The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-28

! & McCauley, lumber dealers, of Big Creek,
Tenn has been arrested for embezz'ng
$40, 900 from New York firm in 1876.
Williams escaped to Mexico, but returned
to tn is country. He failed last week for
$50, COO, owing $50 600 in this city. 1t seems
the true name of Williams is Lathrop. He
was cashier of his fathers banking house in
New York city. The robbery was commit
ted in August last
William r. Church, Jr., the outgoing
comptroller of the village of Hyde Park, ILL.,,
arranged to meet the treasurer, for the pur-
pose of having his accounts verified, prepar-
atory to turning the office over TO his sue
cessor. He failed to keep his appointment,
snd the authorities have broke open the sa fe
in his office Examination of his accounts
showed shortage OF $500. A warrant
has been issued or his arrest. He has al
ways borne good reputation.
Smuggling is being extensively practic ed
on the Rio Grande river, and the district
attorney for the southern district OF Texas,
and the collector Of customs at Brownville,
disagree as to the authority of the latter to
arrest smugglers. The solicitor of the
treasury says that officers have the same ls-
gal right to arrest offenders that they have
are not made on Mexican territory.
At Munfordsville, Ky, Booth Edwards
(colOred), sentenced TO be hanged May Is,
for the murder Of Arch Long last December,
attempted to break Jail recently. Calling
the jaior to bring him tub Of water for a
bath, he rushed ont on that officer with pis.
tol in hand, and would have escaped nad
not the jailer's wife locked the outer ''Cors.
4 10 IN
his cell, shot himself through the head kill
ing himself instantly.
Burglars have been plying their vocation
at Chaska. ew nights ago they broke
into the furniture store of Burkhart Bros.
and blew open the safe securing about 100
cash. On the same night they pried open
the front door of Linenfelser e. Faher's
store, but as there was a large watch dog
inside it is supposed they became alarmed
and ran of.
Dr. George ii. Marshall, charged with an
attempt to blackmail Mary Anderson, had a
preliminary he ring before United States
Commissioner McCandless in Pittsburg "a
few days ago. and was held for trial in the
United States court May 7. He Was after
wards released on 81 600 bail.
Joseph G. Jones a wife murderer, has
been convicted in Atlanta, Ga. He was
married when bis wife was eleven years old.
He assaulted his mether- in-law and fled
from the country. lie returned not long
ago His wife refused to Live with him,
and he murdered her.
Edward Jamp, a caricaturist who is well
known in nearly every large city in the
United States, and who drew many of the
pictures III Chaplin e Cores saloon in Chi
cago, shot himself in John b. Jellry's PRINT
| ing office in Chicago recently.
Sylvester Cosgrove, financial agent of the
Siemens Anderson Steel company, Pitts
burg, which failed year ago, has been con-
victed ef false pre,ense. He .raudulently
procured a IS, 600 loan from the Manutact-
urers' National bank.
Arrangements have been completed in
New York for a fight between Mitchell. the
English cham pion, and Herbert A. Slade
Sept II, within 300 miles Of Kansas City,
for g., 500 a side.
AT Chicago the case Of Jerre Dunn,
charged with the murder OF James Elliott.
the pugilist was called in the criminal court
and Dunn got change OF venue.