The Mineral argus., 1883-10-04
GRIMES AND CRIAIINALS.

ChI1h Els ~ LIS
A young girl about twenty years. Of age,
was wandering around ths south part of
Battle Creek, Mich, in a demented state.
She evAded capture b. running, but was
finally secured and taken TO the sanitarium,
where q note was found upon her which
gave her name as Miss Olive Wheeler, Sank
Center, MINI. When she became conscious
she said her insanity was caused by fright.
some person at the Grand Trunk depot,
when shs arrived had insulted her by inn
proper proposals. She had recovered 30
far as to be able to identify the william as
Frank Smith, a wellknown bad character
of Battle Greek, who has already served
one term. He was held in default of $500
bail.
Recently Edward Walker forced his way
into a pleasure party given by Wiley Rob
inson at Wooding, Ill. He insulted the
wife Of the host, and when the latter pro-
tested Walker drew a revolver and killed
him. The murderer remained secreted sew
eral days, when he was arrested and con-
fined in Jail at Edwardsville. II is antici-
pated that an attempt will be made to lynch
him, and the Jail is guarded in consequence.
Richard Tanning, twenty years old, en-
| ployed as hall boy in the Sherman house,
Chicago, was arrested recently on q charge
| of having committed heavy robberies while
employed in q similar capacity in the Par
ker house, Boston. He made q partial con.
iession and started for Boston in charge OF
detectives from that city.
A male child about two weeks old, richly
dressed, was found nicely packed away in
a large vslise and placed upon the top of
q threshing machine near a ppblic road
about a mile from Glyndon. Thu parents
Of the wAif are unknown.
Witnesses in the James trial at Gallatin,
Mo-, are in receipt Of threatening notes.
James friends claim that it IS a device to
excite adverse public sentiment.
z. A. Bennett, q well-known wheat buy
er of Humble ldt, Iowa, shot himself x
death on the 9th inst, ON account OF losses
and other misfortunes.
A man named Jackson Murphy wa
lyncbed at Park City, Mon, on suspicion
that he had murdered a man named Bren'
nan.
The stamps stolen rom the East Grand
Forks postofice were found under Brook
elevator, with q lot of burglars tools.
Peter Smith Of Maysville, o., was killer
by q blow from g billy in the hands o
Pres lawson, one Of his employees.
kLTlsNlhA bANaAhf EINNAANelA VI NnAS
10 Toledo. shot and instsltly killed corbOI
Caswell Of Wood county.
RECORD or CASUALTIES.
Flame we're seen issuing rom the band
some residence OF sylvester Oahill 81 Craw
ford, n. J., on the 18th inst. Persons Wit
attempted to enter the house, The family
being absent, were met by a large New
loundland dog which drove them out. Il
consequence the house burned.
!. A FIRE at Wellington, ILL.,, Saturday nigh
burned Fisher & G ; mill and carisg
shop, with conteEt- Loss, $4,000; insuI
ance, $3.50 Another mill owned b.
j M. d. Keanly. Loss, $1,000; no Insurance.
Carriage shop owned by John Atkinson
e Loss, 5000; no insurance.
wilson's grain elevator at Gibson, Ill,
containing $500 bushels Of corn and 2,c0
bushels Of oats, together with the Wabas
railroad freight and passenger depot, wa
I burned. Loss, $780, 900. The grain was in
D sured.
r Dan McGuire, q laborer nom the Key
stone farm, was dro Tned on the 23d, Will
; bathing in the Red Lake river, near Fishel
E The body has not yet been recovered.
o By the falling OF a part Of an unfinishe
D building in Akron, Ohio, Samuel Harri
was killed and William Carmichael wa
badly injured.
workman dropped a soldering iron in
q keg of lard oil at the Empire oil works q
Long Island City. A 100000 hre resulted