The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-11
CRIMINAL.

CHATTANOOGA, Oct, 11.-A negro who |
murdered Policeman Street, of Huntsville |
on Monday, by splitting his head with an
axe was taken from jail Wednesday night
by fifty masked men and hanged. He re-
fused to give his name. His confederate
is still at large. A heavy reward is offer
ed for his arrest.
CHICAGO. Oct 11-The Secret Service
Officers here report the arrest at Grand
Forks Oak. of three mea supposed TO be
engaged in printing and circulating spu
rious $40 silver certificates. The chase
made by the Secret Service after the men
was a prolonged one. 1t was learned
that various parties on the line of the
Northern Pacific Railroad had been vic
timized and following the clue the FEEDER
al Detectives were led to suspect a man
named james McGovern, timber explor-
er, who made his headquarters at Duluth
Mimi Three or four of the bills were
heard of at Grand Forks Oak, where they
had been passed by a saloon keeper,
Charles Chambers, who had recently re-
moved to Duluth, and started grocery
in partnership with McGovern. Chambers
was Immediately jailed at Duluth, and
| man named Walters was also held IN
der suspicion and was taken to St. Paul.
| In the grocery all the paraphernalia for
carrying on counterfeiting was discovered
and also four copper plates for printing
| $5 and $40 bills on the Bank of Montreal
the latter plates were fine ones and NOR
| lised in such a manner that the check
numbers and bank officials signature
could be changed at any time. Upon
making this find McGoverR was arrested
and the property seized and turned over
to the District Attorney al St. Paul De-
tectves relate that Chambers is fine
penman and was formerly employed in the
| Canadian Pacific Railroad office Wal
tiers is native of Quebec. where he is
known TO be respectfully connected. his
brother having held high municipal and
governmental positions.
/ CINCINNATI, Oct. IL A fight occurred
Wednesday night in Cincinnati between
a party of thirty negroes and an equal
number of whites, in which stones were
the weapons first used which brought the
police to the ground. Several pistol shots
were then exchanged Officer Delaney
was shot in the thigh, Harry Winters. a
negro, was shot twice in the back, and is
not expected to live. Two others were
slightly wounded. The negroes were
hunting for man who had assaulted one
of their Lumber at the polls. when they
were attacked by party of whites.
i Vim. Funk was killed Wednesday night
in a saloon affray in Covington by Joe
Williams who surrendered himself claim
ing that he acted in self defense.
MONTREAL, Oct. 11-Information has
been received that c. j Dewey, the for
ger, who absconded with 100000 has
been arrested in San Antonio, Texas.
LANCASTER, Pa.-At the Lancaster
County prison last evening, two watch
men were on duty. Ike Buzzard, of the
notorious brothers of that name, went out
and locked the watchmen in. Securing
the cell keys he released eleven compan
ions the worst criminals in the jail. After
helping themselves to food they left the
by the front door, previously interruptine
telephone communication with the city
The fugitives were serving sentences OF
from five to nineteen years.