The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-01
Doings of Criminals.

gang of young forgers operating in
Western Iowa have doubtless been broken
up by the capture of one of the principals,
naned Henry Stanley, at Leon, Decatur
county, where he was Furnishing under the
name of Woods. On the way to Atlantic
in charge of an officer he gave away their
modus operandi. There were three of the
lads engaged in the business, and they drew
up notes and forged the names of well-to-do
farmers to them, and then sold them. Stan.
ley disposed of the notes and received 80
per cent: of the proceeds. They forged the
name oftwo farmers near Anita to notes for
for $500, and traded one to Meredith & Dick
ey, dealers in agricultural implements, for
800 in money and 5000 note. When ar
rested Stanley had in possession one of the
notes already filled out.
Samuel Becht, young tramp, committed
suicide at Kent, Ohio, by jumping head
first into glass retort at the glass works of
heated to high degree of intensity in or
der to melt sand. soda-ash and other sub
stances used in the composition of glass.
Death must have been instantaneous, as a
single breath drawn in the fiery furnace
would shrivel his lungs.
Mort Simmerman, the murderer of She~-
if Woods at Minden, Nebr., who has been
incarcerated at Lincoln, was removed to
Minden for trial on the 21st inst, under a
strong guard. Toward midnight twenty.
five armed and masked men marched to
the Jail with the intention OF taking cut and
lynching Simmerman. The guard fired
from the windows of the courthouse and
dispersed the mob.
w. A. Kline the victim of the Clvde
Qowa) shooting ARRAY, died at z O'Clock on
the oath. From the first no hope had been
entertained of his recovery. During the
last night he' remained unconscious and
cause OF his own death, or the mystery sur
rounding the Stubs murder, with which it
was alleged he was connected.
Warrants have been issued at Indiankpo-
lis f.! the arrest of B. L. Gardiner and Ar
thur L. Blue, on charges of using the mails
for the purposes Of defrauding others. Un-
der the firm name of T. O. Gordon & Co.,
be addressed letters to all parts of the coun-
try, Offering for sale a combined thermom-
eter and barometer, which he promised to
Onward on receipt of % cents.
Morton M. Clark and Charles W. Stone
have been arrested at Jamaica, VT, on q
charge of COMMUNICATING. They belonged to
an organization OF tWenty-three young
persons who had a complete coanterfeitinE
outfit which was seized with quantity Of
spurious coins. ~ (, 80 &6,t =.
Capt, Rand and mate, Thomas Rand, con-
victed in Philadelphia of violating the neu-
trality laws, by furnishing arms and am
munition to the insurgents of Hayti have
been sentenced to one years imprisen-
ment, and to pay fine of 500 and
costs. 80 e &.s.t5,: s-.9.s Z +. +!
DR.. John E. Mathers Of sandusky, Ohio,
has confessed that he enticed Dr.. Gordon
into vacant house on the pretense Of Wis.
itins patient, robbed him, and extorted I
check fer $500 from him. He also saws
he had planned TO abduct Gordon's
child. Isl ~ as.
James Gilmore, who set fire To tho
BriegeWater, Mass. wo1khouse, has Scan
ssntenced to twenty yeals in State prison.
Gilmore addressed the court, sayingshe 81