Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-10
The Deadly Dose Administered
by a Crazy m at
Ulysses, Neb.
Three Persons Killed by Hot
Poison.
Capture CT the Defaulting
Treasurer of Tennessee
in Texas. ..
Tho Omosr Refuses . Large r oil to
Release tho Prisoner.
Two or Three Other Grades OF Crime
Highly Coiorea.

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Two or Three Other Grades or Crime
Highly Coloreo,
Special Dispatch to TnH Bm.
LINCOLN, January "a domestic
tragedy has developed out of the
FERROUS death of three persons brit fy
photographed last night. An old child.
less couple, Thomas Thompson and
wife, near Ulysses, adopted a boy and
girl from different families. When
the children grew to maturity they
INDUCED in undue intimacy and the
girl became enciente. The old lady
grow greatly cnoited about the unfor-
tunate matter, and finally became in
sane. Sunday night she prepared tea
and put poison 1t 1t. All partook OK.
cept the girl. The old man was taken
sick and the girl was sent to q neigh
boris for assistance. When she re-
turned all three were doad.
Tho DefauIting Treasurer.
Special Dispatch to Thu bsH.
NASHVILLE, January 0 "A private
dispatch from Fort Worth says that
Polk passed through there yesterday,
which would Indicate that he had re.
versed his route and is now seeking
his entrance into Mexico by way of
e. Paso.
Arrest IF Polk.
Special Dispatch to The BEE.
NASHVILLE, Tenn January o.
The governor has received a dispatch
announcing the arrest Of Polk in
Texas by n deputy United States
marshal, and that no will be held for
reputation.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, January O.
Detectives Porter and Field left to-
night for Texas, armed with q requiai-
ton from the governor and the neoes-
sary papers to secure Col. M. T. Polk,
who was arrested near San Antonio
to-dey.
The Capture.
Special Dispatch to TIM BKs. ,Nh %
ST.. LOUIS, January 9.-The Re-
publiosn's Laredo, Texas special says,
Deputy United States Marshal' Joe
Sheely, of this city, was informed by
the conductor Of the incoming Inter
national train yesterday morning that
Polk had gotten off his train ct .
station thirty.fve miles from
Laredo. Shelly proceeded TO this
point and after q diligent
search found detective be-
longing to Jno. Prices outfit, whG
gaze Mr.. Sheeley asrintanco. After
much persuasion he conducted him TO
a secluded spot, where Polk was hid
den, ave miles away. Mr.. Polk at
tempted to defend himself, but Don
gave up and surrendered. Shelly, 1t
Is understood from reliable author
ity, was offered several thous-
and by Polk for his release,
which Shelly refused, and brought
the prisoner to this city ON the Inter
national train this morning. Polk is
under guard waiting the proper doou.
ments from the governor of Tennes-
sec. He has but little money with
him. 1t is reported his nephew, with
a servant succeeding in crossing the
Rio Grande with a large sum of
money. Polk is very rettcient, and
will say but little about the affair.
The Tennessee Trepsury.
Special Dispatch TO TIN BEE.
NAsHvILLE, January "a box has
come to light, left by Treasurer Polk
before he decamped, with the former
treasurer, DR.. VIM. Morrow, which
box and contents he had instructed
his attorney, J. w. Childers of this
city to take charge of. The box con-
tains various papers, mostly receipts,
drafts and due bills from different per-
sons for amounts varying from So to
$28 5000, and aggregating some $780,
600. The papers we're left in the at
torney's hand by Polk for collection
for the benefit of his bondsmen.
Triple Tragedy.
Special Dispatch to TuE BEE.
ST.. LOUIS, January 9--The Re-
publican's Dallas special says; A shoe.
maker named Alex Hampton got
jealous at his wife, and concluded to
go to Texas. Accordingly, he hired q
man named Smith to transport him
and his effects. They travelled about
thirty miles and stopped for dinner,
when Hampton blew Smiths brains
out, then mounted one of the dead
mans horses, returned to his wife,
whom he shot and killed, then killed
himself.
Hard Luck ofLucky.
Special Dispatch to The BRE.
CHICAGO, January 9.-The Tribune
says of Lucky Baldwin: 1t is a won
der that some of his victims have not
assailed him long before this. He be-
gan life In q stable. He got immense
ly rich by speculation, but savored of
the stable all his life, and if he dies,
he will die the deathsu a wretch de-
serves, unknown by any one.
An Old Suit Settled.
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