 1900. 1t is understood
that there are other directors included in
the finding of the grand jury.
John G. Williamson, late book and time
keeper of the Lehigh & Wilkesbarre coal
company, at Wilkesbarre, Pa, has been ar
rested on a charge of attempting to rayish a
young girl, the daughter ofC. E. Llewellyn
mining engineer. In 1873 he was arrested
fora similar offence upon two children.
which was settled before comi-g into
court.
A few days sgo a young pan named
Smith, living a few miles out from Mason
city, Iowa, was found lying dead in his
fathers granary, with a pistol at his side
and a bullet wound in his head. The
cause is a mystery at present.
At Mount Pleasant, Iowa, an old man
named Leeper was aeeced u of $3.50 by a
three-card monte sharper. The victim felt
30 sure OF winning that he borrowed che
money at the bank. and gave mortgage on
his place to secure it.
DR.. Robert B. Wilson of Portland, Greg,
fell into the hands of bunko men in New
York recently, and when they let him go
he left with them $3.50. Wilson, after
wards caused the arrest or two of them and
got back 5 1000.
Thomas Usher of Eau Gale. Wis, when
on his way from the Lake City depot, was
seized by two men, while a third one went
through his pockets and relieved him of
$4O n his license as steamboat engineer.
The safes IN the warehouses of Helms
Bros, and Wieland, Galloway & Co., Mil.
wvaukee, were blown open ~ burglars a
iew nlghtsa ago. Helm Bros. lost 500 and
Wieland, Galloway & Co. SIS.
A few nights age thieves gained access to
the Metropolitan hotel, St. Paul, Mimi.