The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-09-20
The Criminal Record.

The ce of the Madison Wis.,, gaslight
company was iLgeRiously robbed on the at.
ternoon of Sept. 18th by four young sharp
szs, two of whom called D. Hastings, the
secretary, the only perso. in the room ut
the time, into rear room, where they
made numerous inquiries regarding points
on map which they could zee from the
street, while the third ransacked tn vault.
finding only $40. The fourth all the time
kept watch at the outer door. The robbery
which was light, because the cashier had
made heavy deposit in bank Just before
noon. was not discovered until sometime
after the departure of the rogues.
George A.::Hall, thirty years old, visited
New Haven recently, where he represented
himself Is an agent Of . needle firm. He
rented room from Mrs. Wheeler, and be-
came intimate with her daughter Annie.
He induced her to go to New York with
him. To the police Miss Wheeler
complained that Hall had abandoned her,
taken her gold watch and chain, and other
property, together with the check of her
trunk, which she had left st the depot. The
police traced Hall to . boarding use,
where they found bim examining the con-
tenes OF Miss Wheeler's trunk, which he
had obtained with the check.
At Trinity, Texas, on the 18th inst, Mai.
H. B. Harlock, a large mill owner, and
his son. w. 81. Hsrlock, were shot by
man named Roseman. The trouble grew
oot OF hurt young son of Maj, Harlock
Cd men died from their wounds.
Or the 18th inst, five miles west of Love.
lady, Texas, Thos Smith went into church
where religious meeting was in progress.
ne was slightly intoxicated. and s:epped
or the toes Of one Brown, the clergyman's
s x.. d,on rev WORDS ot; passed but the matter
II was sgain taken up. Smith was stabbed
and instantly killed. Browns brother and
also Rev. D. B. Brown, his father, are sun-
posed to be implicated.
The people of Jackson Station, a suburb
OF Erie, Pa, are excited over the suspicious
death OF George Irvine and tive younp sons.
al OF whom were attacked by q malafly in.
d'cst1ve OF poison. They died in horrible
aeouy. The bodies were fearfullv swollen
Foul play - suspected, and former lover
opened and the bodies examined for noison
Henry Marks, a lsborer, stabbed to death
John Connolly in San Francisco recently.
Ihe victim living in the house with Marka
and his wife, was caught in the act of adul.
terry with Mrs. Marks. Connolly was stabbed
eight times and died within ten minutea
Marks was arrested.
There is very clever female thief doing
1T. Paul, Minnesota. She hos ALREADY sue.
ceeded in getting the start of several mer-
chants to the amount of 500 or more. She
Il shrewed enough to elude the efforts Of
city. ~ '' Va VIC
Franz miner of Rose Greek, MIMI.
charged with incest with his ten-year.old
daughter, was arrested in Dakota reoentlv
BY Justice Griffith, and bound over to t.
in Jail. ''' ''1'""''
Real Estate Agent. Farmer, of Minneapo:
Lis, MINI, on the 18th inst. left his horse
hitched on Main street, east side. Fou,
men in hack drove up, and two of the
party jumped into Farmers buggy and
drove Oh.
William b. Psrnell of fhiladelphi. has
been arrested on the charge of embezzle-