The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-06-30
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

CHAs. Brown, of Colby, was killed a
Chicago on the 18th inst.
o. LARSEN & Co. s door and sash fac
tory, La Crosse, burned on tile 14tI
inst. Loss, $1,000; no insurance.
VIM. MULLEN, Stephen Mullen and
Oscar Sherry, of Fond du Lac, stole 6
horse aud buggy from Henry Hamilton,
of that city. They were captured al
Green Bay. Their ages range from L
to II years.
VIM. REINHART, of Yankeetown, met
with serious accident at Wauzeka the
fore part of the week. He was crossing
the railroad bridge when he fell, receiv-
ing injuries from which it is feared he
will not Iecover.
MICHAEL RoHAN, farmer from the
town of Byron, drove into Fond du Lac
ON the night of the 10Th. and left his
horse hitched outside saloon. When he
came out he found his horse and rig,
valued at $3.50, had been stolen.
4. HUNTER, of the town of Ellington,
Outagamie County, made two unsuc-
cessful attempts to commit suicide with
III a week, once by jumping into well,
and again by ctttting his throat. The
last time he nearly sue ceeded in sever
ing the iugular vein. He was taken to
tue Northern Hospital for the Insane at
Oshkosh.
PRIAM b. Hill, an old resident of Nil
waukee, died al Chicago on the 18th,
III the 80th year of his age. He was
for many years secretary OF the MiIwau-
kee Mutual Insurance Company, and at
various periods during the past thirty
years was connected with other business
enterprises. His body was brought to
Milwaukee and inferred under the ats
pices of the Old Settlers Club.
GEO. KEND8Lt, who took 1900 from
a safe i'll the office of Freight Agent
Malone, of the Sheboygan and Fond du
Lac Road at Fond du Lac in the month of
September about Fix years ago, has been
arrested IN Texarkana, Arkansas. The
fact that the company robbed has since
gone out of existence, and that the costs
of prosecution would be greater than the
game Is worth, has led to decision
that nothing be done III the premises.
and for all that the Fond du Lac au-
thorities viii do Kendall will 90 un-
punished.
ADDISON CHAPLIN, who was convicted
of arson at hartford, on the 7th, died on
the 9th inst. Cf poison. Soon after his
conviction he took dose of morphine,
but did not get the right quantity, al
though it made very sick On the night
of the 8th he took another dose from the
effects Of which he died next morning.
Chaplin was a man over so years of age
and was convicted Of setting fire to a
wooden factory IN Harrisville, in 1880, in
which he owned a two. thirds interest.
The design of burning the mill was evil
IDENTIFY TO obtain the Insurance.
The trial of Charles A. Stewart for
the murder of Spencer Turner, of Han
over, in Rock County, on the 21st OF
October last, was concluded on the 18th
inst. The jury agreed upon a verdict of
manslanghter IN the second degree.
Several members of the jury were III
favor of finding HIM guilty Of murder in
the first degree, but manslaughter was
agreed upon as compromise A nc
ton was made for o new trill. The
punishment prescribed for mar slaughter
in the second degree is Imprisonment III
the state prison for a term not less than
four years nor more than seven years.
AT the thirty ninth annual convoca-
tion of the Masonic Grand Lodge of
Wisconsin, III session in Milwaukee the
past week, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
Grand Master-Lewis +. Reed, RipOn.
Deputy Graud Master-OlIver Libb5y, Green
Bay.
Grand Senior Warden-H. H. Virgin. Platte
vile.
Grand Junior Warden-H. W. Sawyer, Hart
ford.
Grand Treasurer-N. NJ. Littlejohn. White
water.
Grand Secretary-J. W. Latin, Oshkosh.
Trustee Myron Reed, Waupaca. c. T. G.
Collins aud b. II. Wright holding over.
Grand Lecturer-M. l.. 1oungs. Milwaukee.
Grand ChapaIn--liey Wm. f. Wright. Wau
sau.
Grand Marshal-Jacob Dreher, Milwaukee,
Senior Deacon-Wm. b. La Ssle, Plain
field.
Julior Deacon-Capt. Backmun, Berlin.
Grand Pursuivant- III. Treat, Clinton
Junction.
Grand Stewards S Barney, West Bend,
and S. S. Allen. Darlington.
Grand Swuid Bearer. ii. Nuttali. New
Lisbon.
Grand Tiler-Leonard Barrett, Milwaukee.
The grand secretary's Office viii re-
main permanently in Milwaukee. Mr..
LahlD, the new Sc cretary, has been ap-
pointed grand secretary of the Grand
Chapter.