Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-03-07
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.

CRIMES AND CKlMlNAL~.
EDWARD DALEY. farmer living near
Columbia, Mo-, aged IS, and father OF a large
family, was shot aud killed by Mrs Sarah
Pearson, on the night of the 2Sth ult., at the
residence of the latter in Columbia. Daley
had formerly been a visitor at the house. and
damage suit for $4,000 was a few months ago
instituted against him by Mrs. Pearson, for al
legged assault committed during one of his
visits. Since that tim the parties have been
on unfricrdly terms. On lhe night of the 2Sth
lie visited the house again, Mrs. Pearson being
alone with her children, her husband being
absent in the country. He sought admittance
to the house aid got into tho hail ne the
door of her room when she killed linn with a
pistol
NEGRO was hung by all Infatuated mob at
Elgin. Texas, on the night Of the 9th ult., for
attempting to commit an outrage on a little
school girl.
CHAs. H. CATE probably shot the widow OF
NJ. S. Sanderson at Lawrence. Mass. on the
2Sth nlt, and then killed himself. He left
widow and family in Bos ton.
A BOILER in Banholzer's brewery, ST. Paul,
exploded on the 23d nst, wountling eleven
persons, but none fatally. Among them were
five women. who were after malt. The loss is
between $4,000 and 100000.
JOSEPH GooK1N was killed and three others
were seriou-ly injured by the explosion of !.
boiler at Smith 4 Connne's wharf. Boston. On
the 23d inst.
AFTER months of tedious investigation the
Louisville City bookkeeper has completed an
temlZed statement showing a total loss to the
city by the defaication of Ferguson, late tax
receiver and back tax collector, of S147 zoe. 81.
Little, II any OF this amount, will ever be re
covered by the city. Ferguson is still in Jail.
His trial is set for the latter part Of March.
.IHE residence of Samuel Bixler, an old
falmer about five miles north Of Znar Ohio,
was entered at night by two masked burglars,
who overpowered Bixlor and his daughter and
stole nearly $1,000 i'll gold and silver from a
chest in the house.
GILBERT Yosr and bid ~ Houlihan notori-
ons crooks, were arrested at Chicago, Oh tie
9th, for cracking the s;fe 6f Mcssrs: Edward
Vail and Sons, jewelers., at La P,rte, Ind, on
February 4th. The job was a neat one and
property vaiued at $4,000 was taken, 20, 600
OF which was ~ diamonds. One Of the cracks
men was recognized as Gil Yost Of Chicago.
of 627 Fulton Street. Yost was identific! by a
man from La Porte. Eight hundred dollars of
the stolen property was recovered upon search
ing his room While the search was being
made, 4 rap was heard on the door and il,
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of the property was found on him.
E. J. TERRY, farmer in Chesterfield
County, S. c., few days since perpetrated q
horrible crime, his wife being the victim. He
had not been married year before be fell in
love with another woman, and though his wife
| was all that love and devotion could he, be de
termlned to make himself free man. AS the
law will not grant divorce he purch ased a
box of Trough on hats" mixed it With whisky
and gave his unsupported wife a drink at nigh,
and the next morning The ncighbors found hel
corpse i'll bed and Terry missing. The citi
zens will swing him rs soon as he Is caught.
BRIDGET BULLES, of Port Hope, aged 70
| cut the throat other husband, aged 80, and sci
fire to the dwelling. She was arrested.
SUITS have been commenced and attach
ments issued against the Augustinian Society
a Roman Catholic organization Of Lawrence
Mass, for the recovery of moneys deposited
with it, it having failed for half million. Il
| Is another Archbishop Purcell affair.
MICHAEL HOLMES, a bricklayer and Patrick G
Johnston, machinst, had quarrel in low
! groggory at Milwaukee on the night of til.
; 25tb. Johnston drew a razor and literally dis
| embowcled Holmes. The CASH made by tn
razor was fully fifteen inches long.
| SEvENTYF1vE convicts. who were employed
by J. II. Cant in work on the levces nca
| Helena, Ark. rushed on their guards. ki!e<
Mr.. Cant and escaped.
| Four masked men entered the house Of Por
| ter Brown, near Trenton, Mich. gagged hi
wife and himself and got away with $4,000,
! THE Suspension Of Hatch 4 Peters of til
Stock Exchange. New York, is announced. l
Is sad that the suspension was on account 0
the defalcation Of their cashier. Geo. W
| Tompkins, who embezZled and gamb!ed ava
between $4,000 and S100,0OU of the firm
| funds. The firm recovered about SIG. 900 frol
! the gamblers.
CRAFT, one of the Ashland KY, murderers
has been found guilty and sentenced to b
hanged on the 25th Of May. He protests hi
| innocence.
The Philadelphia council reports that tn
city lost S167,69G during four years. by mis-
management of the gas trustees.
Two well-known Chicago THE yes, EJdi
Preston and Jack Flaher1y went to JOLT
worth Of silks and checked the trunk contain
ing the goods for Chicago. The basgagema
in handling them, felt the bolts Of silk jolt al,
! supposed they were dead bodies. He telt
graphcd to Chicago and on their arrival thel
the thieves were arrested and returned |
Joliet.
The convicts in Jefferson City, Mo. penitel
tiary, mutinied on the 23d inst, and set fire I
the workshops. The nutineers were wit
difficulty overcome, but the fire did great dan
age. 1t completely destroyed Stauss & Co.
l.harness shop and collar and whip factor
Their loss Is 100000. Geisick & Co.. Boz
and Shoe Company lose 100000; the Myse1
burg Shoe Company, $30,O00; the State Wea
ing and State Machine Shop, 100000; the E,
celsior Loom Factocy, $20,000. The total los
with the damage to the minor state building
will be 100000.
AN East Tawas, Mich, dispatch of the %
inst, says: IAN argument arose between tN
transfers at Browns: Camp as to who haule
the heaviest load of logs, one having 300 fe,
of logs and the other 2,700 feet. The disput
resulted in favor: of the smaller load, and
night when most of the men had retired til
victor was seated beside stove head bowe
down, the other man came 10 and with on
blow of an axe completely severed the hea
from tho body Of the victor, and while tt
head laid upon the floor, the mouth and eye
opened and closed once or twice. The cry
murder was given, and sixty men hurried
arose from bed, saw the fearful deed, an
without further ceremony took a log chain an
hung the murderer to the first tree, and wi
not allow him to be taken: down until the a
rival of the sheriff. It was reported to-da
that number Of men from an adjoining cam
came to cut the body down, which resulted
a riot and seven men we're killed."
/ REDMOND, teller of the Dominion Banl
Toronto, is missing and his cash accounts a,
$500 short. He had been dealing in stock
Mrs. PAPR1cK CASEY. living five miles mort
of Rosemont. MIMI, cut the throat of be
child. aged four years, and then her ow,