Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-10-17
CRIMINAL.


COUNTERFEIT postal notes have made their
appearance in Indianapolis, and the banks of
that city now refuse to handle them.
The residence of G. J. Handbloom, at East
Des Moines, Ia., was entered by burglars on
the night. of the 9th, and despoiled Of prop
erty to the amount Of over $500.
HENRY HAAS, who was only year ago the
proprietor of an extensive tannery in Holstein.
Germany, hanged bimself at Cincinnati on the
10th.
J. W. LUKE, secretary of the Masonic Mu-
tual Benefit Society, of Missouri, is short in
his accounts to the extent of $4,000.
BURGLARS operated in Arcadia, Wis, on the
night of the 9th, but got very small sums.
A RuMoR WAS current on the 10th that Sir
Stafford Northcote was shot and dangerously
wounded in small town in Ireland
JOE WILLIAMS killed William Funk in a
saloon fight at Covington, Ky, on the night
A NEGRO murderer was lynched at Hunts
vile, Ala, on the night of the 9th.
MIRANDA LINGO, the negro woman vino killed
her husband with an Ak few months ago near
1rwinton, Ca, was on the 9Th convicted of
voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to
twenty years servitude in the chain gang.
WILLIAM OBER1Y, an old man who had once
been wealthy, but had lost his money and his
family, took Paris green at New York and died
on the 9th inst.
SAMUEL McDoNEL was hanged on the 9th
| inst, at Ft. Wayne, Ind, for the murder of
Louis Laurent last March.
AT Dodge City, Kansas, on the 9Th inst, two
negroes, named Bill Smith and Harrison Hill
| man, qfarreled, when the former shot his an
/ tagonist in mortal spot. AS he was falling,
Hillman grabbed Smiths pistol from his hands
| and blew his brains out.
HUNTERS in Warren County, New York, on
| the 9th INST, discovered the body of an infant
buried by fallen leaves. Near by they also dis
| covered the pack of Jew peddler, and sus-
picious trail-as though made by dragged
body-whlch led to river.
HENRY T. WRIGHT, Racine's defaulting post
master was sentenced on the 9th inst, to five
years in the Chester, ILL.,, prison, and to make
good the amount of his defalcation.
DIR. ARCHIBALD LAMsoN, prominent physi
| clan Of Halifax, fled from the city on the 9Th,
| to avoid arrest for criminal practice.
HERBERT EATON, who killed Samuel Kelly,
Jr., at Machlas; Me-, last March, has been fined
81 600 and costs.
FRANK R. SHERw1N was arraigned at Albany.
N. Y, on the 9th inst, and pleaded not guilty.
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| Two teamsters quarreled near st. Louis on
the night of the 8th inst, and one of them
named Michler, was fatally shot by the other.
A DISPATCH from St. Petersburg under date
of the 9th says several hundred workmen in
the government Of Grodno revolted against the
authorities aud were marched to their native
places by troops.
BURGLARS got $500 in money aud $50 worth
Of stamps from the safe Of Dorman Bros,
Buffalo, Iowa, on the night of the 9TH inst.
AT Barnesville, Ga, on the night of the 7th,
Sam McAllister, went wild with religious fren-
~ and drawing big knife, drove the entire
congregation out of the church.
SERar. JENKs. of the St. Louis police, while
attempting to arrest woman named Sadie
Haye, on the nigbtof the 9th, was fatally shot
| by the woman.
| WM Foul, of Northboro, Mass, attempted
to shoot bis wife on the 9Th inst, and then
killed himself.
WHILE riding along the road near Vicksburg,
Miss, on the 7th INST, Geo. Klein was shot by
some one unknown, the bail striking check
book in his breast pocket: thereby saving his
life.
BURNS JORDAN was killed by Richard Gent,
at dance at Harrodsburg, KY, early on the
morning of the 7th. Both were smokes.
An illicit whisky still was found in the ruins
of the big fire at Dallas Texas.
EDWIN BUTT, a Chicago drummer, committed
suicide at Bay City Mich, on the 9th.
JOHN Bhoss1NaHAM, Milwaukee railroad
man. was fatally stabbed at Madison, on the
night of the 7th.
A pRIzE-F1GHT occurred on the 7th at Hunt
er's Point, Long Island, between Chas. Ostran-
der and Mike Callahan. Twenty rounds were
fought and Callahan was carried away insen-
sible.
RICHARD EyLwARD, on the 9Th, at Northboro,
Mass, shot his wife and killed himself.
A FARMER named Sullivan, was murdered
near Lawrence, Kas., on the 9Th, for s32 he
had received for load Of grain. No clue to
the muderer.
A WOMAN represented to be the wife of A,,-
gust HOFFMAN,, q recent arrival, was muir.
dered by the latter on the 9Th, in q boarding
house in Milwaukee, Wis.
ALBERT PRICE, q prominent lawyer and Sun
day-school teacher of Wheeling, West Virginia,
was ON the 5th sentenced to states prison fol
ten years, on conviction Of being member Of
gang Of stage robbers known as " Red Men.
oUAcK doctor of Baltimore, Nd, named
Herbert A. Paris, by his mode Of treatment
caused the insanity of patient named Mill
stead.
AT Little Rock, Ark, on the 5th. Frank Mey:
ers and Austin Gutherie fought duel or
horseback about girl. They used bowie.
knives and fought for half an hour. Both viii
die.
Two stage robbers Elmer and Chss
Hibley-were killed on the 5th near Tucson
Ari., by Sheriff Paul and posse.
Two convicts attacked the jailer at Fort
Madison, H., on the Sd and by applying red
pepper to his eyes and billy on his head, sue
ceeded in making their escape.
A QUARREL about land rent at Harrodsburg
Ky, on the 5th, resulted in the murder o.
James Mccoy by Albert Jenkins.
FHTY.s1x cases of smuggled opium were
seized at San Francisco, CAL, on the 4th.