Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-08-01
CRIMINAL.

HARDY, the last Of the assassins Of Post
master Ciingan, Of Polk City, H., was ON the
Gath taken from the jail at Harlan, Ia., whittier
lie bad been removed for safe keeping, hung
and bis body riddled With bullets.
Ar Cedar Rapids. H., on the 24tb, William
Ansicker, aged 16 years, ended = lovers quar-
rel by suiciding.
MISS BELLE DAY, Of wsutoma, Wis, suicided
on the 24th by taking two ounces Of laudanum.
She VAS 70 years of age. No cause can be as
signed fer her act. <: :: " :.
AT Virginia. ILL.,, on the 24th, George CLARK,
and Frank Thompson engaged in an alterca-
ton in which Clark was fatally stabbed.
On the 29d in Natchitoches Parish, L., Mrs.
Mclaughlin, respectable Lady, aged 81, was
outraged by a negro. who then beat his victim
to death.
|. TIE Baltimore and Ohio ticket Office at Pitts
burg, Pa, was robbed of 81, 900 in cash on the
OATH.
A BRUTAL convict overseer named Werner,
and negro assistant were shot down by mob
at Burnett's Landing, Miss, on the 25th, for
fatally beating prisoner.
On the 24th, near Vincennes, Ind, three
farmers quar1eled about division of some
wheat, when one OF them Ozro L. Cooper used
| pistol with fatal effect upon Thomas Dillon.
RICHARD O'CoNNoR, watchman 1t Chicago
for the L., N. A. & C. r. R., on the 24th
sneaked up behind = hoy named Myer Franks
and shot him twice. The wounds are fatal
The boy was playing around some cars on thu
track.
Ar q picnic at Sheffield. Ind, on the 22d
Theo. Neubert. of Chicago, was shot and fa
tally wounded by Gee. Robach.
Ar Flora, Ind, on the 22d. Alex. Keyes sho
/ "a ~
| ago was compelled to marry Stewarts daugh
| ter, whom he afterwards deserted.
TIE residence of Father Terry, at Chicago
was entered by burglars on the 21st. Th'
! priest heard them and after plucky fight sue
ceeded in capturing one Of them.
Ar Parkersburg, W. Va, Calvin Williams wa
murdered on the 21st, by John r. and Waite
Coo. He was accused Of slandering Jenni
Coe, daughter Of Walter Coe.
On the 22d at New Haven, Ct, ]. C. Camstay
nett fatally shot John Rezzo during = quarre
| about woman to whom CamstAynet was en-
gagged. He also fatally shot an officer who en-
deavored to arrest him, and escaped.
A FAMILY feud resulted in the killing o
Adrain Underwood by DR.. E. G. Scragge, 4
Scrudysville, Georgia, on the 22d.
A GERMAN baker named Geo. Kelmer, rebbe,
bis roommate At Allentown, Pa, on the I'D
and in an endeavor to escape was run over b
= railway train and maugled.
The Michael Davitt Rifles, of jersey City
N. j., gave an excursion to Linden Grove
Staten Island. on the 27d. About 10000 pal
ticipated. On the boats were 700 kegs Of bee
and the result was nearly all were fghtin
drunk in 4 short time. On the islsnd priz
fight was started which ended in free fight
with knives, pistols, etc. Two were killed an
about forty wounded.
JOSEPH SrAEaAMER, crazed by nancial diff
culties. shot his wife and suicided At Philad el
phia, Pa, on the 10th.
JOHN H. BEEBE1, q postal clerk on tn
Indianapolis and Michigan City Route, was Al
rested on the the 10th, for robbing the maili
Jon Hoxa, Chinaman, was fined in til
police court Of Cincinnati, o., on the 18th, fo
cruelty TO animals. He stuffed cotton into th
mouths of live pigeons, tied their legs, plucke
the feathers and then let them fly.
JOHN WILLIAMS, known as "Coal o
Johnny" was shot and killed by his wife a
Terre Haute, Ind, on the 10th. Williams va
q buukO man and fond OF lewd women.
H. W. LORD, Jr., Of Michigan, jumped tror
a steamer on the Potama', below Washington
D. c., on the 18th, and drowned.
JOHN s. HECHMER, ex-treasurer Of tb
Catholic Knights Of America failed to tur
over all prop arty in his possession belonging
the association to his successor, when an in
vestigation Of his accounts was made and b
was found S50, 900 short. On the 10th it va
learned he had gone to Europe. ,.., =. J:
A TANNsR named Fleishauer committed eu
eide at Chicago. ILL.,. on the 18TH 'f: ~ :.
On the 10Th Miss Ida BusseIa, residing o
Carlus Greek, Va, shot herself through th
temple. lovers quarrel is assigned as th