The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-12-27
The Criminal Record.

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Vincennes Gnd.l Special: Sunday morn.
ing between the hours of / and Z clock,
from fifty to sesenty-nve men surrounded
the Jail in Petersburg, Pike county, Ind,
in which was confined young Charlie Har.
vey, the murderer of Henry Custin, Jr. The
front door, was broken and uniss.ened and
. guard stationed near it ". 3 quickly ever
powered. The jailer was in Bed and the
leaders of fhe mob crowded into b 8 room
These he gave up at once seeing that it was
useless 10 attempt resistance, The mob
marched with the keys to the cell where
Harvey was confined. As soon as he heard
the noise he was struck dumb with terror.
Grabbing hold of him the moo placed q
rope sround his neck, pinioned his arms
ans bade linn walk ahead. They hurDied
the doomed man to the edge of the town,
and arriving at q locust tree proceeded to
hang him up. After hanging them they
placed card in his hand bearing the
the mob are unknown. Harvey was twenty.
one yeare of age and very respectfully con-
nected. He had always Dor . bard rep
utation, however. and confessed to rob.
berry committed last Thursday night.
9slsna, Mo-, Special; Nathan Wassen-
gale and Hiram Loomis, of White River,
long intimate neishbers, agreed to exchange
wives, each having escorted the wife of the
other to party. Nathan gave over Mrs.
Wassengale and few months old babe to
boot in trade for Mrs. Loomis, but Mrs
LOOMS tried to take with her horse and
buggy, which she claimed as her personal
property. LOOMS objected, and Wassen-
gale murmured at his interference, alleging
that at least the baby more than counter
balanced the value ofthe turnout. A quar-.
reA eEsued. Shots were fired hut the ar
rangements were finally smicably carried
ont.
The parties who robbed Eddy, Hammond
& Co.'s store in Stevcnsvllle, Mont, were
captured on the Rock Greek traill leading
to Philipsburg. They showed fight, and
one of them, named Clark, was killed, the
other two were brought IN, and are now In
Jail. One of them is Martin Flitschen, FORM
erly of Butte; the other one is named Beck.
The trio are believe to be the same men
who robbed Pfout's store at Butte.
The president of the defunct Deposit
bank at Milwaukee, II. r. Jones, has been
arrested on complaint OF Newbsuer & Co.,
who sllege that Jones received q deposit of
$3.50 ut 4 o'clock on the 10th, when the in
solvency of his bank was proclaimed at
by the protest of Mrs. G. D. Robinson's
certificate of deposit for $500.
Calvin Eaton, constable at Searbrook.
N. H., was shot by Edward Doc the other
night. They met on the road greeting each
other pleasantly. When parting Doc shot
Eaton twice in the back, INJECTING fatal
wounds.
In Jordan, Mimi. q Bohemian was held
up by three men, one of whom held re.
volver ut his head, while the others went
through him. They took from him $12, 30,
and then gave him back 80 cents to pay his
fare to New Prsgue.
San Francisco police are hunting for q
door. A witness swore that through three
holes in it he saw an officer take q brine
from Q woman. The door was taken of its
hinges and hidden.
Gov. Butler recently heard petition for
the pardon OF George F. Hathaway, the
Fall River, Mass embezzlsr, who was SEN
fenced in 1873 to ten years imprisc ma snt.
Henry Koomick, private, Company D.
Second cavalry, stationed ct Fort Ellis,
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the heart the other morning.
Fred Edwards and Ed Fox held up Henry
Biiner on the highway near La Crescent,
Mimi, and robbed him Of $12, and now
await the action of thu grand jury.
George F. Mcdowell, justice of the peace
ct Feasterville, Bucks county, Pa, has bean
arrested charged with illegally raising pen
sion funds.
Guilford Soon (onlored) ct Kensington, N
G., Va shspged on the 10th inst, for brutsl.