The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-10

HARVEY n. FOLLASsBEE. treasurer of the
Boston Police Relief Association. is under ar
rest Tor the embeZzlement of $50, $50 Of the
funds.
AT Buffalo, n. Y, on the Sd inst, George
Msgee fatally shot his wife and then tried to
commit suicide; cause, jealousy
IRE safe OF J. c. Kaholt a wat shmaker and
JeWeier at Springfield, H., was bsrglarized
early on the morning Of the 4th inst Watches
and diamonds to the value of $50, coo were
stolen.
AT Paris, Texas, a prominent dry goods
merchant was shot and killed by B. ". Gum
pert, the same bali killing 3 bootblack and
"ouholng travelling agent named Hoffman.
EDWIN A. CoSD1T, of Orange, N j., was ar
rested at New York on the I'd inst, at the in
stance Of number of stock brokers, who
charge him With having swindled them out Of
ABOUT TI5,00O by means of worthless checks
lie Is 80 years of age, well educated and Dos
sessed OF good looks and keen wits
ABOUT ll:30 on the morning of the I'd inst.
while John s. Brown, the treasurer of the
Guarantee Trust and Safe Deposit Company.
Philadelphia, was in the office of the president
OF that corporation, Thomas Cochran. sneak
thief, entered small private apartment con-
nected With the treasurer's Office and made his
escape with $4,000 Of consolidated per cent
bonds of the Peoples Passenger Railway Com
pany. The market value of the bonds is S32. =
| 600.
EDWARD BAILEY, a farmer living near
Columbia, Mo, aged IS, and father of large
family, was shot and killed bv Mrs. Sarah
Pearson, on the night Of the 2Sth ult, at the
residence of the latter in Columbia. DALEY
mad Formerly been visitor at the house and
damage suit for $4,000 was few months ago
instituted against him by Mrs. Pearson for al
leged assault committed during one Of his
Ylslts. Since that time the parties have been
on unfr1endlv terms. On the night OF the 28tb
ne visited the house again, Mrs. Pearson being
aiohe with her children, her husband being
absent IN the country. He sought admittance
70 fhe house aud got into the hall ne : the
door Of her room when she killed him with a
Ej5toI
NEGRO was hung by an infuriated mob at
Elgin, Texas, on the night of the 9th ult. for
attempting to commit an outrage on a little
school girl
CHAs. II. CATE probably shot the widow OF
ii. ). Sanderson at Lawrence, Mass. on the
Z8th Ult.. and then killed himself He left a
widow and family in Bos ton.
BOILER in Banholzer's brewery St. Paul.
exploded on the 23d inst, wounding deven
persons, but none fatally. Among them were
hVe women, who were after malt. The loss is
between $4,000 and $4,000.
JOSEPH GooKIN was killed and three others
were seriously injured by the explosion OF :
boiler at Smith & Connne's wharf, Boston. on
the Z3d inst.
AFTER months of tedious investigation the
l"f''aT1iia CITY bookkeeper has completed an
ase1ilfzcd statement shaving a spts} lcss 70 +la
city by the defalcation of Ferguson late tax
receiver and back tax collector. of Sl47. .202 80.
Little, Il any of this amount, Will ever be re-
covered Dy the city. Ferguson is still in iail.
HIS trial is set for the latter part of March.
The residence of Samuel Bixler, an old
farmer about five miles north Of Zoar. Ohio,
was entered at night by two masked burglars.
who overpowered Bixler and his daughter and
stole nearly u, 200 III gold and silver from
chest in the house
GILBERT YosF and IBID Houlihan. notori-
ous crooks, we're arrested at Chicago. on tie
9th. for cracking the safe Of Messrs. Edward
Vail and Sons, jewellers, at La Porte, Ind, on
February 4th. The Job was a neat one and
property valued at COO was taken, 8, 500
of which Was ID diamonds. One Of the cracks
men was recognized as Gil Yost. of Chicago.
OF 627 Fulton Street. Yost was identified bv
man from La Porte. Eight hundred dollars of
the stolen property was recovered upon search
ing his room While the search was being
made, rap was heard on the door and IN
walked BID" HOulihan. Yost's "pal'' A lot
Of the property was found on him.
z. ]. TERRY, a farmer in Chesterfield
County, S. c., few days since perpetrated
horrible crime, his wife being the victim. He
had not been married year before he fell in
love with another woman, and though his wife
was all that love and devotion could be, be de-
| termln ed to make himself free man. As the
law will not grant divorce, he purchased
box Of ''Rough on Rats mixed it with whisky
and gave his unsuspected wife drink at night
and the next morning the neighbors found her
corpse III bed and Terry missing The citi-
zens will swing him as soon as he is caught.
BRIDGET BULLEy, of Port Hope, aged 70.
cut the throat other husband, aged 80. and set
fire to the dwelling. She was arrested.