Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-08-29
CRIMINAL.

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BY John Horton, also colored, at Crisyille, N.
c., on the 2Oth.
A RIOT INDUCED in by railway laborers, in
Jefferson County. Pa, on the 21st, resulted in
the killing Of Hungarian named Peter Yed-
der, and the dangerous injury of several
others.
A DISPATCH from Hunniwell, Kas., dated the
22d says the cowboys and the marshals are en-
gagged in pistol practice to determine who shall
run the town. On the 18th two marshals were
attacked and returned the fire killing one of
the cowboys.
A PARTY of railway laborers near Adrian,
Mich, were raided o., the Goth by an organized
gang Of roughs, and robbed Of their monthly
wages, which had just been paid them. Seven
Of the robbers were subsequently captured and
lodged in jail.
In IN attempt to take legal possession of q
ranch near Albuquerque N. NJ, on the 18th,
A. Fernandez, J. G. Whitney and Manuel B.
Otero were killed. Otero occupied the premi-
ses, but the courts awarded the estate to Whit
ney.
JOHN TUDAR surrendered himself to the au-
thoritles at Lexington, Ky., on the 20th, be-
cause he had shot Nan Jackson, who was steal
ing melons from his patch.
ISAAC PETITE, after witnessing hanging at
NSOAASOOAOs nAos> VA VA0 AOlAs AdAS0N ANA6Oll.
JAMES VAN WAY, while bathing with John
Anderson and Zack Snyder near Mount Ver-
non, Ind, on the 18th. was murdered by them
because he refused to loan them money.
G. L. DELoNa shot and killed himself at
Council Bluffs, a., on the 21st, because his
girl rejected his suit.
A DETROIT bartender named Phipps mur-
dered bis wife on a ferry steamer on the 10Th
in fit OF jealousy.
A PRINTER pamed Ezra Douglass was shot
the 10Th. Tho murderess then deliberately
blew her own brains out.
A AHARNEss-MAKER named Patrick Ryan, was
poisoned by a drug clerk at Burlington, Ia,
rom the effects of which he died on the 10Th.
The careless compounder gave him poison in.
stead of quiniue.
AT Chicago on the 18th fisherman discov-
cred the body of woman in the lake, about
whose waist was fastened 75-pound stone
1t is supposed to be that of Nora Carr. who
disappeared recently.
Ar dance at Colorado City, Tex, on the
18th Mad. Hudson shot AMI killed Sam Caesar.
THORNTON HoLL1NawoRTH, a farmer near
vincennes, Ind, lost good farm by bad man
agement, became respondent, AMI suicided by
shooting on the 10th.
On the 18th Orrin Poppleton, merchant of
Birmingham, Mich, hearing noise in his
store entered with drawn revolver. He re-
ceived two bullets III bis breast, returned the
| fire and killed the burglar. Poppleton is e1-
pected to recover.
On the evening of the 18th, E. H. LaLg-
MACK, returning home from work, was shot
twice in the left breast and robbed of Lib uarn-
| ings, in Morrissania, N. j., by masked highway
| men.
Dr.. J. B. CAMPBELL, of Westfeld, N. Y,
suicided on the 18th by taking chloral.
MISS ALICE BLAIR was arrested at !Oleau,
N. Y, on the 18th, on a charge Of iocendisrism.
| Property to the value of $40, 600 was destroyed
| by fire which originated in her Photographic
pa1lore.
| ADDISON CASE, discharged railway CLERK,
shot himself in the head with target pistol
at q gallery in st. Louis on the 10th.
| On the 18th three haugings took place;
Taylor Banks, colored, at Scottboro, Ala;
Demo Casat, ut Little Rock, Ark, and Perry
Cely, colo1ed, at Greensille, s. G.
TIE bank Of J. T. Williams at Erie, Colorado,
was robbed on the 18th. and about $10, 600 dis
appeared:
CHEvER STRONG, treasurer of Butler County,
Kas., was arrested at st. Paul, Minn., on the
| xOlu, Ou Cu6IBC VI cluUcZZIououls
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, officials were censured
by the grand jury on the 18th, for running the
| city Offices in 80 loose . manner as to allow
John 8. GRAY, secretary of tho harbor commits
sion, and q mao named Wharfingers to steal
$50, 900.
ROBERT BADaELY, young desperate, was
shot and killed at Shelbvvlle, Ind, on the
| 18th, by Constable Simon Roberts.
AN unknown man shielded at the Railroad
House, Milwaukee, Wis.,, on the 10th, by shoot
ing.
| An oil-well, prc1uci ng 2,400 barrels a dey,
was struck on the 10Th. il the Balltown Dis
trict, Forest County, Pennsylvania.
| G. E. HARDWOOD, of Audubon, Ia., received
notice on the 18th that he had fallen heir to
$15O, 1000, which is dividend of the Morellus
estate ia Holland, lefe by his great-aunt. The
| fortune of the aunt amounted to $50, ,O0O, 900.
The forty-afth congress appropriated $4,000
for the purchase andimprovemento Of the birth
place Of Washington. o. the 18th the state
department bought the old place for 81, 500,
and will expend the balance in improvements.
It is situated SO miles from Washington down
the Potomac River.