Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-09-28
The Criminal Record.

called at the boot and shoe store of MI
kohier, Mankato,. Mimi, and LETT his
measure for pair of boots. During the
night clerk who sleeps in the store was
awakened by some one in the room.
Grasplng couple of revolvers the clerk
kept watch, but in his nervousness acct
dentally fired one off. At this the burglar
ram pursued by the clerk. Watchman
Kelly hearing the noise of the firing ran at
once to see what it was, and arrived in time
to see the thief running from the building.
Drawing his revolver and firing it in the air
ne or1ered the thief to stop, which only
produced the opposite result. The second
shot struck q pair of shoes the thief was
earring away with him from the store.
This caused him to stop and deliver him.
SELF up to the officer, who promptly locked
him up. He proved tn be Mr.. Kohler's
afternoon customer.
Judge McAllister Of the appellate court at
Chicago has decided the habeas corpus case
OF Frederick Ker, who embezzled $50. 0O0O
from Preston, Kean g. Co., and fed to Peru
whore he was captured by a Pinkerton de-
tective. The court geld tn the arrest had
been made in proper form and remain ded
the prisoner to jail. II illegally brought
from foreign country still when once
here he Is subject to arrest and his only
redress is damage suit for false imprison-
ment against the detective. ker appeared
Ia court neatly dressed and wearing a con.
ident smile, that changed to pitiful look
OF despair when the decision was read. His
counsel moved for writ of error to the su-
pre1ne court.
Ex-Sherif Campbell, Of Fort Wayne,
Indiana, on the Goth inst, attempted to
shoot William D. Schiefer, sheriff, with a
Smith & Wesson revolver, purchased some
time before for the purpose. Green Smith,
from whom Campbell purchased the revolt
yer, suspicious of the strange actions of
Campbell, placed rim fire cartridges in the
revolver designed for the central fire, and
thereby saving Schieer's life, as Campbell
placed the revolver to his breast when he
fired, but the revolver failed. Campbell
was aggrieved at Schiefer who recently dis
cha rged him for alleged Misrepresentation
or funds, which Schiefer to day entered
snlt to recover, to the amount of $3.50.
Campbell was arrested.
The jewelry store Of r. Roslchoven, of
Detroit, Michigan. was recently robbed of
some $15 900 worth OF goods; as near as
could be estimared by hasty inventory of
stock. The work was done by experienced
burglars and excites establishment, as the
store was on Woodward avenue, one of the
leading business streets of the city. The
thieves attempted to crack the ga e. but af-
ter considerable time evidently spent on it
gave it up. A large amount of valuable
goods were thus saved.
On the 21st inst, just before locking up
time, James White, alias Slippery Jim,
ten.year man sent from Keokuk
four years ago for highway robbery. es-
capped from the p nitentiary at Fort Mad
ison, L., by digging through the walls Of
the Cell, and cutting through the roof of
his cell house. From the roof he let him.
self down on slender rope which he had
secured In some way. The prisoner had
gained the outside before bis fight had been
discovered.
James NJ. Crawford of Freeport, Long ISL
and, has been held for the action of the
grand jury on the charge of causing the
death Of his mother-in.law, Mrs: E. G.
Boyd: 1t is charged that while Mrs. Boyd
was i'll Der son in law took her in his yacht
to Freeport beach and lett her in fisher
mans but without proper attendance, and
that his treatment and neglect caused her
DEATH
Dispatches report the hanging by lynch
ers in Richmond couAty a negro named
Archie Johnson for attem pting to outrage
white girl six years of age. the daughter
of highly respectable planter of that coun-
ty. johnson was left banging on a tree
with placard pinned 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. It seems now
that evidence has been secured tor the &C.
quittal of Van Decar and further evidence
that man named Edwards. who, there is
every reason to believe, is none other than
the notorious Lon Williams, commi d
the murder.
The remains of child were 70 ind under
the house Of Henry Buettner, living near
Hadfield's quarry, Waukesha, Wis, few
days ago. Buettner was engaged in digging
cellar under his house, when bis pick
struck a small box 1t was taken to the
oper air, and when the cover was removed
the body of an infant wss disclosed. The
authorities are conducting an investigation.
Lawrence Brainerd, a. o. Brainerd and
Charles Wyman. officers of the St. Adams
bank, have been indicted by the grand Jury
for violation of the penal clause. Lawrence
Brainerd gave $4,000 bail. The others
were released in $1,000. 1t is understood
that there are other directors included in
the finding of the grand jury.
A few days ago young man named
Smith, living few miles out from Mason
city, Iowa, was found lying dead In his
fathers granary, with a pistol at his side
and bullet wound in his head. The
cause is mystery at present.
At Mount Pleasant, Iowa, an old man
named Leeper was heeced out of 1910 by a
three-card monte sharper. The victim felt
so 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 'ett with them $2,18o: Wilson, after
wards caused the arrest or two of them and
got back $1,000. r.
J. M. Everett, a prominent merchant of
Forsyth, was killed by Albert G.. Layton, a
sporting character. The cause of the act is
not stated. Layton escaped, and the broth
er Of the dead man offers rev ard of $500
Tor his arrest. a.
Thomas Usher Of Eau Gale, Wis, when
on bis way from the Lake City depot, was
seized by two men, while third one went
through his pockets and relieved him Of
$40 and his license as steamboat engineer.
] The safes IN the warehouses of Helms
Bros, and Wieland, Galloway & Co., Mil
waukee, were blown open by burglars a
few nights ago. Helm Bros. lost $500 and
! Wieland, Galloway & Co. $16. 81
/ A few nights age hieves gained access to
the Metropolitan hoeel, st. Paul. MINI.
bar-room through q back window, broke
open the till and stole the receipts for the
day amounting to 500 or $40. .%.. NJ .@1--S